• 10+ years of UX Research experience, qualitative and quantitative methodologies (mixed methods).
• Former Full-Time Senior UX Researcher at Meta, Siemens, Vivid Seats, Amazon, Time Warner Cable & Microsoft.
• End-to-end: stakeholder elicitation, research design/planning, test design, discussion guides, mod guides, scripts, facilitation (moderating or interviewing), qualitative coding, data analysis, reporting and implementation.
• Clinical grade UXR processes: former UX researcher for life-or-death mobile app/GUI validation studies; helping millions of patient and doctors use interfaces for dosing and injection protocols.
• Recognized Industry Expert: UserTesting's, Insights Unlocked: Season 9, Episode 109 (re-cited in User Weekly)
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Attitudinal/Behavioral and Qual/Quant Methods:
Interviews
Moderated/Unmoderated Usability Test (In-Person & Remote)
Concept Testing
Multivariate & A/B Testing
Competitive Analysis
Heuristic Evaluation / Site Audit
Card-sorting & Tree Tests
1st Click Tests
5-second Tests
Ethnography
Contextual Inquiry
Diary Studies
Focus Groups
Click Stream Analysis
Log Analysis
Surveys
Meta-Analysis
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ADVANCED APPROACHES:
Sequential Exploratory/Explanatory
Concurrent Exploratory/Explanatory
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Key Tools: UserTesting • Optimal Workshop • UserBrain • Userlytics • Dovetail • Qualtrics • Respondent[.]io
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Industries: SaaS, PaaS, Healthcare (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals), Finance and FinTech, Retail and E-commerce, Automotive and Transportation (including Aerospace), HR Tech (Human Resources), Education and E-Learning (Ed Tech), Media & Entertainment (Social Media), Energy & Utilities, Consumer Goods and Services, and EdTech
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Products and Experiences : AI/ML Interfaces, Data Viz Interfaces, Enterprise Healthcare Systems, Pharma Interfaces, Healthcare Tools (Injection systems, IFUs, Sensors, Patches and Wearables, Medical Packaging), Check-out Funnels, Landing Pages, Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs), Skincare and Beauty Product Pages, Faucet & Decor Pages, Design & Dev Tool Interfaces, Bill of Materials, Engineering Systems, Remote and Mobile Automotive Interfaces, Chrome Plug-ins, Browser and Internet Windows, IT Chat Systems, Administrative Filing Systems, Account Setup Flows, EdTech Classroom and MooC Epics, Banking Flows, Airline Systems)
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Personas: Doctors, Patients, Nurses, Credit Card Consumers, Mobile Smartphone Account Holders, First-Time Contract Owners, Parents, Teens, Employees, Job Candidates, Jobseekers, Engineers, Developers, Machine Learning Scientists, AI Scientists, Information Workers, Knowledge Workers, Environmental Scientists, LLM Chat Users, Social Media Users, Shoppers, Events Attendees, Drivers and Car Owners, Multiple Screen Users, Young Adults (under 18), Streaming Platform Users, Tax & Accounting Software, Small Investment Apps, Dat Visualization Dashboard Analysts, Above the Wing and Below the Wing Airplane Personnel, ChatBot Users, Prompt Engineering, Wealth and Investment Managers, General Population / Mass Consumer and other various Technical Professions
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Qualitative Training:
Summa Cum Laude Polymath/Political Science Graduate: Formal Mixed Methods Social Science Training in Psychology, Sociology, & Anthropology
Quantitative Training:
• PhD Level Predictive Analytics (ex: OLS Regression) via University of Illinois at Chicago
• Advanced Data Analysis with Machine Learning & Python via University of Michigan
Kayla S.
User Experience Researcher & Data Analyst
Clermont, Florida
$68/hr$68 per hour4.9 (2) 4 jobs $80K+ total earnings
I’m passionate about conducting research that influences inclusive design decisions, while meeting the unmet needs of users & considering business strategy goals
Sylvia T.
UIUX Designer Web Design UIUX Mobile App Design UX Researcher
O'Fallon, Missouri
$22/hr$22 per hour5.0 (1) 2 jobs $4K+ total earnings
I’m a UX Designer with over five years of experience creating intuitive, user-centered digital experiences. Whether you need to design an MVP, improve usability, or launch a new product, I can help.
• Skilled in UX research, prototyping, interaction design, and end-to-end product design
• Experienced collaborating with engineers, marketers, and designers on B2C apps and enterprise projects
• I make sure updates are clear and feedback is always welcome.
Your Shopify visitors BROWSE but never BUY? 😩 Fashion + beauty e-com CRO UX specialist (100+ store benchmarks) uncovering hidden friction blocking your sales.
Mobile-first audits (any platform): PDF report with prioritized recommendations + 3-5 Quick Wins. 🚀
🔴 THE PROBLEM:
Traffic flowing in, but conversions flat/falling? Usually, it's your site's UX, not your product or marketing.
🕵🏼♀️ WHAT I AUDIT:
✓ Product pages & collections (where do shoppers get lost?)
✓ Mobile experience (fashion and beauty shoppers overwhelmingly start mobile)
✓ Checkout friction (why abandon at payment?)
✓ Trust signals (does your brand feel safe, clear, and worth buying from?)
📋 DELIVERABLE:
- PDF with 5 prioritized wins (ranked by effort vs. impact).
- Optional Loom video walkthrough (5-7 min) so you can pause, rewind, and share with your team.
- Email follow-up for any questions.
👗 WHY FASHION + BEAUTY:
I specialize in fashion and beauty DTC sites. I understand fit anxiety, visual storytelling, and what kills mobile conversions. Benchmarked/audited 100+ e-commerce stores across product pages, mobile flows, and checkout.
⭐ WHY ME:
• Fast turnaround (ad spend is expensive—you need answers fast)
• 3-5 quick wins, not 40 paralyzing issues
• optional Loom video + email follow-up (no scheduling friction)
• Background in checkout + mobile UX CRO work for global e-commerce brands (Astound Digital).
• 4.5/5 rating on UserTesting for actionable usability findings.
✅ PERFECT FOR:
Founders paying for traffic but seeing flat conversion. Brands 1-4 years old ready to implement.
Traffic but flat conversion? Message your store URL. I’ll reply with the first friction point I’d investigate and what I’ll validate in the UX CRO audit.
#Fashion #Beauty #Shopify #UX #EcommerceFunnel #ConversionOptimization #WebsiteAudit #EcommerceAudit
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