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Ariana Koblitz

design researcher for products that span:

digital | service | hardware
ariansky@gmail.com
akoblitz.com

linkedin.com/in/arianakoblitz

Lets go!
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developed new ideas

with entrepreneurs:

full-time contractor
UX / marketing

Independent contractor
(early stage products)

Significance Labs
(Blue Ride Foundation)

Qualitative Researcher
New York, NY, USA
Jan 2015-present

UX (research/development)
New York, NY, USA
Jul - Dec 2014

UX Designer in Residence
New York, NY, USA
Jun - Aug 2014

Facilitate / conduct user

research in multiple global
markets

Conducted user research (in

person deep-dives, remote)

Significance Labs invited

5 fellows to deveop tech
solutions for the lower-income
population of NYC.

Develop and manage

internal research processes to
introduce qualitative research
methodologies across multiple
business units
Develop framework and
templates for journey
mapping in both strategic and
design functions

Developed journey maps,

feature flows, wireframes,
mockups to incorporate user
insights
Synthesized findings to advise
on future strategic directions
Synthesized recommendations
into highly visual slide decks,
delivered to executive
leadership

Mapped out full in-app

experience, as well as user
journeys to inform strategic
product decisions

Putting theory to the test: heres where

creating new experiences leads to new
products and services.
----- helping real people with real needs.

designed better experiences

at design consultancies

inCompass

Conducted and analyzed

in-person interviews and codesign sessions with multiple
stakeholders and topic experts

Design Concepts Inc

LUNAR Design

Jr Fellow, Product Design

Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Oct 2013-May 2014

Contractor, Design Research

Madison, WI, USA
Mar - Aug 2013

Intern, Product Design (ME)

San Francisco, CA, USA
May - Sep 2012

IDE facilitates market-based

solutions towards Cambodian
development

Conducted field research for

both physical products and
services (incl. medical devices),
including end-user deepdive interviews, stakeholder
interviews, and industry expert
interviews

Worked on products in the

toy and medical device
industry, generating concepts
in mechanism, human factors,
user experience/usability
design

Analyzed qualitative data

for needfinding, synthesized
findings in user journeys and
personas

Conducted hands-on
usability research with
physical prototypes to better
understand user journey and
experience

Engaged in field research for

physical products & services,
tying research insights to
actionable design principles
and prototypes
Distilled complex insight
patterns and hierarchies into
frameworks

Facilitated strategic design

sessions with clients

HOnEd my
management chops

(continued)

Management is a design
challenge in organizational
development: to bridge
teams, coordinate efforts,
and galvanize diverse
teams on new initiatives

100State

Stanford University

Jr Fellow, Product Design

Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Oct 2013-May 2014

Director, Mission & Strategy

100State
Madison, WI, USA
May 2013-Aug 2013

Section Leader
ME 216 Needfinding,
Stanford, CA, USA
Sep 2012 - Nov 2012

Implemented inCompass first

comprehensive knowledge
management system

100state is a social-issues
driven co-working space,
and collaborates with local
government and non-profits.

Teaching staff to Dev Patnaik

of Jump Associates, of a
Stanford senior product
design course

On-boarded team members

to a virtual drive and trained
members in its use

Developed strategy for

internal operations

Developed case studies

of past projects to help
on-boarding / business
development.

see LinkedIn for a more complete overview of my past

work experience (
), as well as past education (
)

Gathered Global
experience &
education:

Ethnographic immersions growing up/studying/working

across Germany, the US, and China prepares me to make
products that are relevant to the people we aim to engage
Fluent in German | Proficient in Chinese | Japanese JLPT level II

Stanford University
Product Design (B.S.)
Jun 12

Design School Kolding

single course masters certificate
Oct 12

Mechanical Engineering
as a foundation to explore
design as a problem-defining
process / organizational culture
towards meaningful product
development

behaviour change theory in

design
Nudge Theory as applied to
service design

early stage product

development (user research,
needfinding), targeted
prototyping (& manufacturing)

Excelled at my work:
Stanford Women Honors

Stanford Haas Center:

presented to the outstanding

Product Design student of
Stanfords graduating class

Member,
for community contribution
and leadership

Fellow,
dedicated to on-campus
community organizing

Ernest Chilton Award

Jun 2012
I am grateful for the
opportunities to develop
and push myself to excel

Public
Service Leadership Program
Nov 2009 - Sep 2010

Stanford Product Design Programs

Cap & Gown Society

Nov 2010 - present

and I always make sure I:

Continue to
expand my SKILLS:

my online presence showcases past projects,

explorations, and my toolkit

prototyping in metal, plastic,

and paper,

visualizing using:

milling

On the side, Ill be off hiking,

playing soccer, or having
a maker day somewhere
silversmithing.

turning

CNCing

sketching
Check out my feeds on
and
for NYC moments, and thoughts on the
design industry, management.
(@ariansky for both)

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