Lisa Brand

  • UX Researcher

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Experience

Associate Researcher at University of Applied Sciences (h_da)

2022 Dieburg, Hesse

In this role, my key responsibilities included conducting comprehensive UX research encompassing stakeholder analysis, jobs to be done, heuristic evaluation, usability testing, contextual inquiry, and remote moderated interviews; analyzing qualitative data to identify usability improvement opportunities; synthesizing research findings to guide future prioritization and development decisions; and effectively communicating research findings to stakeholders, fostering informed decision-making and enhancing overall stakeholder satisfaction.

UX/UI Designer at Contract Work

2017 – 2018 International

Through competitive analysis, desk research, and continuous pursuit of personal growth and learning, I gathered valuable insights, leading to an informed design process where I created visually appealing and user-friendly wireframes, prototypes, and user flows that enhanced the overall user experiences.

Media Designer at Smavicon Best Business Presentations

2011 – 2014 Griesheim, Hesse

Utilized advanced PowerPoint skills to create visually impactful presentation templates, conducted thorough quality assurance checks on existing presentations, and applied design expertise to create visually appealing logos, graphics, and user interfaces, all aimed at elevating the delivery of key messages and maintaining professional presentation standards.

Education

Master Of Arts | First Class at h_da University Of Applied Sciences

2021 – 2022 Germany Dieburg

Expanded Media teaches to create media experiences that intersect with and change the users’ everyday lives. The focus of such new, transmedia media architectures is the personal experience: users want to feel personally involved and try to draw personal benefits for their lives from the media experience.

Bachelor Of Arts | Upper Second-Class (2:1) at h_da University Of Applied Sciences

2015 – 2019 Germany Dieburg

Interactive Media Design focuses on a transmedia project while involving various disciplines/media, such as user-experience and social media, story and game, fiction and documentary, virtual and real spaces, web and mobile applications, installations and immersive interfaces.

Vocational technical diploma in Design at Peter Behrens School

2013 – 2015 Germany Darmstadt

I learned to deal with artistic tasks, to work conceptually as well as to apply printmaking techniques & electronic media programs.

Certified Media Designer For Digital And Print at Smavicon Best Business Presentations

2010 – 2013 Germany Griessheim

As a media designer, I independently and creatively handled media-related projects for companies and customers. I designed graphics, edit images & videos, worked with audio recordings and built high quality presentations for speakers.

Awards

Published Research Paper, EANN / EAAAI 2023 conference

In this paper, the factors of positive user experiences when using AI systems are investigated.

Second Place: German Finals, Microsoft Imagine Cup – Project URBAN

Imagine Cup is an annual competition sponsored and hosted by Microsoft Corp. It is considered as the “Olympics of Technology”.

First Place, ThingsCon – Project URBAN

ThingsCon is Europe’s leading conference about the future of hardware, connected devices and Internet of Things (IoT).

Exhibitions

hobit Exhibition

Conference Germany

hobit is Germany’s largest non-commercial college and vocational information fair. The project PaceBreaker is featured in order to represent my course of study

If–Interactive Future Exhibition

Gallery Germany

Interactive simulations, smart objects and intelligent rooms, IMD students present the work on their showcase

Smavicon Bootcamp Event

Conference Germany

My task area consisted of print media, acquisition, layout planning, contact with speakers and display booths.

Skills

Adobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesign-Adobe XDFigmaSketch-BlenderCinema 4DUnity-Design ThinkingPresentation DesignStorytellingPrototyping

Specialties

Understanding users & optimizing experiences.Designing and conducting usability interviews.Qualitative and quantitative research.Collaborating with cross-functional teams.Competitive analysis and benchmarking.Heuristic evaluations to identify usability issues.Advocating for a user-centered design approach.Up to date with the latest UX research methodologies.Strong communication and storytelling skills.