Amelia Altavena

 

  Unraveling Complex Problems - Facilitating Workshops & Brainstorms

  Creating Compelling Design Solutions - Understanding User Needs

        

WORK EXPERIENCE

    ATLAS Program (L3Harris Technologies, Inc.)

     Product Owner / Lead UX // April 2024 - Present

 
  •         Product owner leading a team of engineers, developers, and experts in the creation
  •         and implementation of satellite tracking/launch software used in day-to-day operations         by the US Space Force. Continuing to own design and user research in this role and allowing         that to inform my team's priorities.

    ATLAS Program (Rocket Communications)

     Staff UX Designer // June 2020 - April 2024

 
  •         Conducting discovery and user research, leading experience design efforts for applications,
  •         and working closely in an agile environment with developers / government contractors to         create complex interactive interfaces for aerospace applications.

    Datarobot

     Senior UX Designer // June 2019 - March 2020

 
  •         Worked alongside engineers, data scientists, and product owners to produce design solutions
  •         across many aspects of the DataRobot platform. Project cadence was fast-paced, designs         were executed from concept to high fidelity.

    ConsenSys

     Lead Design Strategist // April 2018 - June 2019

 
  •         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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