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Irina Palichorova
Product Designer at Self Employed
- Career Advice
- Ethical Design
- Portfolio Review
- Product Design
As a senior product designer at Johnson & Johnson and a senior UX designer at Toptal, I have over 20 years of experience in creating digital solutions for web, mobile, and desktop platforms. I am passionate about designing user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing products that meet the needs and goals of both clients and users. I have a strong background in UX research, usability testing, wireframing, prototyping, and interface design, using tools such as Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD. I have successfully delivered projects for various industries, such as healthcare, e-commerce, education, and social media. I have also led and mentored design teams, ensuring high-quality standards and effective communication. My mission is to use my skills and expertise to create innovative and impactful digital solutions that make a difference in people's lives.
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Pratik Shah
Lead Designer at Walmart
- Accessibility
- Data Visualization
- Design Leadership
- Design Thinking
Hey there! I'm Pratik Shah, Design Lead at Walmart, where I have the privilege of shaping remarkable, delightful, and accessible products. I'm incredibly passionate about how design can elevate our daily experiences. Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working on a wide range of projects, from data-heavy dashboards to customer-facing applications. My expertise spans diverse industries, including e-commerce, audio research, FinTech, and the metadata domain. As a firm believer in the power of mentorship and education, I also actively take on the roles of a mentor and teacher, particularly in the areas of Design Thinking and Accessibility. Guiding aspiring designers and instilling the importance of inclusive design practices brings me immense joy and fulfillment. When it comes to UX design, my approach is all about empathy and putting the user at the center. I believe in creating experiences that not only meet functional requirements but also bring true joy and meaning to people's lives. By combining my technical skills, business understanding, and attention to detail, I'm constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible. If you're curious, check out my portfolio at http://pratikshah.website/ to get a taste of my work. I'm genuinely excited to connect and explore how we can collaborate to create outstanding experiences together!
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Sameer Puri
Principal User Experience at Nagarro
- Design Thinking
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Research
Certified User experience evangelist, design thinker & storyteller UX leader with a background in user research and has provided UX consultation to various companies across the globe. He has almost 2 decades of experience in consulting and design. He is a passionate designer, enjoys helping individuals & wants to give back to the community.
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Bella Citra
Designed.org at Design Mentor
- Content Design
- Design Leadership
- Design Thinking
- Entrepreneurship
I am Bella Citra, a graphic designer, community leader, and problem-solver. My journey is driven by using skills for positive change, whether through events or community work. My goal is to guide emerging talents in graphic design, design thinking, and UI/UX. I believe in design's power to connect communities and solve challenges creatively. My commitment aligns with Designed.org's mission to make a lasting impact through design for social good.
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Kenny Chen
UX Manager at Google
- Design Leadership
- Team Building
- User Experience
I'm a design leader who designs experiences people love. I believe in focusing on user's goals, making products easy to use and understand, telling a story, and adding moments of delight. I'm passionate about creating better experiences through thoughtful design. Curates @uxdesignweekly. Author of Rapid Prototyping with @Framerjs for @OReillyMedia
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Jonah Mclachlan
UX Researcher at Fortius
- User Experience
- User Research
UX Researcher with over 7 years mentoring for different organisations and doing 1:1.
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Gigi Teo
UX Research Lead at frog
- Design Thinking
- User Experience
- User Research
I am a UX Research Lead with 5+ years of experiences in driving business value and delightful data-driven user experiences through design-thinking workshops, leveraging on emerging technologies and Startup solutions, and robust UX research across a range of clients in both private and public sectors including Financial Services, Telecommunication, Retail, Automotive, and Utilities.
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Brian Tanner
Service Design Director at Pegasystems
- Design Thinking
- Graphic Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I enjoy leading the exploration of new ideas by conducting research to gain knowledge and solve problems. I have a specific passion for empathizing with each and every touchpoint along the user/customer journey in order to orchestrate strategies that align business operations & goals with user behaviors. I love to teach what I know, share my experiences, and most of all –collaborate with others who have various perspectives on how to solve problems Specialties: Service Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Numerical Reasoning, Idea Generation, Visual Comparison Ninja, Systems Thinker, cool dude 😎
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Damilola Oguns
Head of Design at Leadway Assurance
- Interaction Design
- Mobile Design
- Product Design
- Web Design
From zero to billions. By design. Product design leader with 10+ years in turning ambiguity into shipped products across media, health-tech, fintech, and public health infrastructure. Currently the sole Principal Designer at REVOLT Media & TV, Los Angeles, where I lead design across the streaming app, REVOLT House, One Music Fest, and 440 Artists, a music distribution platform I took from nothing to a live product. The REVOLT Summit App generated 3.7B+ impressions and sold out 100% of tickets in 48 hours. The podcast platform reached 24M users in its first month. Previously Head of Design at Leadway Holdings, Lagos, where I grew from Creative Designer over seven years, built the company's first design system, mentored a team to 170% YoY digital revenue growth, and integrated AI into the claims journey (87% reduction in processing time). Designed the Leadway Health app from scratch. Most-used health insurance app in Nigeria within year one, serving 90,000+ users. I've also designed health systems used across three Nigerian states, the national tuberculosis surveillance system (EWORS), the platform managing HIV data across Nigeria, and hospital management software running in Primary Health Centres. I prototype in code (HTML, CSS, React), build Figma plugins, and use AI tools daily as a core part of how I design. MBA from the Edinburgh Business School. 2019 Top 100 Nigerians in Tech (Future Awards). I design products people depend on, from streaming platforms reaching millions to financial products helping people build and protect wealth to health infrastructure serving entire states. The range is the point. damioguns.com
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Valinda Chan
Product Design Lead at HubSpot
- Design Leadership
- Design Process
- Mobile Design
- Product Design
Design Lead experienced in driving product vision, solving complex problems, building strong relationships cross-functionally, managing and building strong teams, and defining team processes. Helping people create homes they love.
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Sai Ashwin
Lead User Experience Consultant at SlashDr
- Graphic Design
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
I am an UX/UI designer with 5 years of experience. Worked and provided design and product solutions across web apps, mobile apps (iOS & Android), Websites. I have delivered successful design projects which has enhanced the business value and financial value of my clients. I would love to get to know more about the business, the core values and the vision, which I always try as much to carry over into the design. I have worked closely with developers (both mobile application developers and web) to execute the necessary interaction and design pixel perfection. Working closely with developers have leveraged my knowledge on how coding works and the possibility of it, which in-turn helped me achieve taking major design decisions. I have also built products from scratch (from goals and visions) and is still working on multiple ideas (get in touch with me to know more about this).
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Christopher Carter
Lead Product Designer at Microsoft
- Augmented Reality
- User Experience
- User Interface
- User Research
Respected Design Leader of AI, Voice, Reality, and UX who aims to not only bridge the tech and human communication gaps but genuinely accentuate these entire immersive experiences as a whole. To date, I have an extensive 13+ year background involving the intricacies of high-performing team leadership/unification, full-scale organizational design, and strategic UX optimization, and enjoy leveraging that dynamicity on human/computer relations to help businesses achieve new levels of scalable growth. Specialization Highlights ✓ User experience strategies that foster mutually beneficial outcomes ✓ Skilled in experience in architecture ✓ Iteration and validation processing ✓ Design and execution of adaptive user experiences
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Natan Santolo
Academic Advisory Board at CuriousCore
- Career Advice
- eCommerce
- Product Design
- Service Design
I advocate for responsible, data-driven, and human-centered design. I am an expert in user experience design, and service design with a specific focus on elevating and managing high-performance, multidisciplinary, and distributed teams. I guide professionals and companies on design practice, specifically on service design, user research, design strategy, and innovation.
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Faisal Mukhtar
Product Designer at Expedite Design
- Career Advice
- Mobile Design
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
As a Senior UX Designer at Expedite Design, I have been assisting businesses for over five years. My passion lies in teaching design and supporting individuals in advancing their design careers. I am dedicated to helping you enter the design industry, acquire the necessary skills to excel in your career, and pursue work that ignites your passion. In addition to my professional work, I have had the opportunity to speak at numerous events and platforms throughout my country. Furthermore, I have conducted webinars at universities to educate students and guide them in finding their career paths. Looking forward to share my knowledge and experience.
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Charlotte Newman
UX Researcher at BlackRock
- User Research
Like many UXers, I recently transitioned into UX Research after a decade working in international development and global health. I'm thrilled to be here! I have a strong background in research and analytics but am eager to learn more about design.
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Dharma Ram
Team Lead UI UX Design at Acquire.io
- Graphic Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Here at Acquire I manage a design team that has Graphics Designers, UI UX Designers and Front End developers. And where my main task is to increase the productivity of my team, give inspirations & assign tasks to the each team member and most important thing is to improve my own productivity.
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Amandeep Singh
User Experience designer // Sr. Consultant at EY
- Career Advice
- Design Critique
- Inclusive Design
- Portfolio Review
A passionate and outcome-focused professional having extensive experience designing and orchestrating complex enterprise app ecosystems with intent to motivate and inspire with clear, efficient, consistent and user-centered design solutions. Note - Portfolio in progress
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Seth Richardson
Senior Product Designer at Sitetracker
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
- Visual Design
I'm Seth, a web and UI designer based in Indiana. I've spent the last 6 years collaborating with businesses that want to make smarter products without sacrificing visual excellence. Outside of work, I love to spend time with family and our pup. We are currently in the deeply rewarding process of renovating our home. When I take a break from house projects I enjoy finding new restaurants, running, mountain biking, and hunting.
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Jimmy Landaburu
Digital Creative Director at Ludikom
- 3D
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
Throughout his career, he's had the opportunity of working in some of Ecuador's top agencies such as Maruri Grey, Norlop JWT, Lowe, and Y&R. He worked as an intern in top agencies Agulla & Baccetti, Y&R (Argentina), and Grey Brasil. Jimmy's creative portfolio includes some recognitions and awards in both national and international festivals, such as New York Festivals, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, Cóndor de Oro, Festival del Caribe, and Diario El Comercio, among others. At the present time, he works as Digital Creative Director, Academic Mentor on Bendita carpeta Argentina, and Associated C.C.O. for an online magazine. At the present time, he works as Digital Creative Director, Academic Mentor on Bendita carpeta Argentina, and Associated C.C.O. for an online magazine.
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Gary Cribb
User Experience Design at Zinio Systems
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Typography
- User Experience
Hello! I'm an accomplished design leader with 20+ years experience inspiring, building and leading teams  focused on aligning customer needs with business strategies through user experience design and research. I've always been driven by a passion to make things and to create positive impact on people’s lives through design. I spent many years in print and love to talk about design regardless of medium so feel free to reach out and let me know how I can help. Thanks! Accomplished design leader with 25+ years experience inspiring, building and leading teams. Focused on aligning customer needs and business strategies through User Experience (UX) design and research. Resourceful and creative problem solver, driven passion to lead and mentor designers. Proven ability to balance business goals, customer intent and design integrity to craft effective user experiences. Specialties include: Creative Direction, User Experience, Design Leadership, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Enterprise Transformation, SaaS & PaaS, Service Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Centered Design, Digital Strategy, Information Architecture, User Research, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Facilitation, and Team Building
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Bharath Haridas
Service Designer at Philips · Full-time
- Augmented Reality
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- Graphic Design
Hello! I am a designer based in Singapore and the Bay area, currently facilitating the innovation process of financial services at Plug and Play by bringing startups and corporates to meet in the middle. Other interests include augmented reality and media for knowledge creation and art. Solving complexity starts with seeing it. I facilitate change by helping teams see their challenges, reframing them as opportunities, and bringing them to life. Currently helping Philips deliver improved healthcare experiences through Service and Strategic design approaches. Facilitating transformation for internal business teams and shaping experiences through strategic partnerships with healthcare providers.
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Buddy Chung
Sr. User Experience Designer at USC Information Technology Services (ITS)
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Team Building
- User Experience
A hands-on creative leader with over 15 years of experience, I have been solving design problems that improve user experiences in some ways, shapes, or forms. I take difficult design challenges and turn them into delightful solutions that meet user needs while keeping in mind the business goals. My preferred role has always been hybrid in which I work on special design projects while managing and mentoring the team.
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Susmita Poudel
Graphic Design Manager at Girls In Tech - Nepal
- Design Thinking
- Figma
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
Susmita is a prominent designer who likes conversing with like-minded individuals, and she wishes to assist and encourage others with what she has learned. Her work involves using tools to transform ideas into reality. I've delivering application and product designs to the customers that they are proud to call their own.
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Yuriy Zaremba
Sr. Product Design Manager at eBay
- Creative Direction
- Information Architecture
- Product Design
- User Interface
I'm a user experience lead with over 10 years of experience launching well known products, getting startups off the ground and creating immersive digital experiences. I'm currently a senior product designer at Facebook, having previously also worked at Amazon, Microsoft and various design agencies.
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Makoto Kern
Founder | UX Principal & Software Product Designer at IIIMPACT, Inc.
- DesignOps
- Product Design
- User Experience
I'm the UX Principal & founder of IIIMPACT, Inc. which is a digital product design and development agency focusing on creating great software products for our clients. The team I lead is made up of change management, strategy, DesignOps & DevOps heavy-hitters. We help companies with product/business
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