Based in Austin, TX                                                  www.linkedin.com/in/vivienne-dersin 

                                                                                                                                                                             

Skills

UX Design | User Interface Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Flows, Project Management, Product Design, Usability, Interaction Design, Web & Mobile Design, Competitive & Comparative Analysis

UX Research | User Interviews, Usability Testing, Presentation skills, Communication, Research Analysis, Interpersonal, Personas, Journey Mapping, Empathy, Problem Solving, Contextual Inquiry, User Research, Leadership, Affinity Mapping 

Tools | Figma, Sketch, Balsamiq, Adobe Suite, Slack, Canva, Maze, SaaS

Professional Experience

General Assembly | UX Design Immersive Fellow | Remote                 August 2023 - Present

  • Created a social media app to connect marginalized communities through creative content. Designed a clickable prototype using Balsamiq after conducting nine user interviews.

  • Completed an heuristic evaluation, a competitive analysis, and 4 user tests to redesign an existing website. Using Optimal Workshop, I conducted an open card sort for improved navigation for the site. I then used Figma to make changes to the site based on the research that was focused on information architecture.


International School of Texas | Educator | Austin, Texas                                                 November 2021 - May 2023             

  • Met instructional goals and targets for 19 students of different ability levels by planning effective lessons and activities. 

  • Assessed 19 students' abilities and progress with material and customized approaches according to individual needs. 


REAL Learning Academy | Educator | Austin, Texas     August 2020 - October 2021            

  • Helped 12 students achieve strong scores on state-mandated assessments by tailoring instruction around requirements.


New Orleans Area Public Schools | Educator | New Orleans, Louisiana                           August 2018 - May 2020

  • Diversified instructional tools and lesson content to accommodate 28 individual’s differences and learning modalities.


Service Industry | Hospitality | New Orleans, Louisiana and New York, New York             July 2013 -  August 2018


Columbia University | Professor’s Assistant | New York, New York                     September 2012 -  May 2013


Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) | Intern | New York, New York             June 2012 - August 2012

  • Interviewed various 10 groups of people in India, mostly farmers, to gauge efficacy of an agricultural advisory system and listen to various adversities caused by climate change.


US Peace Corps | Environmental Education Volunteer | Dakar, Senegal           February 2009 - April 2011

  • Assessed needs of the community by conducting informal focus groups.

  • Reduced malaria cases by 80% in the community by leading a bed net distribution after interviews and needs assessment.

Education

UX Design Immersive | General Assembly | Remote             November 2023

Full-time immersive program in UX/UI design consisting of 480+ hours of study, practice, professional training, and mentorship. Executed end-to-end UX/UI design processes for five projects from the user research phase through UI design, prototyping, usability testing, iteration, and stakeholder presentation; worked fully remote with teams using Agile methodologies and iterative development.

Teacher’s Certification | Tulane University | New Orleans, Louisiana                                      

Master of Arts | Columbia University | New York, New York                                                  

Bachelor of Arts | University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon