Rebecca Destello
User Experience Research & Design
Resume

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Versatile user experience researcher and designer with over nine years of experience in research, design, development, consultation, and project management.

Strengths

  • Expert in problem solving to find creative technical solutions to business objectives.
  • Experience building and leading development teams to develop smart, innovative solutions for the ever-evolving needs of the customer.
  • Designing innovative solutions to problems that balance the requirements of existing processes and structures, while integrating scalability for future use.

Areas of Expertise

User Experience, Research, Development, and Consultation

  • Design and conduct usability testing for web, web-based learning classes, and digital applications.
  • Apply user research methods (focus groups, field studies, paper-prototyping, card sorting, heuristic evaluations, task analysis, surveys, etc.) to obtain both quantitative and qualitative data used to discover user requirements and best practices.
  • Design and document web concepts using site maps and wireframes that illustrate structure, flow, layout, and navigation.
  • Consult with stakeholders to define web requirements, usability needs and solutions for their digital needs.
  • Mentor web developers by assisting in troubleshooting programming problems; consult for technical solutions and adherence to industry usability standards, and assist in skill development.
  • Continually evaluate web processes to provide recommendations for improvement focused on the user experience.

Web Project Management

  • Work with customers to analyze and interpret web project scope, requirements, and priorities.
  • Analyze and utilize web use data to direct future projects and goals.
  • Collaborate with developers, instructional designers, and content owners to establish user-centered design processes to reduce development lifecycle and increase ROI.
  • Work with interdisciplinary teams to meet deadlines while adhering to a structured end-to-end development process.
  • Apply Lean and Agile concepts to reduce waste and streamline in-house processes.

Work Experience

Sr. Web Developer and Usability Consultant, December 2005 - present
Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA

Web Developer, March 2004 - 2006
Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA

Database Analyst, 2002 – 2004
Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA

Freelance Web Designer/Graphic Artist, 2002 - present
Freelance Clients: Ptarmigan Willow, Honeysuckle Rose Cottages, HauteFoodie, Doe Bay Resort & Retreat, Three Dollar Bill Cinema, What Not to Read, Orcas Events, Cirrus Acupuncture, Feng Shui Design Seattle

Continuing Education