Grace Thompson

Grace Thompson

Product Design Master | Human-Centered Researcher

4 yrs experience · New York, NY · 30-40 hrs/week

About

With a Master of Design from UC Berkeley College of Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Human-Centered Design and Psychological and Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College, this individual has a strong educational background. Their professional experience includes roles such as Research & Design at Statewide Database, Equitable Product Design Fellow at Google, Human Factors Research Engineer at Apple, and User Experience Researcher at PTC. Their work involves conducting research and design activities for database systems, evaluating equitable design opportunities, validating hardware design from a human factors perspective, and contributing to user experience research activities related to design systems and product lifecycle management. This individual's expertise lies in product design, human-centered design, and user experience research, making them a valuable asset in the field of design and technology.

Skills

Card SortingDesignDesign ResearchDesign SystemsDesign ThinkingFigmaProduct DevelopmentProduct StrategyRisk AnalysisUI/UX DesignUX StrategyUX researchUser FlowsUser PersonasUser-Centered DesignWeb Accessibility

Experience

  • Research & Design · Statewide Database08-01-2022

    Responsible for conducting research and design activities for a statewide database system.

  • Equitable Product Design Fellow · Google08-01-2023 – 01-01-2024

    Partner with Google's Product Inclusion Team, IDEO, and Berkeley Haas to evaluate the opportunities of equitable design through designing mobile meditation applications.

  • Human Factors Research Engineer (Hardware Design Validation) · Apple05-01-2023 – 08-01-2023

    Responsible for validating hardware design from a human factors perspective at Apple.

  • User Experience Researcher - Design System · PTC05-01-2022 – 08-01-2022

    Contributed to user experience research activities related to the design system at PTC.

  • User Experience Researcher - PLM · PTC08-01-2020 – 04-01-2022

    Engaged in user experience research activities related to product lifecycle management (PLM) at PTC.

Education

  • UC Berkeley College of EngineeringMaster of Design, Product Design
  • Dartmouth CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Human-Centered Design, Psychological and Brain Sciences

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