Hi! I'm Jessica, a human centered researcher and designer.
A little history...
After dabbling in design and anthropology, I received a degree in fine art (hooray for oil painting and animation!). Afterward, I discovered how I could apply my interests and talents to the field of human centered design. I've conquered grad school and earned an MS in Interaction Design and Information Architecture while diving headfirst into a career change.
What about now?
Well, I'm a human centered designer, of course! When I'm not working you might find me playing with dogs, listening to records, nerding out with puzzles of any kind, daydreaming or, really, anything I can dig up to entertain myself.
Future me...
Might master the art of kung fu, learn to play an instrument, and try out woodworking. A proper studio space for painting, ceramics, and messy fun is definitely in the cards.
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I'd love to get to know you, so get in touch if you have a project in mind that you’d like to explore together! You can check out some of my projects using the quick links below.
Unified Case Management System
Enterprise system upgrade: Legacy to Next Generation
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Led research and design for 8 areas of work
Sketch, Mural, Zeplin, Confluence, Jira
Air IQ
Visual storytelling for a localized air quality monitor and app
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SUMMARY
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Adobe Illustrator, Premier, & Photoshop; draw.io, paper & pencil
MY IMPACT
Conception of the air quality monitor and app, journey map, storyboard, and animation
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC)
Information architecture and user interface redesign
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PWRC Website
Led SEO and competitive analysis exercises; contributed to content inventory and card sorting exercises
Axure, Excel, paper & pencil
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Bird Banding Lab (BBL)
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Bandit Task Analysis and Usability Report
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Bird Banding Software (Bandit) Usability Assessment
MY IMPACT
Led participant recruitment, half of the testing sessions, and data analysis
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Bandit, Zoom, Tobii eye-tracking software, Excel