ALIYA AÏT DRA
UX Designer
work experience.
2014 - Present
2015 - 2017; 2019-2022
2023
2022
2007-2014
2010-2011
2011-2014
2008-2010
2006-2007
Department of Defense Education Activity. Virtual Teacher (Germany)
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School Improvement Leadership Team (SILT) – World Languages Department Chair
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Utilize various Learning Management Systems (Schoology, Middlebury FuelEd, Aventa, Edgenuity), Google Workspace, iWork, Microsoft Office Suite/Microsoft 365, and numerous other technology applications to create, develop, manipulate, and share learning content in French and English, dependent on organizational needs.
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Utilize asynchronous tools (emails, discussion boards, collaboration tools, etc.) and synchronous tools (instant messaging, web conferencing, etc.) to support online education.
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Collaborate with instructional designers to design and revamp new and existing courses, update and modernize course content, ensure course alignment with brick-and-mortar schools, and implement various learning techniques to accommodate individual student needs.
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Courses taught: French 1-4, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Sociology.
Holy Cross Catholic Church. Graphic Designer (Remote)
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Presented design decisions and thoughts to stakeholders and created promotional materials from ideation to execution for a Black History Month music series.
U.S. Peace Corps, Sri Lanka. Virtual Service Pilot (VSP) Participant (Remote)
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Collaborated with the Sri Lankan counterpart to decide focus areas and projects scope.
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Co-designed and developed online syllabus for English club.
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Designed multimedia instructional resources for Sri Lankan counterpart.
U.S. Peace Corps, Togo. Virtual Service Pilot (VSP) Participant (Remote)
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Engaged remotely to co-mentor and co-teach an English club at a university in Lomé focusing on cross-cultural understanding and English-speaking skills.
Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School. Teacher (Dallas, Texas)
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Campus Instructional Leadership Team (CILT): Social Studies.
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Response to Intervention (RtI) Coordinator.
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French/Social Studies Teacher.
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Created and delivered courses, including advanced reading and writing in French, listening and speaking skills practice.
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Incorporated an online textbook and digital curriculum via Pearson Education Online, and used multimedia resources to highlight Francophone culture.
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Designed and maintained websites (Edmodo, Weebly) to highlight French courses, enrichment events, and custom educational trips abroad.
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Peacemakers, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)
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Board of Directors / Communications Coordinator.
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Authored and designed digital organizational newsletter to promote dialogue and share programmatic initiatives with similar organizations.
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Assistant Conference Administrator.
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Maintained 3rd International Women’s Peace Conference website, donor, and registrant information using Macromedia Contribute 3.11.
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Completed virtual training in Database Reporting Fundamentals to maximize job performance.
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U.S. Peace Corps. Youth Development Volunteer (Morocco)
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Worked with local associations and community leaders to determine educational needs and create custom courses in English, French, and Arabic; developed curriculum, assessments, and special projects.
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Trained Peace Corps Trainees on class organization and lesson plan development.
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Editor-in-Chief of the quarterly Peace Corps magazine "Peaceworks".
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Instituted the first “English Language Summer Camp" in Morocco with 15 other Peace Corps volunteers.
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Created a journalism club and culminated summer program with a student video and newsletter.
NOVA School. English as a Second Language Specialist (Japan)
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Created and delivered custom English language conversation courses to Japanese students. Increased enrollment through demo lessons, new student recruitment, and expanded course options.
2003-2005
2002-2003
2022
education.
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
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Completed 3 projects as a part of the program. Learned about the UX Design process from User Research to Wireframing and Prototyping to Usability testing.
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Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
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Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
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Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
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Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
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Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
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Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs
Build a mobile app with Google Sheets on Glide and no coding
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Used Glide to create a data structure in Google Sheets with formulas and dynamic content to support the design of a mobile app.
Linkedin Learning
Career Foundry
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UX Design for Beginners
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne
Bryn Mawr College - Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
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Bachelor of Arts: Francophone Studies
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Specialization on North Africa
Université de Paris III (Sorbonne-Nouvelle) - Paris, France
Institut Touraine - Tours, France
skills.
Design Problem-solving; Brainstorming; Information Architecture; Gap Analysis; Writing; Research; Paper & Digital Wireframes; Low-/High-Fidelity Prototypes; Competitive Audits; Usability Studies; Figma; Adobe XD; Responsive Design; Visual Design; Empathy.
Learning & Development Leadership & Project Management; Instructional Leadership; Learning Management Systems; Collaboration and Development; Cross-Cultural Competency; Curriculum Writing & Instructional Design; Synchronous / Asynchronous Trainings; Assessment Development; Public Speaking & Presenting.
Other Foreign Languages Fluency: English (Mother Tongue) & French (Professional Working); Google Workspace; iWork; Microsoft Office Suite/Microsoft 365.