“Anna is a fantastic designer. She works closely with UX research to make sure her design decisions are based on customer data, and is open to ideas and any/all feedback. Anna has taken such broad responsibility in her role as Principal Designer for mobile that she has taken on a hybrid role of UX/Product owner, helping the company work out the most advantageous use of mobile for the business. Anna is energetic and enthusiastic. She has been a great mentor to junior members of the design team. I love super smart, nice, fun people and Anna is all of these things which makes her a great colleague. It was a great pleasure and privilege to work with Anna.”
About
Passionate customer focused designer with a "trust and inspire" style of leadership…
Experience
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Education
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Savannah College of Art and Design
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Activities and Societies: Deans List
Digital media focus for my master’s thesis with portfolio website (unheard of in 1997)
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Activities and Societies: Running, Tae Kwon Do (green belt), Raquetball
Senior thesis on the architect Le Corbusier
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History & Art History courses
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Mobile Product Designer & User Researcher
Planet Heroes
- 2 months
Environment
Mobile iOS app ux flows, app audit, Figma designs, user research
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Marathon & Half marathons - runner fundraising
Macmillan Cancer Support
- 3 years
Health
I raised over 3,000 British pounds for Macmillan as one of their charity runners at Apr 2023 London Marathon
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Fundraising volunteer: Mission based challenges
My Peak Challenge
- Present 4 years 1 month
Environment
Founded by actor, philanthropist and Outlander star Sam Heughan, My Peak Challenge is a global movement dedicated to educating and inspiring its members to live healthier, happier, and more balanced lives while raising funds to change lives. We are proud to have raised more than $5 million dollars for our charity partners to date. We raise funds to support the vital work of our charity partners: Blood Cancer UK, Marie Curie, Feeding America, Environmental Defense Fund, onetreeplanted to name a…
Founded by actor, philanthropist and Outlander star Sam Heughan, My Peak Challenge is a global movement dedicated to educating and inspiring its members to live healthier, happier, and more balanced lives while raising funds to change lives. We are proud to have raised more than $5 million dollars for our charity partners to date. We raise funds to support the vital work of our charity partners: Blood Cancer UK, Marie Curie, Feeding America, Environmental Defense Fund, onetreeplanted to name a few.
Macmillian Cancer Support London marathon 2023:
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Pro Bono / Graphic Design
Waltham Partnership For Youth
- 5 months
Children
Logo brand identity and social media identity
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Pro Bono Design/UX work
Medals4Mettle
- 5 months
Health
Web design
Medals4Mettle (M4M) is a non-profit organization that facilitates the gifting of marathon, half marathon, and triathlon finishers’ medals. Runners from around the world give their hard earned medals to Medals4Mettle. Our worldwide network of physicians and volunteers then awards these medals attached to a Medals4Mettle ribbon to children and adults fighting debilitating illnesses who might not be able to run a race, but are in a race of their own just to continue to live their…Web design
Medals4Mettle (M4M) is a non-profit organization that facilitates the gifting of marathon, half marathon, and triathlon finishers’ medals. Runners from around the world give their hard earned medals to Medals4Mettle. Our worldwide network of physicians and volunteers then awards these medals attached to a Medals4Mettle ribbon to children and adults fighting debilitating illnesses who might not be able to run a race, but are in a race of their own just to continue to live their life. It is in honor of this mettle and courage in bravely facing these challenges that they are awarded a medal.
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Pro Bono work / Graphic Designer
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
- Present 10 years 9 months
Children
Graphic Design for annual gala invitations and celebratory timeline poster design.
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Waltham We Care Give Back Co-Chair
Intuit
- 3 years 2 months
Social Services
• Increased volunteer hrs from 8 to over 600 hrs in 3 years!
• Habitat for Humanity, Rosie's Place, Greater Boston Food Bank, Make a Wish Foundation, etc.
• https://www.intuit.com/blog/tag/we-care-give-back/
Publications
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Mobile Web and Native apps: How one team found a happy medium
SpringerLink
Using an Intuit mobile project as a case study, we examine how a hybrid approach is sometimes a happy medium.
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Patents
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Method and apparatus for automatically scheduling a telephone connection
Issued US 8358764
1. A method of automatically scheduling a telephone connection when a first telephone connection is not answered, the method comprising: receiving at a first communication device the first telephone connection from a second communication device; without the first telephone connection being answered at the first communication device, automatically determining a future time at which an operator of the first communication device is available for a second telephone connection based on one or more…
1. A method of automatically scheduling a telephone connection when a first telephone connection is not answered, the method comprising: receiving at a first communication device the first telephone connection from a second communication device; without the first telephone connection being answered at the first communication device, automatically determining a future time at which an operator of the first communication device is available for a second telephone connection based on one or more operating parameters, wherein the one or more operating parameters are associated with an operator of the first communication device; and identifying the future time in a transmission directed from the first communication device toward the second communication device, wherein the transmission is via a different communication path than the first telephone connection, and wherein the transmission occurs simultaneously with the first telephone connection.
2. see link for rest of the info - http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/8358764/claims.htmlOther inventors -
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Socially Expansive Business Loyalty Rewards System
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Projects
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U Penn coursera class: Design as Artifact in Society
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See projectThis is a course aimed at making you a better designer. The course marries theory and practice, as both are valuable in improving design performance. Lectures and readings will lay out the fundamental concepts that underpin design as a human activity. Weekly design challenges test your ability to apply those ideas to solve real problems. The course is deliberately broad - spanning all domains of design, including architecture, graphics, services, apparel, engineered goods, and products. The…
This is a course aimed at making you a better designer. The course marries theory and practice, as both are valuable in improving design performance. Lectures and readings will lay out the fundamental concepts that underpin design as a human activity. Weekly design challenges test your ability to apply those ideas to solve real problems. The course is deliberately broad - spanning all domains of design, including architecture, graphics, services, apparel, engineered goods, and products. The emphasis of the course is the basic design process: define, explore, select, and refine. You, the student, bring to the course your particular interests and expertise related to, for instance, engineering, furniture, fashion, architecture, or products.
Honors & Awards
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InnoJam 2023 First Place winner: Employee Productivity category
Constant Contact
Generative AI concept for employee productivity
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InnoJam 2022 First Place winner! 1/26 teams
Constant Contact
Grand prize Shark Tank Winner:
Unleash the power of Mobile- Connected experiences
Compete to Win category
Unleash the power of Mobile- Connected experiences
Team members:
Anna M. Simmons (Team Captain, UX Lead)
Dorianny Guevara Beroa (UX)
Linda Borghesani (Research)
Katherine McVey (Content)
Glenn Brannelly (iOS engineer)
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Integrity Award at Constant Contact
Frank Vella, CEO
Integrity award:
"Congratulations! You were nominated by a colleague as a woman in this company who works hard, sets an example for your peers and deserves recognition. Thank you for being a role model and a strong female leader in our organization." -
Best co-worker award 2012
TripAdvisor HQ
As the primary (only) mobile designer, Anna is asked to go above and beyond every day and she always delivers. She continually has multiple projects to work on, while speed wins, quality never suffers. The redesign of the mobile app was conceptualized and designed on short notice but with great precision. (Props to Janna Weber for this nice summary!)
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Modern Greek
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Italian
Limited working proficiency
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German
Limited working proficiency
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