Carol Barger
Multi-disciplined product designer with a diverse experience in product development, design thinking; user experience design practicum; whole-product design, strategy and research, as well as facilitating collaborative efforts and UX design workshops across teams, partners and organizations.
To create value driven, impactful, intuitive products, and delightful experiences for their users.
I want to contribute to mission-driven organizations where humanity and innovation are essential to creating remarkable end user design solutions.
Education
2020-2021
Cornell University
Samuel Johnson Graduate School of Management
Post-Grad Certification
Innovation & Product Management
2018-2019
Cornell University
Samuel Johnson Graduate School of Management
Post-Grad Certification
Digital Marketing
2000
University of California, Irvine
Post Grad Certification
Information Architecture & Design
GPA 4.0 | Completed the two-year programin 18 months
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Undergraduate
University of Maryland (UMB) Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences
BA, Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences
Creative Writing and Publication Design
Summa Cum Laude
Additional Studies
& Internships
Three years of study
Design & Illustration
Maryland and the Cleveland Institutes of Art
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Paid internship
Graphic Design, Architectural Rendering and Illustration
Imagery Inc. Columbia, MD
2018-2023
Certifications
Advanced Google Analytics (2020)
Micro Certification, Strategic Thinking (2020)
Micro Certification, Measuring e-Learning Effectiveness (2020)
Micro Certification, Essentials of E-Learning
& Instructional Design (2020)
Skills & Tools
Whole-product approach
Design thinking practicum
Accessibility, best practices & universal standards
Digital marketing and analytics
Product hypothesis, customer journey, visioning and road-mapping
Strategic design thinking
Iterative UX research
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch, Coda, Wix Studio, WordPress, Webflow and product cycle management tools
Experience
CHEGG / CHEGG SKILLS
Aug 2020 - CURRENT
100% Remote
UI/UX DESIGN IMMERSION TECHNICAL EXPERT/MENTOR
UX design immersion program educator, technical expert, coach, mentor and assessor, dispute grader; Q&A session moderator.
Gulfstream Aerospace
2019
EXPERIENCE DESIGNER
One year contract. Research, design and implementation of mobile experiences for aviation manufacturing engineers, test pilots, and flight operations.
Mosiac Thought Leadership
2018-2019
STRATEGIC PARTNER, UX
UX strategy partner for various confidential clients,
non-profits and confidential / NDA start-up initiatives.
USAA
San Antonio, TX
2016 - 2017
CREATIVE PRODUCER, ENTERPRISE UX
Creative lead, internal and customer-facing product design. Conducted user studies, reviewed and updated existing designs, flows, and led design process for USAA’s WIKI-Team site, Agile-ACE training site; ‘new brand’ experience, analytics and personalization for mobile banking.
Independent Contractor
2013-2015
SHARK DIVER LLC / Experience Designer / | San Diego, CA
Re-engineered the company’s SEO, blog, digital marketing objectives to support its core mission and marine conservation efforts. Designed new media strategy and new mobile experience for direct booking of eco-tour expeditions.
TOTAL WOMAN GYM & SPA / UX Writer, Experience Designer
Converted franchisee start-up guidelines into an interactive digital format.
MANZAMA LLC / Contract UX designer
Bend, OR Experience Designer.
Short term contract to implement UX goals including: improved readability, discoverability, cleaner flow improved usability in querying, researching and customizing large-scale published media streams. Spearheaded adaption of a newer responsive UI framework on mid-start, plus re-brand, and revised/re-faced the experience design for managing subscription-based information feeds and notifications. Achieved continuity, consumer trust and universal standard across search, data analytics and information graphics.
NMETRIC LLC
Costa Mesa, CA
2013-2014
LEAD UX ARCHITECT
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Partnered with marketing team, SMEs and the implementation group tasked with designing a first-to-market intrepid workflow application for a scheduling and business intelligence application primarily utilized in the manufacturing sector.
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Increased transparency of primary actions and complexity of the scheduling decisions and functions.
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Created and implemented new foundation design specs, user stories, personas, wireframes; new style guide and new responsive framework.
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Extended a wider spectrum of personas to shift the application archetype from a simple timeline scheduler into include resources management and workflow / productivity tools, therefore expanding it’s potential usage areas - from shop floor level managers, planners, sales, customer service, to high level strategic planning.
LABCORP
Irvine, CA / Burlington NC
2009-2012
UX DESIGNER / LEAD UX ARCHITECT/TEAM LEAD
LabCorp Information Systems Group
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Lead producer across multiple teams and projects to design digital visualization for customized enterprise, portal and mobile application tools – Pathways™, Pathways Virtual Image, LabCorp: Patient™ and IRIS™ (Integrated Results Information System).
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As newer projects emerged, grew the creative team to 10 designers. Partnered with UX and integration teams at Microsoft and Microsoft HealthVault™ to combine clinical laboratory test delivery solutions.
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Championed the full life cycle of digitally enabled lab test resulting by integrating all the related tools: order entry, pathology test resulting; generating lab reports and billing; healthcare provider order entry; and direct-to-patient lab test results delivery for ‘Right to Access’ in 28 states.
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Designed and produced a new branded mobile patient portal solution; significantly improved pathology case productivity, ease of use.
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Drastically shortened the timeline from test order to delivery,and ultimately, the ability for healthcare providers and physicians to provide quality care to the patients they serve.
INTEGRATED ONCOLOGY (Formerly US LABS)
Irvine, CA 2008-2009
UX DESIGN CONSULTANT FTE
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Evangelized and implemented user centered design process (UCD) for US LABS anatomic pathology applications used to diagnose and provide treatment options for cancer, lymphoma, urology, and dermatology, and end-to-end pathology results reporting.
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Collaborated with the Head Medical Director and members of her staff to conduct user studies, interviews, gather user feedback, and maintain a build-through-relationship approach throughout the design process.
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Championed the efforts to adopt newer, technologically advanced systems (bar coding, voice recognition, test process continuity, etc.)
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Seamlessly transitioned clinical laboratory technicians to a faster, more efficient workflow
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Reduced test results turnaround time from two weeksto 5-7 days.
PRIOR 2008
​RemoteNet Corp., a digital agency servicing
Northrop Grumman Corporation
(2006 - 2007)
(2005 - 2006)
Intrepid Executive Search
(2005)
British Petroleum
(2006)
Gold's Gym International Franchising
(2004 - 2005)
Ceira Software
(2002-2003)
Ceira Technologies Inc.,
formerly Digital Convergence, LLC,
an agency servicing:
Wells Fargo Bank
Polycom Corporation
Gateway Inc.
Apria Healthcare.
(2000-2002)
Charitible / Volunteer Organizations
Surfrider Foundation - Member/Volunteer
World Bicycle Relief - Fundraiser
Rails to Trails Conservancy - Contributor/Fundraiser
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Memberships
Chatham Sailing Club
Clean Coast (Volunteer)
The Surfrider Foundation (Volunteer)
Chatham Sailing Club (Member / Site Administrator)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
League of American Bicyclists
American Alpine Club
PADI