Kent Place School

University of Michigan

Technical Product Manager at Apple

San Francisco, California, United States

Apple

Technical Product Manager

User Experience Researcher

User Experience Intern

As an undergraduate Instructional Aid for Masters in Information students, my duties include: grading problem sets and exams, proofreading assignments and exams, testing exams, and explaining programming concepts to students at office hours with emphasis on application informatics and debugging in Python 3.

SI 506 Instructional Aide

- Worked with UX Design, Visual Design, Data  Analytics, Product, and Technology teams in Prudential's fast-paced, collaborative, Customer Office to develop innovative user solutions that align with various financial services products.-Drove ideation, research, and strategy behind new digital solutions.-Presented prototypes to various stakeholders and then iterated on those designs based on feedback to find optimal solutions for multiple projects that will soon go into production. -Conducted user research and testing using qualitative and statistical analysis

Prudential Financial

User Experience Designer - Summer Analyst

- Restructured editorial process for editorial board efficiency-Generated relevant and edgy issue topics and layout ideas-Recruited writers from undergraduate, graduate, and professor levels-Coordinated with Art Staff to construct the most appealing and accessible presentation of material-Copy edited writing and layout for flawless presentation and publishing

Consider Magazine

President

- Developed interpersonal skills helping customers with possible solutions to gardening problems and plant/tree species questions-Acquired greater knowledge of plant and tree species -Organized plants and merchandise and then updated computer quantities of stock to manage inventory-Responsible for opening store and closing store

The Farm at Green Village

Sales Associate

- Toured prospective and admitted honors students around campus and tailored tour highlights to match students' interests-Promoted and provided information to prospective students and their families about opportunities as an honors student

University of Michigan Literature Science and the Arts Honors Program

Honors Student Ambassador

- Participated in day-long leadership workshops with current McKinsey & Company employees to learn from and network with business consultants.-Continuing mentorship with Business Analyst Nathalie Rivest from McKinsey & Company in Washington, DC.

McKinsey & Company

Selected applicant in Young Women's Leadership Workshop and Mentorship Program

- Researched various bioethical issues to generate comprehensive solution with the assistance of the Director of Research, fellow Research Scholars, and the Research Assistant.-Consulted Overlook Hospital (Summit, NJ) Biomedical Ethics Board-Consolidated research into comprehensive research paper-Presented research in February of 2015 at public bioethics symposium at Kent Place School in Summit, NJ  to culminate work.

Sara Ramaswamy