Amelia Altavena

 

  Unraveling Complex Problems - Facilitating Workshops & Brainstorms

  Creating Compelling Design Solutions - Understanding User Needs

        

WORK EXPERIENCE

    ConsenSys

     Lead Design Strategist // April 2018 - Present

 
  •         Utilizing design strategy to grow and advise startups within the blockchain space.
  •         Workshop and research facilitation so startups can define and understand.
  •         Prototyping and testing for rapid iterative evaluation and validation.

    EchoUser

     Director - EchoUser Rockies // Denver, CO // November 2012 - March 2018

 
  •         UX Director for projects in mobile, web, and software.
  •         Clients span large corporate enterprise entities to small growing startups.
  •         Responsibilities include workshop facilitation, wireframing, concept design, brainstorming, user
  •         research, usability testing, managing client/designer relationships, and delivering polished         design specs.
    Eight Inc.

     Industrial Designer // San Francisco, CA // May 2012 - November 2012

 
  •        Created fixture design concepts from sketch to fully detailed final build drawings of everything           from furniture to full-functioning kitchens for large scale retail clients including Apple and           Martha Stewart.
  •     Gallagher and Associates

         Exhibit Designer // San Francisco, CA // March 2011 - May 2012

     
  •         Designed exhibits and exhibit space plans for clients including John Deere, the Mormon
  •            Museum, and the Judicial Learning Center.
  •         Generated assets from concept sketches to AutoCAD final build drawings.
  •     West Office Exhibition Design

         Junior Designer // Oakland, CA // July 2008 - June 2010

     
    •         Teamed with other designers for the development of museum exhibits.
    •         Clients include the Henry Ford Museum, SF's MIS Japanese Internment Museum, and
    •         other projects in the US and abroad.

        NASA; Johnson Space Center

         Habitation Design Center Intern // Houston, TX // Winter 2007

     
  •         Collaborated with a team of designers, engineers, and astronauts to create human-centered
  •            designs of the lunar ascent module for the upcoming moon missions.

            

    EDUCATION

        Rhode Island School of Design

         Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design // Providence, RI // Graduated 2008

     
    •         Partnered with the MIT Sloan School of Business in Spring 2008 for Design + Business Studio.
    •         Internships at NASA / Johnson Space Center, Martha Stewart / NYC.
    •         Explored & developed skills in many mediums including wood, metal, glass, illustration,
              model making, CAD, sketching, product design, & more.

    SKILLS

        Design

     
  •         Wireframing, storyboarding, user-research, illustration, design ideation, creative problem
  •            solving, industrial design, prototyping, product strategy, workshop facilitation

        Computer

     
  •         Adobe Suite (PS, AI, FW, ID, AE, DW), Sketchup, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Vectorworks, Axure,
  •            Invision, Figma, SketchUp.

        Personal

     
  •         Organized, team leader & team player, adaptable, efficient/productive, client-
  •            facing/presentation ready.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  •         Devoted outdoorswoman in skiing, rock climbing, hunting, fishing surfing, and ice hockey.
  •         AIARE Avy 1 Certified, NAUI SCUBA Certified, WFR Certified
  •         Draw & write webcomic, www.sketchfervor.com
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