Our Mentors

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    Andrea Picchi

    Head of Design at Kroo

    • Design Leadership
    • Design Management
    • Design Strategy

    I am a resolute problem-solver that, in the past years led, and motivated teams and personally contributing to the creation of experiences that touched millions of people worldwide.

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    Rameena Jalil

    Sr Product Designer at Pixelz360

    • Product Design
    • Storytelling
    • User Experience

    🎨 Design Alchemist: Crafting visually enchanting and functionally captivating experiences. 🚀 7 Years in Orbit: Navigating design's ever-evolving cosmos. 📚 Storyteller at Heart: Unraveling narratives within pixels. With seven years in the trenches of product design, I've weathered storms of innovation, trekked through the terrain of user experience, and conquered the peaks of aesthetic harmony. In my design odyssey, I've witnessed the power of mentorship firsthand. It's not about wielding buzzwords or flashy titles; it's about crafting narratives, shaping emotions, and infusing life into pixels. My passion lies in unraveling the untold stories within designs and fostering a creative ecosystem that thrives on genuine connections.

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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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    Sachindra Puthran

    Video Story teller at Miami Ad School India

    • Animation
    • Art Direction
    • Creative Direction
    • Design Thinking

    Technology and Art Jedi with the insights of a microbiologist. A mentor, digital and traditional artist, thinker, innovator, technologist, nature lover, traveler and brand raconteur. Thatzit Private Limited is where you will find intelligent media solutions to your specific communication problems. With our exclusive approach and through innovative measures, we lend our clients a cutting edge. Our multi-disciplinary approach enables us to see various media of communication as separate or unique, but as an essential part of the total image. Our team comprises talents from the fields of film, animation design and technology. Together, we deliver unique solutions to the critical problems of our clients. To create impeccably integrated work that surprises and attracts them. To give them more than what they expect each time. Specialties: Film - Animation - Design - Technology

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    Ray Kail

    Senior Product Designer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas

    • Illustration
    • Interaction Design
    • Sketch
    • User Experience

    Senior UX Product Designer with experience leading design processes and people in agile environments. Skilled in user research, wireframing, prototyping, interaction design, and usability testing with a Master of Science (MS) in Human-Computer Interaction from DePaul University. Experienced in leading design in agile environments with a work history heavy in large corporations and 3.5 years in an agency.

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    Karthikeyan Dhanasekaran

    Product Design Leader at Snap Finance Inc

    • Accessibility
    • Career Transitions
    • Design Critique
    • Design Systems

    Karthikeyan aka Karthik is a User Experience Design(UX Design) Leader who has worked across the globe for close to two decades. His leadership skills and specialization in User Experience Design have led many larger projects from fortune companies to success. Key areas I can help guide 1. Building Design System 2. Accessibility 3. Interaction Design 4. Prototyping 5. Design Tools 6. Helping Non designers to transform to Design

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    Deborah Gonzalez Neaves

    Senior Designer at Fuzzco

    • Adobe
    • Art Direction
    • Design Leadership
    • Illustration

    Art & Creative Director born and raised in Mexico currently based in Seattle, WA. I've made a career in the brand identity and strategy spectrum, building, training, and scaling teams in agencies and design studios. Experienced in conceptualizing, owning, and developing the expression of brands across all customer touchpoints (digital and print). I've designed and led creative execution for brands and products for over 10 years across various industries and my work has been featured in multiple publications.

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    Supratim Chakraborty

    Lead Product Designer at Evercommerce

    • Product Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    I am a user experience designer. I have been designing digital products for more than 6 years. I enjoy building software and I pursue an interest in human-computer interaction research.

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    Sreejith Kalladithodi

    Product Designer at Terragon group

    • Interaction Design
    • User Experience
    • User Research

    I started my career in design research, eventually getting into design consulting and user experience design. Starting as an automotive UX designer, I expanded my portfolio into different domains such as social apps, banking and big data platforms.

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    Sagarika Sachindra Jayawant

    Product Designer at BitGo

    • Design Critique
    • Design Strategy
    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design

    I’m a Product Designer at BitGo, where I design complex financial and crypto products for institutional clients. My work focuses on simplifying high-stakes workflows, turning technical requirements into intuitive experiences, and collaborating closely with product, engineering, compliance, and business teams. I’d love to mentor aspiring and early-career designers in product thinking, UX strategy, portfolio and case study development, navigating ambiguous projects, communicating design decisions, and breaking into fintech or other complex product spaces. I’m especially interested in helping designers build confidence, tell the story behind their work, and approach real-world design challenges with greater clarity.

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    Antonio Kendrick

    UI/UX Sr. Specialist at Arya Noble

    • Design Sprint
    • Figma
    • User Centered Design
    • User Experience

    Hi! My name is Antonio Kendrick, I'm from Indonesia. I love Design and also making a good flow for tech and customer. soooooo hit me up if you want to discuss something about UI/UX.

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    Jeremy Wheat

    UX Manager - PwC Digital at PwC

    • Art Direction
    • Sketch
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    Jeremy has almost 2 decades of experience as a designer, problem solver, and collaborator. He approaches each project - whether large or small - as a chance to bring together a collaborative cooperative of professionals to provide the best final product. His team of experts includes photographers, designers, illustrators, development teams, writers, producers, videographers, app designers, and software engineers. He volunteers his time as an organizer and creative community connector at CreativeMornings/Seattle.

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    Shih Mei Lee

    Freelance product designer at Upwork.com

    • Portfolio Review
    • User Interface
    • User Testing
    • Visual Design

    I'm Mei, Ph.D. in experience design I currently work as a freelance product designer, making a podcast programme and designing a website for an arts festival society in Scotland. I have 6 years of experience in web UX/UI design and 2 years of being a design lecturer in Taiwan. I love to connect with design professionals, and strive to help business and organisations create a user-centred product and service. I am able to advise on conducting user research, improving design skills, and resume/portfolio reviews.

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    Scott Parker

    Design Consultant at Motivates.Inc ltd

    • Design Leadership
    • Design Management
    • Design Sprint
    • Design Strategy

    With 20 years of experience spanning hands-on design to design strategy, designOps, and integrating design into critical paths, I recognize the potential for design to effect positive change and improve lives. My core belief is in making a tangible difference in the world by contributing to a better, safer, and simpler global community. I believe in creating the right conditions for designers to thrive in an inclusive environment that encourages participation and input from all team members. Starting out as a Graphic Designer, before building design teams across many facets of design including UX Service Design and CX, with HCD running through it all. If I can help you with what I've learnt along the way, what went right and what went wrong, get in touch.

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    Adil Shaik

    Product Designer at Flexiple

    • Accessibility
    • Design Systems
    • Human Computer Interaction
    • User Experience

    Hey, I'm an engineer with a keen eye for well designed products. Reach out to get your basics right when starting out in design and to learn how to navigate and find your niche :)

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    Gisele Albuquerque

    Design Thinker at Consultoria em Design e Inovação

    • Career Transitions
    • Consulting Advice
    • Design Process
    • Design Thinking

    Como consultora de inovação/ design thinker, atuo na área de produtos e serviços, mapeando processos e jornadas, identificando dores e oportunidades com foco em entregar a melhor experiência integrada e fluida do cliente/usuário. Condução pesquisas qualitativas e análise, relatórios de diagnóstico e recomendações. Facilitação de grupos em workshops de co-criação, ideação (brainstorming) e priorização de demandas. Apoio na estruturação de times e processos para criação de áreas de design e inovação e em atividades de gestão como: seleção de perfis, distribuição de demandas e suporte aos times de design e negócio. Em parceria com analistas de negócio, estrategistas e gestores, atuo em descobertas de oportunidades de negócio, construção de proposta de valor, modelagem de novos negócios, dimensionamento de mercado, perfis/segmentação de clientes e construção de estratégias e jornada E2E.

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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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    Jayajāta Kirk

    User Experience Designer at John Lewis & Partners

    • Design Leadership
    • Design Management
    • Design Process
    • Design Strategy

    Hello, I’m Jayajāta (pron. Jai-ya-jar-ta). I’m a Product Design Manager with over 15 years of experience. I bring teams together around shared goals, facilitating the creativity and alignment needed to deliver high-impact, user-centred outcomes.

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    Matt McMillan

    Sr. Director of UX at LinkSquares

    • Creative Direction
    • Illustration
    • Mobile Development
    • User Experience

    I am a design leader with a proven track record for creating beautiful mobile and web experiences. I love collaborating cross-functionally and working closely with amazing teams to design products that people will enjoy. Strong entrepreneurship professional skilled in User Experience, Mobile Design, User-centered Design, User Interface Design, and Adobe Creative Suite.

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    Preet Singh

    Founder at DesignX Community

    • Entrepreneurship
    • Graphic Design
    • Product Design
    • Product Management

    Preet Singh is a product designer with a background in civil engineering and management. Over the past 8+ years, Preet has had the privilege of working with clients spanning corporates, unicorns to early-stage startups - Chan Zuckerberg Foundation, Xero, Weddingwire, TeamViewer, Teespring, Well.ca, Miami Ad School, Couchsurfing, Garage Clothing and many more. Preet is currently a Senior Design Lead on the Solutions Engineering team at TWG, one of Toronto’s coveted product & software consulting firms. Previously, he was leading product design for a home search platform by Quicken Loans. Passionate about building communities, Preet is also the founder of DesignX, Toronto’s largest UX & design community with chapters in NYC & Vancouver.

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    Mahkameh Shirazi

    Usability Design at Philips

    • Graphic Design
    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design
    • User Centered Design

    I'm a multidisciplinary designer, with 9+ years of experience. My special interest is Developing Concept, Experience Design, Participatory Design, Service Design, Design Research, and Design Thinking. Besides, analyzing issues logically and solving problems effectively are my concerns, and focused on developing integrated projects, with a deep understanding of the user. .

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    Vijay Mehta

    Chief Technology Officer at Affinity Global Inc.

    • Design Thinking
    • Development
    • Product Management

    I learn everyday, and I have over 19yrs experience building variety of Web Applications for internet. I take care of product, technology and infrastructure at Veve, Siteplug and Affinity. We can always exchange ideas, grow beyond where we are today. So lets share our experiences.

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    Ayman Afifi

    UX Team Lead at Confidential

    • Design Thinking
    • Graphic Design
    • Product Design
    • User Experience

    I have passion about design, solving problems and adding values. Willing to help in branding and product design process via Design Thinking approach. Loving reading, traveling, meeting new people, hearing their stories & learning new things.

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    Garima Kaushik

    User Experience Designer at Philips

    • Design Thinking
    • Product Design
    • Service Design
    • User Experience

    I am a Product designer with a focus on User Experience and Service design with 3 years of proven experience delivering web and mobile products for Fintech, EdTech, and Health care. Passionate about design thinking, distilling complex ideas into elegant and intuitive design, which significantly impact business outcomes. A Product designer with a focus on Experience and Service design. I am a process driven designer who enjoys to solve real world problems and bring an impact.

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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.