SUMMARY
SKILLS
ABOUT ME
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ANNA MAJ-SCHEIBINGER
Portland SE, C: 669-***-**** ****.**************@*****.*** Resourceful Cultural Anthropologist with a reputation for insightful research findings, interdisciplinary, human-centered approach, and excellent project management skills. Cultural Anthropology, Sociology,
Ethnography
HR and Recruitment
Talent Acquisition
UX research
Exploratory/Formative
Research & Concept Evaluation
Prototype and Product Roadmap
Interviewing & Participant
Recruiting
Contextual Inquiry
Management User-Centered
Design Process
Agile
Critical thinking
Empathy
Design thinking
Strong problem solving
Decision making
Meticulous attention to detail
Team collaboration
Adaptability and Flexibility
Strong interpersonal and
organizational skills
Travel and Pacific North West design and craft enthusiast, lifelong learner, strategic, strong work ethics
01/2016 to 11/2017 Office Administrator
Zicasso, Inc - Mountain View, CA
Overseeing all back of house & office management operations of a fast-growing travel tech company to secure the efficiency and compliance to company policies and culture.
Identified and evaluated potential organization opportunities, new organizational processes and executed improvements. Planned and organized company events, travel destinations training, activities, meetings, and appointments.
Managed a high volume of accounts receivables from the point of sales recording, invoicing to the point of collection. Maintained files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices. Researched accounts to clear any discrepancies and questions that arise.
Researched product improvements, prototyped and designed new features and functionality, performed user tests, diagnosed problems after software deployment.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Monitored Zicasso's trip reviews, uncovered the trip experience insight and customer needs.
02/2015 to 07/2015 Freelance Research Consultant
London
Run a research project to help business stakeholders develop the new Startup idea based on sharing economy, used multiple qualitative research methods. The study comprised the following elements: desk research – a concept of practice and courtesy in lending and borrowing, market research- competitors, UX research – writing scenario, survey, usability testing, personas, card sorting, interviews.
07/2012 to 07/2013 HR Associate
Philip Morris International Inc
Responsible for the in-house full-cycle recruitment process from taking the hiring manager's job requisition, developing a clear job description, posting, searching for qualified candidates, screening, interviewing, pipeline management to onboarding new hires.
Run Development Center for middle management in order to map the competencies of the employees and defining their career development plans. Conducted analysis to address HR needs for new tools which led to global organization processes improvement.
05/2011 to 09/2011 Consumer Researcher
Malopolski Instytut Kultury
Evaluation Research of CBS Board Game project, csb.mik.krakow.pl The study comprised the following elements: users online survey (IBM SPSS), ethnographic research during game session with board game users, in - depth Interviews with games moderator (IDI), deliverable: evaluation report and recommendations to MiK management
07/2007 to 10/2010 Researcher - Field Work Projects Jagiellonian University
Lemkowie - culture representation of the ethnic group Social memory about Jews community in Poland
Krakow Jewish Cultural Festival
Social memory about Goralenvolk
Museum training and research: Ethnographic Museum (etnomuzeum.eu), open-air museums (Skanseny) in Poland, Historical Museum of Cracow, Galicia Jewish Museum
2010 Bachelor of Arts: Cultural Anthropology and Ethnography Jagiellonian University
2011 Master of Arts: Sociology and qualitative research methods Jagiellonian University
20112010 Erasmus Program Exchange: Social Science
Charles University in Prague
MEMBERSHIPS
EPIC People - Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Community American Anthropological Association
User Experience Professionals Association UK