b'MANDY SMITH\n580 Baker St. #65 | Sometown, TN 38103\nHome: 555.555.5555 | Cell: 555.555.1234 | ms@somedomain.com\nTargeting an Entry-Level Position as a\xe2\x80\xa6\n\nUX Designer\n\nOffer aptitudes in user experience (UX) design and hands-on experience in user research\nand interaction design gained through corporate and nonprofit externships.\n\nEducation\nABC UNIVERSITY (Sometown, TN)\nBS in Human-Computer Interaction (BSHCI) Pending (Graduation: May 2012)\nCumulative GPA: 3.4 | GPA in Major: 3.8 | Dean\xe2\x80\x99s List (all semesters)\n\nSkills\nHCI coursework and externship projects have provided a solid foundation in:\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nUsability Engineering\nUsability Testing\nInformation Architecture\nInteraction Design\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nUser Research & Persona Creation\nWeb Site & Multimedia Design\nWeb Site Strategy & Analytics\nWireframe Production\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nCascading Style Sheets (CSS)\nHTML & XHTML\nFlash, Fireworks & InDesign\nDreamweaver & Photoshop\n\nExternships\nXYZ CORPORATION (Sometown, TN)\nABC ORGANIZATION (Sometown, TN)\n\nUser Researcher/UX Designer Apprentice, Summer 2011, 2010\nInformation Architecture Assistant, Summer 2009\n\nCompleted three externships during summer breaks to gain experience in UX design and information\narchitecture. Projects & Results:\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nProduced wireframes, XHTML code and CSS that contributed to user-centered design (UCD) efforts for\ndozens of Web pages.\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nCompleted user research to identify opportunities for improving XYZ\xe2\x80\x99s and ABC\xe2\x80\x99s Web presence. Efforts\ndrove the following enhancements:\n\xef\x81\xb1\n\n\xef\x81\xb1\n\n\xef\x81\xb1\n\nReplacement of vague objectives with clear calls to action, increasing XYZ sales pipeline by 15% and\nABC donor base by 12%.\nImprovement of core Web site functionality by fixing broken links and scripting errors, which lowered\nXYZ\xe2\x80\x99s page-abandonment rate by 35%.\nCreation of more intuitive site navigation by eliminating misleading labels and unnecessary clicks.\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nEntrusted to manage usability testing effort for XYZ landing pages in preparation for Web site redesign.\nDefined testing parameters, prepared prototypes, recruited users, facilitated tests, and analyzed and\nreported results.\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nHelped improve information architecture of ABC\xe2\x80\x99s Web site by assisting with card sorting, affinity\ndiagramming and search log analysis.\n\nOnline Portfolio: www._________.com'