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OBJECTIVE
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To continue to grow in the field of Games User Research, assisting to make amazing games that are fun, inclusive, and accessible to everyone.
Experience
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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User Research Coordinator
(Jan. 2021 - Current) Microsoft Xbox via Experis
Participant Care – roster & survey creation, vetting, scheduling & communications. Moderating – connection testing, note-taking, troubleshooting. Accessibility – resolving IcM tickets, processing consultation requests, panel recruitment.
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Simulation technician
(Sept. 2018-Jan. 2021) University of Maryland at Baltimore
Launching surveys, statistical analysis, graphical/written report creation and presentation. Operation and management of Simulation lab and related technology.
User Research Intern
(Oct. 2017-May 2018) Octothorpe
Devised research plan based on developer questions, recruited for, and executed research studies (focus group, talk aloud protocol studies). Delivered results to development team.
User Research & Audio
(Aug. 2017-May 2018) Timewind LLC
Planned and executed all user research activities for a capstone bullet hell game project. Successfully advocated for a tutorial level. Created all game music and audio, and implemented them in Unity via scripting and WWISE.
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PROGRAMS & SKILLS
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Alchemer, User Interviews, Adobe Creative Suite, Qualtrics, SPSS, MS Excel, OBS, Survey Design, Statistical analysis, A/V editing, Presentation, Unity, WWISE, Heuristic Evaluation, Talk-aloud protocol, Thematic analysis, Focus group, Structured and unstructured interviews
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EDUCATION
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Salt Lake Community College
Recording Technology A.S.
2016
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University of Utah, school of engineering
Sonic Interaction Design B.S
2018
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Co-Author of Conference Presentation
INACSL Virtual Conference (2021)
Wrote the abstract for a podium talk that was accepted into the conference. "Transitioning a Multipatient Simulation to an Online Environment for Entry into Practice Nursing Students". Contributed data and graphical representation of data for the presentation.
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A/V Assistant
GRUX Summit (2018)
Assisted with the set up recording and live streaming of the GRUX summit presentations.
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Research Assistant
University of Utah Psychology Department (2016)
Moderated Graduate Student research projects in the Visual Perception and Spatial Cognition lab.
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