As an award-winning photographer, she thrives in collaborative environments and adores collaborating with other creatives. She is originally from a small, rural town called Sheffield, Iowa. She then moved to Waterloo, Iowa to attend Hawkeye Community College in 2019, and currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota as of 2021. She won the Presidential and Faculty Art Awards at the Hawkeye Community College Student Art Show in Waterloo, Iowa. The winning piece for the Presidential Award was a photograph of a secluded beach in Oregon which was displayed in the Hawkeye Community College Dean’s office. She had an additional photography piece shown in the Emerging Artist Exhibition at Studio ArtHaus in Decorah, Iowa.
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Caylee Raye Cook
Caylee Raye Cook is a passionate, detail-oriented UX/UI designer and photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is currently an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, double majoring in Art and Psychology with a minor in UX Design. She has hands-on experience with user testing and research, having conducted a usability test for the Minnesota Department of Education Report Card website. For a web design course project, she led a team on a Skullcandy website redesign that modernized the brand aesthetic to appeal to a younger generation.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Bachelors of Arts - Art and Psychology major, UX minor
Graduating spring of 2025.
Conducted usability tests for the Minnesota Department of Education Report Card website.
Completed research methods and data analysis courses with in-depth psychological research projects.
Hawkeye Community College - Waterloo, IA
Associates of Arts - Fine Arts
Graduated summer of 2021.
Dean’s List, Presidential Art Award, Faculty Art Award.
Lead Student Assistant
Wangensteen Historical Library (2023-present)
Photographed and edited high-quality images of 4,000+ medical artifacts for an online archive using Lightroom and Photoshop.
Collaborated with library curators and researchers to meet photographic standards and archival guidelines.
Trained new student photographers to maintain consistency and quality across the collection.
Captured artifact images using turntables, external flash, and even lighting for photogrammetry and 3D modeling.
Designed and coordinated pop-up events, exhibit displays, posters, and marketing materials in collaboration with student teams.
Handled rare books and artifacts daily, ensuring proper care and preservation.
Data Entry Specialist
Robert Half (2021-2022)
Created easy-to-read spreadsheets, organized data, and ensured compliance. Processed thousands of payments.
Tools: Figma, Adobe Suite, Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Procreate, Canva, Squarespace, Lighting equipment (continuous lighting, flash, strobe, softboxes, etc.), Tripods, Backdrops, Composition, Color balancing
Usability testing: scenarios, A/B testing, concept testing, card sorting, eye tracking
User research: R Studio, field studies, surveys, user interviews, data analysis, qualitative & quantitative research
Design thinking: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, testing, design systems
Soft Skills: Attention to detail, Collaboration, Leadership, Task prioritization, Organization, Strong interpersonal skills, Time management, Conflict resolution
Languages: English and Spanish
