Nicole has been lucky enough to experience a broad array of roles, yielding a rich skillset. From 2010 to 2020, she conducted research & evaluation at consulting firms: designing, overseeing, & analyzing results from data collection. Measuring program impacts and processes, her research involved large-scale surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, design charrettes, and secondary research.

Recently, she built her own freelance business: consulting in UX/UI design for a design agency as well as helping grow a small real estate development company via web design, social media, & brochures. Her other professional experience includes conducting carbon emissions analysis for an international think tank while based in Turkey, providing administrative support for not/non-for-profit organizations, and serving as a mental-health counselor.

This work has been bolstered by her varied education. Nicole received a B.A. in Philosophy, solidifying her ability to think analytically & logically, read critically, and write (a lot). She earned an M.A. in Sustainable International Development at one of the best social policy schools in the nation where she learned about access to natural resources, project management, international relations, and econometrics. Most recently, Nicole completed a 10-month UI design immersion certificate program. The program focused on responsive web design, heuristics, hierarchy, icon design, style guides, and animation as well as UX design skills: research methods, wireframing, user psychology, branding, etc. She also completed a specialization course in front-end development.