Aaron Stites

Strategic Researcher at Covenant Eyes

Aaron Stites began their career in 2005 as an Assistant Project Manager at Creative Wood Products. In 2006, they moved to C & L Ward Brothers as a Warehouse Manager. In 2010, they joined Covenant Eyes, where they have held several positions, including Strategic Researcher, User Experience Practitioner, Design Researcher, and Customer Service Representative. In their role as User Experience Practitioner, Aaron strives to understand the goals, motivations, and behaviors of people in order to create an enjoyable experience with the products and services provided. As Design Researcher, Aaron learns the goals of the business from key stakeholders and decision makers and talks to customers or potential customers to understand their needs. As Customer Service Representative, Aaron helped people with technical issues and encouraged their teammates by creating challenges and setting up meetings for specific projects.

Aaron Stites attended Corunna High School from 1994 to 1998. In 2015, they completed a course in Interaction Design from Cooper Professional Education. In 2016 and 2017, they earned a Front-End Web Development Certification from Free Code Camp. In addition, Aaron Stites has obtained several certifications, including Nir Eyal on Creating Habit-Forming Products from LinkedIn in September 2022, User Research – Methods and Best Practices from The Interaction Design Foundation in March 2022, a Membership Certificate from The Interaction Design Foundation in November 2020, and Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys from Coursera in December 2014.

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Timeline

  • Strategic Researcher

    July, 2020 - present

  • Design Researcher

    January, 2015

  • User Experience Practitioner

    May, 2014

  • User Experience Practitioner

    September, 2010