# Melissa Reeder (Richterik)

> Staff Product Designer

Profile: https://flows.cv/melissa

I've always been curious about how to create better experiences for interacting with technology. That's why I decided to make the transition from electrical engineering to user experience design. My engineering background has provided me with problem solving skills and technical experience that has proven valuable in the UX industry. When I'm not sketching up new designs, you can find me spending time outdoors whether it be traveling to new places to ski, hike, or just explore. I also love to be creative with watercolor and drawing. Feel free to send me a message any time!

## Work Experience
### Staff Product Designer @ Splunk
Jan 2025 – Invalid Date | Seattle, United States

### Senior Product Designer @ Splunk
Jan 2022 – Invalid Date | Seattle, United States

### Sr User Experience Designer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, United States
Currently working on the data ingestion experience from connecting data, to prepping it, and managing it over time. Designed multiple ML-focused designs to help customers better understand their data.

### Sr User Experience Designer @ Amazon
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | United States
Continued delivery of new associate experience with expansion of use cases.

### User Experience Designer II @ Amazon
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Greater Seattle Area
Delivered new experience for associates serving Amazon customers. Previously design lead on Amazon's Voice of the Customer platform, Heartbeat. Created various user experiences for Amazon's customer service platform.

### UX Instructor @ School of Visual Concepts
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Seattle, United States
Instructed two 'Fundamentals of UX' courses and mentored students.

### Interaction Designer @ Expedia, Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Bellevue, United States
Designed interaction pattern for paying using rewards points. Provided research, designs and recommendations for A/B tests. Migrated flights checkout pages to responsive design.

### User Experience Designer @ Virtuoso
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Greater Seattle Area
Created usability tests, conducted user interviews, built wireframes for site.

### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ University of Washington
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Greater Seattle Area
Teaching Assistant for Computer Science and Engineering course: Human Computer Interaction.

### Project Engineer @ Whirlpool Corporation
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | Saint Joseph, United States
WERLD Engineer in leadership development program. Worked on electronics software, UI development, dryer controls, and small appliance projects.


## Education
### Master of Science
University of Washington
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014

### Bachelor of Science
Northeastern University
Jan 2005 – Jan 2010


## Contact & Social
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissanreeder/
- Email: mailto:melissa@placeholder.flows.cv

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Last updated: 2026-01-30