Ariana Holt

Public

Summary

I am an inventive Product Scientist blending UX research and data science to deliver humane AI tools. During the past seven years I have led cross-functional teams for developer platforms, building frameworks that balance experimentation with governance. I communicate clearly with stakeholders, prototype quickly, and never stop learning.

Experience

2022-03 – now

Nova Labs

Lead Product Scientist

Shipped experimentation platform adopted company-wide, reducing validation time by 40%
Mentored 6 researchers and analysts on data storytelling and stakeholder facilitation
Co-created ethical AI framework applied to 5 flagship products

2019-07 – 2022-02

Interlink Systems

Senior UX Researcher

Led discovery for developer tooling suite used by 1500+ engineers
Introduced continuous interview practice and mixed-method dashboards
Partnered with PMs to build roadmap prioritization model with 93% stakeholder alignment

2016-01 – 2019-06

Harbor Robotics

Research Engineer

Designed safety telemetry instrumentation for warehouse robots
Built experimentation playbook adopted across 4 business units
Presented quarterly insights directly to executive staff and investors

Education

2014-09 – 2015-12

New York Institute of Technology, Master of Human-Computer Interaction

Thesis: Interpretable analytics for autonomous systems

2010-09 – 2014-06

Oregon State University, Bachelor of Computer Science

Minor in Cognitive Science

Courses

2025

Responsible AI Systems Certification – Gradient School

2024

Product Strategy Sprint – Reforge

2023

Narrative Visualization – Stanford Continuing Studies

2021

Advanced Experimentation – Udacity

2020