Nicki Vance
About Nicki Vance
Nicki Vance is a Software Engineer at SigOpt, where she has worked remotely since 2019. With a background in user experience design and technical services, she has held various roles in organizations such as Citizen, the United Nations OCHA, and Pratt Institute Libraries.
Work at SigOpt
Nicki Vance has been employed at SigOpt as a Software Engineer since 2019. In this role, she has contributed to the development of SigOpt's Experiment Management capabilities. Her work includes coordinating with the Product team to prototype, develop, and test new user-facing features. Additionally, she has authored a blog post on recording and organizing model training runs and contributed to a new feature for tracking training runs in machine learning projects.
Previous Experience
Before joining SigOpt, Nicki Vance held various positions in user experience and design. She worked at Citizen in multiple roles, including Senior User Experience Designer and User Experience Manager, from 2011 to 2016. Her responsibilities included leading the redesign of a customer app and implementing integrations for self-serve signup and paid subscriptions. Additionally, she served as an Interface and Experience Designer at the United Nations OCHA and worked as a Digital Lab Copyright Researcher at the Brooklyn Museum.
Education and Expertise
Nicki Vance holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Puget Sound, which she completed from 2003 to 2007. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master of Science degree in Library & Information Science from Pratt Institute, where she studied from 2009 to 2011. Her educational background supports her expertise in software engineering and user experience design.
Professional Skills
Nicki Vance possesses a diverse skill set in software engineering and user experience design. Her experience includes coordinating product development, leading design projects, and implementing technical integrations. She has a strong foundation in mathematics and information science, which enhances her analytical and problem-solving abilities in her current role at SigOpt.