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Sanchit Gupta
Product Design Manager at Coursera
- Interaction Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I am a Product Design Manager at Coursera. I have over 10+ years of experience as a designer and design manager.
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Jason Grigely
Senior UX Team Lead at Mathworks
- Career Advice
- Design Sprint
- Design Strategy
- Product Design
Marathoner, UX Designer, Magic: the Gathering, and Star Wars nerd. As a User Experience Manager at MathWorks, Jason is focused on building a team that designs solutions for MATLAB users which impact the way they learn, share, and access information across devices. When not in the office, Jason can be found running along the Boston marathon course, playing in local Magic tournaments, or planning his next travel adventure.
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sana kachwalla
Senior Product Designer at Beyond Design
- Career Transitions
- Design Management
- Design Process
- Figma
I am senior Ux designer at Beyond in Mumbai. I'm passionate to enhance the experience for users in FinTech Industry, Legal Saas and prop tech. I've ~5 years of experience in the UX industry with an masters in product design from Rubika, France. Coming from a background in both engineering and design, I love connecting the dots between business goals, technical constraints and user satisfaction. Going forward in the pursuit of my ambitions, I seek to continue learning and growing. Apart from my UX Skills, I highly advocate for inclusivity and accessibility whenever I'm designing or in general. Primarily, I care about building products that fulfill human needs and shape a world I want to be a part of. Being a big believer in paying it forward, I have been helped in my transition from an industrial product design background to Ux design, I know the struggle of learning from the ground up. For quite some time now, I have had conversations with designers and juniors looking to break into Ux on career advice, portfolio feedback, mock-up interviews and now am looking to meet and get inspired by these conversations on designed.org I have decided that this year, I want to actively give back to the community. My linkedin Profile : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sana-kachwalla-575825117/
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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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Pablo Boerr
Senior Product Designer — Commerce Intelligence at Shopify
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
I’m an experienced senior product designer at Shopify.  I specialize in human-centered and data-driven design, I’ve lead and worked on projects that provide impactful, engaging experiences and drive meaningful retention for our users. I have an extensive background in Design thinking, design systems, user research, and UX and UI design for mobile and web applications.  I believe in collaboration and the sharing of knowledge. I look forward to hearing from you. I'm a Montreal based UX Product Designer currently working at Shopify on the commerce-Intelligence team, with a strong focus on User-centered Design and interaction design, with over 12 years of experience. I specialize in building user-friendly, creative & functional solutions. I enjoy being part of a team and collaborating on finding solutions to complex problems that have an impact on people's life. ____ Some very old work https://www.behance.net/pablo_flia Specializing in: User Experience, Product Design, IA, UI Design, Interactive Art Director, Interaction Design, Front End Development React, Javascript, Sass...
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Ricky Omoareghan
myCircle at Product Manager/Cofounder
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- Product Design
- User Research
I am not your normal Human. I am fascinated by the Future Of Work in Data Capabilities, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Web 3.0 I built from scratch, the biggest Design School in Sub-Saharan Africa and an ecosystem of Product Design Leaders and Enthusiast. I also pioneered the establishment of the largest Product School in Africa, helping in transitioning 500+ individuals to get new roles as Product Managers in one year. I presaged the creation of Africa's biggest Data School, Programming School, Growth Hack School and AI School with an Alumni network of over 5000 trained professionals annually As an Intrapreneur, I have worked with an exceptional team that uses technology-inspired models to help individuals and organizations learn Premium Digital Skills for Product/Business Development, and supported in building the Biggest Disruptive Learning Platform in Sub-Saharan Africa that help learners access over 50 technological skills without dependence on the internet. Currently, I'm building Africa's First Omni-commerce digitalized platform for Global Retailers with Paypecker. My goal is to become a Global Business Strategic Leader, helping African Countries create an agile, secure and affordable digital solution to transition fully into the Future of Work
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Dharmendra Choudhary
Head of Design at Techment Technology
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Helping enterprises, majorly startups, I’ve built victorious products & grow brands consumers interest. My core areas are Design Thinking, Business Thinking & taking informed decisions of the data analysis. I believe in the power of storytelling to get insight into users, build empathy and reach them emotionally. I create personas to represent target users and add conflict to stories that reflect their user journeys and problems. Roles Played: Product Manager, Design Lead, Ux/Ui Designer, Product Designer, Information Architect, Creative Director, Interaction Designer. Domains: Health Care (EMR, RMS) Manage Care, Social Communication, Fitness, eCom, Payment Solutions, Tours & Travels, Food & Beverages, Non-profit, RealEstate, Fintech, Media, Agriculture, Entertainment, Hospitality, etc. Few Names: RLTgo.com (Now OYO), AVO, EA Games (The Sims 2/3), Sling Box, OSL(Oil Search Limited), Chevron, Texaco (USA), Mission Food, B21, EcoMail Inc, EldR, My22BMI, EFX, AOD, BenchPrep, ZodiLuv, VoltUp, Windsor Wine Club App, RiseMedia, 22Kill Inc, RLTgo.com, Indian Army, CISF, Indian Airlines, MEIS, Sabchalo, RMG-My Kizen, MyWire, Skan.ai, Mission foods, 22kill (A Non Profit for US Ex Marines), Tativa Legal ERP, Dallas Gear Cleaning & T1 Race.
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David Simpson
COO at Designed.org
- Design Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Team Building
- User Experience
I love to design and build products and high-performing teams. I have been incredibly fortunate to work for some amazing companies in the Boston area and I wanted to pay that forward by creating Designed, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity to build a free design education platform with access to resources and mentors to designers around the world.
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Selene Chew
Manager, Product Design, Flagship Growth at LinkedIn
- Illustration
- Product Design
- Sketch
- User Experience
I’m a Product Design Manager and Mentor. I’ve 7+ years of UX design experience and 2+ years of management experience working on Consumer and Enterprise products. Being part of the early team at various startups and within large companies, I have experience leading small & big design & engineering teams, building products from zero to product-market fit, participating in product strategy mapping and planning, and wearing multiple hats as Project Lead, UX researcher, Product Manager. I’m passionate about the topics of mindfulness, social good, and underserved communities. On the side, I lead a nonprofit young adult group organization and mentor young adults and career starters. I share job search tips and career advice on my LinkedIn feed, follow me if you’re interested.
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Anusha Malla
Graduate Ambassador at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
- Figma
- Graphic Design
- Interaction Design
- Mobile Development
I'm Anusha Malla, Experience Designer with a diverse background both as a developer and a designer. I worked with Digital Transformation Projects, E-commerce and CRM Applications. I believe that amazing products are designed at the intersection of consumer science, innovation and Technology. If you're a curious explorer too, Join me on my new project 100daysofdesign. It's a way for me to traverse different dimensions and aspects of design and its evolution through time and how ethical design can aid in constructive behaviour change.
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Maneesha Kalra
Associate Director at Ex Verizon
- Design Leadership
- Interaction Design
As an ex-Verizon Director, I believe great design leadership connects user needs, human-centered design, data, and business outcomes. I lead enterprise level projects with systems thinking and clarity of purpose, helping teams understand not just what to build, but why it matters. Through mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, and KPI-driven decision-making, I develop designers who can identify gaps, navigate complexity, and deliver measurable impact.
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Michael Dumaine
UX Design Engineer at Perspecta
- Interaction Design
- User Centered Design
- User Interface
- Visual Design
My name is Michael, I am currently a working professional in UX Design and Strategy for a company called Revenue River out of Denver Colorado. I began my career as an Industrial Designer and slowly evolved into ergonomics and human factor design, which inevitably evolved into User Experience design!
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Anthony Harrison
Strategic Leader at RAKBANK
- eCommerce
- Interaction Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
I've been successfully solving problems with design solutions since 1998. Former roles - Global UX Director (Havas), Regional UX Director (Isobar), Head of UX (Nice/Accenture/Karmarama) Officially my job is to lead, structure and coach full-stack UX (Research, Data, Strategy, UX/Service Design, UI/Creative) teams. Together we study, craft & evaluate creative & conceptual projects for multinational corporations, SMEs & start-ups from inception through to completion.
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Jenifer Ramirez
President at Axonal design
- 3D
- Architecture
- Sketch
Experienced Architect / Expediter with a demonstrated history of working in the architecture & planning industry. Skilled in AutoCAD, Construction, Residential Design, Architectural Design, and SketchUp. Strong arts and design experience . Providing the following s services: • Architectural plans • Expediting within respect to Department of building and other city agencies • License contractor • Dob violations removal • 3D models
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Scott Ellis
Director of Brand and Creative at Daon
- 3D
- Animation
- Development
- Graphic Design
I'm an international Creative Director who came up through the ranks of Corporate America, starting out as a web designer back when the web was shiny and new and spending the majority of my time as a creative leader in the marketing space. My skillset is fairly broad, covering graphic design, web design, video/animation, copywriting, front-end web development, 3D modeling, and pretty much anything else you can think of that applies to marketing creative. I'm not the best at the room in any of those things, but I'm functional in all and can teach at least elements of most. I've had the pleasure, throughout my career, of hiring and mentoring a number of different designers and writers. Most of the people I've worked with have been early in their careers, so I've put a lot of focus into helping them grow and succeed.
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Madhuri Kolhatkar
UX Coach and Consultant at imentorux.com
- Design Leadership
- Ethnography
- Mobile Development
- User Experience
After 44 years of a fulfilling career in the corporate world, I am doing my own independent consulting and mentoring. My passion is coaching women and children to excel and pursue careers in product design. Seek me out for consults in UX strategy and design thinking, no problem is too complex for me. Areas of expertise: Design management, requirements gathering, qualitative and quantitative user research and ethnography, information architecture, user-centered design, design patterns and guidelines, and running design experience workshops.
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Rejeesh Rajarethinam
Lead UX Researcher & Analyst at RapidValue
- Interaction Design
- User Research
“ I proudly identify as a UX Practitioner, directing my expertise toward the domains of UX Research practices. With a formidable tenure of over a decade within the design universe, my journey took an insightful turn in 2019 when I deliberately shifted my professional trajectory towards UX Research and Strategy. ” I am a UX Practitioner hailing from India. I boast a robust 10-year track record in the realm of digital transformation. Throughout my journey, I've had the privilege to engage with diverse global enterprise projects spanning various domains, including Banking and finance, eDiscovery, Network Security, Edutech, eCommerce, Travel & Hospitality, and US Healthcare.  I began my career back in 2012 as a Software Engineer - UX UI. I underwent significant transitions to ultimately realise my career aspiration as a UX Researcher.  My professional experiences have not only honed my skills as a team player but also allowed me to assume a mentoring role. Furthermore, I possess the ability to transcend functional boundaries to foster a collaborative work environment.
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Apurva Gupta
Lead UX Designer at Amazon Web Services
- Accessibility
- Career Advice
- Design Critique
- Portfolio Review
Apurva is a seasoned designer and has been in the design industry for 8+ years. She holds a bachelor in Design and a masters in HCI. She has worked with companies big and small leading end-to-end design and helping teams set-up design-first product processes, design systems and accessibility goals. I am an experienced UX designer and researcher who combines expertise in user-centered design and management of technology. I work towards designing delightful, meaningful and inclusive experiences. - Extensive experience in SaaS-based enterprise and user-facing products and solutions. - Specializes in design thinking and user-centered design philosophy - Excels in connecting the dots between user needs, business requirements and development infrastructure. - Exercises systemic, deliberate and data-driven approach to design. - Strongly believes in the power of consistency across different components, modules, pages and/or processes of a product. - Loves challenges and always open to learning something new. - Fuels energy from an open, collaborative environment.
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Alexandre Nogueira
Design Manager at Hotmart
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- Interaction Design
- Service Design
Sou um designer por graduação e experiência que fez uma transição de carreira para atender meu foco profissional: ser uma ponte entre a experiência desejada pelo cliente e o resultado buscado pelo negócio. I'm a designer by graduation and experience who did a career transition to pursue my professional focus: being a link between the customers' desired experience and the companies' aimed result.
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Ashley Lehane
Senior Designer at Command Education
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- User Experience
- Visual Design
Designer in the Boston area, always learning and trying to flex my creative muscles. Open to giving and receiving feedback for print and digital design.
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Amir Ansari
Global Head of Product Design at Iress.com
- Accessibility
- Design Leadership
- Design Strategy
- User Centered Design
Been in the design field all my career (20+ years), and 17 years as a design leader. Passionate about building and growing design capability within organisations, leading, coaching and mentoring people (designers and non-designers). I know digital, UX, CX and service design, and love kitkats and a good hug!
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Satyajit Roy
Product Consultant at LECODE Games India Pvt Ltd
- Mobile Development
- User Experience
- User Interface
- User Research
I am a creative problem solver with 13+ years of hands-on experience working in multiple roles and domains. with 16+ yrs of with skill of With 16 years of experience in UX, UI, and usability, as well as 6+ years of experience in product management with a strong background in user research, ideation, wireframing, prototyping, problem-solving, stakeholder management, design review, and feedback, and conduct design thinking workshops. I have developed my own Design Transformation framework to practice design thinking on an enterprise level. In my current role, I am responsible for designing product roadmaps, analyzing competitor products, developing product and design strategies, conducting market research, and prioritizing features.
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Leon Barnard
Education Team Lead at Balsamiq · Full-time
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I have been a Designer, Writer, and now Educator at Balsamiq. I use my 10 years of experience as a UX designer to help teach user interface design basics and wireframing to Balsamiq's audience of mostly non-designers. My primary interests include UX, wireframing, front-end web development, and remote working. The common thread in all of my work has been helping people and technology get along better. I write for the Balsamiq blog and UI education site and have been published on UX Mastery, the freeCodeCamp and Treehouse blogs, and elsewhere.
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Kat Ward
Senior Design Strategist at Substantial
- Consulting Advice
- Design Leadership
- Design Strategy
- Inclusive Design
I am a design strategist focused on developing equity centered design research methodologies and frameworks. I specialize in implementing and sharing these methods in the education and non-profit edtech space. Prior to my work in education I developed experience strategies for Future 500 companies in the financial services and tech world.
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Ravindra Singh
Editorial Board member at Delhi Technological University
- Design Thinking
- Industrial Design
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
Ravindra Singh is passionate about human-centric design; designing a product for an extensive variety of users. His primary research interest is Universal Design, Innovative Product Design, Sustainability, and Frugal Design. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow. He received his Master of Design (MDes) and Doctoral degree (PhD) in Design from Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (IIITDM) and has authored research papers in referred journals and international conferences. He has been a reviewer for International conference.
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