Mollie Ruskin
Research Scientist
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMollie Ruskin is a research scientist and technologist with 11 years of experience applying design, product strategy, and user-centered research to public-interest civic and social change projects. As co-founder and partner at Trestle Collaborative, she builds and leads small cross-disciplinary teams to launch MVPs and prototypes that keep technology from becoming a barrier to organizing for change. Her background blends early grassroots organizing, federal government experience, and arts-centered training (Pomona, Oxford study abroad, and SVA), giving her a rare fluency in both policy implementation and human-centered design. Mollie contributes to open-source government-facing work—such as front-end improvements to the widely used U.S. Web Design System—demonstrating practical UX focus in civic tech. She brings a social justice ethos to technical decisions and keeps craft, community, and humor central to how teams work.
11 years of coding experience
Summer Residency, Design for Social Change, Summer Residency, Design for Social Change at School of Visual ArtsStudy Abroad, Art as Social Engagement, Study Abroad, Art as Social Engagement at Oxford UniversityBA, Media Studies, BA, Media Studies at Pomona College
Github Skills (6)
html10
system10
front-end-development10
g9
e-government9
javascript4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
uswds/uswds
Jun 2015 - Dec 2015
The U.S. Web Design System helps the federal government build fast, accessible, mobile-friendly websites.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:41 commits, 32 PRs, 30 pushes in 5 months
Contributions summary:Mollie primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the U.S. Web Design System project. Their commits focused on updating and refining the content within the `about.html` and `index.html` pages, ensuring consistency and accuracy. Additionally, they made adjustments to the `getting-started.html` page to include browser support language and updated the design file references. These changes reflect a focus on content management and user experience improvements.
accessibleuswdsfederal-governmentweb-designclarity
usds/branding
Dec 2015 - Jan 2017
Contributions:52 pushes, 11 comments, 10 issues in 1 year 1 month
branding
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