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Ariana Koblitz

product experience design

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

linkedin.com/in/arianakoblitz

Lets go!
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developed new ideas

with entrepreneurs:

Independent contractor
(support early stage products)

Crave

Significance Labs
(Blue Ride Foundation)

UX / Research
New York, NY, USA
Aug 2014-present

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

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

Conduct user research (in

person, remote)

Conducted user research for a

beta-version of the app.
Presented modifications to
current version for easer
navigation and more intuitive
search functions.

Significance Labs invited

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

Develop feature flows,

wireframes, mockups to
incorporate user insights
Advise on future strategic
directions
Synthesize recommendations
into presentable decks

Delivered and advised on

possible strategic directions
for future development of
Crave.

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

Mapped out full in-app

experience, as well as users
contexts to help inform
product decisions.

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)

Engaged in field research for

physical products & services,
tying research insights to
actionable design principles
and prototypes

Analyzed qualitative data for

needfinding

Worked on products in the

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

Facilitated strategic design

sessions with clients

Distilled complex insight

patterns and hierarchies into
frameworks

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

Design School Kolding

single course masters certificate
Oct 12
behaviour change theory in
design
Nudge Theory as applied to
service design

early stage product

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

Excelled at my work:
Stanford Women Honors

Stanford Haas Center:

presented to the outstanding

Product Design student of the
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

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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