UX DESIGNER
ELIZA NEWMAN-SAUL
SKILLS
EDUCATION
STATEMENT CONTACT
PROJECTS 2017- 2018
SUBSTANTIAL
Capstone Project
Project focus: security and privacy in home IoT. Creating a system that puts privacy selection into clear ‘buckets’ for easy cross-platform management. Led UX design and interaction design. Collaborated on research. Led visual design. 2013 - Present GEZELLIG
Founder
Designed customer experience on digital platforms. Founder and head of a business that renovates and designs furnished rental apartments. Managed four employees. Handled bookkeeping . Generated gross revenues $120,000+ annually. 2010 - 2013 HOUSING + SOLUTIONS
Development Associate
Non-profit for chronically homeless women. Redesigned website and created print materials. Wrote grants. Managed interns. Designed annual reports and giving campaigns. 2005 - Present FREELANCE
Assorted Projects Including:
+Recommended CRM for Council of Literary Magazines & Presses
+Led a team to launch a CRM with Northern Lights
+Consulted on design for Open Tracker, a startup in NL
+Edited sociology texbooks for Words and Numbers
+Wrote Content for Science News for Kids
+Worked as Design Assistant Granary Books, artist publisher DE ATELIERS
Amsterdam, NL
2017 - 2018
2007 - 2009
EXHIBITING ARTIST
I bring over 10 years of work experience and a passion for design. I am seeking opportunities to work on a thoughtful team to make technology work better for people.
Teaching (selected)
2007 Adjunct Professor, SUNY Purchase,
Developing a Concept in Art, Digital Printmaking
2006 - 2007 Adjunct Professor, Wagner College,
Love and Loss in World Lit, Composition (4 sections) 2005 - 2007 Adjunct Professor, U. of MD, Baltimore County Introductory film classes, (3 sections)
Selected Public Exhibitions: Artspeak (Vancouver, CA), Witte de With (NL), SKOR, De Inkijk (NL), Irish Museum of Modern Art
(IE), Horse Hospital (UK), W139 (NL), Socrates Sculpture Park
(NY), Galleries throughout US
Residencies: Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
(ME), Millay Coloney (NY), Euro Residency (DE), Irish Museum of Modern Art (IE).
Adobe CS
Adobe After Effects
Keynote / Google Slides
Invision
Omnigraffle
Tableau
Rhino
Portfolio: www.elizans.net Contact: ac7akm@r.postjobfree.com Location: Brooklyn, NY
MASTERS OF HUMAN COMPUTER
INTERACTION + DESIGN
University of Washington
VISUAL ARTS, MFA
Mason Gross School for the Arts,
Rutgers University
2003 - 2005
CINEMA STUDIES, BFA (WITH HONORS)
Tish School for the Arts, NYU
1999 - 2002
Usability Testing
Qualitative Research/ Affinity Mapping
Rapid Prototyping
Wireframe
Personas
Sketching
Designing for A.I.
WORK EXPERIENCE
InstaUP: AI powered content booster
Project focus: helping Instagram users have better tools for generating and monitoring content. Led design on a team of 9. Collaborated with business students and edge computing engineers. Created working prototype with A.I. algorithm. Advocated for UX and visual design.