# Annie Alvarado

> Product Design and Research |  Section 508 Trusted Tester

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/anniealvarado

I apply outcome driven and human-centered design methodologies to help product teams make sense of complex problem spaces, create alignment, and develop solutions that meet business and user needs.

## Work Experience
### Senior UX Designer and Researcher II, Product Development @ Everfi
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior UX Designer and Researcher, Product Development @ Everfi
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area

### UX Designer, Product Development @ Everfi
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Washington D.C. Metro Area

### Digital Repository and UX Graduate Assistant, UMD Libraries @ University of Maryland
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | College Park, MD
UX Design
• Conducted surveys, interviews, and usability tests with key user groups in order to support the successful launch of a new web application for managing archival information (ArchivesSpace).
• Engaged in user research across multiple library departments in order to gather requirements and redesign an administrative tools interface for the UMD Libraries Digital Collections (Archelon).
• Supported the UX Librarian with other iterative design and usability projects across the libraries, such as rapid prototyping and testing of new interfaces and web content audits.

Digital Repository
• Assisted the Digital Scholarship Librarian with the daily operations and logistical management of the Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM) and communications within and outside the libraries. Work included creating and managing metadata (Dublin Core), completing test plans for software upgrades in DSpace, reporting and tracking issues in JIRA, and ensuring data integrity during database migration projects.

### Digital Repository Intern @ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greenbelt, Maryland
Used applications and tools such as Abbyy FineReader, WordSeer, OpenRefine, Regular Expressions and XML to create metadata for a new special collection to be deposited into the Goddard Institutional Repository.

### Graphic Designer @ Discovery Inc
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Silver Spring, MD
• Directly supported the Chief Commercial Officer and other senior leaders in conceptualizing, designing and developing various presentation and business materials. 
• Worked as a member of the design team within the Discovery Agency to support the creative needs of the key television networks in Discovery's portfolio. Work included concept development, print and digital advertising campaigns, logos, social graphics, cover art, event signage and marketing, and more.


## Education
### Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS
University of Maryland
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019

### Bachelor of Arts - Double Major in Studio Art (Graphic Design) and English Language & Literature
University of Maryland
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anniealvarado
- Portfolio: https://www.anniealvarado.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-25