Haley W.

About Haley W.

Passionate about data-driven, customer-focused products.Graduated cum laude from the University of Portland\'s Shiley School of Engineering with a major in Computer Science and minors in Neuroscience and Fine Arts.Working on Visual Studio at Microsoft, I- Have extensive PM experience in customer interviewing, quick pulses, concept-value testing, and the hypothesis progression framework- Designed and implemented a C# prototype to measure Visual Studio retention rates during installation, leading to actionable changes that supported visually impaired developers and directly tied to cost savings for Microsoft (praised by Developer Division CVP Amanda Silver)- Implemented and shipped the first native image-on-hover preview in a major IDE, enabling instant, in-context visualization of PNG, JPG, GIF, WEBP and ICO assets- Presented in research sessions exploring concept value testing in relation to Visual Studio’s multi-project startup configurations to 70+ attendees. Resulted in higher adoption of UX research practices across engineering teams.Happy to connect!

Experience

1. User Experience Researcher 2 Microsoft

   Rylem Staffing

   Mar 2026 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

Education

• University of Portland Shiley School of Engineering

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  2018 — 2022

• University of Portland

  Study Abroad Program - Salzburg, Austria

  2019 — 2019

Skills

• Fll Robotics
• Python
• Apis
• Frc Robotics
• Ap Studio Art
• C#
• Teals Cs (2nd Year)
• Html
• Ap Computer Science
• Java