Sandy Woodruff
User Experience Designer
Bay Area
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www.SandyWoodruff.com
Experience
Google - Generative AI Studio User Experience Design Co-lead | 2022 – Present
- Leading features from concept to launch to landing on key initiatives including humanizing Gemini, prompt management, 3P model support, and grounding.
- Shaping Generative AI Studio's competitive design strategy and collaborating cross-functionally while partnering with research to translate insights into solutions and champion for user needs
- Collaborating with engineering to overcome technical challenges and deliver product excellence. Continuously improving upon design systems to promote consistency and efficiency.
Wikipedia - (Google.org Fellowship) Designer & Researcher | January – June 2022
- Developed comprehensive audience profiles through foundational user research, including surveys, user interviews, and analysis, to understand user behaviors for Abstract Wikipedia.
- Redesigned key pages across mobile and web, improving content structure, and overall user experience to better meet target audience needs.
- Facilitated XFN workshops and Google Design Sprints to align the team on overall strategic direction.
World Wildlife Fund - Wildlife Insights UX Designer (20% Time) | 2021
- Designed user-centered solutions for Wildlife Insights, a Google-partnered tool that empowers conservationists to make data-driven decisions by streamlining the analysis of camera trap data with machine learning.
- Created the UI for an AI-driven tool to assess and monitor the impact of Australian wildfires on vulnerable habitats, aiding in conservation efforts.
Google - Visual Inspection Interaction Designer | 2020 – 2021