Hi, I'm Katherine

I am a designer who specializes in data discovery tools.

So many companies see the value of data, but aren’t seeing the results it should be providing to their business.

Why is that?

Most data discovery tools are being created by either data scientists who have no formal design training, designers with no experience in data science, or employees outside of both data science and design who are trying to make their data useful for themselves.

This is where my skill set is extremely valuable. My background in research, data science, and visual arts makes me the perfect tool to bridge the gap. You need a combination of data science, and design thinking to create an outstanding data discovery products.

With my expertise, you can feel confident that the tools you are investing in will provide your business with the value you are looking for.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Exxon Mobil

Data Visualization & UX Generalist

March 2022 - Present

Collaborated with Europe, America, and the Global Marketing & Sales team to create both internal and expernal tableau dashboards for all of the fuels and lubes services. Primary responsibilities were to Research, Strategize, Design, and Test.
Operated in an Agile work environment with 2-week sprints.

Performed researched on end users to understand key challenges, business goals, and user needs.

Worked cross functionally with business leads to ideate best solutions and drive product development.

Developed User Journeys, and created affinity maps to ensure a strong foundation for our design.

Produced low fidelity wireframes with a fail fast approach to quickly ensure that designs are aligning with business and user objectives.

Facilitated User Testing on design ideations to create confidence in which solution would best address user needs.

Created high fidelity wireframes with interactive prototyping for final confirmation of design and development hand off.

Kemper Insurance

Data Visualization & UX Generalist

May 2021 - March 2022

Collaborated with Data Scientists and Field Agents to establish thoughtful data discovery tools that enhanced business performance messages, and reduced turnaround time of data deliverables to stakeholders. Created custom BI tool for data science team, and a tool to help agents manage their sites more efficiently. Primary responsibilities were to Research, Strategize, and Design.
Operated in an waterfall environment with monthly check-ins to review performance.

Performed researched on end users to understand key challenges, business goals, and user needs.

Worked cross functionally with business leads to ideate best solutions and drive product development.

Developed User Journeys, and created affinity maps to ensure a strong foundation for our design

Produced low fidelity wireframes with a fail fast approach to quickly ensure that designs are aligning with business and user objectives.

Facilitated User Testing on design ideations to create confidence in which solution would best address user needs.

Created high fidelity wireframes with interactive prototyping for final confirmation of design and development hand off.

Core Laboratories

UX & UI Designer

March 2018 - May 2021

Collaborated with sales, engineering, and management to improve the way we showcase client data, so that clients could explore their data more independently. Took 3 major custom deliverables and converted it into a one stop shop dashboard in PowerBI, which modernized our deliverables. Primary responsibilities were to Research, Strategize, and Design.
Operated in an waterfall environment with monthly check-ins to review performance.

Worked cross functionally with engineers and sales team to understand challenges, business goals,
and user needs.

Developed User Journeys, and created affinity maps to ensure a strong foundation for our design.

Produced low fidelity wireframes with a fail fast approach to quickly ensure that designs are aligning with business and user objectives.

Created high fidelity wireframes with interactive prototyping for final confirmation of design.

Participated in the development of the dashboards by creating complex visuals using charticulator, connecting data to visuals in PowerBi, and uploading visual elements into the dashboard.

Core Laboratories

Data Analyst

January 2017 - May 2021

Performed a granular assessment of samples recieved from our lab to ensure samples were not mixed up, samples were not contaminated, and samples were not labeled incorrectly. Used Microsoft access to manage lab sample data, extracted that data, and uploaded data into our custom tools to prepare for further analysis by our engineering team.
Performed chemical tracer analysis.

Performed radioactive tracer analysis.

Worked cross functionally with Lab, Sales, and Engineering team to ensure that our data outputs are correct.

United States Geological Survey

Intern Research Geologist

May 2017 - Aug 2017

Participated in characterizing the ecology of methane seeps along the margin of the Atlantic Ocean. Analyzed the geological sediment to determine the living condition variations within the organisms environment.
Sieved hundreds of samples and grouped organisms of similar species.

Followed laboratory procedures to prevent contamination of samples.

Wrote an intensive paper with my findings, that was included in the final published work.

Presented findings to the department.

Monart

Art Teacher

September 2010 - June 2013

Engaged students in the creative process, cultivating their talents while deepening their knowledge and understanding of art, and design.
Assessed student learning and communicated student progress with parents.

Planned and executed lessons in drawing fundamentals, color theory, water color, landscape, still life, etc..

Core Laboratories

Project Sample Details. 1/3


BI Tools:
Power BI, Excel, Microsoft Access
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Design Tools:
Adobe XD, Photoshop

Objective:
Improve data deliverables so that customers be more self sufficient, relying on sales and engineers less so that sales could have more time to bring in new business.‍

Core Laboratories

Project Sample Details 2/3


BI Tools:
Power BI, Excel, Microsoft Access
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Design Tools:
Adobe XD, Photoshop

Objective:
Improve data deliverables so that customers be more self sufficient, relying on sales and engineers less so that sales could have more time to bring in new business.‍

Core Laboratories

Project Sample Details 3/3


BI Tools:
Power BI, Excel, Microsoft Access
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Design Tools:
Adobe XD, Photoshop

Objective:
Improve data deliverables so that customers be more self sufficient, relying on sales and engineers less so that sales could have more time to bring in new business.‍

ExxonMobil

Project Sample Details 1


BI Tools:
Tableau
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Design Tools:
Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator

Objective:
Create a landing page with enough elasticity to house between 10 to 1000+ dashboards, and allow business to influence which areas of business the clients should focus on, while giving the client freedom to make their own choices.‍

ExxonMobil

Project Sample Details 2


BI Tools:
Tableau
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Design Tools:
Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator

Objective:
One of many dashboard creations that allowed clients to focus on various business performance areas so that clients can make data driven decisions to reach their full potential.‍

Kemper Insurance

Project Sample Details 1/2


BI Tools:
Custom Build
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Design Tools:
Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator

Objective:
Create a custom dashboard that custom tailored to the data scientists needs within Kemper, to reduce turn around times and improve efficiencies of Data Science team.‍

Kemper Insurance

Project Sample Details 2/2


BI Tools:
Custom Build
‍‍
Design Tools:
Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator

Objective:
Create a custom dashboard that custom tailored to the data scientists needs within Kemper, to reduce turn around times and improve efficiencies of Data Science team.‍

Kemper Insurance

Project Sample Details 2


BI Tools:
Tableau
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Design Tools:
Adobe XD, Photoshop

Objective:
Improve the design of the data deliverables so that users could make faster, and more confident decisions with their data.‍
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