“While at IBM, Paula made design contributions to a variety of Tivoli products. She showed both talent and versatility in her role which spanned UX design, Graphic Design, and even some work on the branding team. She was enthusiastic about her job, and was always very positive when addressing contentious design issues. Paula would make an excellent addition to any team.”
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A sense of excitement about the…
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Treasury Bills— your next savings investment? With high-yield and tax exempt status... maybe. Up until mid-2022 when the 4-week Treasury bill…
Treasury Bills— your next savings investment? With high-yield and tax exempt status... maybe. Up until mid-2022 when the 4-week Treasury bill…
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Our Founder Bill Harris was recently on CNBC with Kelly Evans and Tyler Mathisen discussing the power of US Treasury bills and announcing the launch…
Our Founder Bill Harris was recently on CNBC with Kelly Evans and Tyler Mathisen discussing the power of US Treasury bills and announcing the launch…
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Education
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Delft University of Technology
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-International Student Ambassador
-Chair of Design for Interaction student organization. In this role, I lead the team in providing student feedback to staff, organizing students events, and leading case studies with external organizations to demonstrate TU Delft design methodologies. -
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Activities and Societies: IDSA
-Graduated Magna Cum Laude
-Was awarded the Faculty Book Award for “exceptional professional promise and generous contribution to the excellence of the Industrial Design Department”
-Study Abroad Design Studio in Prague, Czech Republic
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Mentor
IBM/NCSU Pathfinders
Education
One-on-one portfolio reviews and discussions with design students about achieving their career goals. Volunteer on review panels giving feedback on student work, and career panels answering student questions and giving advice on success after graduation.
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Leadership Board
IBM Green Team
Environment
Help IBM Raleigh achieve environmental goals by raising employee awareness of on campus wildlife, recycling, carpooling, and composting. Attend strategy meetings, generate signage, and help host events such as IBM Earth Day.
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Design Workshop Leader
IBM Education Outreach
Education
I hosted workshops to educate young students about design. Our design process was explained, students were given a brief, and teams were asked to develop concepts, and present prototypes at the end of the workshop. Additionally, I created a new design brief challenging students to design gear enabling geologist to explore and collecting samples on Mars.
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Mentor
IBM Extreme Blue
- Present 6 years 4 months
Education
Extreme Blue student intern teams are composed on three engineering students and one MBA student who work on a summer long project sponsored by an IBM product team. As a design mentor, I lead design thinking workshops and help teams with understanding and designing for user needs through exercises such as journey mapping.
Honors & Awards
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IBM 4th Plateau Invention Award
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Significant contribution to IBM intellectual property
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IBM Outstanding Contributor Award
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For major contribution to growth and innovation at IBM
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International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
Bronze Award for IBM PureSystems
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iF Product Design Award
International Forum Design
1) IBM PureSystems - IT Solution
2) IBM System x3750 M4 - Server
3) IBM zEnterprise - Data server hardware
4) IBM FlashSystem A9000 - Data Storage
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