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    Domenico Polimeno

    Strategic Design Consultant at Freelance

    • DesignOps
    • Design Process
    • Design Strategy
    • Psychology

    Strategic Design, Design ops, Facilitation, Discovery Workshop

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    Yuvaraj Muthu

    Creative Design Manager at Kissflow

    • Design Critique
    • Design Leadership
    • Design Management
    • DesignOps

    I was lucky enough to build a creative team from scratch at Kissflow, one of India's leading SaaS companies. With over 14 years of experience, I now lead the creative team at Kissflow. On top of that, I have mentored 500+ designers overall, helping them transition from zero to one, and taught them to think 10X bigger than most. This is what keeps us to stay ahead of the curve! My goal is to unleash design leaders to reach their full potential through mentorship. I want to help them become the best version of themselves. By providing the right mindset mentorship, and support, I believe that design leaders can create an impact in the design industry.

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    Sharif Matar

    UX Director at Product Inc.

    • Accessibility
    • Creative Direction
    • Design Management
    • Information Architecture

    I'm motivated by using digital innovations to design ethical and creative solutions to real-world problems. I value diversity, inclusion, accessibility, research, and subversive strategic visions. As an advocate for user-centered design with 10+ years of content, UX, and product design experience - I've worked on a mix of consumer products and enterprise SaaS applications. I’ve worked to understand complex workflows designed to scale across diverse, global teams for multiple successful product launches that drove a meaningful impact on the business. I can rapidly ideate and produce UX concepts and have experience working directly with stakeholders to drive consensus and discover value. I lead with radical transparency and empathy across multidisciplinary teams to communicate and evangelize on their behalf. Experience working in continuous delivery environments where the pace is fast and the willingness to fail and learn is critical. Lead UX designer with experience in strategy, research, IA, sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups to design through development. My user-centred design approach starts with the end user, is built on a foundation of research insights, goes through design iterations, business strategy and delivers meaningful experiences. Specialities: Product Design, Product Strategy, Product Development, Human Centered Design, User Experience, User Interface, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Site Maps, User Experience Research, Field Research, Usability Testing, Mobile Web Apps, Mobile Native Apps.

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    Birnur Sahin

    Associate Product Designer at Philips

    • Design Process
    • Design Thinking
    • Industrial Design
    • Product Design

    Product designer at Philips, working with healthcare solutions for IGT space. I was born and raised in Ankara, Turkey. I finished my bachelor’s in Industrial Design and made my way to cold and dark northern Sweden to study master’s in Advanced Product Design three years ago. The journey so far has taught me that the definition of good design goes beyond one simple sentence. But for me, it definitely comes with having a decent understanding of people, systems, and norms. It can’t be delivered without building empathy, using hybrid skills, and seeking the big picture. And all of these combined is my north star as a designer.

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    Sin Leung

    Director, User Experience (Global Data + Analytics) at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc

    • Career Transitions
    • Data Visualization
    • Design Leadership
    • Design Process

    With over 17 years of print, brand, and digital product design experience, Sin is a seasoned design leader passionate about sourcing and nurturing design talent from all walks of life. Currently focused on zero-to-one establishment of design practices, Sin's love of science and art brought her to zone in on the enterprise's data and internal analytics tooling.

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    Sreeraj VS

    Lead UX Designer at Tata Consultancy Services

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

    A writer, mentor, and human-first design thinker on a mission to transform the design into a business. Help organizations build a design culture to achieve true potential by applying human-first design practices. With more than a deme-decade of experience, I worked across multiple enterprises and startups to build solutions of various magnitude with the personal philosophy "Build with heart and binds with Love". I spoke in various design and startup communities, was an active columnist in medium.com and Yourstory, and an active icon design contributor in iconfinder.com and The Noun Project. Core competencies: User Research, Ideation, Conceptualization, Prototyping, Interaction Design (IxD), Evaluation (business + user), and Idea pitching.

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    Galeel Bhasha Satthar

    Lead Consultant - UI Developer at Thoughtworks

    • Accessibility
    • Development
    • User Interface
    • Visual Design

    I am working as a lead front end engineer at ThoughtWorks. I have 15+ years of experience in front-end development with expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ReactJs, ReactNative, jQuery, and DOM scripting. I am providing UI solution which is accessible, usable, standards-compliant and works across browsers by following the industry best practices. I have hands-on experience in building responsive web applications(RWD) using semantic coding, w3c standards, and accessibility support. I have 17+ years of experience in front-end development with expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ReactJs, ReactNative, jQuery, and DOM scripting. I am providing UI solution which is accessible, usable, standards-compliant and works across browsers by following the industry best practices. I have hands-on experience in building responsive web applications(RWD) using semantic coding, w3c standards, and accessibility support. I am very much passionate about creating web design solutions that are both usable and assessable without compromising aesthetics. My general strengths include a positive attitude, professionalism, dedication and work ethic. I always believe in working as a team. Specialties: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Redux, ReactNative, Webpack, Angular, Jquery, Accessibility, Usability, TDD, W3C standards, Photoshop, Illustrator, Responsive Web Design

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    Yidi Hong

    Product Designer at LinkedIn

    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration
    • Interaction Design
    • User Centered Design

    4 rounds of job searches within 3 years landed me my dream job at LinkedIn. Would love to give back to the community, especially for those who just got out of school and needed advice navigating their careers. I can provide portfolio critique, interview prep, and career advice in multiple areas.

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    Sarah Merlin

    Associate Director, Product Design at Curology

    • Graphic Design
    • Product Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    Visionary design + product leader with a proven ability to excel by working cross-functionally in product-focused organizations. A knack for relationship building and problem-solving challenging situations. Demonstrated ability to build teams and mature UX + Product practices within organizations, all while coaching and mentoring others. Passionate about working at the intersection of technology and design for disruption.

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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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    James Star

    Director at Agility Cycle

    • Development
    • UI Development
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    Hi folks, I help make everything look pretty by creating world-class UI (user interfaces) that can be used by agencies in their digital projects: websites & apps, providing a great user experience for their customers. If you like anything UX, UI, HTML, CSS & JavaScript, then I'm here to help! Innovation is always the key! +64 21 025 666 25 james@agilitycycle.com agilitycycle.com

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    Jaki Clark

    Product Design Lead, Kids & Family at Netflix

    • Product Design
    • User Experience
    • Web Design
    • Wireframing

    UX and Product professional with 10+ years of experience in UX Design, User Research, Mobile, and Web Product Development. Currently working on animation production software at Netflix. I'd love to grab coffee if you also love these topics: Content Experience, Narrative Design, Branding, Educational Technology, Educational policy, Usability Research, Interaction Design, Developmental and Cognitive Science in Technology

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    Dobrian Dobrev

    Senior Product Designer at VMware

    • Graphic Design
    • Information Architecture
    • Interaction Design
    • User Experience

    User Experience Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Speaker at UX conferences. A teacher at the New Bulgarian University. An author of publications on UX Design. Skilled in User Research, Information Architecture, and Interaction Design.Passionate about Immersive Experience (AR/VR/MR).

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    Eduardo Feo

    Senior Staff UX Designer - Firefox Mobile at Mozilla

    • Design Process
    • Design Strategy
    • Design Thinking
    • User Centered Design

    For more than 15 years, I've helped organizations transform bold ideas into products that create meaningful business impact and lasting customer value. My work sits at the intersection of product strategy, AI, human-centered design, and exceptional visual craft, creating experiences that are intuitive, trusted, and thoughtfully crafted. Throughout my career, I've partnered with global organizations across consumer, enterprise, healthcare, retail, and privacy-focused industries, helping shape products used by millions of people worldwide. Whether leading design strategy, scaling teams, or driving AI-powered innovation, I believe great design should strengthen both business outcomes and human connections. Having worked across cultures and multidisciplinary teams, I bring a multicultural perspective that helps create products that resonate with people, not just markets. I believe the best ideas emerge from curiosity, empathy, collaboration, and a relentless pursuit of quality. Beyond building products, I'm passionate about building people. I enjoy mentoring designers, speaking at conferences, teaching, and helping the next generation of design leaders grow. Whether collaborating with executive stakeholders, facilitating workshops, or sharing lessons with the design community, I'm driven by a simple belief: great products are created by empowered teams with a shared vision.

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    James Caruso

    Product Designer at Meta

    • Graphic Design
    • Product Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    Hey everyone! I'm a designer who's passionate about building experiences that bring people closer together and help them make meaningful progress in their lives. I'm big into theory and research, especially in the areas where sociology, design, and writing intersect. I enjoy prototyping, photography, and reading.

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    Luke Illidge

    Group Design Manager at Deliveroo

    • Design Systems
    • Design Thinking
    • Development
    • Inclusive Design

    Hey 👋🏻 I’m Luke. A design leader based in Manchester. I've worked in varied roles from starting my craft as designer no.1 in a successful startup through to consultancy and managing UX teams in-house. I enjoy a complex situation, every thread feels like unlocking tens of problems. Where strategy, tactics, people, and product - all come into play to envisage and deliver a better situation (and importantly! experience for people). Talk to me about anything you feel I can help with! Some areas I've found particular joy in are: • Influencing product strategy • Advocating design thinking • Developing people and teams • Design system development • Progressing inclusive design standards

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    Jonathan Steinberg

    Americas Design Lead at IBM

    • Branding & Identity
    • User Experience
    • User Interface
    • User Testing

    I have been around and around again. I love design and take time to explore each aspect that it offers. I have been a print designer laying out ads and copy at a newspaper to a product designer leading a team to build multi-million dollar projects. Whatever it is, I love it. With over 15 years experience in Visual, UX, and UI design, I come armed with a passion for great design and a strong willingness to seek answers and solve problems. The most important tool in my arsenal is the ability to evolve and grow. I take pride in developing unique and professional solutions with a wide variety of mediums. Contact me and join my network!

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    Ashim Adhikari

    Principal Product Designer at Quicken

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

    Experienced product designer (end-to-end UI/UX) with a focus on optimal efficiency, simplicity, and functionality. Competent at creating a user-friendly interface with an easily navigable design. Translates high-level requirements into necessary flow and artifacts. Specializes in creating clean, artful designs that are both intuitive and functional.

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    Simina Megyes

    Sr. UX Designer & UX Researcher at Bitdefender

    • Career Advice
    • Design Critique
    • Product Design
    • User Research

    I'm focused on creating seamless experiences that satisfy user needs and exceed business goals through design. I design informed by research. Accustomed to traversing design challenges from value proposition to pixel-perfect details.

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    Leo Lion

    Product Team Lead at CÔNG TY CỔ PHẦN ĐẦU TƯ THẾ GIỚI DI ĐỘNG

    • Product Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    I’m a Vietnamese UX/UI designer. I focus on the pursuit of stylish modern design, user friendliness and solve problems in user experience.

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    Jefferson Silva

    Product Designer at Proz Educação

    • Design Thinking
    • User Centered Design
    • User Interface
    • User Research

    I am a product designer, working since 2010 as a freelancer and remote mode. I worked on more than 50 projects, between the websites, systems, mobile applications, and training. I like and practice Design Thinking, Design Sprint, and Agile Methods. I love to work at research behavior people projects and design better experiences to define and solve problems.

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    Sara Pazell

    Managing Director at ViVA health at work

    • Product Development Process
    • User Research

    Here to help when you ask: How to design when humans are part of the system (work, product, technology, environment, or systems) and what is the user experience? What if we did things a little differently? What can we dream that can become a new reality? Helping work teams and operational leaders discover their capacity for innovation or novel adaptation. Let’s create some good stories to tell. Consultancy, teaching, and research - (human factors, ergonomics, human centred design, good work design, & human systems integration).

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    Jason Remen

    Director at frog

    • Design Leadership
    • Design Systems
    • Design Thinking
    • Interaction Design

    I'm a Design Leader with over 20 years of international experience across Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Over the years I have developed a deep interest and understanding of design methodologies, Agile/Lean and the overall process of product and service delivery. My strengths lie in building design teams who can effectively communicate and interpret business requirements and users needs with focus on strong collaborative design processes, user research and data when developing digital products and services. I have successfully managed teams delivering great experiences and services for a range of clients in the following sectors; Government, Telecommunication, Banking & Finance, Utility, Retail, Automotive. FMCG, Start-ups, Travel & Leisure and Healthcare

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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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    Akshay verma

    Design Lead at Zazz.io

    • Figma
    • Graphic Design
    • Interaction Design
    • User Experience

    Experienced Freelancer designer with hybrid knowledge of products from design to engineering. Believing that good design comes by constantly learning, practicing, and reflecting, I make design decisions that are compelling, informative, and satisfying in areas of product graphics and industrial design in the automotive and different sectors Skilled in Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User Interface Design, Website design and development, App design and development, Graphic Design, VR/AR design, Design Thinking, Rapid Prototyping Available for freelance work on verma.akshay031991@gmail.com Follow me : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abroyatdesigns/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/vermaakshay1991 Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/AKSHAYVERMA031

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