HELLO,

I'M DAHEE.

Design Researcher

I love bringing changes by sharing stories and building empathy.

I am dedicated to creating social impact and making the world a better place using my passion and research skills.

So I created UX Rescue, a UX volunteer initiative to help organizations in need.

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RESEARCH

research process

When running research, I commit to creating impact

via building empathy and maximizing efficiency.

In the following slides, you will find my approach to each step, used skills/tools,

and work examples of service design and UX projects.

Some of the examples are not clickable due to client confidentiality.

KICK-OFF

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RESEARCH DESIGN

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RESEARCH EXECUTION

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ANALYSIS

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PRESENTATION

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NEXT STEPS

6 Experience

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Jan 2020 - CURRENT

UX RESCUE

Founder
Founded UX rescue to empower UX practitioners to learn, grow, and network by connecting them with NGOs in need. Acquired 18000+ volunteers across the world and completed 50+ projects with various global organizations

FEB 2022 - Jan 2024

DELIVERY HERO

User Researcher

Identified different types of users' JTBDs across their journeys. Delivered actionable insights that led to a 12.5% decrease in the cancellation rate of premium subscriptions. Mentored junior researchers, designers, and product managers on research principles and methodologies.

AUG 2020 - FEB 2022

COUPANG

Senior UX Researcher

Led research projects in the company’s first international service launch within 6 weeks via agile testing. Suggest actionable insights to enhance the app and service performance after launch by building an international recruiting process and running lean research

APR 2018 - MAY 2019

PERU HOP

UX / Service Design Researcher

Introduced design research to a rapidly growing tourism company in Peru. Initiated more CX and UX projects than assigned to prove when and how design research can be utilized while managing all projects in a tight timeline and improving experience quality and revenue.

JUN 2017 - APR 2018

FREELANCE

UX/ Service Design Researcher

Worked with multiple different tourism organizations in South America delivering human-centered design strategies to businesses. Established a standardized check-in process and customer satisfaction assessments at El Hostelito. Increased review scores by 180%. Performed usability testing and delivered wireframe for the Galapagos Booking Travels website. Increased website traffic by 200%.

JUN 2015 - JUN 2017

LIFE TIME

Experience Design Researcher

Conducted various research/design projects that fostered a human-centered design mindset across different team members to innovate and improve services, digital products, and work environments for customers and employees utilizing both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.

CLASS of 2016

UNIV. OF MINNESOTA

B.A in Psychology,

minors in Sociology and Retail Merchandising

Established knowledge base on research and human behaviors through different perspectives by studying Psychology major and two minors. Started to build a love and passion for research by learning and practicing.

EXPERIENCE

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