Our Mentors

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    James Hanson

    Founder at Layers Studio

    • Adobe
    • Art Direction
    • Branding & Identity
    • Creative Direction

    Experienced Creative Director with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in Branding, Logo Design, Digital design, UX and UI. Adopting a design thinking methodology, with Bachelor’s Degree focused in Graphic Design from Northumbria University.

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    Stephen Elufisan

    Founder at The UX Boss Community

    • Branding & Identity
    • Graphic Design
    • Product Design
    • User Experience

    I'm a highly motivated product designer with 6 years of experience in creating user-centred designs and building strong brands across multiple industries, including B2B, Fintech, Healthtech, Education, and more. I possess a wide range of expertise in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Miro, InVision, Figjam, as well as project management tools like Jira, Teams, and Trello. I am passionate about mentoring other product designers to grow their skills and knowledge.

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    William Justice

    Systemic Designer at Self

    • Career Advice
    • Information Architecture
    • Portfolio Review
    • Service Design

    Service design lead, helping people navigate healthcare and finance. Individual contributor with a penchant for process improvement. I lead cross-functional teams toward a more perfect internet.

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    Ana Manrique

    Design Executive at IBM

    • Art Direction
    • Career Advice
    • Design Management
    • User Experience

    As Design Program Director at IBM, Ana manages, mentors and coaches 25 designers working on Cloud Pak for Data, one of IBM's main strategic initiatives. In her current position, she collaborates with colleagues in Design, Development and Product Management at all levels to deliver experiences that support customers on their journey to data maturity. In her previous function as Senior Creative Director for Olapic, pioneers in social media marketing, Ana oversaw the day-to-day activities of the remote design team. She worked with the Content, Demand Generation and Analytics teams in the creation of integrated marketing campaigns. She also supported the ABM teams in creating custom marketing materials to retain current - and attract new business. Prior to joining Olapic, Ana help multiple roles at Reuters, the world's leading agency. Her last role was Senior Product Manager where she worked with Front- and End-Developers as well as the Global Editorial team on the integration of Reuters Editorial Platform with Reuters News Agency's global news delivery platform. She also provided guidance on Reuters multimedia strategy. As Creative Director for Product Design, Ana established the group's first UX practice. She oversaw and actively participated in the development of diverse B2B media products for customers such as the New York Times, BBC, CNN, and NowThis, to name a few. She also developed a Learn at Lunch Program, inviting innovators in the field of news, most notably Alexander Klöpping Co-Founder of Blendle, and Connor O'Day from VideoVR. Before working for Reuters, Ana worked at Buddy Media as a Creative Director managing the creation and execution of all branding materials. Buddy Media was sold to Salesforce for US$800MM. Ana started her career, at Time Inc., the world's largest publisher holding a number of progressively responsible digital roles. Ana holds a Master of Science in Strategic Communications from Columbia University as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design. She also co-owns the Design Operations LinkedIn group with Louis Rosenfeld. Specialties: digital strategy, digital media, design management, product development/management, UX, UI, customer research, experimentation, strategic communication, business development, marketing, project management, social media, and start-ups.

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    Sunil Kumar

    Chief Manager (Design) at Reliance

    • Design Thinking
    • Fashion Design

    A dedicated and proactive fashion and design professional with 8 years of experience in the value retail segment as well as luxury retail sector. A Fashion design professional with 8 years of design and managerial experience in the Apparel retail sector, with proficiency in design and thinking.

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    Geremy Mumenthaler

    Lead UX Designer at Williams-Sonoma, Inc

    • Design Systems
    • Design Thinking
    • Graphic Design
    • Product Design

    Geremy is a designer, creative product strategist, and illustrator with more than 15 years of design experience. Previously design director of The Noun Project where he launched and supported a multi-sided marketplace of millions of creatives. He currently consults with large corporations like Williams Sonoma and Facebook to create digital products needed and accessible to a global audience. After stepping away from technology at the end of the day, he illustrates people, products, and architecture with ink and watercolor.

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    Santiago Arraz

    Designer at NTT Data

    • Branding & Identity
    • Design Systems
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    I'm a designer who strives to solve problems creatively. Currently specializing in UI & UX | Digital | Branding. I have been a professional designer for 4 years, working on product design, branding, and digital design. Thanks to a year of work in the consultancy sector, Currently specialize in UI & UX | Branding |Digital projects.

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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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    Ben Patriquin

    Senior VP, Creative Director at Canale Communications

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

    I oversee the growing creative department at CanaleComm, providing strategic and tactical direction to visual communications projects of all shapes and sizes.

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    Vivid Savitri-Hampton

    Head of UX at Breville Group

    • Art Direction
    • DesignOps
    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design

    I have built and scaled teams in the EU, United States, Asia, and Australia.I choreograph experience and design for customers in digital products, food thinking, and video games spaces. My UVPs: - Team leadership and Design Ops - Product design leadership - Experience Design Strategy, Creative Direction, and UX Architect. - Experienced in scaling design team globally (the USA, China, Germany & Australia) My leadership philosophy is grounded in reality through the hands-on nature of my craft and steeped in the desire to build visionary products and push the boundaries of my team. I build, coach and lead multidisciplinary, multi-cultural teams to achieve exceptional outcomes. My strength as a professional is multi-faceted, encompassed experience in video games & product design. By acting as a bridge across industries and organisations, I bring a unique perspective on the architecture & outcome of a project. I believe it's essential for my team to understand the context of the work, building to solve business problems as well as meeting customer needs. This extends to satisfying business objectives, product monetisation, features prioritisation, stakeholder relationships and building culture — all while creating desirable products that provide a seamless, engaging, delightful UX. I have worked across Entertainment, Technology, Service Design, Education and Consumer Goods. Tactical skill: - UI Design, Chatbot/Voice UX & Dev, wireframes & prototyping, Design Thinking, visual design, UX/Design research & testing - Video Games: Ideation & game design direction, level design, play mechanic & balancing, narration development Master's Thesis topic: Artificial Intelligence & Design Autonomy. Areas of interest: AI (NLP, machine learning), Data Privacy incl. all aspects of tech, design & games.

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    Ryan Seslow

    Associate Professor / Graphic Designer / Artist at CUNY York College, CUNY BMCC / NYIT-NYC / Touro University Graduate School of Technology

    • Adobe
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration
    • Painting + Art

    I’m an artist, a graphic designer, web designer, illustrator and a professor of art & design living and working in New York. I'm passionate about Art, Design, Technology, Teaching, Learning, Writing and Helping my Fellow Human Beings! Ryan Seslow is an illustrator, graphic designer and a professor of digital art & design in NYC. (I am Deaf)

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    Cadu Ribeiro

    Professor at Escola de Comunicação e Design Digital do Infnet

    • Accessibility
    • Team Building
    • User Experience
    • User Research

    I'm very visual, restless, and endlessly curious. That's what led me to choose design as my path in the professional world. My heart beats strongly for the experience, whether it's digital or in everyday life. It all started back in high school when a teacher introduced me to design. From that point on, my entire education was in this universe, from my undergraduate degree to my master's. College brought me a passion for photography, and I even had a photography studio that, over time, transformed into a design studio. I did a bit of everything, from serving local small businesses to market giants like L'Oréal. Besides the commercial side, I had the opportunity to collaborate with various educational and research institutions in the south and southeast of Brazil, including the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). This contact with educators and inspirers strengthened my desire to become a university professor. I realized that I can combine design and education by sharing my professional experience with students, bridging the gap between academia and the industry. Contributing to the development of future professionals is gratifying and naturally keeps me updated on everything happening in the design universe. Working in leadership, research, and design management ended up being a natural path for someone who has always believed in people's development through the design of experience, technology, and education. In addition to all of this, I am the father of three wonderful boys who make my life much more fun.

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    Katarina Loughlin

    Strategic Advisor to the Head of International at Audible

    • Career Advice
    • Interaction Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    Hi, I'm Katarina and I'm a ux designer with 10 years worth of experience with a MBA. I've spent time at agencies, where I learned the importance of storytelling, but most of my experience has been in big corp. I'm currently a designer at Audible (Amazon) where I've been for the past 5 years. Hi. I’m a BFA (Rochester Institute of Technology) turned MBA (Boston College). I believe creating a real impact for people requires a deep understanding of the problems, intentional solutions rooted in research, and a vision for the greater good.

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    Tolulope Ogunjuyigbe

    UX Designer at Tesco Mobile

    • Design Process
    • Design Sprint
    • Figma
    • Portfolio Review

    As a product designer, I am dedicated to shaping the future of the design industry and creating user-centric, enjoyable, and human experiences. Throughout my five years of experience, I have had the pleasure of designing products in various industries including finance, education, data, health, agriculture, and retail.

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    Bhuvan Saini

    Design Manager at Infinix India at Transsion Holdings

    • Adobe
    • Branding & Identity
    • Figma
    • Graphic Design

    Hi i am Bhuvan saini, A Creative Designer, Brand Identity Developer, and UI/UX Specialist based in New Delhi, India. With over 9 years of experience across leading consumer brands, I bring a unique blend of creativity and technology to design strategies that make businesses stand out. I specialize in brand identity, product design, and user-centric digital experiences-crafting everything from impactful campaigns and packaging to seamless UI/UX systems that improve engagement and conversions. Over the years, I’ve led creative teams, managed product launches, and designed visual stories that connect with audiences and elevate brand visibility.

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    Ribin Kavil

    User Experience Lead at Digital14 UAE

    • Design Thinking
    • Product Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    A result-oriented Design Lead with an entrepreneurial mindset, hands-on design experience, and a passion for hands-on designing and building products, processes, and teams. Experienced in initiating, building, and managing design-driven technology projects, developing processes, and leading both in-house and offshore designers while managing multiple projects. I am based out of Abu Dhabi. I love backpacking trips, a few beers with good friends, Jazz, and The Beatles.

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    Andrew Frank

    Research Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner

    • Design Systems
    • Mobile Development
    • Product Design
    • User Research

    I am currently leading product design at Very, a fully-distributed IoT product firm. I have been designing in one form or another for the past 13 years, and have spent the past 6 years focusing on product strategy, product design, and design implementation practices. I collaborate with my teams to solve problems for companies that want to put the experience of their users first, while making strategic decisions that drive towards iterative business outcomes.

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    Iurie Rotari

    Software Engineer at Self-employed

    • Development

    Professional full-stack developer with 8 years of experience in web development, specializing in completing business-driven projects across a wide range of industries, including Healthcare, finance and banking, EdTech, eCommerce, logistics, entertainment, and more.

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    Rohit Pal

    UX Designer at BlueApple Technologies

    • Product Design
    • User Research
    • Visual Design

    I am a UI/UX Designer that loves to make an outstanding and interactive design. I thrive in situations where the demands are high and where the expected outcome has to be unique and extraordinary. Skilled professional UI/UX designer with 4 years of experience, also highly experienced with Adobe XD.

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    Akash Jha

    Principal Designer at Inmobi

    • Creative Direction
    • Design Leadership
    • Design Thinking
    • Product Design

    Hellloooo! I am an animator 🐣 turned self taught UX Designer 👨🏻‍💻 with close to a decade of experience in designing for fintech, entertainment, education and utility based websites and applications. Brands I have worked for: Paytm, Cleartax, Capto, Boom and currently 1Weather. In the world where everyone is trying to take the shortcut to success, I wish to help/guide people towards right direction. A good balance of hard skills( your craft, your strengths, your core ) and soft skills ( storytelling, communication, people skills ) could help you land that job you have been trying.

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    Chris Homer

    Designer at Chris Homer

    • Animation
    • Design Process
    • Motion Design

    With over 15 years experience working in London, Venice and Glasgow, I am a motion graphic designer working across broadcast, advertising and live event. My skills are from concept creation (design/storyboarding), through to post production (animation/motion/compositing).

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    Lynna Chung

    Principal UX Designer at Vista

    • Design Leadership
    • Design Management
    • DesignOps
    • Design Thinking

    10+ years of design experience for consumer and enterprise products: I believe design is solving problems. I empathize with users to provide holistic and intuitive design solutions. I have worked with cross functional global teams and successfully led projects from initial concepts to implementation for desktop, web, mobile, voice and multi-modal experiences.

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    Gary Keeler

    Director of User Experience at Veranex

    • Design Management
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    Pioneer of the Enterprise Design space focused on improving workers' lives at scale. • Product Management Leader with 10+ years of experience in Software Design, Development, and Management. • Product Experience leading teams identifying, developing, and deploying 12+ software products. • Client Experience includes Amazon, Dell, Walmart, Target, UPS, FedEx, and the Department of Defense. • Manages a team with 80+ active sales opportunities and 17 active projects. • Data Science experience combining data sources for automated department reporting.

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    Leon Gouletsas

    Design Lead Asia-Pacific at IBM

    • Design Thinking
    • Service Design
    • User Experience

    Hi, I'm Leon and I have over 15 years of experience working in design at technology companies. Through the span of my career, I have led large teams where I have overseen the design of large-scale products, working cross functionally with key teams. I frequently mentor junior designers and run company-wide workshops, research initiatives, and sprints that deliver results. I can help you with Lean Startup Product & Strategy Design Thinking Methods

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    Evergreen Odeh

    Product Design Lead at Blizzcode Academy

    • Design Leadership
    • eLearning
    • Learning Design
    • Product Design

    Evergreen Odeh is a Multidisciplinary Product Designer, skilled in crafting highly engaging learning experiences, and committed to a lifelong journey of making impact through design. She strongly believes that every human is only limited by their mindset and constantly strives to spread this notion through her interactions and career achievements. She offers mentoring to emerging designers and is open to collaborations solving problems related to Education and Sustainability. At present, she works at Blizzcode Academy as a Design Lead and spearheads a design community whose mission is to bridge the gender gap of successful women in design by offering women a chance to learn and improve their design skills through collaborative projects and mentorship.