WHITNEY YARBROUGH, B.A. M.A

Las Vegas, NV ***** • 928-***-**** • adr5qg@r.postjobfree.com

Anthropologist • UX Research Lead • UX/UI Design Lead Risk Management • Project Management • Documentation Management • Software Testing Improved Operations • Evaluated Studies • Led Research • Increased Productivity WORK EXPERIENCE

Tech Mahindra, Hybrid onsite/remote, Las Vegas, NV & Dallas, TX Aug 2021 - May 2022 User Experience & AI Research Onsite Project Manager & Outreach Coordinator

● Led 8 UX research studies with a series of ministudies during contracted tenure in NV and TX.

● Directed a team of 12-14 system analysts in conducting evaluative in-person usability, eye tracking, and A/B testing studies to help refine AI capabilities prior to launch.

● Conducted quantitative research methods for a FAANG company in an Agile environment.

● Utilized Airtable, Slack, Acuity scheduling, and Monday.com for site and project management.

● Built relationships with peers, senior management, client contacts, and collaborated with cross-functional teams across multiple locations.

● Embraced ambiguity and used creativity to deliver results while operating independently.

● Partnered with team leadership and project sponsor on establishing effective team communication, information gathering and distribution, as well as cross-team collaboration.

● Provided flexible approaches that met team needs, including the ability to move fast and make progress or navigate blocks quickly.

● Spearheaded all aspects of outreach efforts and incentivized research participants.

● Improved and organized operations and achieved demanding schedule targets/milestones.

● Completed project studies successfully in Las Vegas, NV and Dallas, TX.

● Built positive participant rapport during community outreach and recruitment. Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences Department, Flagstaff, AZ Oct 2020 - Aug 2021 Senior Project Coordinator

Jan 2020 - Oct 2020 Research Assistant

● Partnered with principal investigators and Navajo Nation CHRs regarding resolution approvals.

● Assisted with Navajo Nation Human Research and Review Board application protocol.

● Recruited participants for interviews and focus groups including informed human subjects’ consent, facilitated focus groups and qualitative analysis, manuscript writing, and publication.

● Consulted with Navajo Nation chapter presidents and agency officials regarding project purposes, details, resolutions, and resolution approvals.

● Developed, researched, and presented chapter resolutions and IRB applications to the Navajo Nation Chapter House presidents, community, board members, and stakeholders.

● Developed and assisted with grant proposals and created a codebook guide for research.

● Maintained relationships between the Navajo Nation Chapter Houses and the Northern Arizona University and University of Northern Arizona project staff while maintaining confidentiality.

● Recruited Navajo nation chapter house presidents and board members to participate in Navajo nation agencies.

SWCA Environmental Consultants, Flagstaff, AZ Jan 2021 - July 2021 Archaeological Technician and Researcher

● Constructed a record of isolated occurrences present on the Southline Vail to Tortolita project.

● Tracked data in ArcGIS and performed administrative record tasks to maximize productivity. Coconino Community College, Anthropology Department, Flagstaff, AZ Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 Anthropology Instructor and Course Designer

● Achieved 96% pass course rating of the students and measured student achievements.

● Designed and developed an online Cultural Anthropology course and curriculum in CANVAS.

● Created hands-on ethnographic research projects for “Introduction to Cultural Anthropology”.

● Researched best practices in education to continually improve teaching methods. Arizona Archaeological Society, Elden Pueblo Project, Flagstaff, AZ April 2019 - June 2020 Archaeological Researcher and Educator

Northern Arizona University, Anthropology Department, Flagstaff, AZ Sept 2015 - Dec 2015 Teaching and Research Assistant

Prior Experiences: Northern Arizona University, Teaching Assistant (Health Sciences Department), Admin Assistant; Museum of Northern Arizona, Visitor Associate; Wittenberg University, Student Manager;

EDUCATION

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 2019

Master of Arts, Anthropology, Zooarchaeology GPA 3.7 Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 2015

Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, Minor in Archaeology, History, & Sociology GPA 3.6 VOLUNTEER

Top of NY, UX/UI Design Team and Research Team Lead, Intern, Remote June 2022-Present TECHNOLOGIES & CERTIFICATIONS

Data Management: Airtable, ArcGIS, SPSS, SOC (Schedule of Classes), NVivo, ArcGIS Business Analysis: Microsoft Access

Project Management: Monday.com

Coding and Programming: SQL

Accounting/Payment Services: Paychex, My Time, Blackhawk Marketplace Marketing Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, CANVAS, WIX.com, Google Analytics, FIGMA Productivity Software: One Note, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive (Sheets, Docs, etc.), Google Suite, Dropbox, Conference Calling Software (Zoom, Skype, GoToMeeting, Discord), Slack, Prezi, Doodle, Survey Monkey, Blackboard, Acuity, Deltek, Schedule Admin, Bamboo HR Certifications: Coursera, Statistics with SAS Certificate; Coursera, Google Project Management Professional Certificate; Coursera, Google UX Design Professional Certificate; University of Michigan, User Experience Research and Design Specialization Certificate; Northern Arizona University, Graduate Certificate in Ethnic Studies; Register of Professional Archaeologists, RPA Certificate (In-Progress); Society for American Anthropology, Archaeological Damage Assessment Certificate