Amy Simpson, Ms
About Amy Simpson, Ms
Amy Simpson is a User Experience Researcher at ExxonMobil with a background in UX consulting and research, and a Master's in Information Science from The University of Texas at Austin.
Company
Amy Simpson currently works at ExxonMobil as a User Experience Researcher. She joined the company in 2021 and is based in the Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area. At ExxonMobil, she conducts UX research projects aimed at enhancing products used by employees globally.
Title
Amy Simpson holds the title of User Experience Researcher at ExxonMobil. Her role involves conducting end-to-end usability testing and employing both qualitative and quantitative research methods to gather meaningful insights.
Education and Expertise
Amy Simpson earned a Master's of Information Science after studying User Experience at The University of Texas at Austin from 2019 to 2021. She also attended Austin Community College, where she studied programming, business computing, and strategies for the job-seeking community. Additionally, she has a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature, General from Brigham Young University.
Background
Amy has worked in various roles throughout her career, primarily focused on user experience and research. Before joining ExxonMobil, she served as a UX Consultant at Lumentee, where she designed and tested a mentorship app prototype. She also worked as a UX Research Intern at The Permanent Legacy Foundation and Sentier Strategic Resources, LLC, and held a position at the IC2 Institute as a Senior Student Associate. Earlier in her career, Amy was part of the Open AIR (Accessibility Internet Rally) team at Knowbility and received third place in the George Kozmetsky Memorial Student Challenge. Her early experience includes roles such as Substitute Teacher at Austin Independent School District and Editor and Writer at the Center for Transportation Research at UT Austin.
Achievements
During her master's program, Amy Simpson worked with companies like Permanent, SandwYch, and Pop to integrate testing and data-driven design in their projects. At Lumentee, she validated features of a mentorship app with multiple user groups and successfully designed and tested the prototype. She is skilled in tools such as Figma, Sketch, Qualtrics, and Tableau.