Justine Leach

Experience

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  Kumon North America, Inc.

  Aug 2009 - Oct 2012

  General Manager
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  Nobel Learning Academy

  Oct 2012 - Jun 2015

  Co-Administrator

  • Created an orientation system that scheduled and monitored new students with their onboarding and communication between staff and families, which allowed for rapid diagnostic testing and placement in the program which increased enrollment from 10 to 145 students within the first 6 months.• Streamlined the recording system of students’ academic progress, which solidified feedback communication between families and staff regarding student results, improved lesson planning techniques, and boosted staff work performance while decreasing payroll costs by 15%.• Designed the tuition collection for clients and admin to keep track of scheduled payments and services. Show less

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  Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2021

  English Teacher

  Positions: ELA Department Chair (2020-2021); Co-Lead Culture & Equity Committee (2020-2021); 8th-grade Lead Teacher (2018-2020); School-Site Council (2015-2017)• Created student-centered differentiated lesson plans, assignments, and assessments in a blended-learning environment which resulted in exceeding targeted EOY student proficiency goals from 21% to 63%.• Redesigned the department method of gathering data from assessment testing by implementing multiple modalities for students to assess which led to an increase of 30% completion rates, 20% proficiency growth, and adoption of methods in fellow departments.• Collaborated and led weekly Professional Developments with the ELA department and Grade-level to review and improve existing curriculums, identify student-learning needs, and ensure alignment with data-driven summative assessments. Show less

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  Justinehsleach.com

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  UX Researcher & Designer, Education Consultant

  • Redesigned client websites to increase traffic and improve overall user experience and user interface design• Conducted UX audits and workshops with clients to align on business goals, target personas, site structures, and brand directions• Performed iterations from weekly check-ins with business owners and rounds of user testings with current clients.• Audit current learning systems in a secondary learning environment, and implement redesigned methodologies to improve learner outcomes Show less

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  Climate Mind

  Jul 2021 - Nov 2021

  UX Researcher

  • Analyzed qualitative data synthesized from usability testing and contributed to the improvement of user experience with the new inclusion of peer-to-peer conversation frameworks and improved copy to reduce cognitive load. • Recruited and screened users for remote-moderated usability testing of high-fidelity prototype, completed rainbow sheet of findings with UX Research team, and conducted heuristic analysis for stakeholders and UX Lead. • Collaborated with an international UX research team, UX Lead, UI Lead, and Project President. Show less

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  Inner City Law Center

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  UX Designer

  • Redesigning website to create cohesion and merging of Homeful LA's and ICLC's two websites and social media presence• Analyzed and presented qualitative and quantitative data gathered from user surveys and card sorting in order to best optimize the restructured information architecture, user flows, and improved copy.• Holding biweekly updates meetings with Special Projects Manager and interns to help train them on maintaining the website, integrating elements, and updating pages. Show less

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  African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO)

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  UX Researcher, UX Designer

  • Coordinated and led user research and user interviews to collect and synthesize generative and evaluative data for stakeholder presentations and devs handoff. Other research duties included: competitive analysis, affinity mapping, user interviews, usability testing with lo-fi prototype• Organized and streamlined team's research repository and UX/UI designs into GitLab for accessible onboarding with new team members• Performed website and mobile audits to improve existing user flows for primary user personas.• Collaborated with an international team of UX/UI designers, product manager, and software developers with weekly stand-ups. Show less

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  Esri

  Dec 2021 - now

  • Cross-team collaborated with the strategy and launch of a new digital events platform and ensured the smooth rollout of Esri’s first hybrid conference.• Developed a series of workshops and hands-on training for 70 team members spanning 6 teams for change management of Sketch to Figma that is now incorporated into the UX/UI team onboarding for new hires. • Designed and launched Esri’s User Research and Testing site that streamlined participant enrollment for Esri’s research team.• Redesigned new navigation structure and repeatable CTA container and currently facilitating the implementation rollout across Esri’s Products ecosystem.• Leads the Creative Lab’s UX internships over the course of 12 weeks where interns present final case studies spanning research, design, and implementation across Events, Products, Industries, and E-Commerce. Show less

  • UX Strategy Lead

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Senior UX Designer

    Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

  • UX Designer

    Dec 2021 - Oct 2022