EXPERIENCE
JESSICA WU
EDUCATION
Vanderbilt University c/o 2022
B.S. in Computer Science, Human
Organizational Development
Dean’s List 2018-2020
SKILLS
Product Management
Design Thinking
Research and Analysis
Communication and Presentation
UX Design (Research, Wireframe,
Mockup, Prototype, Interface Design)
Adobe Suite, Figma Prototyping
C++, C#, Java, React
ACTIVITIES
Innovation Garage Design Fellow
Rewriting the Code
Women in Computing
TAMID Israel Fellow
Women in Business (Marketing
Chairwoman)
Vanderbilt Innovation &
Entrepreneurship Society
(Operations Manager)
Change++ (UX Designer)
COURSEWORK
Intermediate Software Design
Data Structures and Algorithms
Programming and Problem Solving
Design Thinking, Design Doing
Talent Management and
Organizational Fit
LANGUAGES
Mandarin Native Proficiency
English Native Proficiency
Vanderbilt’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center Product Design Lead Nashville, Tennessee; September 2019 — May 2020
• Developed educational web-app (funded by the NSF) that analyzes real- time classroom behaviors to create actionable steps for teachers to improve pedagogical practices, classroom environment and student development
• Built prototypes for landing page, user dashboard and in-app messaging features with Adobe XD and Figma which were implemented with React SellerOps eCommerce startup (AWS’ accelerator) UX Design Intern Tel-Aviv, Israel; June 2019 — September 2019
• Created business pitch for SellerOps to be accepted as one of the 6 startups to Amazon Web Services’ Builder Space (accelerator) in Tel Aviv, Israel
• Increased monthly users by 60% through redesigning the landing page, onboarding process and customer support experience to build trust
• Interacted with 50+ users to analyze their needs and transformed data into insights, feature ideas, mockups, and prototypes with Adobe suite Jefferson Street Sound Museum UX Researcher & Designer Nashville, Tennessee; January 2020 — Present
• Conducted ethnographic research in collaboration with client & stakeholders to redesign a virtual museum experience that embeds multi-media storytelling to GiGapan panoramic images of the exhibition
• Increased visibility, audience engagement and awareness for the significant yet endangered history of Jazz and Blues music in Nashville Code Ignite Middle School CS Instructor
Nashville, Tennessee; September 2018 — Present
• Mentored and engaged students in computer science through a weekly program to build creative and interactive projects via Scratch
+1-615-***-**** *******.*******.**@*****.*** jessicawudesign.com Microsoft Program Manager and Software Engineer Intern Redmond, Washington; May 2020 — August 2020 (Received PM return offer)
• Improved internal debugging dashboard by creating an automated error tagging system and filtering logic that assist developers in triaging tickets
• Conducted in-depth user and market research to create PM spec that details problem context, customer research, ideation and project goals and timeline
• Implemented, tested and deployed front-end and back-end changes to the dashboard using C#, SQL, Javascript and React
VOLUNTEERING