AMANDA

PICCOLINI

Pittsburgh-based UX designer


WORK EXPEREINCE

My current work as a UI / UX Designer is focused on improving manufacturing efficiency through Deloitte’s IntelligentOps™ platform. I design pre-built use cases that help users access data, optimize maintenance operations, and improve quality outcomes.

Learn more about iOps here! (Link opens in a new window)

My prior experience includes designing mobile interactions for autonomous trucks with Torc Robotics, supporting multiple C-Suite offices as a senior graphic designer at Deloitte, and developing online courses for multiple universities as an instructional technologist.


EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University
Masters of Human Computer Interaction

The George Washington University
Masters in Education and Human Development

Rider University
Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration, 2007-2011


HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT

When an 80,000-pound autonomous truck is pulled over by law enforcement, who—or what—answers?

Through an 8-month capstone partnership with Carnegie Mellon University and Torc Robotics, we designed AViD, a mobile application that facilitated interactions between law enforcement and self-driving trucks operating in level 4 autonomy.

Learn more about AVid here! (Link opens in a new window)


ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m Amanda! I love building things that make people’s lives a little easier and a lot more enjoyable. Outside of work, you might find me with a book on my front porch, digging in my garden, or deep in a rabbit hole researching the Piccolinis of the 1800s.

I’m a former Division I volleyball player, and these days I coach with Club Gold South and play in local leagues around Pittsburgh. Each year, I manage to talk a few friends into joining my annual “I didn’t train enough for this” half marathon—it's become our favorite bad idea.

I’m passionate about animals, especially the dogs I foster through Paws Across Pittsburgh. And I can’t forget Ronin, my adopted HeroRAT who just broke a Guinness World Record (yes, really—and yes, you can adopt him too!).