Rachel Ma

data, designer, developer

Rachel

About Me

Thanks for visiting! I'm a third year computer science student at Northeastern University with a minor in Interaction Design.

My interests lie in data, human-computer interaction, and full stack development.


πŸ’‘ UX Designer @ Northeastern IT services
πŸ’‘ Software Designer @ Generate
πŸ’» Tech Lead @ Scout
πŸ“‹ Director of Recruitment @ Code4Community
Java
Java
Python
Python
Sql
Sql
HTML/CSS
HTML/CSS
JavaScript
JavaScript
React
React
Figma
Figma
Git
Git

Experience

UX Designer

September 2024 - Present

πŸ’»οΈ product design, user research

πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» Figma

β€’ Participated in research to evaluate how Northeastern community members, particularly students, interact with university-owned and operated interfaces.

β€’ Focused specifically on redesigning the Resource Page, which contains over 100 links, to improve navigation and user accessibility.

β€’ Analyzed and reported on user feedback and activity, identifying pain points related to information overload and link organization.

β€’ Contributed to brainstorming and designing solutions that streamlined the Resource Page, enhancing usability and overall user experience.

re:Bloom

Remote

Designer & Developer Consultant

May 2024 - August 2024

πŸ’»οΈ product design, stakeholder managment, user research

πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» Figma

β€’ Product design and development of a comprehensive eCommerce website.

β€’ Utilized Figma to create high-fidelity prototypes, incorporating user feedback and iterative testing to refine the design.

β€’ Conducted in-depth competitor analysis to identify industry trends and help the buisness transition from B2B to B2C

β€’ Collaborated closely with the stakeholder to understand business goals, customer needs, and technical constraints.

Jefferies

New York, NY

Summer Analyst

June 2024 - August 2024

Corporate Technology Intern

Priceline

New York, NY

ML Developer Co-op

Jaunary 2024 - June 2024

πŸ’»οΈ data, worked on various genai use cases

β€’ Conducted prompt engineering on key customer facing hotel data. Worked with Text bison, Gemini Pro, GPT 4o and more

β€’ Developed the workflows for large scale content development using Vertex AI

β€’ Collaborated with product managers and software engineers to figure out how to optimize data that is shown on Priceline

β€’ Won first place in annual Hackathon!!

Tseng Lab

Boston, MA

Data Intern

September 2023 - August 2024

πŸ’»οΈ data, product design, stakeholder managment

πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» SQL, Tableau, Excel, Python

β€’ Developed a database to help organize the lab's extensive gene expression datasets.

Code4Community

Boston, MA

Director of Recruitment & Developer

September 2023 - Present

πŸ’»οΈ web development, client outreach, and developer recruitment

πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» React, Notion

β€’ Coordinated a team of 10+ individuals to review applications and conduct interviews, ensuring consistency to accommodate 150+ applicants

β€’ Developed content materials, including application questions, interview guidelines, and other administrative documents

β€’ Contributing to the ongoing development of a time tracking and grant management system for Breaktime, a non-profit clientdedicated to combating youth homelessness, using TypeScript, AWS Cognito, and DynamoDB

β€’ Conducted outreach efforts to attract and onboard 3+ new clients, expanding the organizations reach and impact

Scout

Boston, MA

Developer

January 2024 - Present

πŸ’»οΈ web development

πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» TypeScript, Gsap

β€’Worked on front-end for Conference website using Typescript. Used CSS and GSAP to create a scroll based animation.

Projects

Design

Snapper

A mobile app that connects scuba divers through virtual dive logging and real-time marine life reporting

Design

Armoire

A Pinterest-inspired mobile application for closet organization and outfit planning

Design

Juz Delights

An e-commerce website for healthy packaged meals

Code

Collide

A fun website designed for Scout's annual design conference

Code

Tseng Lab Database

A database and visualizations for gene data

Design

Student Hub Redesign

A mobile redesign of Northeastern's student hub

Design

Neighborhood Navigator

A modern spin on finding new travel destinations