Resume

Kristina Rudolph

User Experience Researcher

LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/kcandy

Skills

PROFICIENT: Design thinking, research, product design, persona mapping, wireframes, graphic design, Adobe CS (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), WYSIWYG website creation and content strategy
FAMILIAR: HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript, UI design, Adobe XD, Sketch and InVision

Activities

Community involvement: Attendee of Michigan Automotive & Mobility UX, Ladies that UX, Detroit, User Experience, Michigan UXPA, World IA Day, Ignite UX Michigan, A2 Experience Design with Agile & Lean UX, Detroit Women in Tech, and Meetup events focusing on A11y accessibility and inclusiveness.
Workshops & classes: including Menlo’s High-Tech Anthropology ® UX training -- highlighting persona mapping and user design, Grand Circus Java coding workshop, and front-end code with HTML5 / CSS3 and Wordpress courses through Ed2Go’s online programs.
Conference volunteer/attendee: of Agile and Beyond, Digital Summit Series (web & digital marketing), AIGA Design Decipher (design & education summit), Maker Works (maker space events), Intermitten (Detroit tech & inclusiveness day) and the 2018 HBA Builders Design Challenge.
Mentorship: Medium.com writer on UX, UI, leadership, business, design, and accessibility. Acted as a Meetaway.com (video chat) mentor for new designers. Post current posts news and design trends via LinkedIn and Twitter about UX, UI, IA, mentorship, leadership, and accessibility with technology.

Relevant Professional Experience

UX Design Researcher & Visual UX/UI Designer, Rumi’s Passion Bakery

Plymouth, MI — Nov. 2018–Present (contract)

Rumi’s Passion is a family-run, gluten-free bakery specializing in cakes, bread, and baked goods.

Compiled UX research of the gluten-free market and competitive analysis of the existing site.
Created personas and definition of the scope and hosting options available within a small budget.
Met with product owners and observed users to create IA of user needs, user flow, and sitemaps.
Created UI product design branding style guide to complement existing logo, color, and fonts.
Acted as the content strategist to provide co-edited copy and Photoshop image manipulation.

Graphic Designer & Exhibit Technician, Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum

Ann Arbor, MI — Jan. 2015–April 2018

The Ann Arbor Hands on Museum is a 501(c)(3) organization with more than 250 interactive exhibits.

Conceptualized, developed and constructed scientific exhibits and user graphic labels and media.
Mentored two interns and managed the department Trello board to organize the preventive
maintenance and enhancement need for more than 250 science-based exhibits.
Designed an organizational system that mitigated the risk of a dangerous shop environment; also resulting in a decrease of exhibit repair time from four days to 15 minutes. Happy to share how!
Developed a searchable vendor resource; resulting in increased efficiency and rapport with new and existing vendors of mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic components and fabricated parts.

Specialist, Apple Inc.

Novi, MI — Oct. 2009–Nov. 2014

Apple delivers amazing experiences through the sales and UI of mobile and computer platforms.

Designed and maintained the UI of an in-house blog and newsletter to enable co-workers to share creative pursuits and events.
Assisted with sales operations to support a daily average of 1,200-1,500 visitors via consumer
in-store group workshops and one-on-one training.
Contributed to new store opening ensuring brand consistency; planned and managed logistics, visuals, display layout, cord management, and product placements.

Adjunct Graphic Design Professor, Adrian College

Adrian, MI — Aug. 2011–April 2013

Adrian College is a private liberal arts college that offers bachelor’s degrees in 40 academic majors.

Developed a series of web blogs with navigable UI as a new form of communication empowering students to engage with weekly materials and design vernacular in and beyond the classroom.
Solely revitalized the graphic design curriculum for design thinking through the development of unique programming. Courses developed and taught include:

Web Design (Dreamweaver, HTML)

Digital Imaging (Photoshop)

Graphic Design I (Illustrator / InDesign)

Graphic Design II (Illustrator/InDesign)

Graphic Designer, Campus Life Department, Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI — June 2006–May 2009

The Campus Life Department offers student-centered learning, development, and involvement
activities for students, staff, and members of the broader campus community.

Under tight project deadlines, utilized Adobe CS Suite to create print and web projects including posters, flyers, brochures, books, calendars, and tri-folds.
Improved workflow by creating an organizational system for filing work orders resulting in a 30% decrease in turnaround times.
Gathered or took photographs for print events and web advertising.
Worked with surrounding departments to ensure proper copy and communicate brand identity.
Executed design jobs and coordinated yearly training for new designers.

Education

MFA, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI — Graphic Design (Magna Cum Laude)
BFA, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI — Industrial Design (Cum Laude)

organizations

The University of Michigan Alumni Association lifetime member
National Professional Association for Design (AIGA) affiliate
Senior year co-president for the University of Michigan Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA)

Contact me: kris@kcandy.com

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