Challenges of Being a Senior Bilingual UX Researcher at Bixal
Nicolas's work as a Senior Bilingual UX Researcher involves navigating "a lot of red tape and regulations" inherent in consulting for federal government projects, which sometimes slows the pace compared to Nicolas's expectations transitioning from academia. This regulatory environment, while necessary for ethical compliance, presents a significant challenge in balancing speed and adherence to governmental processes.
Federal Government Contracting, UX Research, Bilingual Skills, Navigating Regulations, Ethical Considerations
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Nicolas Doyle
Senior Bilingual UX Researcher
Bixal
Bowling Green State University
University of Southern California - Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | Pennsylvania State University - Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics
Spanish & Other Languages
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Product / Service / Software Development and Management
Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, LGBTQ
Video Highlights
1. Nicolas works on consulting for federal government projects, navigating regulations and ethical considerations.
2. His work involves understanding and navigating the regulations of working as a federal contractor, which sometimes slows down the pace of projects.
3. He contrasts the pace of research in academia versus industry, noting that federal projects can sometimes move just as slowly as academic research, despite initial expectations of faster-paced work in the industry sector.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
As I previously mentioned, I work on consulting for federal government projects. You can imagine there's a lot of red tape and regulations that govern how I, as a federal contractor, can engage with members of the public.
Much of that is there for good reason, to ensure that ethics are being followed at all times. But it also presents a lot of challenges in understanding all of the regulations and successfully navigating around and through them. I would say that's one of the biggest challenges in my role.
I would also say that it makes things move at a slower pace than I would like. There's this idea when you move from academia into industry that academic research moves very slowly, which it does. Like I mentioned with the peer review process, sometimes it can take one to two to three years to get a single paper published.
So, I anticipated moving into industry that things would be much faster. And I think in some cases it is, but in my case, on the federal side of things, it sometimes moves just as slow as the academic stuff did.