Lauren Weldon is a student at the University of Notre Dame, working towards dual degrees in Business Analytics and Visual Communication Design, with a concentration in designing impactful user experiences and user interfaces. Lauren merges her design and business backgrounds through user-centered design principles, basing design decisions on user needs and business goals.
Before diving into user experience design, Lauren worked with kids and teens for six years, teaching courses in digital media and development. At Notre Dame she is the Graphics Editor for the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College student-run newspaper, The Observer, and a design intern for both the Notre Dame Alumni Association and the Gender Relations Center.
Lauren is a Bay Area native, and in her spare time she loves playing and singing music, walking on the beach with her dog, taking on ‘brogrammers’ at hackathons, and teaching kids to play with Photoshop instead of their smartphones.
Education
2015–2019
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Major in Business Analytics
Concentration in Visual Interface Design
GPA: 3.4
2015–2019
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Arts with Honors (BA)
Major in Visual Communication Design
GPA: 3.9
2011–2015
Saint Francis High School
Mountain View, CA
GPA: 4.4
Experience
Summer 2017
UX Design Intern
Microsoft | Redmond, WA
- Collaborated with Xbox PMs, developers, and designers to conceptualize, validate, and execute the future mobile app experience for Mixer, a cross-platform live streaming community (formerly Beam.pro, acquired 2016)
- Conducted a competitive analysis and qualitative interviews with Mixer Partners during research and concept validation stages
- Delivered app prototype to Mixer Mobile team; scheduled to ship October 2017
November 2016
Lead Product Designer
Facebook Global Hackathon Finals 2016 | Menlo Park, CA
- Won second place among finalist teams from around the world, and presented app demo on Facebook Live
- Collaborated with team in designing and developing a socially impactful iOS app and rebranding prototype for the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter, a non-profit serving Cambridge, MA
October 2016
Lead Product Designer
MHacks 8 | Detroit, MI
- Chosen as Facebook’s MHacks winner, invited to compete in Facebook’s Global Hackathon
- Collaborated with team in designing and developing a socially impactful, dual-platform web/iOS app, working specifically on the intuitive user interface/experience and front-end web development
2016–present
Graphic Design & Web Content Intern
Notre Dame Alumni Association (NDAA) | Notre Dame, IN
- Create publicity materials (web and print) in accordance to NDAA brand identity standards
- Design infographics to release in monthly newsletter for both email and social marketing
2016–present
Visual Communications Designer
Notre Dame Gender Relations Center (GRC) | Notre Dame, IN
- Develop creative marketing strategies (web and print) for social change campaigns
2015–present
Graphics Editor
The Observer (Notre Dame Daily Newspaper) | Notre Dame, IN
- Lead and organize team of five graphic designers in creating graphics for print, online, and weekly specials for Notre Dame's daily newspaper
- Create front cover ‘Irish Insider’ spreads for special issues
2016, 2014
Instructor, Lead Instructional Assistant
Digital Media Academy (DMA) | Stanford, CA
- Taught graphic design, iOS app/game design, photography, cinematography, and Java programming to classes of up to 25 students
- Managed a team of Teaching Assistants serving 150+ students each week
- Developed a targeted classroom experience for students with varied global, cultural, technological, and socioeconomic backgrounds
2015
Administrative & Logistics Assistant
Digital Media Academy (DMA) | Stanford, CA
- Managed assets, budgets, and facility-based logistics
- Developed a new streamlined check-in procedure, implemented across 25 national locations
- Maintained detailed records and rosters of attendee and staff information in Salesforce
2010–2013
Instructional & Administrative Assistant
Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) | Mountain View, CA
- Supported curriculum instruction and development serving 100+ students each week
- Managed media files, event data and course assets
- Maintained student registration information in FileMaker Pro
2013
Intern
makeX : A Palo Alto Mobile Makerspace | Palo Alto, California
- Collaborated in designing a student mobile-makerspace infrastructure
- Developed the user experience, logistics, and course offerings for makeX locations
- Conceptualized with designers and architects from the Stanford d.school and IDEO
2009–2011
Intern
Arts Council Silicon Valley (ACSV) | San Jose, CA
- Validated data for state/corporate grant applications and private donations
- Coordinated logistics for artists and donors at a gala fundraiser of 200+ attendees
- Compiled and categorized donor, grantee, and event data in Excel
Skills
- Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects
- Sketch, Xcode, Webflow, Squarespace
- HTML5, CSS3, JS, Bootstrap, Foundation
- Salesforce, FileMaker Pro
- iWork, MS Office, Slack, Trello
- French (10 years), Arabic (1 year)
