Samantha Kalita

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Let’s make things better – together

I solve problems through design and data.

Patents
Years experience
Projects supported
Countries visited
Years volunteering

Nice to meet you!

A little bit about me.

I’m…

Curious

Learning, growing, and exploring

Creative

Generating ideas and imagining

Strategic

Deliberate planning and iterating

Collaborative

Connecting with others and storytelling

Honest

Open, candid, and transparent

Analytical

Rational, informed, and data-driven

I love…

Adventures and Travel

Exploring

I love making friends, enjoying foods, discovering places, seeing sights and learning! The world is a big, amazing place and I like being part of it.

Plants and birds

Nature

I love nature. I love fresh air and being outdoors. I like to take daily walks. I love watching birds in our birdbath. I enjoy tending plants to help them thrive.

Samantha standing in the woods
Samantha standing with a kinetic sculpture outside
creativity and Art

Design

I love all kinds of design – art, architecture, objects, diagrams, furniture – the list goes on! I’m a big fan of slow looking – the more you look, the more you see.

I’m interested in impact

-things I’d like to work on-

Mental Health

I want to help people lead healthy lives. I’m particularly interested in the benefits of art on mental health.

Economic Development

I want to build thriving communities. I’m interested in finding ways to help areas grow and develop.

Sustainability

I’m interested in finding ways to make our planet healthier and increase efficiency with our existing resources.

Museums and Galleries

I want to encourage people to spend time and engage with collections so that they can have richer life experiences.

How I can help

My experience

Work Samples

Heuristic evaluation
Audit & heuristic evaluation
Content guidelines
Content guidelines
Sample of a preference survey results
Preference survey
Sample of market research results
Market research
Sample of user persona
User persona
Competitive analysis chart
Competitive analysis
Roadmap
Roadmap
Wireframes
Wireframes
Sample of focus group script and results
Focus group
Sample of storyboard
Storyboard
Sample of requirements
Requirements
Workflows
Workflows
Sample of usability study recruitment survey, study script and results
Usability study
Sample of a sitemap
Sitemap
Instagram screenshot of gift certificate promotion for the Majestic Theatre
Social media
Style guide for Naturally Yours brand
Branding
Magazine layouts
Layouts
Best practices
Best practices

Strategy

  • Roadmaps
  • Competitive analyses
  • Audits & heuristic evaluations
  • User personas
  • Best practices
  • Requirements
  • Storyboards

Research

  • Market surveys
  • Interviews
  • Focus groups
  • Preference surveys
  • Usability studies
  • Analytics

User Experience

  • Sitemaps
  • Workflows
  • Wireframes
  • UX copywriting
  • Content guidelines

Graphic Design

  • Brand identity
  • Print layout
  • Product photography
  • Social media
  • Pitch decks

Marketing

  • Newsletters
  • Blog posts
  • Event promotions
  • Community outreach
  • Seasonal celebrations
  • Proposals

Team Building

  • Mentoring
  • Hiring
  • Performance reviews
  • Resource planning

Publication and Patents

View of three patents and published journal article
  • Coincidence Between the Scientific and Folk Uses of the Term “Situation(al) Awareness” in Aviation Incident Reports. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 5(4), 378-400. 🔗
  • Device for tattooing and method of using the same. 🔗
    US 11/867,706 · Issued Jul 6, 2010
  • Method and apparatus for automatic mobile communications restriction. 🔗
    US 13/624,380 · Issued Mar 27, 2014
  • Providing customized information for mobile devices and efficiently searching the same. 🔗
    US 13/731,855 · Issued Jul 3, 2014

Want more?

See all of my work history

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Let’s connect!

I’m currently open to exciting opportunities
and would love to talk with you.

Samantha flying a kite