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As UX Team Lead, I empowered and mentored a team of three designers, fostering the development of their visual and UI skills while enhancing collaboration with stakeholders. Successfully navigated challenging situations, including prolonged teammate sick leave, maintaining team momentum. Led strategic workshops to align our current state and define a forward-looking design strategy ideas. Demonstrated ROI for the design system, securing development resources for our team.

Remote

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco, California

Envisioned and designed digital experience for a new kind of personal ecosystem in collaboration with CEO, product manager, developers, computer scientist, visual designers, and UX architect.Founded in 2018, Quoori is a team of entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, and investors that is working on a solution to harness the power of technology to improve our personal digital experience. We are building a global digital ecosystem that respects people’s time, privacy and individuality while… Show more Envisioned and designed digital experience for a new kind of personal ecosystem in collaboration with CEO, product manager, developers, computer scientist, visual designers, and UX architect.Founded in 2018, Quoori is a team of entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, and investors that is working on a solution to harness the power of technology to improve our personal digital experience. We are building a global digital ecosystem that respects people’s time, privacy and individuality while improving our everyday lives. With offices in Hamburg and San Francisco (HQ), Quoori’s team comes from companies such as Adobe, Apple, Facebook, Google, HTC, Orange, Pixar and more. We are hiring developers in Germany and designers on my team so please take a look at our jobs and let me know if you see one that you're interested in. Show less

Santa Clara

Improved online visibility of SecuritAI startup by redesigning a B2B-targeted landing page, establishing branding and content strategy, and conducting usability testing.Designed a second iteration for a customer- facing mobile app, a promoting website, and a video explaining the product. Conducted user testing and implemented marketing strategies. Worked closely with CEO, COO, and engineers.Successfully redesigned pitch deck in collaboration with CEO and COO, leading to big… Show more Improved online visibility of SecuritAI startup by redesigning a B2B-targeted landing page, establishing branding and content strategy, and conducting usability testing.Designed a second iteration for a customer- facing mobile app, a promoting website, and a video explaining the product. Conducted user testing and implemented marketing strategies. Worked closely with CEO, COO, and engineers.Successfully redesigned pitch deck in collaboration with CEO and COO, leading to big increase in interest from investors. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

I help people succeed in business through designing digital products. I do UX Design, UI Design, and UX Research.Improving online visibility of HereYouGo startup by helping a startup founder rethink their mission statement, designing a landing page, and establishing content strategy. Designed a first iteration for a customer- facing mobile app. Worked closely with startup founder and front end developers.Improving UX for inABLE non-profit, through conducting UX research and… Show more I help people succeed in business through designing digital products. I do UX Design, UI Design, and UX Research.Improving online visibility of HereYouGo startup by helping a startup founder rethink their mission statement, designing a landing page, and establishing content strategy. Designed a first iteration for a customer- facing mobile app. Worked closely with startup founder and front end developers.Improving UX for inABLE non-profit, through conducting UX research and redesigning website. Worked closely with a team of founders, engineers, and designers.Improved user’s navigation through the Upin mobile app by re-designing User Interface, revitalizing content strategy, and establishing branding consistency. Worked closely with startup founder, engineers, and a graphic designer. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked closely with co-founders to develop company’s mission and business model. Initiated and run Design Thinking and Lean Startup sessions.Increased retention rate through re-building landing page and improving marketing strategies: adjusting the language on ads and promoting direct acquisition.Improved understanding of User Experience through running concierge test where a student met with a professional in person.

San Francisco Bay Area

UX Research Lead for In-Store Ethnographic research- Prepared & validated Test Plan with Stakeholders & UX Team- Conducted in-person interviews- Performed Mock-customer Research- Analyzed & Synthesized qualitative data- Presented findings to Stakeholders- Efforts resulted in a better understanding of Customer & Associate interactions relative to store environmentUX Research Lead for Usability Testing of Internal UXResearch Tool- UXR Lead from Test plan to… Show more UX Research Lead for In-Store Ethnographic research- Prepared & validated Test Plan with Stakeholders & UX Team- Conducted in-person interviews- Performed Mock-customer Research- Analyzed & Synthesized qualitative data- Presented findings to Stakeholders- Efforts resulted in a better understanding of Customer & Associate interactions relative to store environmentUX Research Lead for Usability Testing of Internal UXResearch Tool- UXR Lead from Test plan to Presentation to Stakeholders- Performed interviews & 1:1 usability sessions- Efforts resulted in improved navigation & utility of internal UX Research ToolCreate Customers Journey Map of Existing State in collaboration with UX designers, resulting in improved understanding of Customers Journey in both physical and online areasTrusted to assist Senior UX Researchers with exploratory and iterative studies, resulting in expedited delivery of Studies. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked with Visa team to create an educational platform for Millennials focused on changing behavior towards loans payment. Took on the project lead role, conducted generative research, synthesized findings, ideated possible solutions, discussed findings with Visa team, storyboarded key functionalities, presented results to the VP of design at Visa.

San Francisco Bay Area

Reimagined a vast pedestrian-centric city of the future where one can consistently trust in safety at intersections. In collaboration with three Interaction Designers created a vision that allows for joyful and engaging experiences for both pedestrians and commuters. Conducted generative research: interviews, synthesized findings, developed insights, ideated concepts, co-storyboarded, assisted with video, presented one-month long intensive efforts to the CEO of Smart Mobility.

San Francisco Bay Area

Mentorship Project Lead: Plan, build, launch, test, and iterate Mentorship Program for over 50 international students resulting in improved assistance with navigating cultural and academic transitions.Program and run New Student Orientation, leading to broadening of international students’ understanding of federal immigration regulations and CCA culture.Organize cultural events such as Holi Festival, Moonlight BBQ, Tea hour, International Education Week to increase students… Show more Mentorship Project Lead: Plan, build, launch, test, and iterate Mentorship Program for over 50 international students resulting in improved assistance with navigating cultural and academic transitions.Program and run New Student Orientation, leading to broadening of international students’ understanding of federal immigration regulations and CCA culture.Organize cultural events such as Holi Festival, Moonlight BBQ, Tea hour, International Education Week to increase students awareness of global perspectives as an integral part of their growth into artist citizens. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Support students with their physical computing-based projects in CCA’s Technology Lab, sponsored by Qualcomm and Intel, manage inventory, research and stock new product categories i.e. latest sensors & microcontroller technologies. Design educational infographics about electronics for undergraduate and graduate design students. Manage team of 10+ Hybrid Lab Monitors. Assist students with their interaction design projects.

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Bachelor'S Degree, Interaction Design

Courses completed: UX Design, Game Design, Systems Design, Behavior, Storytelling, Conceptual Systems, Writing for Designers, Objects &.

Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering

Courses Completed: Basic Front End Development: HTML5 & CSS, Responsive Design with Bootstrap, JQuery

Post-Diploma, Design Management

Courses Completed: Product Management, Basics of Marketing, Competition Strategy, Product Innovations, Industrial Design, Market and Brand.

Master'S Degree, Interior Design

Courses Completed: Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Landscape Design, Furniture, Sculpture, Drawing & Painting, Communication.