About LuminHuman

Two storytellers who happen to write résumés.

LuminHuman started from a simple frustration: most résumés flatten people into bullet points. We come from research and journalism — fields built on figuring out what actually matters and saying it clearly — and we bring that to every client we take on.

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Deirdre McGruder

Co-Founder

Deirdre spent two decades in journalism — as an editor and producer across newsrooms including The Charlotte Observer — before moving into user experience research, where she led research for more than a dozen years at major financial institutions including Fidelity, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and BILL.

That mix is the LuminHuman method in one person: the reporter's instinct for the real story, and the researcher's discipline for understanding what an audience actually needs to see. She holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Alabama and an MS in Human Factors in Information Design from Bentley University.

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Rukiya Lee

Co-Founder

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What we believe

A few things we hold to.

No two résumés alike

Templates are why everyone's résumé looks the same. We design each one for the person and the role in front of them.

Clarity over jargon

If a hiring manager can't tell what you did in ten seconds, the wording is the problem — not your experience.

Your voice, sharpened

The goal is never to sound like us. It's to sound like the most confident, articulate version of you.

Work with us

Let's talk about your search.

Book a free consult and we'll figure out what you need together.

Book a free consult

Or email hello@luminhuman.com