Ellen Van Wyk
Senior Product Designer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolEllen Van Wyk is a Senior User Experience Designer with 11 years of experience building data-heavy, research-driven products for engineering and science domains, most recently leading UX at Natera after six years designing mission-critical tools at NASA JPL. She blends standard UX methods with hands-on coding (HTML/CSS/JS, D3) and illustration to prototype complex interactions, architect design systems, and communicate concepts through storyboards and concept art. Ellen has led teams simulating end-to-end autonomous spacecraft operations and translated technical workflows into usable interfaces for AI and engineering applications. Her background in neurobiology and scientific illustration informs a multidisciplinary approach to user research and visual storytelling, and she actively pursues STEAM outreach opportunities.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Scientific Illustration, Certificate, Scientific Illustration at University of WashingtonMaster's Degree, Master's Degree at UC Berkeley School of InformationNight courses to improve product illustration and storyboarding, Night courses to improve product illustration and storyboarding at Concept Design Academy - Pasadena
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ellenvanwyk/ellenvanwyk.github.io
Mar 2018 - Feb 2022
Contributions:1 release, 3 PRs, 66 pushes in 4 years
ellenvanwyk/lg-redesign
Jun 2016 - Jul 2018
Contributions:10 PRs, 47 pushes, 7 branches in 2 years 1 month
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