Hello, my name is

Timothy Rogers

user experience researcher

  • timothy.rogers@outlook.com
  • linkedin.com/in/timothytimrogers.com
About me

I am a passionate user experience researcher based in the Greater Seattle area, with a rich experience of over 8 years in hardware and software research.

I discover & share user insights

With years of experience in graphic and web design I have mastered the skills of understanding client requirements according to the latest trends. I have worked with businesses from different niches so you can rely on me for yours.
I’ve spent most of these years working across different areas of design like front-end development, landing pages, email design, app UI/UX, to my current role designing products for mobile platforms. Having worked on various projects that are already live, I can help you with the best possible suggestions and ideas that we can proceed with. With me, you aren’t forced to accept anything. I give you a variety of options we can work on together.
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Where I excel

Creative problem solving

I have worked with emergent technologies that require the ability to identify and solve problems in new and innovative ways, and I have been able to do this with VR, AR, and 3D scanning.

Insight discovery

I can help you identify and analyze user behaviors, needs, attitudes, and motivations related to products or services and write up insights that can improve businesses and the customer experiences.

Storytelling

Storytelling is essential to communicate findings and persuade stakeholders to make changes and have big impact on the business.

Skills

User interviews
95%
Surveying
95%
Participant observation
95%
Heuristic analysis
95%
Data analysis
90%
Wizard of Oz testing
90%
Contextual inquiry
90%
Rapid iterative testing & evaluation (RITE)
80%
Design sprint
80%
SPSS
80%
R Studio
60%

My Experience

2024-Present

UXR Consultant

Working as a UXR Consultant at BCS Resources for Google Assistant / Gemini AI

2022-2024

Sr. UX Researcher

I led UX research for the employer side of the marketplace in an effort to monetize a larger number of employer users, while supporting research initiatives with students and career services. I trained product designers, product managers, and content designers to conduct evaluative research on usertesting.com to democratize research.

2020-2022
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UX Researcher II

I was responsible for Human Factors research on a number of unannounced AR projects. Including pioneering new ways to research hardware remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic.

2019-2020
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UXR Specialist

I worked with a Principal Human Factors Engineer to iterate on the Microsoft/Department of Defense AR project IVAS working in the field with specialty users.

2018-2019

Human Factors Researcher

I was 1 of 2 Human Factors Researchers working on the Valve Index VR headset and developed the "rear cradle adapter" to solve a problem with the headset design leaving out a troublingly large percentage of the population, I set up a benchmarking process to compare competitor VR headsets and better understand the impact of tracking errors on motion sickness.

2015-2018
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UXR Associate

I was a part of the Human Factors Center of Excellence and conducted many foundational research studies on a variety of hardware projects for Microsoft including the HoloLens 2, Surface Headphones, and Surface Earbuds. I worked closely with an anthropometric database to recruit participants based off of physical dimensions to ensure compatibility across a broad spectrum of users.

Recent work

Consulting UXR on Google's Gemini AI

Currently learning how to create bigger impact with Google’s Gemini AI as a consultant through BCS Resources.

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Discovering new problems and generating new ideas - Handshake

A contextual inquiry into the use of Handshake by some employer users to drive further changes to monetization.

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Developing archetypes to help understand employer users - Handshake

Conducting interviews, thematic analysis, surveying, and cluster analysis to determine groups of employers with similar behavior that may have different needs than other groups.

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