Matthew Dunbar
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Seattle, WA
Objective
I have 3 years of experience working with Senior UX Researchers/Research Scientists handling the operational side of Research Studies involving Human Research Subjects. I am also a graduate student at Central Washington University pursuing a master’s program in IT Management and Data Analytics. My goal is to further strengthen my research skills and apply knowledge in UX/Usability Research to make better experiences for users and consumers.
Education
Experience
Central Washington University
MS – IT Management & Data Analytics
March 2025
BA - Psychology
May 2020
University of Washington
Cert. - UX & Visual Interface Design
June 2020
User (UX) Research Assistant, Meta Reality Labs Redmond, WA
Jan 2022 - Present
Assisted teams such as Display Systems Research, Applied Perceptual Science, AR Interactions and Hardware, Eye Tracking Research in performing human subjects research studies.
Recruitment
Scheduling and screening
Research studies moderation
Video/data annotations, eye and gesture tracking
Observational research as well as quantitative and qualitative methods.
Data Collection Researcher/ML Data Associate, Amazon Lab126 Seattle. WA
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Assisted Data Scientists on CVML data collection for Amazon Astro, Ring Security Software, as well as Echo Show Devices (5,8,10,15)
Recruitment and Scheduling
Moderation of over 1k data collection sessions in person, remote, and in the field.
Uploading of data and SOP document creation
UX Designer, Echo Springs Publishing Port Angeles, WA
Sep 2020 - Jan 2021
Website redesign for local peninsula poem writer
Creation of easy to navigate and visually appealing UI.
Focus on incorporating poems into design, and making the user understand the author. This project includes a mind map using Miro, moodboard, UI mock-ups. and functioning Figma prototype.
Operations Manager, Hidden Meadows & The Wooden Spoon Snohomish, WA
Feb 2018 – Jan 2020
Extra
Amazon Team Hackathon
Lit Reviews: Haptics. Gloves, Eye Tracking, Hand Interactions
Project Aria Wearer
Meta Symposium Demos
Meta Dogfooding Member
Amazon “DataCon 2021” Event Planning Committee
Tools
Figma
Ethnio
Qualtrics & Quip
Salesforce & Google Suite
Managed procurement, vendors, inventory and procedures.