Diya O'Brien

Diya O'Brien

Writer and coffee drinker

About

I'm a versatile and purpose-driven individual with a passion for crafting compelling narratives and designing intuitive experiences!

Work Experience

2024 — 2024
Nashville, TN
  • Managed multiple kitchen operations simultaneously, balancing food prep, baking, cooking, cleaning, and equipment maintenance while consistently meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

  • Streamlined workflows to maximize productivity, preparing large batches of food to last the week and adjusting production to reduce waste and improve resource management.

  • Quickly learned and implemented new recipes and processes, applying them immediately with attention to detail and speed

  • Worked closely with front-of-house service staff to ensure smooth communication, timely food delivery, and alignment on shifting priorities, contributing to overall team success.

2022 — 2023
Nashville, TN
  • Identified and researched a business opportunity for stakeholders and developed an end-to-end design plan with the goal of debuting a new digital product for the market

  • Utilized knowledge of software development principles, gained through hands-on experience with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, Javascript, React) to inform design plans

  • Utilized qualitative and quantitative research-based insights to define the target audience and core features of the product to guide design goals and decisions

  • Crafted mockup designs for the product’s user interface (UI) that satisfy the business goals of stakeholders and functional goals of users

  • Delivered an interactive prototype to stakeholders that successfully passed usability tests and accessibility standards

2020 — 2022
Nashville, TN
  • Distinguished as a top performer in most recent performance review by a manager of the customer support team

  • Coached associate customer support specialists on improving their soft skills and advised them on handling product issues and services for customers

  • Redesigned paid services in collaboration with service engineers and improved customer experience while reducing service time and labor

  • Presented to managers and specialists of the customer support team, and summarized updates about new features and resolved defects or “bugs” made by software engineers

  • Maintained regular duties of previous role

2018 — 2022
Nashville, TN
  • Received positive feedback and reviews from customers resulting in an increased overall satisfaction rating for the customer support team

  • Proposed and implemented research-based solutions daily to solve problems being experienced by charitable administrators and leaders in the nonprofit sector

  • Empowered users of the product by providing resources and hands-on education about available fundraising tools, database management tools, and third-party plugins and services through different mediums of communication

  • Collaborated with software developers to troubleshoot and resolve unexpected behavior and bugs within the software for nonprofit customers

  • Advocated for improved features by providing detailed feedback to the project management team and stakeholders about the frustrations and challenges faced by customers

Volunteering

2024 — Now
Nashville, TN

Providing small business owners with a CRM, or customer relationship management (tool), to grow and nurture customer leads

2024 — 2024
Nashville, TN

Hosted monthly social and professional events for local tech enthusiasts

Education

2022 — 2023
Nashville, TN
  • Learned and practiced User Experience (UX) Design

  • Learned and practiced User Interface (UI) Design

  • Learned and practiced Front-end Web Development

2014 — 2017
Louisville, KY
  • Graduated with latin honors, Magna Cum laude

  • Majored in English

  • Minored in Business Administration