Nicole Armbruster

Inhaberin, Owner UsercentriX; MA Psychology; Usability & UX RESEARCHER, UsercentriX

Freiburg, Germany

Skills

Usability Testing
Expert Evaluation
User research
(remote) user research and interviews
usability consulting
Masters Psychology
participant recruiting
(online) survey development
contextual inquiry
target audience research
Card Sorting
cognitive walkthroughs
heuristic evaluation
needs analysis
target audience segmentation
concept tests
Usability

Timeline

Professional experience for Nicole Armbruster

  • Current 1 year and 5 months, since Jul 2022

    Senior Usability & UX Researcherin (Freiberuflerin UsercentriX)

    Solar Promotion GmbH

    Expertenevaluation und Usability Tests diverser Webauftritte und Ticketshops für internationale Solarmessen.

  • Current 1 year and 11 months, since Jan 2022

    Senior Usability & UX Researcherin (Freiberuflerin UsercentriX)

    Netze BW GmbH - Ein Unternehmen der EnBW AG

    Aufbau Usability Research Abteilung, Betreuung von Werksstudenten und Juniors, Organisation und Durchführung von Usability & UX Research mit internen Mitarbeitern und Kunden im Bereich Energiewirtschaft.

  • Current 10 years and 7 months, since May 2013

    Senior Usability & UX Researcherin (Freiberuflerin UsercentriX)

    Haufe Group

    User Experience and Usability Consultant structuring, coordinating and conducting user research projects including expert reviews, needs analysis, (contextual) user interviews, usability workshops and tests for new and existing software products and websites.

  • Current 13 years and 5 months, since Jul 2010

    Owner UsercentriX; MA Psychology; Usability & UX RESEARCHER

    UsercentriX

    Founder of UsercentriX, Freelancer conducting remote and in-person user research & usability testing, recruiting research participants, conducting expert evaluations and walkthroughs, contextual research & persona development

  • Current 13 years and 5 months, since Jul 2010

    Rekrutierungspanel für Usability Research

    UsercentriX

    Sind Sie daran interessiert an einer meiner Usability Studien oder Research Projekte teilzunehmen? Dann registrieren Sie sich doch einfach in nur wenigen Minuten in der http://usercentrix.com/de/testpersonen-datenbank/

  • 1 year and 4 months, May 2021 - Aug 2022

    Senior Usability & UX Researcherin (Freiberuflerin UsercentriX)

    Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
  • 1 year and 10 months, Oct 2020 - Jul 2022

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    S. Siedle & Söhne Telefon- und Telegrafenwerke OHG

    Projektbegleitende UX Research

  • 1 year and 3 months, Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher (Freelance)

    METRO Markets GmbH
  • 2 years and 6 months, Jul 2019 - Dec 2021

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    comparis.ch

    Mobile and desktop usability tests for and across various project teams remot eand in-person; iterative/agile projects

  • 4 years and 6 months, Jul 2017 - Dec 2021

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher (Freelance)

    DKV Euro Service

    Expert Evaluation & international, remote UX/Usability Research for internet portal prototypes

  • 3 years and 3 months, Jun 2018 - Aug 2021

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    Ärzte ohne Grenzen / Médecins sans Frontières

    Usability Research opr the GeoMSF Program Conduction expert analysis and international user research with mapping tools users

  • 6 months, Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher (Freelance)

    Bystronic Group

    Usability & UX Research and needs analysis for laser cutting machine interfaces

  • 1 year and 2 months, Feb 2018 - Mar 2019

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher (Freelance)

    Roche in Deutschland
  • 1 year and 10 months, Feb 2016 - Nov 2017

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    JET Tankstellen Deutschland GmbH

  • 2 years and 8 months, Jan 2015 - Aug 2017

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher (Freelance)

    Novartis Pharma GmbH

    UX and User Research for internal projects

  • 6 years and 4 months, Mar 2011 - Jun 2017

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    facit digital

    Durchführung von Usability & UX Research

  • 6 months, Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

    Senior Usability Research Consultant (Freelance), Boston/USA

    Harvard Medical School

    Organizing and conducting remote usability tests for Harvard Magazine website redesign

  • 3 years and 11 months, Jun 2011 - Apr 2015

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    Virtual Identity

    Organizing and conducting contextual Inquiry / In-depth user interviews, usability test, needs analysis and target audience research; Persona development;

  • 1 year and 5 months, Mar 2012 - Jul 2013

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    United Planet

    User Experience & Usability Methodology Seminars and Workshops; Expertevaluation and moderation of UX Workshops as part of an iterative and user centered design and development process; Usability Testing & Consulting for customers as well as the internal development team; development of Intrexx stylguide

  • 6 months, Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    Die Ergonmen Usability AG

    Organizing, coordinating and conducting (international) user experience research studies and usability tests.

Educational background for Nicole Armbruster

  • 6 years and 6 months, Oct 1999 - Mar 2006

    Educational & Organisational Psychology

    Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg

    Educational & Organisational Psychology; Cognitive Science & Knowledge Psychology; Thesis: "Usability-Testing eines walk-up-and-use Systems: ein praxisrelevanter Methodenvergleich"

Languages

  • German

    First language

  • English

    First language

  • Italian

    Intermediate

  • Badisch

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Interests

Surfing
Traveling
Swimming
Sailing
Literature

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