Garland Dyer

Garland Dyer

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UX Researcher | Mixed Methods | AR/VR, Gaming, Hardware, Advertisements, DEI, Mobile | B2B, B2C, Enterprise, Internal Tools
San Francisco, California, United States

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  • U
    UX Researcher
    Mar 2026 - Current (8 months)
  • Adobe
    UX Researcher
    Adobe
    Dec 2024 - May 2025 (6 months)
    ➥ CX Feedback & Engineering | Adobe Express Manager 🔹Lead UXR collaborating with UXD’s to launch final product iterations of Adobe Express Manager for external/internal clients 🔹 Avg Product Research completion of 20 - 30 moderated user interviews in 1 - 2 week timeline across PST,EST,GMT deadlines 🔹 Launched Adobe Research AI initiative streamlining efficiencies by gathering key stakeholders to develop AI repositories
  • Google
    UX Researcher
    Google
    Aug 2024 - Oct 2024 (3 months)
    ➥ Engineering | Dev UX Team | L5 🔹Supporting Eng Dev UXR Team by Lit reviewing how professional drivers use Developer’s SDK’s / API’s to making UX/UI more efficient.
  • Self Employed
    UX Researcher
    Self Employed
    Jan 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 7 months)
    ➥ Senior UX Researcher - APAC Freelancer lived in Taiwan 🔹Client Projects, Assignments, Volunteer Work, Mentoring Junior UX Researchers & Designers 🔹Lead Supporting UXR validating, researching & conducting B2C / B2B solutions by leading projects end-to-end, managing 3rd party research vendors, leading team roadmap discussions, conducting mixed-method qualitative & quantitative research.
  • Meta
    Senior UX Researcher
    Meta
    Oct 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 2 months)
    ➥ Metaverse | AR / VR - Hardware | L5 July 2022 - Nov 2022 🔹Unblocked team: executed 206+ qualitative onsite moderated usability studies 1 week to gather insights for worldwide launch 🔹Led moderated evaluative research, and analyzed external user satisfaction feedback: avatar AI models Meta Quest Pro. 🔹Managed 2 rolling research programs: monthly cadence in-person & remote, responsible for research process end-to-end 🔹Led in-person UXR studies: collaboratively conducted study design, session moderation, alignment with stakeholders, legal review, lab preparation, hardware device preparation, participant management, training 🔹Created research program trackers, a research repository, shared out communications for UX & and cross-functional
  • Left Field Labs
    Senior UX Researcher
    Left Field Labs
    Jul 2021 - Sep 2021 (3 months)
    🔹Lead UX Researcher revamping the company's UXR processes, vision, framework, templates, outlines, design research 🔹Innovating UXR remote testing processes by increasing 100% efficiency through creation of user scripts, trackers, scheduling 🔹Moderated 8 remote user testing’s in qualitative / quantitative research testing Amazon based shopping insight tool
  • Google
    UX Researcher
    Google
    Mar 2021 - Jun 2021 (4 months)
    🔹Led 2 DEI research projects to improve Google’s internal social media app/company flagging tools 🔹Conducted 20 qualitative moderated usability testing sessions spanning 1200 minutes: A/B testing, Mobile/App/Desktop 🔹Collaborated w/ 2 product teams: 10+ UX designers, product managers, engineers, leads, managers in reporting 72pg report
  • S
    Senior UX Researcher
    Nov 2020 - Dec 2020 (2 months)
    ➥ Clients: Walmart, United Health Care Medicare 🔹Consulted with customer & research team on recommended strategic approach for running remote UX research projects 🔹Conducted A/B testing, held remote qualitative/quantitative research studies, and communicated results in creative ways 🔹 One-on-one usability studies, mobile - tablet - desktop device testing, unmoderated and moderated website/app sessions
  • LRW: Now Material
    Research Associate
    LRW: Now Material
    Jun 2019 - Mar 2020 (10 months)
    ➥ Clients: Disney, Hulu, ESPN, UFC, NBC, Fox, Warner Bros Studios, Red Bull 🔹Increased & assisted market research project revenues 30% above margins from $20,000 to $1,000,000+ budgets 🔹Project Managed qualitative & quantitative research qtr. reports by increasing project turnaround rate by 35% by shortening 3 month quarter reports into 6-8 week turnaround visualization reports 🔹Assisted product market launch & lifecycle development identifying UX engagement, behaviors & product loyalty 🔹Measured, analyzed & tested 1000+ product competitive datasets in 15+ user engagement/market insight trend reports 🔹Consulted, collaborated, user tested & recommended in depth/complex research results: Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu+, UFC apps
  • R
    Research Associate
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year 1 month)
    ➥ Clients: U.S. Department of Education, California State Universities 🔹Conducted evaluative research: 10 nationwide college student portal/apps working on multiple projects simultaneously 🔹Generated SPSS analysis, findings reported via focus groups, experimentation, qualitative insights through user interviews 🔹Collaborated with PhD team to design/analyze surveys, user tested end-to-end experiences across mobile app/web/desktop
  • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
    Lead Research Assistant
    California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
    Aug 2017 - Jun 2019 (1 year 11 months)
    ➥ Multicultural Psychology, Research Lab 🔹Authored & conducted meta-analysis of 303+ literature reviews: findings reported in 9 international conferences 🔹Presented, investigated & reported discrimination & DEI user experience projects at 9 National Research Conferences 🔹Computed & analyzed 174,734 SPSS crosstabulation results from 1783 users by creating a 98 item Survey questionnaire 🔹Trained, managed & mentored 11+ research assistants in lab studies: quantitative & qualitative mixed methods research ➥ Health Psychology & Physiology, Research Lab 🔹Executed CSU/UC System change: programmed user experience mixed methods survey measuring policy attitudes 🔹Psychophysiology & biological research lab training 51+ users in measuring their H
  • Mt. San Antonio College
    Lead Research Assistant
    Mt. San Antonio College
    Aug 2016 - Jun 2017 (11 months)
    ➥ Psychology of Human Sexuality, Research Lab 🔹Designed & analyzed 49 remote users’ behaviors in Qualitative/Quantitative research, reported at 2 National Conferences 🔹Created/administered Qualtrics Survey, remote tested 49 dating app users: SPSS findings reported p-value, t-test, ANOVA
  • The Walt Disney Company
    Disney College Program - Marketing and Leadership Intern
    The Walt Disney Company
    Jan 2014 - Apr 2016 (2 years 4 months)
  • City of Rancho Cucamonga
    Preschool Teacher
    City of Rancho Cucamonga
    Jan 2009 - Jan 2014 (5 years 1 month)
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  • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
    bachelor, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology
    California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
    Jan 2017 - Jan 2019 (2 years 1 month)
  • Mt. San Antonio College
    Associate of Arts, Psychology
    Mt. San Antonio College
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2019 (5 years 1 month)
  • Mt. San Antonio College
    Associate of Arts, Social Behavioral Sciences
    Mt. San Antonio College
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2019 (5 years 1 month)
  • Mt. San Antonio College
    Associate of Arts, Communication
    Mt. San Antonio College
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2019 (5 years 1 month)
  • Mt. San Antonio College
    Associate of Arts, Language Arts
    Mt. San Antonio College
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2019 (5 years 1 month)
  • Mt. San Antonio College
    Associate of Arts, Kinesiology & Wellness
    Mt. San Antonio College
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2019 (5 years 1 month)
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