ABOUT ME

BACKGROUND

Avery is a Boise native who moved to Seattle for college and then headed to the Bay Area for work. Each move has added a new layer to her experiences and shaped her outlook. Now, she’s excited to bring that perspective to the next chapter of her career.

Being outdoors has always been a central part of Avery’s life. Growing up in Boise, she spent a lot of time camping and backpacking. During college, she was a member of the UW Sailing Team, which led her to spend hundreds of hours on the water across the US.

Avery has always prioritized giving back to the community, whether it's building tutoring programs for refugees in Boise or teaching art classes to underprivileged kids in the Bay. She carries this forward in her career, looking to work in fields that give back to their communities in meaningful ways. 

INTERESTS

Here are some of the things taking up Avery’s time lately!

Finding more tall things to climb

Frequent swims in the Bay

Getting through the NYT 100 best books of 2023

Teaching art to kids for a local nonprofit

Resume

  • 2023 - 2024: UXR III

    Personally responsible for our carrier, marketplace dynamics, and shipper charters ,in addition to managing Recruitment Operations responsibilities.

    2022 - 2023: UXR II

    Research lead for all Uber Freight driver-facing products; responsible for scoping, building, executing, and socializing research projects across the company.

    2021: Microsoft Hololens, Student Researcher

    Mixed Reality Capstone

    2020 - Uber Freight, UXR Intern

  • Qualitative

    • Usability testing

    • Survey design & analysis

    • User interviews

    • Research integration

    • Card sorting

    • Participatory Design

    • Cross-functional stakeholder collaboration & management

    • Mentorship

    Quantitative

    • Figma

    • SQL

    • Python

    • Java & Javascript

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSoE) in Human Centered Design and Engineering (UX) with a focus in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

    3.9 GPA, Summa Cum Laude

    Varsity Athlete

  • 2019-2021: UX Lead for the EcoCar HMI UI/UX Team

    The four-year competition challenged 11 university teams to apply advanced propulsion systems, as well as connected and automated vehicle technology to improve the energy efficiency, safety and consumer appeal of the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer. This series was headline sponsored by DOE, General Motors (GM) and MathWorks, and managed by Argonne National Laboratory.

    2019: 1st Place in Airbnb’s Design Jam (Seattle)

    2019: 1st Place in Amazon’s Design Jam (Seattle)