# Xandria Crosland > Software Engineer @ S&P Global | LIVE AI 2025 Speaker | Affinity Black Wings x RTC | IGDA Virtual Exchange International Scholar Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/xandria 👾 3D Artist, Graphic Designer & Software Engineer 👾 I currently work as Software Engineer with a strong background in graphic and UX design, interested in leveraging my passions in both design and software development to create interactive products across various industries. 👾 My goal is to push the frontier of gaming and software applications through meticulous research into the realms of user-centered design, gamification/game development, and digital media to inspire the next generation of creative thinkers. 👾 My design and programming interests include UX/UI, 3D modeling and sculpting, graphic design, human-computer interaction, frontend development, game development, and AR/VR. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ S&P Global Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States ### Member @ Rewriting the Code Jan 2023 – Present • Accepted in the 25 to F.I.N.I.S.H cohort for women graduating in 2025. ### Product Development Manager @ Tech Tree Root Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 • Applied an extensive skill set in design and development to contribute creation of the Tech Tree Root and Live AI websites, utilizing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React to create responsive and accessible webpages for almost 1500 participants from around the globe to sign up for the event. • Spearheaded the design of the LIVE AI website using Figma and various Adobe apps, by leveraging 3D motion graphics and sleek visual elements to align the website with the LIVE AI brand. • Led the end-to-end creation of compelling marketing collateral, including 3D and social media graphics, to amass nearly $150,000 in prizes from sponsors such as Amazon, Google, AT&T, Frost & Sullivan, BankSocial, and SuperAI. • Served in the Harvard line-up of speakers at LIVE AI 2025, leading a discussion on innovating user-centered design with game mechanics to drive engagement which contributed to successful outcomes among hackathon participants. ### Programming Center Peer Tutor @ Western Governors University Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 • Supporting over 50,000 students from the School of Technology through 1-on-1 tutoring sessions focusing on programming concepts, software development, career readiness, and more. • Facilitated discussions on effective study methods, test-taking strategies, and overcoming external challenges to enhance learning outcomes for students with disabilities. • Managed administrative tasks efficiently by maintaining accurate appointment records and actively participating in team meetings to coordinate tutoring activities that encourage students to complete their degree program and land jobs in technology disciplines. • Highly active participant in WGU Connect Communities by helping students navigate orientation, answering Python-related inquiries, and sharing internship experiences to guide other students from the School of Technology. ### Member @ ColorStack Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 ### Human-Computer Interaction Researcher @ Temple HCI Lab Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States • Utilized UX research expertise to contribute to the design of a study evaluating the efficacy of LLMs and computer vision in generating contextually relevant communication options for beginning communicators who use VSDs, published at the 2024 ASSETS Conference. • Implemented JavaScript to enhance the performance of a VSD prototype by integrating graphic elements and conducted extensive testing of the ChatGPT-4 vision model to devise effective strategies for prompt engineering based on image analysis. • Championed a detailed thematic data analysis for a comparative study investigating bug distribution between LLMs and Computer Science students, which was published at the 2024 SIGCSE Virtual Conference. ### Software Engineer Intern @ S&P Global Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | New York City Metropolitan Area • Contributed to adopting an in-house workflow management tool that supports over 1,500 analysts in providing accurate credit ratings to business entities worldwide. • By employing design principles within a Typescript/React application, enhanced the UI by introducing a modal to display unstructured information and established a uniform UX for input field and form validation. • Collaborated closely with a backend developer to iterate on the Springboot application serving as the REST API, handling updates to the API endpoints and responses returned by the calls. • Oversaw the application's development, testing, and deployment stages using Azure DevOps and presented the improved application to the CTO leadership team, garnering overwhelmingly positive feedback on the enablement of increased productivity and better user experiences for the Ratings division. • Enrolled in the Metaverse learning path and developed competency in developing AR/VR applications with Three.js, culminating in a pitch for a 3D data visualization software driven by insights from the Ratings division's generative AI tool Spark Air. ### Market Research and Analysis Extern @ Mobalytics Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Acquired foundational knowledge of Web3 technology and its implementation in the gaming industry, focusing on leveraging its capabilities to drive market innovation. • Utilized comprehensive research techniques to gain a macro-level understanding of the play-to-earn crypto space and its broader industry landscape, including analyzing key trends and industry drivers. • Synthesized findings into a presentation, emphasizing critical insights and proposing actionable recommendations to Mobalytics regarding revenue streams and partnership ventures. ### Volunteer @ Steel City Codes Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States • Bringing the joy of coding fundamentals to elementary and middle schoolers as a proud member of Steel City Codes, run entirely by teams of high schoolers. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Software Engineering Western Governors University ### Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS in Communication Design Fashion Institute of Technology ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/xandria-crosland007 --- Source: https://flows.cv/xandria JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/xandria/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30