Richard Cornish
STEM Instructor at Magikid Robotics San Marino Lab
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Cornish is a seasoned user experience designer and STEM instructor with 15 years of experience crafting pragmatic, research-driven interfaces across healthcare, media, nonprofit, and education sectors. He has led design systems and rapid prototyping at enterprise scale (CVS Health) and freelanced for high-profile clients including Firebase, Obama for America, and the ACLU, blending visual craft with rigorous usability testing. Now teaching middle- and elementary-school students, he translates complex design and science concepts into original curricula and hands-on workshops. Skilled in pairing with engineering teams in XP environments, he routinely bridges product, design, and development to accelerate delivery. An unusual mix of journalism training and improvisation practice informs his clear communication, storytelling-driven UX, and ability to adapt under pressure.
15 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Education Abroad, Education Abroad at University of LeedsSummer Fellowship for Young Journalists, Summer Fellowship for Young Journalists at Poynter InstituteConservatory Improvisation Program Writing Program Sketch Cast, Conservatory Improvisation Program Writing Program Sketch Cast at The Second City Training CenterImprovisation Program Writing Program, Improvisation Program Writing Program at The iO Theater, ChicagoMaster of Science Journalism, Master of Science Journalism at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Stackoverflow
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8answers
11questions
Github Skills (116)
twilio-api10
robust10
javascript10
html10
html5-boilerplate10
css10
twilio10
login-system9
django9
authentication9
xadmin9
voting9
django-project9
openid-connect9
two-factor-authentication9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
richardcornish/django-markdowny
Apr 2017 - Jan 2022
Contributions:55 commits, 39 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 9 months
richardcornish/uxstrategy
Mar 2015 - Feb 2020
A UX strategy web app
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 11 months
reactstrategy
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