I’m Phil,

a UX Researcher.

Center for Academic Innovation

Staff need to manage projects, students need to get onboarding. We delivered recommendations that received stakeholder buy-in.

Kernel

  • Problem: 30% of students struggle with food insecurity at the University of Michigan.

  • Action: Though I’m not a designer, I made a mobile app driven by speedy, just-enough UX research.

  • Result: Accepted to UX@UM 2022 conference.

HyperDocs

  • Problem: Teachers need trustworthy resources and community support through the pandemic.

  • Action: I worked on a small, cross-functional team and my research had to pay for itself

  • Result: Event recommendation led to 1645 registrations, 145 survey responses, an 84% satisfaction rating, and 3 district orders.

Get in touch.

pmendez@umich.edu