Hi, I'm Christie Noonan - Senior UX Researcher, GooglerUX at Google
I am a researcher and strategist fueled by the challenge of making technology human-centric. I thrive in ambiguous spaces where I can translate messy user problems into clear, architectural product strategies.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Established foundational research practices at Waze during a critical growth phase.
Leads qualitative research for AI infrastructure projects to define human-AI boundaries.
Provides expertise in architectural thinking to translate complex user behavior into product strategy.
🚀 Career trajectory
The Foundational Build
Transitioned from architecture and spatial design into core UX research and product design roles.
✦ Architectural Background
✦ Design Foundation
Corporate Scaling
Built and scaled research practices from scratch at Waze and managed high-impact tooling at Google.
✦ Practice Building
✦ Strategic Leadership
AI Frontier
Currently focusing on the intersection of human psychology and advanced AI infrastructure.
✦ AI Research
✦ Human-Computer Interaction
💪🏻 Superpowers
AI Human-Judgment Mapping
Defining the boundaries between human insight and automation.
Create digital twins to evaluate human-AI interaction thresholds.
Lead high-stakes qualitative research on AI-driven workflows.
Standardize research practices for rapidly evolving AI products.
Dual-Domain Practice
Synthesizing theoretical research with hands-on business operations.
Operate retail businesses to ground research in reality.
Apply consumer-level business insights to enterprise product strategy.
Translate small-business agility into corporate research environments.
I'm excited about
Exploring the future of human-centered research in the era of automated systems.
Connecting with leaders tackling the intersection of physical business and digital product.
Gaining new perspectives on how researchers navigate rapid organizational change.
I can help with
Mentoring researchers on integrating architectural logic into their strategic frameworks.
Advising startup founders on building foundational research practices from scratch.
Sharing tactical methods for convincing engineering teams to prioritize user needs.
I would love your help on
Discussing novel methodologies for researching human judgment in generative AI.
Connecting with entrepreneurs building hybrid retail and digital business models.
Learning how different industries adapt qualitative research to rapid product cycles.