Alexis Ulmanis
Garnet Valley,PA
Summary
User Experience Designer with strong background in experience design and human-centered research. Demonstrated skill in research communication and methodologies. Motivated by problem-solving opportunities, possessing an eye for details and their impact on experience.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
UX Designer
STP Investment Services
West Chester , PA
2021.07 - Current
- Designed interactive and responsive prototypes in Figma for a B2B Saas product, delivering consistent, satisfying user experiences across features
- Developed style guide documents for quick reference achieving consistent application of the brand across product offerings
- Planned and conducted design workshops capturing complex problems faced by primary stakeholders leading to effective, user-focused designs
- Conducted contextual user interviews to capture domain and context- specific workflows identifying requirements for user success
- Sought and incorporated critical feedback on early stage designs from users, product team members, and domain experts leading to more effective solutions and eliminating costs of later-stage rework
- Aligned newly acquired tech with the company’s brand and interaction standards targeting a consistent experience across platform and reduced learning curve for new features
- Wrote new development requirements including design specifications and acceptance criteria for clear communication of requirements to developers
- Collaborated with cross-functional team including front-end, back-end, and QA engineers identifying technical constraints of design items to ensure feasible designs and to estimate development effort for sprint planning
- Acted as primary point of contact for key clients, addressing concerns promptly and effectively to build high-quality relationships resulting in ongoing collaboration during development of new features and offerings
Psychological Science Researcher
Villanova University
Villanova , PA
2020.08 - 2022.05
- Planned and conducted primary research investigating the influence of information format on decision-making experience
- Designed, tested, and launched Qualtrics surveys assessing experience outcomes after decision-making tasks
- Prepared and analyzed survey data determining statistical effect of presentation style on outcome variables measuring experience
- Collaborated with principal investigators and lab members to identify and prioritize ongoing research questions regarding child and adult learning
- Coded video research data of parent-child interactions, quantifying interaction patterns to assess their impact on target developmental outcomes
- Partnered with homeless shelters to identify barriers to positive developmental outcomes for children experiencing homelessness
- Translated brain development research into a readily understandable form for education and alignment across uninformed stakeholders
Intensive Child Youth Care Worker
Children's Hope Alliance
Banner Elk , NC
2018.08 - 2019.07
- Managed caseload of 9 (60 total) at-risk youth in secure psychiatric facility,
- Improved client behavioral outcomes by implementing a process of quantitatively tracking performance metrics over time in secure treatment
- Responded quickly to precursors of behavioral escalation among clients to minimize conflict and the need for physical intervention
- Provided actionable insights to remedy recurring pain points which lead to improved adoption of essential responsibilities among care workers
Education
Master of Arts - Psychology
Villanova University
Villanova, PA2022-05
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC2018-05
Skills
Figma | Design Thinking | Strategic Problem Solving | Experience Design | Wireframing | Prototyping | Design Systems | Information Architecture | Jira | Confluence | Tailwind | React | JavaScript | HTML | CSS | Qualitative and Quantitative User Research | Survey Design | Forum Research | Qualtrics | Data Analysis | SPSS | R | Experimental Design | Microsoft Office
Timeline
UX Designer
STP Investment Services
2021.07 - Current
Psychological Science Researcher
Villanova University
2020.08 - 2022.05
Intensive Child Youth Care Worker
Children's Hope Alliance
2018.08 - 2019.07
Master of Arts - Psychology
Villanova University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Wake Forest University
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