“Sara was one of the most thoughtful researchers that I've had the pleasure of working with. She approached each project with a detailed eye, applying her thoughtful nature to scoping research opportunities and ensuring deep collaboration along the way. She has the ability to take complex problems and refine them into research questions that align to business objectives. Sara was a true gem on my research team and she would be an asset to any team she joins.”
-Paige Bennett
Senior User Researcher Manager, Affirm
“I had the pleasure of working with Sara at SonicCloud in a variety of roles and responsibilities, and found her to be consistently thoughtful, organized, focused, and patient. Sara had a knack for taking high level abstractions and breaking them down into clear, actionable tasks, and always made sure that our customers and users were treated with compassion and respect. It was a privilege to work with Sara, and any company/team would be lucky to have her.”
-Justin Lai
UX Researcher, California Office of Digital Innovation
“Sara is incredibly creative and also logical at the same time. She created my yoga website that has given me multiple jobs like being the Director of a Yoga Teacher Training Program at a premiere studio, leading yoga retreats, and gaining more private clients. I believe she was the key factor in my success through her competitive industry-wide research, usability testing to get user feedback, and creating a strategy that she walked me through. I can’t recommend Sara enough!”
-Andrea Owens (Hunt)
Founder and Instructor, Andrea Hunt Yoga
“Sara is a highly articulate speaker, thoughtful writer, and inventive designer who upheld the highest standards of professionalism and composure and was a pleasure to work with. She always delivered projects and completed tasks on time, and engaged in her work with passion, energy, and grace.”
-Larry Guterman
Co-Founder, SonicCloud
“Sara and I worked together at Affirm. In her tenure, Sara built a democratized research program, which helped scale our team's impact. Her program empowered colleagues to answer important questions, better understand our customers, and in turn, build better products. Sara always sought input and thoughtfully incorporated diverse ideas in her UXR projects and her programming work. I'd recommend Sara to any team seeking an insightful and empathetic research partner.”
-Colleen Carroll
Senior User Researcher, Affirm
“I worked with Sara on a daily basis and she has been a championship research partner that a designer can ever dream of. She always brings in timely insights to guide design decision for on-going projects, and helps stakeholders grasp deeper understanding on our customer's repayment behavior and patterns. Her way of framing research insights is an art of itself, and the workshop and research share out she host has been so impactful to project planning and direction. And most importantly, it's a pure joy to be around Sara with all the fun stories from her travel adventures! It'd be a great fortune to onboard Sara for any team that is looking for gearing up their user research practices! (And I'd be very jealous)”
-Raymond Liang
Senior Product Designer, Affirm
“She was instrumental in creating Affirm's user research democratization process, which allowed stakeholders to conduct quality research on their own. She has ensured that the knowledge gained is retained and can be easily shared among the teams, which has led to better decision-making, more effective product development as well as more resources to work on strategic research projects.
Sara's strong research skills also helped establish the research process for a team that did not have a lot of research support before. She was able to bring stakeholders along with her research journey from end to end, ensuring that they had a comprehensive understanding of the research process and results. Sara is meticulous, organized, and a great collaborator who brings fresh insights to the table.
What impressed me most about Sara was her willingness to learn and adapt. She was always open to feedback and constructive criticism, and always strived to improve herself and her work. Her desire for constant improvement is what makes her a valuable team member and an asset to any organization.
I highly recommend Sara for any user research-related roles. She is an exceptional researcher who is dedicated to her craft and any team would be lucky to have her on board.”
-Xiaojing Cui
Senior UX Researcher, Affirm
“Sara is a fantastic user researcher and it was a joy working with her for almost two years. Before she joined our team, we were struggling to scale our most impactful work to serve a 2000+ person company as a team of 10 people. We were incredibly lucky that Sara joined us to help with this problem; she designed, refined, and scaled an extremely successful research democratization program that educates our partners about why, when, and how to do user research and empowers them to run projects with researcher support. She also took ownership of another huge area of our business, servicing and repayments, and balanced the two demanding areas with grace and meticulous organization.
I admire Sara immensely for her eternal learning mindset; she is so thoughtful about collecting feedback and refining her work accordingly, and I've tried to emulate her style in my own work. Her curiosity and willingness to dive right in to a new subject served her very well at a fast paced company like Affirm. Last but not least, she's just a stellar person and a pleasure to work with. Anywhere she works is lucky to have her.”
-Julia Harrigan
Senior UX Researcher, Affirm
“Sara is a consummate professional who presents with a unique combination of technical prowess and creative flair. She is an articulate and responsive team player who delivers quality work in a timely manner. Sara was a pleasure to work with and I would recommend her, without reservation, as an asset to any team.”
-Jody Winzelberg
Chief Audiologist, SonicCloud
“Sara is a talented designer with fantastic attention to detail and organizational skills.”
-Mattimore Cronin
Founder of Noble Growth