About Me!
My name is Andrea Cordero, and I decided to become a UX designer and researcher while also still pursuing my love of the arts during my senior year at Arizona State University. After joining a mixed reality lab and being placed in a UX position without any prior experience, I fell in love with the role after diving deep into the study to better perform for the design team. After completing a bachelor's in Animation, I chose to strive for a master's in UX. It's my hope to better improve apps and websites by using my designer background to add more whimsical and accessible feature to every day products. And, you know, have a little fun on the way!
Experience
Management Intern
March 2025 - Present
Meteor Studio
Arizona State University
Assisting with correspondence, event coordination, meeting scheduling and facilitation
Acting as career advisor for students, reviewing portfolios and resumes while providing and creating resources such as templates
Assist with design tasks as needed such as UX, graphic design, animation, and web design
Illustrator
January 2023 - December 2024
The State Press Magazine
Arizona State University
Illustrating graphics for monthly magazine publications for various stories and news articles
Assist in ensuring graphics and assets are exported properly for print and adhere to magazine standards
XR Creative Developer
Meteor Studio
Arizona State University
May 2022 - January 2025
Designer for XR experiences in a mainly educational realm such as documentaries, games, and narrative interactive storylines
Acted as art director, narrative lead, and lead UX/UI designer for such experiences, controlling quality and assisting in creating UI, storylines, scripts, 3D models, rigs, animations, game environments, and textures
Created and managed brand marketing material for events, internal communication, and websites
Teaching Assistant
Arizona State University
August 2020 - December 2022
Assist in managing a classroom of 15-25 students to ensure instruction and lessons adhere to university and professor standards
Grade and review weekly writing assignments and monthly analytical essays, hosting office hours to assist students as needed
Design and host presentations on historical writing to facilitate student analytical skills and development
Education
2019-2023
B.F.A. Art (Animation)
Arizona State University
Art program focused on 3D and 2D animation. Learned and focused on programs such as Blender, Maya, Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Creative Suite, Houdini, and ZBrush. Took courses on general art principles and history.
2023-2024
M.S. User Experience
Arizona State University
Master's program in user experience focused on studying how to improve quality experiences for people in all walks of life. Courses in design, research, psychology, data visualization, and standard HTML were taken. Programs learned include Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Balsamiq.
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