Jeff Stern 631-942-6368 � 9 Club House Court, Setauket, NY, 11733 http://JeffStern.co � JeffStern.ny@gmail.com � @jeff_stern

UX Research and Design Experience Google � Mountain View, CA User Experience Research Intern for Search, June 2013 – August 2013 • Analyzed large data sets using Python, developed heuristics and

interpreted results to inform business decisions and improve the Google Search experience

• Conducted multiple user-facing, design-related research studies and communicated findings through presentations and reports

“Understanding Information Engagement…” � Elon, NC Undergraduate Research at Elon University, January 2013 – June 2013

• Designed and conducted study to measure information engagement and retention of digital magazines among elementary students

• Submitting note for CHI 2014 Student Research Competition

Code and Theory � New York, NY User Experience Intern, May 2012 – August 2012 • Designed the user experience of websites and applications for high-

profile clients in the entertainment and publishing industries through research, ideation, documentation and prototyping

Product Management Experience

Freelance Web Development and Design 2008 – Present

• Regularly create web products for professional companies, non-profit organizations and individuals, including several repeat clients

The Pendulum Student News Organization � Elon, NC Online Managing Editor, Jan 2011 – Dec 2012 Multimedia Editor, Sept 2010 – Dec 2010 • Oversaw http://elonpendulum.com and served as a liaison between

the weekly print edition, website and web show • Trained and managed an online team of 10 students and

communicated with a total newspaper staff of more than 40 • Redesigned website that was later nominated for online pacemaker

Recognition Google, July 2013

“Moonshot idea” intern video competition winner Spent week working from Google’s Zurich office

Online News Association and Google, September 2012 Selected member for the ONA 2012 Student Newsroom

The Pendulum, October 2011 ACP 1st Place, Best of Show: Online News Site, Small School Pacemaker Finalist for an Online News Site, 2011 and 2013 Invictus Yearbook, April 2011 National Pacemaker for a Digital Yearbook

Education Elon University � Elon, NC • Class of 2014, GPA: 3.88 • B.S. in Information Science • Minors: Computer Science,

Communications • Lumen Scholar, one of 15

recipients of university’s premier research award

Study Abroad � Jan 2013 “From Gutenberg to the Web” London, Prague, Germany

Online Classes � Coursera.org • Human-Computer Interaction

(Stanford University) • Internet History, Technology

and Security (U. Michigan) • Introduction to Sociology

(Princeton University)

Skills Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, OmniGraffle, video editing

Development: Java EE, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP/MySQL, R, WordPress.org

Communication: Qualitative user experience research, data analytics/analysis, project management, presentation skills

Interests Media and technology literacy, democratization of education and information, product design research, documentary filmmaking, Pixar movies, forensic science and geocaching