I'm Alison,
nice to meet you.
I love new challenges and problems. I like to see how things fit together and make a larger experience or product. I like to make connections between different things to create something new.
I embrace uncertainty and the unknown and use their potential and turn them into something. Finding out what users want and need so I can provide it for them. I want to be challenged and grow.
MY PROCESS
I use all information available. When I review a problem, I also review:
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what I have (assets)
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what I need (liabilities)
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IF only I had X
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wouldn’t it be great IF ...?
I love collaborating and brainstorming with a team to solve problems while learning from them.
MY JOURNEY...
...as a Service Designer
I designed projects the way they would be executed so every department could be successful in meeting the customers’ needs from the beginning.
Understanding what is feasible for the business and what the customer wants differentiates our product from the competition and results in successful wins and painless project execution.
...as a Product Marketing Manager
I applied creative problem-solving and collaboration with multiple cross-functional teams to meet customers’ needs and business goals.
Keeping power plants running in a crisis, or preventing a crisis in an aftermarket company (no drawings), takes perseverance and reverse engineering.
...as a Repair Engineer
I developed the skill of recognizing and removing the pain points of coworkers and designed execution instructions and drawings accordingly.
Learning from technicians to understand the constraints they face in project execution, enabled me to design drawings and clear instructions so they could easily use which results in quality work done efficiently.
...as an Engineering Student at a maritime college
I learned to adapt and overcome anything I encountered
to complete the job using grit and resilience.
When you are on a ship at sea, who and what you brought with you is all you have to solve life-threatening problems.