Our Mentors

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    Yuriy Shiryaev

    Remote Product Designer at Freelance

    • Branding & Identity
    • Figma
    • Graphic Design
    • Mobile Development

    I am a product designer and manager. I help solve tough problems and deliver digital products. I design applications, web services, information systems, and branding. Tweeting and blogging about interfaces. I have 5+ years of experience. Focusing on complicated systems, MVPs, and full design support for IT and Fintech products.

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    Ardavan Hp

    Senior Ux Researcher & Ui Designer at Forest Interactive

    • Interaction Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface
    • User Research

    Hi there! My name is Ardy and I am excited to share my passion for UX design, gamification, and ethics in UI UX design as a mentor on designed.org. I believe that good design goes beyond just making things look pretty, but also considers the impact it has on users and society. As a mentor, I hope to guide new designers in creating meaningful and responsible design solutions. Whether you are just starting out or looking to improve your skills, I am here to support you every step of the way. Let's make a positive difference in the world of design together!

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    Sanjeeb Prajapati

    WordPress Developer at Envato Author Community

    • Design Process
    • Design Systems
    • Figma
    • User Experience

    Hi, I am UI/UX designer with a passion for creating exceptional digital experiences. Leveraging a Master's degree in Computer Science and dual Bachelor's degrees in Fine Arts and Computer Science. Over a decade of experience in designing user-centric interfaces and developing robust frontend solutions. Proficient in design systems, Git, SCSS, LESS, Python, Django, DRF API, Figma, Photoshop, WordPress, PHP, and MySQL databases. Certified in Google UX Design Certification, Meta Frontend Specialization with ReactJS and Meta Backend Specialization with Python.

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    Christine Esoldo

    Director of User Experience, Platform + Managed Services at CrowdStrike

    • Design Management
    • Design Strategy
    • Information Architecture
    • Product Design

    I'm a multi-disciplinary designer and UX leader with more than 15 years of experience and am currently a Director of UX and Product Design where I'm scaling UX teams and driving UX strategy. In my spare time, you can find me running, paddleboarding, or creating art. Over the course of my career, I've used my range of skills in UX design, user research, content strategy, information architecture, and visual design (including brand, identity and illustration) to build and launch successful enterprise SaaS products, apps, and websites. I've also been known to wield my copywriting and UX writing skills. I embrace the idea of continual learning, and didn't stop once I earned an MFA. I typically can be found collecting certificates -- usually related to fine art, applied art, digital design, modern crafting, or UX -- and taking various online courses and tutorials so I stay up-to-date in the field and build new skills.

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    Lucas Mosele

    Design Engineer at Sprout Social, Inc

    • Illustration
    • User Experience
    • User Interface
    • Web Design

    I am a UX/UI Engineer with a focus on architecture, UI Design and design systems engineering. When I'm not building products with a great team, I'm a photographer, mentor & traveler. Always down to help via email for critique, direction or portfolio reviews.

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    Jaffar Khorshidi

    Co-Founder & Experience Director at Format–3

    • Creative Direction
    • Human Computer Interaction
    • Interaction Design
    • User Experience

    Jaffar is the Founder of London based design consultancy, Nouvio and an Experience Design Lead at Fantasy. With over a decade of experience driving organization-wide strategy, Jaffar has successfully shipped award winning, compelling world class product experiences in the form of strategic visions, products, websites, apps, operating systems and in-car interfaces for leading brands – OnePlus, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, Versus, Peer, Asana and Royal Caribbean. Jaffar started his UX career at Fantasy back in 2011, and has ever since widely gained recognition amongst the London Design industry having delivered experiences within the Brand, Enterprise and SaaS spaces for the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Lexus and more, before finally returning back to Fantasy in 2019. Jaffar’s goal with every project is to produce solutions to challenging problems in a way that has a positive impact on humanity. Having designed products and services catering to millions of customers on a global scale, his confidence lies in that the design process has a transformative impact on some of the most challenging opportunities faced today.

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    Maithili Mishra

    PhD Student at Clemson University

    • Data Visualization
    • Design Critique
    • Design Thinking
    • Product Design

    Maithili is studying to specialize in the research areas of Human-Centered Computing (HCC) and specifically virtual humans (VH). Her research goal is to evaluate the factors that make virtual humans 'truly convincing'. To achieve this goal, she studies users’ current VH-interaction practices and uses this information to design, implement, and evaluate technologies that help users manage various aspects of the interaction experience such as virtual humans' appearance, personality, age, gender, ethnicity, emotions, gestures, smile, gaze, and proxemics. Her other research interests include usable privacy and security, data visualization, queueing and simulations, and virtual humans modeling. Paper on "Evaluating the Cost of Prevention Programming and Universal Screening with Discrete Event Simulation" is about an applied 'tandem queuing network' that involves overcoming the challenges of keeping the workings of each internal phase intact and synergizing the parts to make a meaningful whole—delivering beautiful deterministic & stochastic synergy. She is interested in the development, critique, evaluation, and characterization of UX and visualization systems. For UX systems, her goal is to help people measure and define their products from the user's perspective. She grounds UX research with strategy and design to analyze emerging technologies. Her research strategy includes qualitative, quantitative, attitudinal, behavioral & design research. She often chooses mathematical rig

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    XMing Zhang

    Design at NewsBreak

    • Accessibility
    • Information Architecture
    • Interaction Design
    • User Experience

    I am a product designer and architecture geek. I enjoy solving problems through creative design solutions at work and in life. My background in product design, architecture, and coding provides me with a foundation to create successful products and designs.

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    Hannah White

    Chief Product Officer at Leverege

    • Career Advice
    • Design Management
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration

    My career so far has been a series of rabbit holes (fitting as that's how I imagine my mind works). Some include the brand of a presidential campaign, a tech media publication, various enterprise IoT products, & cybersecurity comics. I've landed in IoT for now, and am loving every minute of it. Currently CPO at Leverege, an IoT software platform, where I lead design on large Fortune 500 IoT products. Enterprise-scale IoT solutions bridge the gap between the physical and digital worlds, posing new challenges and driving innovation in design. In my free time, you can usually find me hiking in Shenandoah, building mugs at the pottery studio, or working on conceptual augmented reality projects.

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    Bhavna Paul

    Sr. UX Designer at Amazon

    • Design Thinking
    • Interaction Design
    • User Centered Design
    • User Experience

    I have over 9 years of hands-on work experience in products and services for Enterprise products (24-7 & July Systems) as well as consumer products I have over 9 years of hands-on work experience in products and services for Enterprise products (24-7 & July Systems) as well as consumer products (July Systems). Expertise includes: • User Research: Understand user needs through various research methodologies. Develop insights to align business needs with the user needs. • Information Architecture & wireframes: Optimize user journeys, develop maps and construct wireframes enabling effortless navigation. • Prototyping: Creation of working prototypes which can be utilized for testing. • Usability Testing: Participate in all phases of usability testing and iterating the design based on results Effective participation in various design sprints (GV) and further developing the outcome concepts through the full development cycle. Pleasant and close collaboration with UX team, developers, product managers and other stakeholders. I energetically think on my feet to keep coming up with new ideas if old ones aren’t working; Flexible enough to know when something isn’t working and tactfully lobby for the best solution.

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    Marko Dugonjic

    Director of User Experience at SymSoft Solutions

    • Inclusive Design
    • User Centered Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    Share your portfolio or ask me anything related to UX research and design career pathways, methodologies, skills, and any other general work-life advice. Practice interviewing for a position with me. In my 20+ years of experience in the field, I was lucky to lead design teams and contribute in numerous high profile projects for global private and progressive public sector organizations, including dozens of projects for the State of California, T-Mobile, SGS, QBN, Smashing Magazine, and more.

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    Surbhi Sardana

    UX Designer at Adobe

    • Accessibility
    • Career Advice
    • Career Transitions
    • Design Critique

    I am a UX designer at Adobe with 3 years of experience and special interest in interaction design, designing for growth, and service design. I thrive in creative environments that value empathy, a structured design process, and a need to solve human concerns. I feel collaboration and knowing how the offline/ real world works is the key to design good and valuable products.

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    Jason Kopec

    Head of Product Design at Fivetran

    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    I'm Design Director at Convoy, a company transforming the freight industry. Building and leading a great team of designers.

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    ankkush surryawanshi

    Sr. UX Designer at intelliswift software

    • Branding & Identity
    • Data Visualization
    • Design Critique
    • Design Leadership

    I am a Senior Designer based in Pune, India. I have a thorough understanding of UI/UX and Product Design, and express a deep commitment to UX/Product Design & Research. I place high value on in-depth research, brainstorming, mapping, and sketching, considering these integral to my creative process. I derive enjoyment from collaborating with individuals from various industries, as it enables me to broaden my perspectives, extend my knowledge base, and garner diverse insights. I posit that design constitutes a compelling mode of storytelling. As designers, we can communicate a message visually and employ a variety of design assets to convey ideas.

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    Diego Castro

    Gerente de e-commerce at Play Lojas - Consultoria em E-commerce

    • Branding & Identity
    • Design Thinking
    • eCommerce
    • Marketing Design

    Profissional com experiência em liderar equipes e na criação e gestão de projetos de branding, design estratégico, inovação e e-commerce. Tem atuado há mais de dez anos prestando consultoria de branding e de cultura de inovação para marcas e produtos de empresas de variados segmentos e tamanhos, tendo já atendido clientes como: Bayer, Cargill, General Eletrics, USP, Bradesco, Santander, American Express, Amazonas Calçados, Rede Atlântica Hotels, Hotel Quality, Hotel Confort, SEBRAE, Minas Startups, Prefeitura de Araguari, Prefeitura de Uberlândia, Associação Mineira de Municípios, Klabin, Roche, ESAMC, UNITRI, UNIFRAN, entre outras. Atualmente atua como Gerente de Negócios em projetos de E-commerce e como Consultor, Palestrante e Facilitador de workshops em Inovação, Design de Serviços, Design Thinking, Modelos de Negócios, Marketing, Startups e E-commerce. Articulador e Facilitador na Khanum:lab, laboratório dedicado a realização de cursos, workshops e eventos de Inovação, Design Thinking e Design de Serviços já tendo treinado mais de 1.800 pessoas. Formado pelo EMPRETEC - Programa de Formação de Empreendedores da ONU. Membro da SBGC - Sociedade Brasileira da Gestão do Conhecimento, ABComm - Associação Brasileira de Comércio Eletrônico e ABRAWEB - Associação Brasileira de Profissionais de Internet. Diretor de Produtos & Inovação da Kaben.dss – primeira Cooperativa de Profissionais de Inovação e Tecnologia do estado de Minas Gerais com sede na cidade de Uberlândia, MG.

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    Ifunanya Onwughalu

    Lead Product Designer at Flinke.io

    • Design Thinking
    • Product Design
    • User Centered Design
    • User Experience

    I'm Ifunanya Onwughalu, a seasoned product designer on a quest to sprinkle magic and delight into every user's journey. With a playful imagination and a fusion of design prowess and frontend wizardry, I work with early-stage startups to build their ideas into meaningful MLPs and user-centric experiences that delight their users and drive business results.

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    Sanjivanee Borse

    UX/UI Designer at CX100

    • Design Strategy
    • Design Systems
    • Design Thinking
    • Product Design

    I'm always looking forward to learning new things and challenging pre-existing beliefs. I have been working as an UX Designer and Strategist since Feb 2018. I have extensive experience across industries working on customer facing tools, enterprise solutions and B2B commerce, you can find the details in my resume. I have been hosting Design Discussions within my team since 2020 to promote peer learning. I have also mentored quite a few freshers and interns over the last 3 years. Other than work currently occupied with cognitive psychology, sustainable living, backyard gardening and woodwork.

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    Aswin Ranganathan

    Design Manager at Delivery Hero

    • Information Architecture
    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design
    • User Experience

    I'm Aswin, designer and self-taught developer living in Singapore. I currently work with @Grab as a Senior Product Designer in Grab Financial Group. Previously I've worked with some popular startups like @Zeta & @Housing. I've designed at scale on both web and mobile but knowing React gives me an edge over web applications. Learning by doing everyday. Previously - Grab, Zeta.in, Housing.com

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    Pranjal Singh

    Product Designer at Builder

    • Figma
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration
    • User Experience

    A Self-taught designer, following my passion from last 6 six years. Worked with different startups and Media groups. Would love to share my experience and knowledge to mentor others.

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    Ripal Ranpara

    Mentor of Change at NITI Aayog Official

    • Career Advice
    • Consulting Advice
    • Design Thinking
    • Development

    I am a passionate researcher, innovator, and performer. I always aim to ask more questions and answer them with action. I have a passion for technology and Intelligence and how it changes everything around us. I love to get people to think about what they do, how they do it, and why. I'm also known to be a bit of a Technological geek at heart! I am a connector. My strengths are I made mistakes but I have not repeated that mistake again.

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    Şafak Otur

    Designer & Frontend Developer at Hipporello

    • Front-end
    • UI Design
    • User Experience

    I have been working as a designer and developer in the digital industry for about 10 years. I have designed and developed digital products, websites, mobile applications for companies and startups. I make intuitive designs for digital products.

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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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    Priyanshi Agrawal

    Frontend Developer at https://pedagog.ac/

    • Development
    • Graphic Design
    • Web Design

    I'm a Tech enthusiast currently pursuing my b.tech degree in computer science engineering from Medi-Caps University, Indore. I may be an introvert person but I live to explore and take challenges.

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    Alexander Vinokurov

    Lead Product Designer at Symbiose

    • Marketing Design
    • Mobile Development
    • User Interface
    • Web Design

    I am passionate about what I do. I follow my client’s vision and meet their exact needs in order to deliver that dream-come-true result. I enjoy bringing clients ideas to life. And I am a multidisciplinary designer that create designs that are functional, meaningful and beautiful.

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    Andy Stonehouse

    Photographer at Stonelock Photography

    • Art Direction
    • Branding & Identity
    • Creative Direction
    • Graphic Design

    I've worked as a designer for 30+ years. Freelance, In-house, In-agency and running my own firm. Worked in both the charity & commercial worlds. I specialize in brand and print I'm not interested in fancy design awards - I'm all about creating work that works & delivers what my clients need.