Jake Christianson

UX Researcher / UX Designer

School address: 552 E College Ave, State College, PA 16801 Home address: 4-11 28 th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Phone number: 551-999-5082 Email: Jake72004@gmail.com

Education

Penn State University 2026

Major: Human-Centered Design and Development, (Information Sciences and Technology)

Minor: Sociology, (Liberal Arts)

Skills

  • Proficient in Java, Python, JavaScript, HTML, and Figma.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Exceed in retaining information quickly.

Work Experience

Lifeguard and Swim Instructor 2019-2021 and 2023-2024

Fair Lawn Community Center

YMCA, State College 2025-present
  • Attended training courses and maintained CPR certification.
  • Assisted in maintaining pool facilities and recreation areas surrounding the pool.
  • Supervised entertainment activities sponsored by the country club.
Sprinkles Hawthorne 2018-2021
  • Served ice cream, worked the register, helped train new employees, and helped my boss make improvements to the store.

Projects

DealDash AI - AI-Powered Deal Aggregation Platform
  • Created an AI-driven application that uses web scrapers to aggregate and organize the best food delivery deals into a single platform with direct redirect functionality.
  • Conducted user research interviews, developed sketches and Figma prototypes, performed iterative usability testing, and engineered the AI scraping functionality.
Loan Account Hierarchy - Java System
  • Built an object-oriented loan management system where each account object maintains a private principal variable representing the loan amount.
  • Designed structured class hierarchies to model borrowing relationships and financial calculations.

Certifications and Awards

  • 2022: Michael Anthony Motta Scholarship, Street Hockey Scholarship, and Football Association Scholarship.