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Angela Colcombe

Summary

Lead User Experience Researcher at Google with expertise in mixed-methods research and stakeholder engagement. Developed strategic research programs that influenced product development and secured executive support, resulting in effective design solutions for consumer and enterprise products.

Overview

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Over 15 years of professional experience

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Certification

Work History

Lead User Experience Researcher

Google
Mountain View, NY
01.2018 - Current
  • Principal UX Researcher for a variety of consumer and enterprise products including B2B, SaaS, Regulatory, and AI products.
  • Created, executed and managed end to end strategic research programs for various product development activities.
  • Led UX team of researchers and design, providing guidance, career advice, mentoring, and relationship building.
  • Led mixed-methods foundational and tactical research to inform near and long-term product development and strategy for new products and features.
  • Created and validated Critical User Journeys, System Design Blueprints and associated metrics trackers to show impact of design mitigations.
  • Conducted multitudes of lab studies, ethnographic explorations, focus groups, contextual inquiries, comparative market studies, surveys, and remote studies that directly influenced product design and program direction.
  • Garnered buy-in from executive stakeholders and cross disciplinary partners through storytelling and aligning business strategy with actionable research insights.

Principal Human Factors Design Engineer: Experience Design Team

FUJIFILM-Sonosite
Bothell, WA
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Provided strategic direction for research driven design for new and existing medical product development.
  • Ensured Human Factors activities supported compliance with various regulations and guidance (IEC 62366 -1, 62366-2, ISO 14971, 60601, HE75 and various FDA guidance).
  • Established and led a team of five Senior Human Factors Engineers and UX designers.
  • Established an ongoing Clinical Advisory focus Group.
  • Conducted qualitative and quantitative Human Factors research on all aspects of product use, web-based applications, and instructions for use that yielded actionable recommendations.
  • Conducted task and risk analysis to identify hazards and use errors. Developed and traced human engineering requirements.
  • Created and executed Verification and Validation plans.
  • Maintained Design History File that was ultimately submitted to the FDA to demonstrate compliance.

Lead Human Factors Design Engineer

Physio-Control
Redmond, WA
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Designed Human Factors research program and iterative design that ensured adherence to Human Factors regulations (IEC 62366, IEC 14971, HE 75 and various FDA guidance), for new product development of class III wearable heart monitor and defibrillator including associated software, hardware and web-based applications.
  • Owned Use Error Analysis, Risk Analysis.
  • Communicated user needs and risks surrounding cognitive, perceptual and ergonomic user abilities and limitations related to all system components from task and risk analysis perspective.
  • Created and executed verification and validation plans that were reviewed and approved by internal and FDA clinical experts.
  • Provided design recommendations based on user input and quantifiable data from formative and summative research across the product life span.
  • Maintained Design History File. Worked with regulatory experts on IRB and FDA submissions.

Senior Human Factors Systems Design Engineer

Boeing
Seattle, WA
01.2006 - 01.2014
  • Led research and design activities for Next Generation Flight Deck in new and existing aircraft.
  • Collaborated with developers, expert pilots, and stakeholders to integrate advanced features.
  • Utilized multiple full flight simulators to analyze pilot inputs and eye movements.
  • Evolved hardware and software interfaces to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Ensured compliance with FAA regulations and MIL standards, including MIL-STD-1472 and 14 CFR Part 23, Subpart F.

Education

PhD - Psychology: Human Cognition and Perception: Human Factors

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

M.A. - Human Cognition and Perception: Psychology

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

B.S. - Psychology/Biology

Northern Michigan University
Marquette

Skills

  • Google Suite and Microsoft Office
  • Figma, Miro, and Adobe
  • Data analysis (SPSS, SQL, Excel)
  • Wireframing and service design
  • Survey tools (Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey)
  • Testing methodologies
  • User journey mapping
  • Mentoring
  • Eye tracking
  • Risk and task analysis
  • Executive presentations
  • Storytelling
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Mixed methods research
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Remote testing
  • Persona development
  • Heuristic evaluation
  • Cross-platform design
  • Tree testing
  • Design thinking
  • Accessibility testing
  • Card sorting
  • Prototyping
  • Ethnographic research
  • Workshop facilitation
  • Augmented reality UX
  • A and B testing
  • Use case study generation
  • Medical and aviation technology
  • Stakeholder management
  • Team leadership

Websites

Awards

  • NIMH Cognitive psychophysiology training grant (2 years running)
  • Cognitive Science/Artificial Intelligence Fellowship (2 years running)

Certification

  • Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP)

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