Ashley Nilo
Human-Centered Designer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California, United States
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Top SchoolAshley Nilo is a human-centered designer and front-end developer based in Pasadena with a track record of translating complex scientific and governance needs into accessible web experiences. With experience across NASA JPL, Raytheon, and the International GNSS Service, she leads end-to-end product strategy, UX research, and responsive UI implementation for large-scale, technical applications. She combines visual design sensibility from a Communication Design BA with practical coding skills to prototype and ship Python/Django and WordPress interfaces that meet accessibility standards. At JPL she applies design thinking to space geodesy and geodynamics projects, bridging domain experts and public-facing audiences. Notably, she has repeatedly streamlined workflows for international scientific communities, improving collaboration between operators, working groups, and governance bodies. Her background as both a coordinator and hands-on designer gives her a rare blend of stakeholder facilitation and tactical execution.
2 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication Design, 3.5 GPA, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication Design, 3.5 GPA at California State University, Northridge
Github Skills (7)
embedded10
raspberry-pi10
cpp10
object-oriented-programming10
python3
mkdocs2
documentation1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ashleynilo/fprime
Aug 2024 - May 2025
F´ - A flight software and embedded systems framework
Contributions:29 pushes, 15 branches in 8 months
ashleynilo/fprime-mkdocs-dev
May 2024 - Jun 2024
Contributions:18 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
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