Resume
2021 – 20222018 – 2021
Lauren Bell
UX/UI Designer · Huntington Beach, California
UX/UI designer with a background in psychology and language sciences, designing branded in-flight entertainment experiences from first research to final interface. I combine user insight, design systems and careful craft.
Experience
UX/UI Designer II
Jan 2026 – PresentRAVE Aerospace
- Led design of Harmony, RAVE’s next-generation in-flight entertainment interface, built with agency Reaktor and showcased at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026.
- Conceived an AI assistant that suggests what to watch and what to order, which won a company-wide innovation challenge.
- Turned interviews, surveys and stakeholder input into personas, journey maps and prioritised improvements.
- Built Figma design systems and configurable component libraries for faster, more consistent airline branding.
UX/UI Designer I
Aug 2023 – Jan 2026Safran Passenger Innovations (now RAVE Aerospace)
- Designed interfaces, flows and high-fidelity mockups for airline-branded in-flight experiences.
- Worked closely with product and engineering from concept through to build.
- Contributed reusable components and documentation to keep projects consistent.
UX/UI Design Intern
Jun 2023 – Aug 2023Safran Passenger Innovations
- Supported the design team with wireframes, mockups and design documentation.
- Contributed to research, audits and presentations for client and internal projects.
UX Researcher
Sep 2021 – Jul 2022Thrive Therapeutic Software
- Led usability and behavioural-outcome research for a consumer mental wellbeing app.
- Ran interviews, focus groups and mixed-method studies, and turned findings into reports for design teams.
Social Cognition Researcher
Jun 2020 – Jul 2021The Eyethink Lab
- Built an online game whose mechanics measured collective aggression.
- Analysed quantitative and qualitative player data to shape the game and the lab’s research methods.
Education
University College London
MSc Psychology & Language Sciences · First-class honours
University College London
BSc Psychology & Language Sciences · First-class honours
Skills
Research
- User interviews
- Usability testing
- Surveys and focus groups
- Statistical analysis
Design
- Interaction design
- Prototyping
- Journey maps and personas
- Design systems
Tools
- Figma
- Adobe XD
Recognition
- Showcased Harmony, RAVE’s next-generation IFE interface, at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026.
- Won a company-wide innovation challenge with an AI assistant concept for in-flight entertainment.
- First-class honours in both a BSc and an MSc at University College London.
Passion projects
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