I want to spend my life solving problems, making meaningful connections with others, and using technology and design to make our lives delightfully simple and enjoyable. I think the best products and services feel like an extension of ourselves – they seem so right that we don’t have to think twice about them. Or better yet, they make us smile!
Don’t just take my word for it:
“I was extremely impressed with the work that Nina did again this year. She has exceptional UX skills along with a drive and ability to get things done beyond anyone else on the team. Nina is also very open minded and willing to help out where needed, she is an all around outstanding team player. In addition to ongoing UX projects, Nina led several other side initiatives and I was impressed with everything she has led.”
Randy Loughridge
User Experience & Mobile App Development Senior Manager, Thomson Reuters
“She wants to take on as much work as possible, and is very willing to help out no matter how small or big the request. Nina has a very strong IXD mindset and is able to present very solid POVs for the experiences she works on.”
Paul Baaske
Senior Design Director, Fjord
“Nina’s quality of work is excellent, and I would put her in the top 5% of researchers I’ve worked with.”
Anand Tharanathan
UX Research & Design Director, Fjord
“Initially, my expectation was that Nina would support the effort, but that I would have to lead the bulk of the test development and findings report. Nina far exceeded expectations, and in a very short time earned my trust to the degree that she took over completing the test plans and did the findings report with only as much of my participation as necessary. The quality of her work far exceeded her career level. It was scrutinized by very senior client stakeholders, and used to achieve an important sign off. This work was also completed within a very tight schedule and all deadlines were successfully met.”
Patrick Mouser
Design Lead, Fjord
“Nina did an outstanding job on a challenging project (both emotionally and physically). She worked autonomously with minor direction and
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supervision. She collaborated with other team members to clarify vague problems to solve and managed her time and and a junior IXD effectively. She constantly adjusted her efforts and managed both internal and client feedback coming from ALL directions. Nina consistently produces high level quality work. She has a can do attitude that is infectious. She motivates team members and is a joy to work with!”
Assistant Manager, Fjord
“I would highly recommend Nina Elias for a User Experience position. I mentored Nina in her internship at T-Mobile during the summer of 2012. Throughout her internship on the UX team here at T-Mobile, Nina was enthusiastic, eager to learn, and always delivered high quality, timely, and actionable deliverables. She has a vast knowledge of user research methods from the classroom as well as practical experience in the field. She has a high energy, a desire to learn, and an eagerness to tackle any projects she is given. Nina can communicate effectively with user research participants and as well as communicate complex research findings to stakeholders both written and verbally. Nina’s work and overall presence were a huge asset to the T-Mobile UX team during her internship and her work on several projects contributed to several important business initiatives. If there were an opportunity, I would love to work with Nina again.”
Andrea Lindeman
Senior User Experience Researcher, T-Mobile
“I just had my first couple run ins with Nina and wanted to say she really surprised me. The slides had really nice decoration and content… if that was all her, or even partially, I found myself really surprised when I found out she was an intern. She ran the presentation really well, so much so I would prefer her to just do my part during my [upcoming] presentation. The piece that pushed me over the edge was a really nice, thought out, organized, and data driven response to a couple of questions I asked at the end of the meeting. I had forgot I had asked, and I get an email nicely detailing all of the questions and their answers. Once again, raised my intern expectations.”
Software Developer, TechSmith
(Feedback received via e-mail from UX Manager after a presentation)
“As a Research Intern at TechSmith, Nina worked with cross-functional teams to execute a variety of research projects. In her role, she cultivated skills around leadership and project management. She also displayed an amazing ability to use her design and communication skills to creatively and effectively share research results and domain knowledge across our company. Nina’s energy, motivation, and skills would be a valuable asset on any team.”
Casey Wright
User Experience Researcher, TechSmith
“Nina was a great team member to work with as we worked towards shaping ITEC into a successful non-profit organization. We all fed off of her big energy and great ideas. Her enthusiasm showed in her superior work and her dedication to succeed in every task at hand. Nina’s ability to think “outside of the box,” and use all of the resources she could get her hands on was a great asset to our team.”
Jessica Hoffman
Colleague, Information Technology Empowerment Center (ITEC)