Angela Sharer

About Angela Sharer

User researcher with 15+ years of experience impacting successful consumer and B2B products and services. Demonstrated experience extracting deep insights from methodologies like usability testing, interviews, surveys, and contextual inquiry, and a specialty in detailed, rich longitudinal studies to inform product design. I currently work at Nordstrom, focusing on experience strategy for our stores, employee tools, and customer-facing digital platforms.Past areas of focus include: In-store technologies; virtual reality (VR) hardware and software; e-commerce websites and mobile apps; customer service desktop software; various productivity, imaging, and social networking mobile applications; and wearable devices.

Experience

1. Principal Ux Researcher

   Nordstrom

   Nov 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

  BS, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Design, Political Science

  2005 — 2009

• University of Washington Human Centered Design & Engineering

  MS, Human Centered Design and Engineering

  2010 — 2011

• John Cabot University

  N/A, Political Science, Italian Language, Photography

  2008 — 2008

Skills

• Persona
• Contextual Inquiry
• Competitive Analysis
• Card Sorting
• User-Centered Design
• User Experience
• Usability Testing
• Wireframes
• Mobile Devices
• User Interface
• Usability
• Human Computer Interaction
• Human Factors
• Focus Groups
• User Scenarios
• Heuristic Evaluation
• User Research
• Eye Tracking
• Mobile Design
• Personas
• Data Analysis
• Experience Design
• Paper Prototyping
• User Experience Design
• Task Analysis
• Research
• Qualitative Research
• Ethnography