Sarah Kwakkelaar

About

Graduating with a Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence in Intelligent Systems from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2022, I have since built a diverse career in tech and design. As a UI/UX Designer at Aquapitas, I crafted a responsive web app to aid lead pipe removal, ensuring user-centered design and cohesive brand identity. At Metabolic, I enhanced decision-making for circular economy initiatives through engaging data visualizations. My role as a Product Quality Engineer at Oxaigen involved establishing design standards for an AI-powered medical device. Additionally, I contributed to academic research and teaching at VU Amsterdam, focusing on survey design and computational thinking.

Experience

• UI/UX Designer · Aquapitas11-01-2023 – 04-01-2024

  Designed and evaluated a responsive web app dedicated to aiding the removal of lead pipes from our communities, integrating user-centered and data-driven methodologies. Engaged stakeholders and engineers throughout the design process to ensure alignment with user needs. Crafted design guidelines encompassing typography, color schemes, and components to establish a cohesive and visually compelling brand identity.

• Data Scientist · Metabolic2023 – 07-01-2023

  Collaborated with visual designers to craft engaging data visualizations, enhancing decision-making processes for circular economy initiatives. Presented deliverables, clearly articulating rationale and incorporating feedback to refine and improve produced output. Bridged technical and non-technical teams through effective communication, simplifying complex concepts to establish a unified understanding on project matters.

• Product Quality Engineer · Oxaigen08-01-2022 – 2023

  Established a framework to ensure adherence to design standards and best practices for an AI-powered medical device, cultivating a user-centric ethos within the startup. Directed a team through an extensive compliance process, ensuring timeliness, organization, and effective communication to meet deadlines.

• Research Assistant · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)10-01-2021 – 06-01-2022

  Scoped the landscape of existing research and extracted key insights to guide project direction. Steered the design and analysis of a survey in tandem with cross-faculty researchers, yielding data crucial for intervention development.

• Teaching Assistant · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)09-01-2020 – 10-01-2020

  Assisted in the teaching of the course Computational Thinking, a core course in the university's Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science curriculums. Ensured the students' understanding of course material by hosting weekly exercise sessions and offering regular channels of communication during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Education

• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Bachelor of Science, Artificial Intelligence

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