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Hi! I'm Bethany;

a multidisciplinary product designer and researcher, with a wide range of experience in consumer technology, automotive, and medical industries. 

I'm passionate about how user experience research in product design can help lead innovation and drive product roadmap success. I strive to deliver impactful and highly actionable insights to stakeholders through a wide variety of research methods, and love to creatively mix methods.

My
Projects

As an industrial designer-turned-researcher you'll find a wide variety of projects in my portfolio, spanning not just focus but industry. I've collaborated in many industries like automotive, medical, consumer technology, furniture, and many more. Due to sensitive IP some projects may exclude specific details, please know I'll take the same precautions should I have the pleasure of working with you!

Dimming Visors

Includes usability testing, co-design, and brainstorming activites during active development of dimmable visors.

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eSight Go

Includes A/B testing and usability testing during development phases.

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PLACE Home Solutions

Includes usability testing for hardware, surveys, and beta testing pre-launch.

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AED Med Drone

Senior thesis project focused on how to solve for delayed first responder times in cases of cardiac arrest and delivering lifesaving AED devices ahead of responders.

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GI Tube Medication Administration

Internship project with Spectrum Health to research and design a product to assist nurses with administering medication through GI tubes quickly and efficiently

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