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Ross Popoff-Walker
Principal product designer, Insights & data visualization at Netflix
- Data Visualization
- Information Architecture
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
For the past 15 years I’ve worked on an array of UX efforts. While at Google, I was a lead designer for Google Search and Google Maps. On Google Cloud, I managed the team supporting BigQuery, one of the largest pieces of the Google Cloud Platform. I also organized and led a company-wide effort involving over a dozen teams to standardize internal data visualization design guidelines. For the past 15 years I’ve worked on an array of UX efforts. While at Google, I was a lead designer for Google Search and Google Maps. On Google Cloud, I managed the team supporting BigQuery, one of the largest pieces of the Google Cloud Platform. I also organized and led a company-wide effort involving over a dozen teams to standardize internal data visualization design guidelines. Before that, I worked on early-stage startups and at design agencies like R/GA and Sapient.
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Lucas Blondheim
Associate UX Director at IBM iX
- Branding & Identity
- DesignOps
- Design Sprint
- Design Thinking
Expert in Design Thinking Methodologies, UX design, DesignOps, and Project Management. Demonstrated success leading teams through analytics, marketing & branding, design operations, AI software design, product design, and UX research. Skilled at leveraging design sprints, rapid prototyping, design audits, usability testing, agile, and workshop facilitation.
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Nick Cochrane
Founder at www.zebrapeople.com & https://www.meetup.com/now-next-product
- Career Advice
- Career Transitions
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Entrepreneurship
Design recruiter for 25 years, helping businesses scale by challenging leaders' hiring roadmaps, profiles, EVP and hiring timelines. We are a B Corp that is focused on mission-led start-ups and scale-ups, including in fintech, healthtech and climate
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Dhananjay Garg
Senior Product Designer • foodpanda for business at foodpanda
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Design Thinking
I'm passionate about helping equip product teams with the knowledge they need to make better product decisions. With 10+ years of experience in startups doing UX, visual, and interaction design, I'm skilled at deciphering complex requirements, conducting research, and translating research into customer journeys and product experiences, including high-fidelity interactive prototypes.
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Ida Di Bernardo
Service Design Manager at Credit Agricole Italia
- Consulting Advice
- Design Process
- Psychology
- Service Design
Service Design Manager at Crédit Agricole Italia | Choice Architecture and Behavioral Economics enthusiastic
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Lily Ekman
Senior Product Designer at Acast
- Design Systems
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
Hello! I'm a Product Designer with background in UX and UI Design. I have experience from industries such as gaming, music, podcasting. I love to work with UI animations and tricky design challenges, for example making the same UI work for gamepad, touch, VR and keyboard at the same time!
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Ka An Hsu
UX Designer at Kyndryl
- Graphic Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
- Visual Design
I am Hsu Ka An a.k.a Robert. I am a third-generation Indian Chinese and an HFI – Certified Usability Analyst. I have been in the UX Role for the last 6 years. I am currently working as a Design Lead in Continental, a company that deals with Mobility Solutions.
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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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Shilpa Sood
Associate Director at Nagarro Softwares
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- User Experience
- User Research
I am UX Designer with 16+ years of experience in translating complex business problems into simple, effective, and engaging user experiences. My expertise lies in complex problem-solving, Product strategy, and Design Management. I want to use my expertise to mentor junior designers and also fulfill my desire to grow in mentoring.
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Sai Charan Bodigutta
Head of Product Design at Sopheon
- Design Critique
- Design Leadership
- Design Systems
- Portfolio Review
I am currently Heading Product Design at Sopheon With over a decade of hands-on experience in Product Design and seven years leading dynamic design teams, I am a seasoned Product Design Leader and adept Product Manager. Currently serving as the Head of Design at Sopheon, I drive innovation and elevate user experiences. Key Highlights about me would include, Leadership: Spearheaded design teams for 7+ B2B SaaS products, contributing to the success of industry giants like Dell and Verizon. Education: Master's in Product Management from Carnegie Mellon University, providing a solid academic foundation to complement practical expertise. Startups: Instrumental in securing funding for three startups, one of which received investment from Y Combinator, showcasing my ability to blend creativity with strategic vision.
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Zac Walberer
Product Designer at Gusto
- Figma
- Information Architecture
- Product Design
- User Experience
I'm a product designer at Gusto living in Denver, CO. I love working on products for small businesses. I'm passionate about solving complex problems through user-centered design and research. My design has a focus on UX, product design, design systems, and front-end development. I'm a Product Designer at Gusto working on our Ecosystem. I'm passionate about solving complex problems through user-centered design and research. My design has a focus on UX, product design, design systems, and front-end development. Expertise: Product Design Design Systems User Experience User Research Information Architecture Prototyping Tools: HTML CSS / SASS Figma Principle JTBD
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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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Vincenzo Angileri
Associate Professor at NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
- Consulting Advice
- Creative Direction
- Design Strategy
- Storytelling
Vincenzo Angileri is a freelance creative director and strategic consultant who works with branding narrative formats, strategy, writing, concept creation, publishing projects, and digital design for brands and institutions. He is currently based between Barcelona and Mexico City. He is Head of Education at the Barcelona creative hub Acid House in partnership with ELISAVA Design School and VICE MEDIA. He is former Director of Narratives and Strategist at the Barcelona-based creative agency Folch Studio. He is currently working on his first book for the publishing house Planeta. He is interested in critical thinking, speculative and narrative design processes. His current investigation mainly involves fictional narratives, imagined communities, political utopias and dystopias, committed design and social activism.
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Akshat Tak
Design Mentor at Designed.org
- Figma
- Game Design
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
Senior Product Designer & Lead Artist at Simple Learning I Akshat Tak, working with Chimple learning as a Product Manager. I have done my 6 years of experience with the org. We make learning games for primary kids, and my responsibility is to make the product design.
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Surya Pillai
Design Researcher at Unilever
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
- User Research
I am a User Experience Designer and Entrepreneur with a keen inclination towards Startups and Storytelling, having 6+ years of experience. When I am not conceptualizing products, you will find me evaluating every Mobile App or Website I come across or penning my thoughts Because of my background as a NIFT Mumbai Alumna and a stint in the Design team at Hindustan Unilever Limited, I have a strong foundation of Design Thinking principles, that helps me engage audiences and add tangible value with experiences that are both immersive and thoughtful. Before we conceptualised Semly Pro, I was a Product Designer at CarWale, where I worked as the sole designer in the 'CarWale Experience' team, the product innovation division. I also worked on revamping and re-structuring the Lead Management tool, Autobiz (re-branding and re-design of the SAAS tool and Mobile App). Since founding Semly Pro, I have immersed myself in Design, Product Innovation and Digital Marketing for our clientele covering a wide variety of verticals including Clean Energy, Automotives, IOT, Fashion, Government Agencies, Digital Tools, etc. When I am not conceptualising products, you will find me evaluating every Mobile App or Website I come across or penning my thoughts and learnings in my blog Designfully Me. I am also a Contributing Author at UX Collective and have been featured in the Outlook Business and Economic Times (links in the Media section).
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Getulio Lima
Service Designer at Raipp
- Design Process
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- Product Design
Ola, sou o Getulio, moro no estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Sou designer e trabalho com design de jornadas para serviços, pesquisas de UX e design de produtos. Meus últimos projetos foram Para indústria de meios de pagamento, bancos digitais e varejo.
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Mohammed Ahmed
Freelance UX Designer at Sonra
- 3D
- Branding & Identity
- User Centered Design
- User Interface
I'm a freelance logo designer who experiments with 3d, UI and motion. I'd love to help others and also get help to continue my learning. I aspire to work for companies like Google and Apple.
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Saptarshi Prakash
Senior Product Design Manager at Swiggy
- Product Design
- Team Building
- User Experience
- User Interface
I'm an engineer turned self-taught Product Designer based out of India. I have worked with some of the very well known startups of India & self-learned anything and everything that is needed to create amazing experiences for the users. I'm also an active speaker & YouTuber.
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Navita Deswal
Senior Consultant - User Experience Designer at Deloitte
- Design Management
- Interaction Design
- Service Design
- User Experience
Hi All, I'm Navita- UX Designer Consultant @Deloitte. I would just say one thing- Please tell me to STOP if I talk a lot to you. I am a UX Researcher & Designer passionate about delivering clean designs with the best User Experience. I love to generate new ideas and devise feasible solutions to complex problems. My expertise includes designing through formative research, task analysis, wireframing, prototyping and moderating usability studies for the development of the user-centered design.
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Michal Lenik
Product Design Lead, Manager at Bowery Valuation
- Design Thinking
- Human Computer Interaction
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
I am a UX and Product Design Lead specializing in user-centric design for SaaS products. I also have a background in UX design for eCommerce and enterprise products, front-end development, and fine art.
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Todd Zaki Warfel
Instructor at University of California, Berkeley
- Design Thinking
- Mobile Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
As a certified executive leadership coach, Todd Zaki Warfel works with individuals and organizations interested in personal growth, leadership development, and organizational transformation. Having held leadership roles at Workday, Cisco, and Twitter, Todd has lived through the trials and triumphs of transformation firsthand. Most recently, Global Head of Design for Workday, leading a team of designers, researchers, content strategists, and design technologists to deliver the future of how companies manage their business and employees manage their careers. Under Todd's leadership, the globally distributed team launched a Center of Excellence (COE), playbook, and design system all while growing from 45 to 90. SPECIALTIES Executive coaching, leadership development, organizational transformation, and building multidisciplinary diverse teams.
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Renna Al-Yassini
Sr Design Manager at Twitter
- Product Design
- Service Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
My design career has been at the intersection of emerging behaviors and technologies. I had an unusual path to design, and have spent my career as a consultant, serial entrepreneur and now working in-house at Google. I teach design and created a professional development business for designers.
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Patricia Lourenco
Senior User Experience Designer at Freelance
- Design Thinking
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I’m a Toronto based digital designer with 10+ years of experience, specializing in UI/UX + Branding, with a pulse on interaction design. I find value in helping people through design and take a conscientious and mindful approach in creating identities along with intuitive, user friendly experiences.
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Sachin Ghegade
Design CoE Leadership at Lentra
- Design Leadership
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
A technology enthusiast with 12+ years of experience. Proposed and executing a Shared Services competency/ COE for Product and Service design. Bringing business using various innovative solutions using UX/UI and Design Thinking methodologies. Specialization is in architecting complex enterprise products and systems, envisioning innovative solutions, and realizing the solutions in the form of products. Domain expertise in the area of BFSI, Retail, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Mining, Oil & Gas with futuristic models such as Smart City, AI, ML, IoT. Hands-on experience in multiple Design Paradigms. I'm very happy, excited to be a part of the Designed.org community. I’m sure I will be able to help new and practiced specialists to shape their potential. Business expansion strategy from Pre-Sales, Marketing to Post-delivery. This model has resulted in generating good ROI of downstream revenue and long-term engagements. Achieved growth in team size from 1 to multiple resources, established and led a prestigious design team as its first Designer. Specialties Design Management, Brand Strategy, Agile UX process Expertise, Creative Management, User Research, Dashboard Scheming, Brand Guidelines, Reusable Components, Client Facing, Information Visualization, and Design Style Guides. Mentorship, and ensuring customer success. Skills Design Management: Process Building, Business Decisions, Quality assurance, Design Strategies and Vision plan, Supply Chain, Resource loading, Task Analysis and estimation, Conduct training. Research: A/B Testing & Experiment, Cognitive walkthrough, Persona Interview, Information Architecture, User Journey/ Journey Mapping, Design Thinking. Prototyping: Rapid prototyping using Keynote, Invision, XD, Interactive and clickthrough flow, Task analysis & persona hypothesis. Design: User Interface design, Graphic design, User flows, Concept sketches, Wireframes & mock-ups with Sketch & Illustrator, Style guides & pattern library preparation. Tools Adobe Creative Cloud, Office 365, SketchApp, Axure, Invision, Balsamiq, Zeplin, Figma, MIRO Board, HTML (Basic), CSS (Basic), Other: JIRA Agile, Design Sprint
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Phillip Gockel
Principal Interaction Designer at MURAL
- Design Critique
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I'm a design leader with a deep understanding of the craft, a penchant for breaking down complex problems, and a knack for constructive design critique.
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