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HEATHER JOHNSON

Aspiring UX Designer
[ heathergj007@gmail.com Ó 973-479-4411 R 9 Eliot Ct ½ Ledgewood, NJ
® http://heathergjportfolio.weebly.com/ ¯ linkedin.com/in/heathergj

EXPERIENCE PROFILE
Database Assistant Intern “Beginner UX Designer with high/low
Penn State University Libraries fidelity prototyping experience and an
 Sept 2017 – present ½ University Park, PA eye for design.”
Helping to redesign the Penn State Library’s database to be more user
friendly.
• Wrote scripts for usability studies
STRENGTHS
• Ran usability studies on participants from intended user group • Speaking confidently in front of crowds
• Created mockups of the website redesign • Dealing with ambiguity
• Creating effective presentations
UX/Market Research Intern • Developing creative solutions
Mediabarn • Adapting to new guidelines and projects
 May 2017 – Aug 2017 ½ Arlington, VA • Maintaining a positive attitude
Worked as a market researcher consultant who interacted with several
different companies using our facility for user studies and assisted in
doing them.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Recruited for various research studies
Java ○○○○○
• Interacted with various companies to understand their needs
• Observed several user studies
Photoshop ○○○○○

HCI Research Assistant HTML ○○○○○


Pennsylvania State University
 Sept 2015 – May 2017 ½ University Park, PA
CSS ○○○○○
Worked with a research team of faculty and PhD students to develop a
glove device to help the visually impaired grocery shop more efficiently.
Javascript ○○○○○
• Organized qualitative observational data and interview data
• Reviewed and analyzed scholarly research papers
MS Office ○○○○○
• Provided design feedback for the glove device
• Observed participants interaction with technology
Wireframing ○○○○○

Corporate Systems Intern


Mars, Incorporated
 May 2016 – Aug 2016 ½ Mt. Olive, NJ
HONORS
Worked on a variety of projects that helped to better the organization Grace Hopper Conference
and the associates’ interaction with technology systems. 3 Awarded a competitive scholarship
• Helped to adopt best practices in High Performance Computing from the College of IST to attend the
• Managed a project to migrate from a legacy technology to a new one 2017 conference.
• Created a presentation aimed at a better solution for file sharing

ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION
IST Diplomats - Secretary
B.S. Information Sciences and Technology
Women in IST - Events Coordinator
Pennsylvania State University
 May 2018 ½ University Park, PA Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society
• Minor: Psychological Sciences Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
• GPA: 3.84

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