Elana Grinberg
UX Researcher and Designer
914-***-**** *****.********@*****.*** in/elanagrinberg www.elanagrinberg.com
I am a driven and empathetic UX Researcher with a passion for problem solving. I’ve refined my ability to interpret people’s underlying goals and frustrations through my experiences as an educator, allowing me to effectively create human-centric solutions and bring this empathy to all my design projects.
SKILLS
User Interviews, User Research, Competitive Analysis, Journey Mapping, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Prototyping
TOOLS
Sketch, InVision, Axure, Figma, Photoshop, Keynote, Zoom, Google Docs, Google Spreadsheets, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Google Slides
WORK EXPERIENCE
User Experience Designer Go Parrot March 2020- August 2020
Analyze customer onboarding calls for user goals and needs.
Conduct remote subject matter expert interviews to gain domain knowledge.
Create team alignment by presenting findings and concepts to stakeholders, the onboarding team, designers, and software engineers.
Create wireframes in Figma based on business needs and user research.
Incorporate feedback from CEO, designers, and onboarding team into wireframe iterations.
User Experience Designer (Contract) Practice Makes Perfect Nov 2019- Dec 2019
Conducted in-person and remote user research to identify user goals.
Conducted usability testing to inform design solutions for responsive web.
Created low and mid fidelity wireframes and prototypes.
Facilitated and moderated 4 client presentations from kickoff to final handoff.
English, Math and Science Teacher Success Academy August 2015- July 2019
Designed and taught year-long curriculum in English, math, and science for students in 1st to 3rd grade.
Managed the development of 3 assistant teachers.
Collected and analyzed student data in order to create student goals.
EDUCATION
User Experience Design Flatiron School
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in International Studies Minor in Drawing State University of New York at Binghamton