SOFIA GUTIERREZ www.gsofia.com [email protected] | 646-418-0267 EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE University of Michigan School of Information M.S. in Information Specialization in Human Computer Interaction Ann Arbor, MI | May 2015 Amazon User Experience Design Intern Seattle, WA | May 2014–August 2014 Researched and designed an improved user experience for gifting ebooks. Developed and presented the ideal user experience with a digital prototype. Carnegie Mellon University BS in Psychology Minor in Digital Imaging Pittsburgh, PA | May 2005 UX SKILLS Comparative analysis Content strategy Contextual inquiry Graphic design Heuristic evaluation Information architecture Persona/scenario development Prototyping Storyboarding Survey design Technical writing Usability testing Wireframing TECHNICAL SKILLS Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Axure Balsamiq Mockups HTML/CSS Drupal 7 Qualtrics WordPress University of Michigan Medical School Information Services User Experience Design Intern Ann Arbor, MI | Sept. 2013–Dec. 2013 As part of an agile development team I used contextual inquiry to gather user experience research and apply it to redesign, build, and test a form used to evaluate medical students. Freelance Writer/Researcher Brooklyn, NY | Jan. 2012–Aug.2013 Researched end of life care and medical decision-making. Created an oral history of my father’s childhood in Mexico. Siegel+Gale Associate Information Architect New York, NY | Mar. 2011–Jan. 2012 Evaluated the usability of information in client-facing corporate documents for financial companies. Simplified and redesigned customer communications. Abrams Assistant Editor New York, NY | Feb. 2007–Mar. 2011 Edited illustrated books about pop-culture, comics, and photography. Selected artwork, wrote copy, and presented new titles to the marketing team. PROJECTS CHI 2015 Student Design Competition Ann Arbor, MI | Sept. 2014–Present As part of a team I helped design and test a system to connect learners and speakers of an indigenous American language (Ojibwe) through an online video chat community. We have been select to present our design at the CHI 2015 Conference in Seoul in April 2015. Drupal Website for Democratic Voices Ann Arbor, MI | Jan. 2015–Present As part of a team I’m helping redesign the website for an Ohio political organization. I’m responsible for web development and contribute to the information architecture and content strategy. WordPress Website for Dagbe Ann Arbor, MI | Jan. 2014–Present As part of a team I’m helping redesign the website for a non-profit social welfare organization in Benin. I’m contributing to the heuristic evaluation, content strategy, and development of the WordPress site.