resume - Sofia Gutierrez

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.