Helen Alvarez
Incoming UX Research Intern at Florida Community Innovation Foundation
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHelen Alvarez is an emerging UX researcher and designer in Gainesville with a strong interdisciplinary foundation—pursuing a B.A. in Digital Arts & Sciences with minors in Disability Studies and Media Sociology. With nine years of hands-on experience in student-led design, community-focused digital projects, and accessibility-driven audits, she combines creative direction (as Art Director at The Agency at UF) with practical UX work for nonprofits and civic initiatives like the Florida Resource Map and Tanit XR. Incoming to IBM’s Technology Lifecycle Services as a UX Research Intern, she brings a pragmatic flair for translating research into mission-driven products and mentoring junior creatives. Helen's portfolio blends nostalgic, theme-driven interfaces (SwampHacks) with evidence-based design for vulnerable communities, reflecting a rare mix of cultural stewardship and product-minded UX. Notably, she has led cross-functional teams to deliver campaigns tied to major brands while also contributing to open-access cultural preservation efforts featured on international media.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
B.A. Digital Arts & Sciences, Minors in Disability Studies & Media Sociology, B.A. Digital Arts & Sciences, Minors in Disability Studies & Media Sociology at University of Florida
Github Skills (16)
javascript8
phaser8
myspace6
heroku-deployment5
react5
css5
heroku4
html3
administration3
social-media2
open-source1
typescript1
nextjs1
nodejs1
tinder1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
dylanalvarez1/Spell-Master
Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:34 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 15 days
dylanalvarez1/friendzone
Dec 2018 - Jan 2020
social media app where you can make and share custom rooms. Its the next MySpace
Contributions:1 PR, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
social-networkreactsocial-media-appmyspacesocial-media
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