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Nicole Armbruster

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

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Professional experience for Nicole Armbruster

  • Current 5 months, since Oct 2024

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher

    Spatial Research & Design

    Organizing and conducting international user experience research study (social media platform)

  • Current 11 years and 10 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 14 years and 8 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 14 years and 8 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/

  • 6 months, May 2024 - Oct 2024

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher

    Boehringer Ingelheim

    Usability Research Consulting to assist with organizing the internal research repository

  • 1 year and 6 months, Jul 2022 - Dec 2023

    Senior Usability & UX Researcherin (Freiberuflerin UsercentriX)

    Solar Promotion GmbH

    Completed expert evaluations as well as usability tests on multiple solar conferences websites Developed a style guide

  • 2 years, Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

    Senior Usability & UX Researcherin (Freiberuflerin UsercentriX)

    Netze BW GmbH - Ein Unternehmen der EnBW AG

    Set up usability & UX Research Department Conducted user research (usability tests, expert evaluations, online questionnaires, interviews) Trained junior researchers Worked closely with workers’ council and data protection/legal department to establish workflows for user research

  • 2 months, Nov 2022 - Dec 2022

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher

    ZEKJU

    Completed expert evaluation on trucker communication system

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

    Senior Usability & UX Researcherin (Freiberuflerin UsercentriX)

    Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH

    Conducted user research (usability tests, expert evaluations) on digital microscope interfaces in lab facilities

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

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher (Freelance)

    METRO Markets GmbH

    Usabilty tests & explorative interviews with hospitality staff for online shop

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

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher (Freelance)

    DKV Mobility

    Expert evaluation & User Research DKV mobility portals for vehicle fleet owners

  • 2 years and 3 months, Sep 2019 - Nov 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

  • 10 months, Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    S. Siedle & Söhne Telefon- und Telegrafenwerke OHG

    UX Research as basis for target audience segmentation, proof of concept and Usability Research Support setting up an internal test panel for future research

  • 2 years and 11 months, Jun 2018 - Apr 2021

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    Ärzte ohne Grenzen / Médecins sans Frontières

    Expert evaluation of a GEO mapping tool & global interviews with field staff

  • 1 year and 2 months, Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher

    Ravensburger Gruppe

    Usability & UX Research with children and parents for new, innovative Ravensburger toys and interactive books Covid-conform planning, completion and analysis of remote-interviews

  • 4 years and 6 months, May 2016 - Oct 2020

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher (Freelance)

    Roche in Deutschland

    Research project for the Roche internal international UX team User research for diabetes management device

  • 9 years and 5 months, Jun 2011 - Oct 2020

    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;

  • 6 months, Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

    Senior Usability & UX Researcher (Freelance)

    Bystronic Group

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

  • 2 years and 6 months, Aug 2015 - Jan 2018

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    JET Tankstellen Deutschland GmbH

    Organisation and completion of a needs analysis Project-accompanying usability consulting and user research

  • 6 years and 5 months, Mar 2011 - Jul 2017

    Senior Usability Researcher (Freelance)

    facit digital

    Conducted Expert Evaluations for iPhone Apps and usability tests for childrens' toys

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"

  • 5 years and 7 months, Sep 1999 - Mar 2005

    Arbeits Psychologie

    Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

    Entspricht heutigem Master

Languages

  • German

    First language

  • English

    First language

  • Italian

    Intermediate

  • Badisch

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