Bryce Rutila

UX Designer • UI Designer • User Researcher • Austin, TX, US

Usability Testing

User Research

Product Strategy

Prototyping

User-Centered Design

Adobe Creative Suite

UX Strategy

Product Design

UI/UX Design

Design

Sketch

Figma

Wireframing

Available for hire fromNegotiable

Contracts

Full-Time Roles

Creative UX Designer | Combining Design Skills with Critical Thinking to Create Delightful Experiences

Curious, analytical, and empathetic, I excel at creating user-centric designs that are both highly usable and visually stunning. With extensive experience in UX design and research, I’ve driven successful project outcomes by focusing on user needs and data-driven insights. My strengths lie in conducting thorough research, developing intuitive interfaces, and crafting visually appealing designs that enhance user experiences. Let’s connect to make your digital products not only functional but delightful to use.

Projects

Finding Focus App Re-Design

Boosting Completion Rates by 31% and Reducing Negative Feedback by 30% With a Strategic UX Overhaul

Work History

UX Designer

The University of Texas at AustinUX designer on a small but mighty team at Finding Focus, a UT Austin-affiliated initiative. Oversee the design of our Native and Web applications - used by more than 35,000 users. Facilitate the user research efforts. Key contributions: Led a complete re-design of the Web and Native applications. Implemented a new feature from conception to implementation. This included contributions to the research, wireframing, designing, and user testing - as well as continued research and improvements. This feature, the Focus Coach, is now the primary offering of Finding Focus. Improved users satisfaction with the application by more than 35%. (Results collected from over 500 user surveys). Created and implemented a design system. Conducted 50+ User Interviews, including focus groups, phone calls, and virtual calls. Collected key insights from these conversations and shared them with our team.

UX Design Intern

The University of Texas at AustinAug 2022 - Oct 2022 • 3 mosAssisted in the design and user research efforts for the Finding Focus initiative. Contributed to wireframing, designing, and user testing of new features.

Researcher in LSE Lab

University of FloridaDec 2020 - May 2022 • 1 yr 6 mosWorked as a researcher in this undergraduate led research lab. The Life Satisfaction and Excellence lab is a psychology lab focused on researching human work, performance, and happiness levels.

Education

University of Florida

Bachelor's degree, Psychology, Behavior Analysis2018 - 2022

Naples High School

2014 - 2018

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