MICHELLE MATTHEWS

us e r e x p e r ie n c e d e s ig n e r & s t r a t e g is t
mmatthews85@gmail.com

1822 Bellevue Avenue

Los Angeles, CA, 90026

(347) 852-8466

UX DESIGN & STRATEGY CONSULTANT

EMPLOYMENT

(October 2014
Present)

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CONTRACT, VARIOUS

Los Angeles, CA
Clients have included Responsive Path, CBS, RAPP Los Angeles and
Adopt-a-pet.com
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

(February 2015
Present)

UXPALA

Los Angeles, CA
Board seat holding office position for the Los Angeles chapter of the
User Experience Professional Association.
EXPERIENCE DESIGNER

RAPP

New York, NY
(July 2013
September 2014

Expanded my skillset by mastering responsive design and adding rapid

prototyping and lean methodology to my toolbox. Had the opportunity
to implement qualitative research plans and strategies, creating robust
user personas. Lead teams in creating useful and effective experiences
for Gerber, Bayer, Humana, Merck (NuvaRing, Nexplanon), Pfizer
(Viagra) and Comcast NBC Universal.
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER & CONTENT STRATEGIST

NIGHT AGENCY

New York, NY
(June 2012 July
2013

Worked on all phases of product development across several platforms

(iOS, Android, web, Facebook) for clients Purina Dog Chow, PowerBar,
Hanes, Champion, Kiehls, Buitoni and Toyota. Created documentation
and deliverables such as sitemaps, wireframes, user journeys, site audits,
content strategies as well as participated in new business pitches and
product ideation.
JUNIOR USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER

(January 2009
June 2012)

CONTRACT, VARIOUS

New York, NY
Freelanced with agencies such as Euro RSCG Life, Health4Brands, and
DCGArts working for clients such as FedEx, WebMD, Zumba, and several
pharmaceutical products

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EDUCATION

SILVER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, M.S.W.

(2010 2012)

Completed course work on social theory, psychology, social justice and

research methodology.

BACHELOR OF ARTS
(2005 2009)

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with special honors, Phi Beta Kappa,
majoring in gender studies, English and minor in sociology.
INDEPENDENT COURSEWORK

Ongoing

Independent coursework on Human-Computer Interaction, Digital

Insights, Prototyping, HTML+CSS, Javascript, Ruby on Rails, Data Analysis,
Axure and Sketch

SKILLS

WORK
WIREFRAMING
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
PERSONAS
PROTOTYPING
RESEARCH
CONTENT STRATEGY

PERSONAL

COMMUNICATION
ORGANIZATION
COLLABORATION
PRESENTATION
TEACHING
LEADERSHIP

INDESIGN
PHOTOSHOP
KEYNOTE
HTML/CSS
JAVASCRIPT
RUBY ON RAILS

PROFICIENCIES
OMNIGRAFFLE
ILLUSTRATOR
AXURE
BALSAMIQ
INVISION
SKETCH

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