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Steph Chow
Creative Director, UI/UX + Founder at XAMA
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- User Experience
I'm Steph! I'm the UI/UX Creative Director and Founder of the creative consulting group: XAMA. I've worked on UI/UX for numerous global products with experience including Disney and Supercell. I can help provide guidance on: - Career growth - UI/UX in the games industry - Portfolio feedback - Remote Work Steph Chow is a UX Specialist and Creative Director who has dedicated herself to creating great digital product and design for the global consumer. She has leveraged her creative strategy and UX expertise to improve and execute game UI/UX for brands like Disney, Call of Duty, Marvel, Star Wars, and BANDAI NAMCO. While part of the Central Creative team at Disney Games, Steph combined her art direction and UI/UX abilities to create functional and thematic product user interfaces. She then diversified her experience as a Marketing Art Director at Supercell––where she worked to improve Clash of Clans and Clash Royale's presence through a localized creative strategy for retention and acquisition in the Japan market. In addition she provided UI/UX insight and creative consultation to new game teams on how they can make their game globally appealing, and approachable for the Japan market. As the founder and leader of XAMA, Steph works with a talented remote team of designers to consult and create high quality experiences for Fortune 500 companies, AAA game studios, and startups. In 2018, she was a speaker at GDC's UX Summit where she discussed how to immerse a creative world into usable UI. She then returned in 2019 to GDC's UX Summit to speak about conveying player growth through UX Strategy and in-game visuals.
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Devon Chey
Product Designer at Meta (Via Teksystems) at Meta
- Career Advice
- Portfolio Review
- Product Design
Hello! I'm Devon Chey, a Product Designer based out of NYC. I’m a problem solver who cares about crafting valuable, elegant, and effective digital experiences. I have experience working on desktop, mobile, and tablet alongside product managers, software developers, researchers, and other designers.
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Jessica Weng
UX Designer at Mlee Healthcare
- Design Thinking
- Product Design
- User Experience
Hi, I'm Tsai (some people may know me from earlier in my career as Jessica) 👋 I'm a Senior Product Designer focused on AI-enabled platforms, enterprise SaaS, and regulated systems.I own problems end-to-end. I help teams make principled decisions across product strategy, system design, and execution. I design software that's approachable for new users, powerful for experts, and resilient at scale. My focus areas: 🔸 Human-in-the-loop AI workflows with clear mental models 🔸 Compliance-sensitive environments where trust and clarity matter 🔸 Scalable design systems and interaction patterns 🔸 0-to-1 initiatives in fast-moving, high-autonomy teams I work as a partner to product and engineering, not a downstream executor. Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shipping with strong intuition informed by real constraints.
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Paul Genberg
Partner, Director Strategic Design at BCG Digital Ventures
- Branding & Identity
- Industrial Design
- Product Design
- Sketch
As a strategic designer I guide senior corporate executives and multi-disciplinary teams through the divergent and convergent innovation process to bring together the best of design, strategy, and analysis to help organizations invent and launch disruptive businesses while transforming their innovation culture. I lead human-centered needs discovery and definition, as well as concept, prototype design and development, and user specifications documentation delivery. I have launched 4 new businesses in the last 2 years ranging from precision growing technology to human-augmented financial advice. As a strategic designer I guide senior corporate executives and multi-disciplinary teams through the divergent and convergent innovation process to bring together the best of design, strategy, and analysis to help organizations invent and launch disruptive businesses while transforming their innovation culture. I lead human-centered needs discovery and definition, as well as concept, prototype design and development, and user specifications documentation delivery. I have launched 4 new businesses in the last 2 years ranging from precision growing technology to human-augmented financial advice. I am a results-driven creative problem solver with an analytical bend and a well-developed creative vision. I have a strong track record in launching innovative products and businesses. I thrive in collaborative team environments and I have extensive experience working in NA, EMEA, and APAC. StrengthsFinder Top 5 Themes: Communication, Competition, Activator, Relator, Adaptability
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Jason Calleiro
Senior Product Designer at Brex
- Design Management
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
I'm a product builder who enjoys and has a knack for creating solutions in ambiguous & emerging domains. Recently I have been designing and exploring solutions for the future of finance at Brex. I previously led design at Facebook for ML/AI explainability
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Sarah Pierson
Graphic Designer at Freelancer
- Graphic Design
- Lettering
Book design and hand lettering. Clients include HarperCollins Publishers, Disney Hyperion, and Little, Brown and Company
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Iordanis Passas
Creative Director at MyForexFunds
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Typography
Experienced Graphic Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the design industry. Skilled in Branding & Identity, Typography and UI design. Strong arts and design professional graduated from University of the Arts London.
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Sumit kumar
Design Lead at WISE App
- Adobe
- Illustration
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
Product designer. Creative. Likes simplification of recondite concepts for comprehensibility. In a habit of reading fiction and non-fiction books for recreation. Love creating easy to use and delightful products.
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Jonathan Brink
User Experience Lead at StreamSets Inc.
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
- User Research
I've been in product design and UX for 15+ years. I'm currently leading a team at StreamSets, an enterprise pipeline Saas solution. Looking to help mentor those emerging in the UX world.
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Amil Asokan
Lead Product Design at nudgem
- Design Thinking
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Hi! I’m Amil Asokan, a Product designer based in Tbilisi. I create user-friendly interfaces for fast-growing startups.
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Alla Dmitrieva
Product Design Lead at Самокат
- Industrial Design
- Interaction Design
- Mobile Design
- Product Design
UX and product designer with 5+ years of experience from Saint Petersburg, Russia. I help organisations create and test products and services. I help organizations build complex products and user-oriented services. I believe in research and analytics, prefer data to subjective judgments, and am passionate about understanding people’s lives and needs to build better products and create meaningful experiences. I have over 5 years of UX and product work experience in building high-quality products and services using the practices of user-centered design. I’ve worked with great teams, learned a lot, and am happy to share the knowledge.
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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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Meghan Hartman
Sr. Designer at N2W Software
- Adobe
- Marketing Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I've worked as a digital designer for more than 5 years (covering all graphic and web design needs as well as development) and I was a junior UX designer at a digital agency for over 1 year. Senior Designer at a software company. Conversational Marketing Certified by @Drift
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Raquel Villani
Creative Designer at Villani Design
- 3D
- Industrial Design
- Product Design
- Sketch
Senior Creative Designer with deep knowledge in creating innovative concepts in the fields of automotive, virtual reality, metaverse, interior design, and product design. Proficient in integrating aesthetics and functionality, anticipating trends, and actively collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to achieve project goals. Key Competencies: Automotive Design: Specialization in automotive design, focus on developing innovative concepts for both interior and exterior, seamlessly blending creativity and functionality. Unreal Engine and Immersive Technologies: In-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine for crafting engaging virtual experiences and high-quality interactive environments.
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Rohan Kartik
Chief Problem Solver at Pencil Hacker
- Design Management
- Design Systems
- Design Thinking
- User Experience
From my early beginnings in UX/UI design to senior roles crafting product experiences across platforms, my journey has been diverse and enlightening. I've successfully transformed initial concepts into impactful real-world implementations, always keeping abreast of the latest design trends. As a mentor, I'm keen to share these insights, fostering growth among aspiring designers. I aim to impart practical design strategies, industry trends, and the significance of continuous learning in this ever-evolving field. With a hands-on approach, I aspire to guide the upcoming design talent towards achieving their goals.
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Fabrice Luit
Co-fondateur at Archipel Kyosei
- Design Leadership
- Information Architecture
- Product Design
- Product Management
I'm UX designer, Sketch app expert. I can help with minimum lovable prototyping, Design System... i am expert in design thinking and design sprint.
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Aduramigba Olayinka
Create an Media Associate at The Elevation Church
- Branding & Identity
- Career Advice
- Consulting Advice
- Creative Direction
Aduramigba Olayinka is a perfect blend of passion for humanity, creativity, digital innovation, multidimensional self-awareness and an incredible acknowledgement of God’s goodness and mercy progressing to favour. As a creative and digital media technologist, I'm driven to harness modern technologies to create innovative solutions that foster work-life balance for creative, media, and tech professionals. My mission is to empower individuals to thrive in the gig economy, unlocking flexible and fulfilling careers that harmonize productivity and well-being.
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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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Michael Lai
UX Design Educator / Instructor at Liskov Courses
- Career Transitions
- Data Visualization
- Design Strategy
- Ethical Design
Science background and moderator on UX StackExchange for a few years now. Transitioning into a career beyond UX Design by being involved in education and training, as well as applying the principles of evidence-based research and data-driven design outside of IT.
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Fletcher Boland
UX Designer at Homesite Insurance
- Information Architecture
- Team Building
- User Experience
- User Interface
I help companies embrace UX and design as a competitive advantage. Leveraging a user centered design process, I provide a strategic vision for design, integrate UX seamlessly within teams and execute effective user experiences. Whether you need to create a digital product, a website to market it, or improve the usability of an existing app, I have the expertise to realize a successful design solution. For over 15 years and 150+ projects I have led startups, large brands, nonprofits and everyone in between on how best to take advantage of technology and design to achieve their business goals. Clients I have worked with include: Bechtel, EBSCO, Columbia University, Instructure, GovDocs, Virtua Research, CorpNet, Sailinghubb, GW&K Investment Management, Unitrends, CloudBees, Emerson College, Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, DentaQuest, Wolf Greenfield, FirstMerit Bank, Infinio, Better Homes & Gardens
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Gerard Berges
Freelance graphic designer - Online / offline works at gegebé
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Sketch
- User Experience
A graphic designer by profession, in the last 6 years specialized in web design and app design. I enjoy my educational side, which is vocational, and of my facet like amateur photographer, having done some exhibitions. Interested in topics like user interaction, marketing, typography and urbanism.
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Billy Paul
Lead Design Systems Designer at Talabat
- AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Design Systems
- Product Design
- User Experience
I'm a product designer with a background in UX/UI, design systems and information design — crafting both the designs and the AI infrastructure that scales them, for global brands across B2B and B2C. From building brand-new design systems to evolving mature ones, from product discovery and UI motion to AI automation and communicating complex financial data, I have a proven history with global clients — impacting the lives of millions and transacting in the trillions. I'm actively integrating AI into design systems work: Patterns and Templates, AI context layers, component generation, design tokens and governance. I can deliver comprehensive design systems and set their strategic direction so they become an AI-first infrastructure that a company depends on to scale. I currently design at Talabat (Delivery Hero) in Dubai. I've also worked with J.P. Morgan Chase, the London Stock Exchange, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Tesco, Sainsbury's, McDonald's, Ticketmaster, John Lewis, The Economist, Sky News Arabia and Emirates — through agencies including Huge, UsTwo, Digitas (Publicis), AnalogFolk and Concentrix. What I care about: • Design systems for large ecosystems • Beautiful, delightful interactive products • Guidelines, documentation and education • Product strategy informing design direction • AI-enabled design workflows
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Sajid Saiyed
Sr UX Design Manager at Google
- Data Visualization
- Design Leadership
- Design Management
- Interaction Design
I am a seasoned design leader who is passionate about enabling organizations to build, grow, and nurture design teams that are highly motivated and driven to design and ship game-changing products that empower and delight the users. I achieve this by creating an environment for my team to experiment, innovate, fail, and learn without fear. ‍ The unique perspective that I bring is shaped by having worked in diverse industries across the globe coupled with a strong design education which has shaped me into a curious mix of designer, tinkerer, maker, artist and a geek.
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Scott Carter
Member at Procurement Foundry
- Adobe
- Design Thinking
- Marketing Design
- User Experience
I provide strategic, "wow-we-did-that?" initiatives that help leaders, teams, & organizations enhance performance through design thinking stacked with improv techniques. Get ready to be comfortable with the uncomfortable. Half design facilitator. Half strategic advisor. Half improviser = 3 halves!! Every project has stories to tell—stories that will not only engage, inform and impact their audience, but that will also deliver on measurable business goals. I am that conduit between the C-Suite and the project teams. I help clients find the strategy and approach that best fits their unique identity, and then I implement and deliver top-level results that meets their objectives. Currently, I am the Head of Strategic Sourcing for Upstart. My specialties include strategic sourcing,design thinking, business strategy, user experience design, corporate development, change management, operations improvement, business development, source to pay and P2P transformations.
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Himanshu Suthar
Senior Product Designer II at Compass
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- Product Design
- User Experience
As part of industry projects , I have put my hands on UI/ UX , Product Design & Furniture Design. I strive to fuse the digital and the non digital experiences seamlessly. My thought process being that the best design evolves when all the disciplines blend together effortlessly.
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