Recommendations
Ashley is an excellent researcher with a keen eye for detail and a passion for understanding user needs and behaviors. She consistently demonstrated a strong understanding of user-centered design principles, and was always able to identify user pain points and provide actionable insights to the design team.
Ashley is skilled in a variety of research methods including qualitative and quantitative research, user interviews, surveys, usability testing, and more. She was great at working with stakeholders to tailor the research approach best fit for the project/initiative. She was a valuable asset to the team, and her work was integral to the success of the product.
In addition to their technical skills, Ashley is an excellent communicator and collaborator. She’s always willing to lend a helping hand, share her knowledge with others, and work closely with designers, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure that the research insights were incorporated into the design process.
Overall, I highly recommend Ashley for any UX Researcher role. She is a valuable team player who would be an asset to any organization. I hope to have the opportunity to work with her again in the future!
Rachelle Barnes - Senior Product Designer
Ashley is an absolute pleasure to work with. Her kind and thoughtful nature not only makes her a wonderful colleague to collaborate with; those traits also permeate the quality of her work as a natural-born researcher.
It's tough managing rapport with several different user groups and a patient council, translating user feedback to business executives, AND building robust research reports that contribute to a larger research repository, but these are ALL things Ashley was able to manage with grace and dedication in only her first two years as a UX professional, and a research team OF ONE.
I am throughly impressed by Ashley's commitment to the practice and rigor of user experience research. The work I've seen her accomplish is the sort of rare head start in the industry that she's taken full advantage of. That, combined with her unique combination of kindness and care, will catapult her into a phenomenal career as a UX researcher, and a true asset to any team fortunate enough to work with her!
It did not take long for the executive team at Nice Healthcare to realize that the position Ashley was originally hired into was not her last. In a few short months she was promoted and began having an outsized impact on the product team. Her deep understanding of our business model, operations and culture allowed her to apply her natural gifting to our product in ways that benefited our front line staff and customers. As CEO one of my main objectives is building a culture that benefits employees and that also gives us a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Ashley was one of those employees that I would reach out to for help with culture building because I knew I could count on her.
Thompson Aderinkomi
CEO & Co-founder
Nice Healthcare
I worked with Ashley on a wide range of projects at Nice Healthcare - from a large-scale study of our patient population to usability testing for our mobile apps, stakeholder workshops, and more. As a researcher and colleague Ashley never fails to impress! She’s a dedicated craftsperson, constantly learning, growing, and up-leveling her skills. In her time at Nice she developed a thriving UX research practice, leading initiatives that played a critical role in shaping product, design, and business decisions. Her work is thorough and thoughtful, yet always delivered with the speed required by a startup environment.
But it’s not just skills that make Ashley so valuable - she approaches everyone she encounters with a level of kindness and empathy that is unmatched in others. This not only makes her a great advocate for end users, but also a fantastic collaborator and team member. She’s an absolute joy to work with on every level and I know she’s going to do great things!
Amy Aaron - Principal Product Designer
Darian Davis - Senior Product Designer