Whitney Lewis

916.502.3972 | whplewis@gmail.com
Folsom, CA 95630 | linkedin.com/in/whplewis

Summary

Aspiring User Experience Researcher with a passion for increasing the usability of todays
emerging technologies. Strong team player who can manage complex individual tasks. In search of
an opportunity to utilize my research acumen to improve the relationship between consumers and
the products they use every day.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science (magna cum laude)

Emphases in Human Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence
University of California, Santa Cruz

2014

Professional Estimator
March 2016 June 2016
Experience Creative Recreational Systems, Inc.
Significantly boosted sales by generating proposals and estimates tailored to meet the unique
needs of clients
Provided customer service support to ensure a positive experience throughout purchase and
installation of commercial playground equipment
Studio Assistant
January 2015 March 2016
Justin Lovato Art, Grass Valley, CA
Aided in mask construction and finishing work to create multi-layered optical art paintings
Researcher, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
July 2014 December 2014
Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA
Designed an image-based survey app to generate user profiles in the health and wellness app,
Fittle
Designed and proctored a study to test the usability of this app: conducted semi-structured
interviews, administered surveys, and calibrated participants to the Tobii Eye Tracker employed
during user testing
Managed all online survey and crowd sourcing accounts: designed tasks, authored surveys,
compensated users, and analyzed responses from over 3,000 online participants
Applied knowledge of cognitive behavior and Adobe Photoshop to generate illustrations and
design interface layouts
Server
20122013
Mobo Sushi, Santa Cruz, CA
Worked closely with team members to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction while
multitasking and managing multiple orders with a high degree of accuracy
Retail and Rental Supervisor
20072011
The Boarding House, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Supervised a small team to provide excellent customer service and optimum efficiency in retail
and snowboard rental operations
Research
Experience

Research Assistant, Python Specialist

September 2013 June 2014
Dr. Steve Whittakers Human Computer Interaction Lab, University of California, Santa Cruz
Simplified data management by authoring multiple Python programs to isolate key data sets
and generate and store participant scores
Conducted semi-structured interviews to identify methods employed by participants in digital
file retrieval

 Other responsibilities included: running evaluative linguistic software on provided writing

samples, running software on participants personal computers to detail archival structure of
files, transcriptions, data coding
Research Assistant, Python Specialist
February 2014 June 2014
Dr. Travis Seymours Cognitive Modeling Lab, University of California, Santa Cruz
Expedited data analysis by authoring a Python program that parsed a large amount of varied
data and generated concise data sheets
Refined experiment design by providing lead investigators with feedback regarding participant
success navigating GUIs as well as participant comprehension of experiment tasks
Volunteer

Marketing and Advertising Assistant

October 2015 Present
The Place Within at Folsom, A Non Profit Counseling Center, Folsom, CA
Grew client base by distributing marketing materials to reach those most in need of the
counseling services offered by the center
Researched potential grantors to fund special projects
Web design

Honors

Member, Golden Key International Honor Society

Recipient, UC Santa Cruz Campus Merit Scholarship

2013-2014
2012-2014

Relevant
Human Factors, Robot Automation, Cognitive Neuroscience, Advanced Cognitive Research,
Coursework Research Methods, Neural Modeling, Learning and Memory, Universal Access, Programming in
Python, Programming in Java, Modeling Human Performance