RUBY DAVIS

UX Researcher
(503) 754-4560 – rkdavis@uw.edu – rubykdavis.weebly.com (portfolio)

I am a senior HCDE undergraduate with a passion for accessible design and informal learning communities.

EDUCATION U N I V E R S I T Y O F W A S H I N G T O N : Seattle, WA (GPA 3.62)

Major: Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) | 2015 – 2019
• User Research Methods — Techniques for product testing, user interviews, surveys
• Visual Communication in HCDE — Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
• Interactive Systems Design & Technology — Python, HTML, CSS
C O L U M B I A R I V E R H I G H S C H O O L : Vancouver, WA (GPA 3.97)
Earned International Baccalaureate Diploma | Ranked top 5% | 2011 - 2015

SKILLS ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Captivate, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash,
InDesign, Premiere, After Effects
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access
Python, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL
PROTOTYPING TOOLS
Sketch, Marvel, Figma, Adobe XD, Invision,
Proto.io

RELEVANT H U M A N - C E N T E R E D D A T A S C I E N C E R E S E A R C H E R : Department of Human Centered

EXPERIENCE Design and Engineering (Seattle, WA), 2017-present
• Published and presented mixed methods paper to Connected Learning Summit: “Reviews
Matter: How Distributed Mentoring Predicts Lexical Diversity on Fanfiction.net”
• Analyzed over 177 million user comments including text and metadata scraped from the web
• Led interviews, surveys, and qualitative coding of participant data
A P P D E S I G N E R : Wagtastic Project Team (Seattle, WA), Winter 2018
• Conducted user interviews and field observations to develop user personas
• Designed and evaluated multiple prototype iterations during in-depth user tests
• Presented pitch of high-fidelity app prototype and wearable to industry professionals
H P D A T A B A S E D E S I G N I N T E R N : Hewlett-Packard (Vancouver, WA), Summer 2016
• Applied participatory design methods via interviews and user testing with managers
• Developed Microsoft Access database and data views for employee and manager info

OTHER H U S K Y H O C K E Y G R A P H I C D E S I G N E R : Husky Hockey (Seattle, WA), 2016 - present

EXPERIENCE • Designed game-day graphics and promotional posters for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
P R O J E C T M A N A G E R : SportsFest 2018 (International), Summer 2018
• Planned and moderated a 3-month creative sprint for 160 participants from 10 countries
• Participants produced over 400 art pieces, 1 million words of fiction, and 29 multimedia
collaborative projects
E - L E A R N I N G I N T E R F A C E D E S I G N I N T E R N : Bonneville Power Administration
(Vancouver, WA), Summer 2014
• Designed online eLearning Atomic Structure and Electrical Theory course
• Created Flash animations and Illustrator diagrams to depict concepts