Kayla King
Fishers
Summary
Student seeking hands-on experience and research opportunities in Data Visualization and Human-Computer Interaction. Eager to apply analytical thinking, design skills, and user-centered approaches to real-world projects.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Peer Counselor
Purdue Financial Aid
West Lafayette
05.2025 - Current
- Providing personalized support to students and families as a Financial Aid Peer Counselor.
- Guiding them through financial aid processes and school procedures.
- Delivering clear, empathetic, and accurate assistance in a fast-paced call center environment.
- Strengthening my skills in communication, problem solving, and handling important, confidential information with accuracy and professionalism.
Summer Intern
InFocus Analytics
Remote
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Explored and applied principles of data analytics and visualization to real-world medical data challenges, gaining practical experience in healthcare analytics.
- Analyzed complex healthcare claims data to identify and mitigate common HCPCS coding errors, specifically resolving double-billing issues associated with J codes.
- Designed and created professional marketing materials including brochures, pitch presentations and overall networking that were utilized in client outreach.
Camp Counselor
Camp Tecumseh
Brookston
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Led and supervised groups of kids that attended my local middle schools while balancing teaching coursework and personal growth through teamwork.
- Selected to schedule and organize large group’s activities and group events for all students, counselors and staff.
Team member
City Barbeque
Fishers
01.2020 - 01.2022
- This allowed me to develop and heavily strengthen all my soft skills such as: communication, leadership, punctuality and time management.
- Promoted to a trainer as I would train any new members with our onboarding process and overall working guidelines.
Education
Computer Graphics Technology - Data Visualization
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN11.2025
High School Diploma - AP Capstone
Fishers High School
Fishers, IN01.2023
Skills
- Programming: SQL, R, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python
- Data analysis: data cleaning, transformation, analysis, and storytelling
- Data visualization: Tableau, Power BI, QlikView
- UX: UX research, usability testing, wireframing, and prototyping
- Design tools: Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Canva
- General tools: Microsoft Suite, Google Workspace, Git, and GitHub
Leadership Activities Affiliations Honors
200+ hours of volunteer work, Led a research project of my own testing a possible correlation or link between someone’s cognitive intelligence and their food behavior. Prepared my own research data, written report, and presentation.
Timeline
Peer Counselor
Purdue Financial Aid
05.2025 - Current
Summer Intern
InFocus Analytics
05.2024 - 08.2024
Camp Counselor
Camp Tecumseh
01.2022 - 01.2023
Team member
City Barbeque
01.2020 - 01.2022
Computer Graphics Technology - Data Visualization
Purdue University
High School Diploma - AP Capstone
Fishers High School