# Hila G.

> Product designer & ice cream enthusiast

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/hilag

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ McAfee
Jan 2021 – Present

### UX Designer @ McAfee
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Contract via Kelly Services

### Graduate UX Intern @ McAfee
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
•  Designed the first integrated VPN experience (McAfee VPN) for the company’s flagship security products, which has been shipped to millions of customers worldwide
• Produced surveys and click-through prototypes for remote user research
• Collaborated with researchers, engineers, and other stakeholders to support design and research projects for McAfee consumer products

### Tech Writing Intern @ TDK InvenSense
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Developed a new template and approval system using Confluence and Jira that allows teams to collaborate and produce documentation quickly

### Graduate Research Assistant @ rCDO UX Consulting LLC
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Researched background information and located sources for Professor Daniel Rosenberg’s textbook on interaction design, UX Magic

### Software Developer @ IBM
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Israel
• Spearheaded the UI of the MobileFirst Console, a web-based dashboard used by Fortune 500 companies to monitor, update, and deploy security features for their mobile apps to customers worldwide
• Developed a guide for testing web-based applications for accessibility issues 
• Worked closely with the UX, product, and engineering teams to identify and prioritize usability issues and new features
• Designed and developed the front-end of a web application to detect unusual activities through an intelligent video system for an incubator project within the IBM software group 
• Researched, designed, and developed open-source software solutions for IBM Global Business Service

### Technology Fellow @ Israel Tech Challenge
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Israel
• Developed an algorithm to measure a person using only a 3D scanned image of them as part of a special three-month long project at Intel with the Perceptual Computing Group in Haifa, Israel. The project proved the feasibility of fitness and health tracking using 3D cameras and became the basis of further research and consumer products using the technology
• Participated in an immersive training program in cybersecurity and data science, working and learning with hands on projects with tech companies in Israel, including PayPal, Intel, and CheckPoint

### Research Assistant @ Columbia University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater New York City Area
•	Gathered and analyzed data for an experiment testing the phenomenon of people mimicking each other’s speech patterns through the course of a conversation by entrainment of pitch and tone.

### Teaching Assistant, Honors Introduction to Computer Science @ Columbia University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater New York City Area
•	Held weekly office hours and recitation session.
•	Assisted in developing homework projects.
•	Graded homework assignments and tests.

### Technology Intern @ The New Yorker
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater New York City Area
• Performed compatibility and performance testing for the Goings on About Town app and digital editions of the magazine
• Analyzed data from online reviews to understand users frustrations and prioritized bug and design fixes accordingly
• Created specification document of the database and its functions, for future database system transition
• Wrote Python scripts for automatic data scraping from the database for use in print and digital edition

### Academic Computing Expert @ Barnard College
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Greater New York City Area
•	Helped fellow students with their computer problems, specifically dealing with wireless connectivity and software issues. 
•	Maintained the printers on campus and the dorms.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Human Factors and Ergonomics
San José State University

### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Computer Science
Barnard College

### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Columbia University

### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Modern Jewish Studies
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS)


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hgut

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Last updated: 2026-02-23