Resume

Trevon Smith

Education

Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI

B.A. Experience Architecture [User Experience] | Minor: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Graduated May 2020

Experience

MSU Hub of Innovation | Lansing, MI | 1/2020 - 10/2020

Product Design

Designed an online portal focused on making visible basic needs resources to 50,000 college students.
Designed 13 clickable interactive wireframes for the resource portal.
Used designed heuristics to understand student expreriences with basic needs.
Presented digital content to university stakeholders using UX content strategies.

User Experience Accessibility Specialist | East Lansing, MI | 11/2017 - 1/2020

Universal Design

Created accessible digital content for 250 college courses and 22 college majors.
Evalulated and remediated course material to make them more accessible for people with disabilities.
Designed and lead accessibility training sessions and workshops across the university to faculty for accessisibility design skills.
Created best practices documents including customized accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.0 AA) based on platform and design challenges.

Design for America | Chicago, IL | 1/2018 - 5/2018, 11/2018 - 7/2019

User Experience Designer

Re-designed an informative information website to reduce food insecurity for 25,000 food-insecure college students.
Increased user satisfaction (+13%) and perceived findability of information (+11%).
Used information architecture to develop the interface and content for website.
Collaborated with schools across the country to combat food insecurity across college campus.

Teach Access Study Away in Silicon Valley | San Francisco, CA | 5/2017 - 7/2017

UX + UI Designer

Developed a face gesture recognition app to improve the user experience for persons with disabilities.
Worked on the UI framework to allow a person to navigate a phone using facial expressions.
Conducted secondary research on mobility disability and created user personas.
Presented app to Facebook accessibility team and stakeholders.

PROJECTS

Otter / App Development using Swift

Otter is an app that is designed to bridge the gap between a student and a career after graduation.

Created a platform for students to gain the experience in their respective field by completing task for other students.
Emphasis on building a portfolio, building a community on campus, and developing storytelling skill.
When a user completes a task, they gain points, which are used to build work experience and reputation for that user.

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