Sepand Nikzad Resume
Sepand Nikzad Resume

Student UX Designer: Creating A Mobile App for Social Change University of Washington | Sep 2017-June 2018
(Live)Safe is a mobile application created to bridge the gap between people experiencing homelessness and the resources available to them. With this app, users can access a database to search for nearby meals, emergency shelters with open space, and urban rest stops to take care of daily needs.
� Lead project, planning, deliverables, timeline, and stakeholder components
� Created projected path, backlogs, status reports
� Produced and edited promotional video
� Created detailed design specifications, personas, journey maps, navigation flows, sketches / wireframes, visual designs, interactions and interactive prototypes
� Collected and synthesized qualitative and quantitative research to inform and validate design decisions
� Developed a runnable mobile application
� Performed constant design iterations and user testing
� Held and owned biweekly stakeholder meetings
Summer Intern | Tran Tech Engineering | Bellevue
Jun 2017-Aug 2017
� Created press releases, media relations content, executive bios, monthly corporate newsletters, and social media content
� Identified potentially valuable advertising opportunities, put assessments together and presented to decision makers (e.g. advertising on 520 bridge during events)
� Coordinated and delivered partner campaigns, designed e-brochures, and managed/optimized website
� Developed organizational process of properly storing and loading past, present, and potential client information in a data management system
� Enhanced and edited leadership materials in various Office programs
The Heathman Hotel | Kirkland | June 2015-June 2018
� Managed daily staff and restaurant sections
� Trained new staff on the how-to�s of providing an exceptional guest experiences
Used OpenTable Software to design floor