Professional Experience
Nov 2024 – May 2025Atlanta, GA
Receptionist, Yalda Persian & Middle Eastern Restaurant
  • •Greeted visitors as they entered the restaurant and managed reservations, answered phone calls, and updated restaurant seating charts utilizing an occupancy management system
  • •Brewed espresso and ran food to tables during high volume season
  • •Communicated and collaborated with management and other associates to ensure seating availability and accomodate special requests
  • •Answered questions about the menu, restaurant policies, and directions, as well as ensured that the front of the restaurant was neat and presentable
    • May 2022 – Dec 2024Atlanta, GA
    Digital Media Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • •Served as assistant to the academic advisor, as well as a mentor and point-of-contact for questions and concerns regarding the academic program
  • •Updated content and implementing new pages for the Computational Media (CM) website using WordPress
  • •Published and distributed weekly CM-focused newsletters utilizing MailChimp, continuously monitoring and reporting on campaign performance and making adjustments as needed
    • Jan 2024 – Apr 2024Atlanta, GA
    Digital Product Design Intern, CNN
  • •Created detailed journey maps, wireframes, design mockups, and prototypes to effectively conceptualize product features for a new content planning platform
  • •Proposed a new and optimized editorial workflow within CNN's primary CMS, reducing duplicative work, wasted revenue, and missed content opportunities
  • •Conducted regular user research sessions with cross-functional stakeholders, synthesized data, and gathered insights to work towards team-wide KPIs and make informed user-centered design recommendations
    • May 2023 – Jul 2023Atlanta, GA
    User Experience Intern, The Home Depot
  • •Increased the pricing visibility of The Home Depot's 100,000 top-selling products, which bring in over 76% of company revenue, by designing a dashboard ranking system and iconography for the company's primary pricing analytics tool
  • •Conducted user research through interviews and iterative usability testing sessions with 8+ merchants that maintain in-store and online products
  • •Led research and design direction within the project space and collaborated with product management and engineering counterparts in an agile setting
    • Education
    Jun 2020 – Dec 2024Atlanta, GA, USA
    Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S Computational Media

    Concentrations in Interaction Design and Human-Computer Interaction

    Minor in Industrial Design | Highest Honors | GPA: 3.64

    Skills
    Organizational Tools: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Data Filing, Data Organization, Word Processing, Inventory Management, Notion, Jira, Trello, Monday, Agile|Product Tools: Figma, FigJam, Adobe Creative Cloud, Miro, Notion, Confluence, Jira, Trello, HubSpot, Drupal, Wordpress, Zotero, Google Suite, Framer, SEO Optimization|UX Design: Wireframing, Prototyping, Design Systems, Visual Design, WCAG 2.0, Information Architecture, Web Design, Graphic Design, Digital Strategy|Development: Python, GitHub, HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, D3.js