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aditya lele
Founder at designTatwa
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
- User Research
Aditya is a specialist when it comes to Usability, User Experience and Interactions for Web, Mobile. He has the ability to transform the stakeholder vision into a superlative user experience strategy with the help of User Flows, Information Architecture, Concept Modelling, Papermocks, Lo & hi-fi wireframes and visual design! He strongly believes in Collaboration for optimum results and feels being open to criticism can bring out some valuable insights, user centered design decisions and directions.
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Sathish Chandrasekaran
Senior Product Designer at Granicus
- Sketch
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I have worked multiple products and now i am more focused on product & UX Design, Always i am thinking to solve the user problems and make a better live for people I’m UI & UX Designer passionate about creating usable digital products, user-centric, delightful and human experiences.. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Engineering - BE focused in Computer Science from R.M.D Engineering College.
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Jimmy Ball
Director, Global Product Design at Solera
- Art Direction
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
I am an experienced senior-level design leader with expertise in strategy, architecture, design systems, analytics, and visual design. My track record shows a history of the building and growing high-performing teams that produce successful, high-value corporate projects that were delivered on time and on budget. I've done work for Alliance Data Systems, American Airlines, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Audi, Brinker International, Club Corp, Easter Seals, Ericsson, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Frito Lay, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Neiman Marcus, Nissan, Nokia, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Procter&Gamble, Sabre, Samsung GVI, The Image Bank, Toyota, UNT Press, Verizon, several associations and non-profits, and many others. I was named as one of Graphic Design USA magazine's "People to watch in 2012" and have my work showcased in many design annuals and award shows. I am a mentor for adplist.org and designed.org, providing portfolio reviews and design leadership guidance. I'm also a judge for a number of design competitions including the American Advertising Awards/ADDYs, the Communicator, Davey, and W3 awards, The North American Customer Centricity Awards, and others covering print, interactive, mobile, and broadcast.
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Claudia Facca
Full-time Professor at IMT - Mauá - Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia
- Design Process
- Design Systems
- Design Thinking
- Industrial Design
Designer, Educator, Researcher, PhD in Design and passionate about how design can improve people's life.
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Tetiana Donska
Jury Member at Awwwards
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Product Design
- Typography
An award winning UI/UX designer with 6+ of experience in a diverse range of sectors such as tourism, automotive, entertainment, healthtech, fintech. My expertise lies in Art Direction and Product Design disciplines - leading the design of digital products and crafting amazing User Experiences. I have a passion for working with startups because we are able to push the boundaries and develop new and innovative products to become leaders in the market. A mentor, judge and advisor to up and coming UX designers. My expertise lies in Art Direction and Product Design disciplines (Interaction, UI, UX, Motion) - leading the design of digital products and crafting amazing User Experiences. 6+ years experience working with companies in the UK, the US, Estonia, Germany, Malaysia, Sweden, Spain, Belarus and Ukraine.
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Dinesh Doddaga
Senior Product Designer at Brilyant IT Solutions
- Product Design
- Product Management
- User Experience
- User Interface
Experienced Product Designer and Product Management professional teaching UX, UI, research, prototyping, and SaaS product strategy with a strong focus on building user-centred, intuitive, and scalable
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Barrett White
Senior UX Designer at Amazon
- 3D
- Product Design
- User Experience
I'm a UX Designer at Amazon Alexa in Seattle, Washington. I always seek to integrate play and delight into what I create. I'm passionate about discovering all the hidden potential to improve the way we interact with information and each other.
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Theophilus Fredrick
Senior Product Designer at Gidi Mobile
- eLearning
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Research
Theophilus is a product designer with extensive full-stack design experience spanning over eight years. For the last five years, he has focused on product and UX design by leading design efforts for startups and agencies, delivering B2C and B2B products across mobile and web. He excels in finding a good balance between user experience, technical feasibility, and business goals. Apart from active design work, he is passionate about training designers via tutoring and mentoring.
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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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Ladipo Odunsi
Product Design Manager at Traction Apps
- Design Process
- Interaction Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
Experienced Digital Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the digital space. Skilled in Product, Visual, Motion & Graphic Design as well as front-end development. I have a passion for teaching & mentoring young designers.
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Amit Jain
Zoho at Authorised Partner
- Design Strategy
- Mobile Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
With 15+ years of experience in UI/UX design, 8+ years of running as UI/UX company “Interface Sense” says my success story. Today, we own a product platform - PAAS, letting people make mobile apps in just a few days. Now its our time to give back to the UI/UX community & make young designer grow. Entrepreneur/professional with a deep passion for technology-driven business with an overall experience of 15 years and 7 years in PAAS, SAAS, NoCode, LowCode & technology space. Founder of 2 companies and consultant and partner at multiple companies. Loves infusing modern tools and emerging technologies into compelling technological products and services. Expert in designing usability experiences (UX) for Mobile and Web. Experienced in managing all aspects of product development. Proficient in translating requirements into functional requirements with the help of technical experts and consultants. Ability to visualize user journey experiences and convert them into high/low fidelity wireframes, prototypes & designs.
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Alan Tippins
Head of Design at Vitally.io
- Career Advice
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I'm an experienced product and design leader, who enjoys working with early to mid-stage startups. I craft high-quality products, foster strong collaborative design teams, and bring product strategy and vision to startups. As a product designer, I create beautiful, usable interfaces through solid design thinking and research. I enjoy taking an initial concept, validating assumptions, and finding product-market fit. Craft is very important to me. I’m constantly pushing myself to learn new skills. As a product design leader, I'm good at taking a birds-eye view of existing processes and finding ways to remove or improve them. I enjoy rallying teams around the customer and business goals we are trying to solve. I love mentoring and helping people grow in their careers and become apart of this great design community.
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Billy Paul
Lead Design Systems Designer at Talabat
- AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Design Systems
- Product Design
- User Experience
I'm a product designer with a background in UX/UI, design systems and information design — crafting both the designs and the AI infrastructure that scales them, for global brands across B2B and B2C. From building brand-new design systems to evolving mature ones, from product discovery and UI motion to AI automation and communicating complex financial data, I have a proven history with global clients — impacting the lives of millions and transacting in the trillions. I'm actively integrating AI into design systems work: Patterns and Templates, AI context layers, component generation, design tokens and governance. I can deliver comprehensive design systems and set their strategic direction so they become an AI-first infrastructure that a company depends on to scale. I currently design at Talabat (Delivery Hero) in Dubai. I've also worked with J.P. Morgan Chase, the London Stock Exchange, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Tesco, Sainsbury's, McDonald's, Ticketmaster, John Lewis, The Economist, Sky News Arabia and Emirates — through agencies including Huge, UsTwo, Digitas (Publicis), AnalogFolk and Concentrix. What I care about: • Design systems for large ecosystems • Beautiful, delightful interactive products • Guidelines, documentation and education • Product strategy informing design direction • AI-enabled design workflows
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Sandesh Chouhan
User Experience Designer at Aubergine Solutions Pvt. Ltd
- Figma
- Mobile Development
- User Experience
Aspiring UI/UX Product & Animation Designer with hand-on experience in Wireframing, User flow, Scaling Web, Prototyping, Mobile product, 3D Modeling, and Lighting (Arnold). Particularly solving complex product problems with easy solution, engaging user experiences, and building cohesive design.
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Angel Colberg
Principal Designer at Splunk
- Information Architecture
- Mobile Development
- Product Design
- User Experience
Self-taught designer and developer with over 24 years across web, mobile, display, and VR/AR. User researcher, interaction designer, prototyper, and team leader with over 26 years of experience in building, leading, and managing multi-disciplinary teams.
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Jackie Randell
Product Design Lead at Handshake
- Design Systems
- Product Design
- User Interface
- Video Production
I'm a product designer who builds flexible design systems, ships meaningful products, and puts users at the forefront of product decisions. I'm a teacher-turned-designer with more than 7 years of experience in edtech and eCommerce. I am deeply curious about the relationship between design and learning. My background is in education and humanities research.
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Angela Chua
Founder, Design Director at Toffeenut Design Studio
- User Experience
- User Interface
- Visual Design
UX Designer at ToffeenutDesign.com • quietly doing freelance work since ‘08 • currently with @noteshelf, @whinkapp, @digivalet; past @uhooair, @metromartph • Specializes in smart homes, automation, hospitality, productivity apps and note-taking, e-commerce
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Nishant Bali
Senior User Experience Design Specialist at SAP Labs India
- Accessibility
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
With a keen interest in human psychology and user-centered design, I found my passion in creating meaningful and intuitive experiences through design. Having worked with companies like TCS, Accenture, Oracle & top-notch clients like Google, T-Mobile, CVS Health, Deutsche Telekom & Visa, I specialize in taking an idea from concept to wireframes to a functional prototype. As a UX Designer, I enjoy collaborating with different stakeholders like Product Managers, Product Owners & Development teams. I have worked in the fields of E-Commerce, Healthcare, Retail, Telecom, and Banking. I strongly believe in adapting and constantly learning to evolve and this is visible in the activities I have performed throughout my career.
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Justin Heidenreich
Sr. UI/UX Designer at NBC Sports Next
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- Sketch
- User Centered Design
Creator, designer, animator, and self-starting problem solver of prolific skills and experience. Whether in a leadership position or playing a supporting role, my goals are the same: grow, achieve great results, and raise the bar for those around me. Equally important is to be helpful and kind, open to new experiences, and put love in the work.
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Bipin Saxena
Associate Director User Experience Design at Raytheon Technologies
- Human Computer Interaction
- Interaction Design
- Sketch
- User Interface
Strong hands-on experience in creating Information Systems with User Experience as a primary focus by demonstrating formal Usability Testing, Paper Prototyping, Wire framing, Task Analysis, Information Architecture, Sitemaps and rich Interface design for web, desktop and handheld devices. A seasoned UX professional lead and managed global teams to design and develop Desktop/Web/Mobile applications, websites, portals from inception to implementation. Strong hands-on experience in creating Information Systems with User Experience as a primary focus by demonstrating formal Usability Testing, Paper Prototyping, Wire framing, Task Analysis, Information Architecture, Sitemaps and rich Interface design for web, desktop and handheld devices. Defining strategy and roadmap, UI Standards & Patterns, Usability Testing, sharing knowledge around Usability and coaching & building UX teams. Experienced working on fast-paced creative projects with short development cycles, capably translating business requirements into purposeful, usable design solutions. A unique combination of Interaction and Interface design with a strong technical bend of mind and strong business acumen, bridges the communication gap between technical resources and business units. Specialize in: • Design Thinking • Customer Centricity • Conducting and reporting Heuristic inquiry • Interaction & Visual Design • Product & Marketing Strategy • Agile SDLC • Illustration & Multimedia • Branding & Corp. communication • UX Strategic Solutioning and Process improvement • Design Workshops, presentations and Focus Groups Tools: Adobe CC, Sketch, Invison, Axure...
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Gary Cribb
User Experience Design at Zinio Systems
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Typography
- User Experience
Hello! I'm an accomplished design leader with 20+ years experience inspiring, building and leading teams  focused on aligning customer needs with business strategies through user experience design and research. I've always been driven by a passion to make things and to create positive impact on people’s lives through design. I spent many years in print and love to talk about design regardless of medium so feel free to reach out and let me know how I can help. Thanks! Accomplished design leader with 25+ years experience inspiring, building and leading teams. Focused on aligning customer needs and business strategies through User Experience (UX) design and research. Resourceful and creative problem solver, driven passion to lead and mentor designers. Proven ability to balance business goals, customer intent and design integrity to craft effective user experiences. Specialties include: Creative Direction, User Experience, Design Leadership, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Enterprise Transformation, SaaS & PaaS, Service Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Centered Design, Digital Strategy, Information Architecture, User Research, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Facilitation, and Team Building
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Robin Verma
Principal UX Designer at SourceFuse Technologies
- Figma
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Research
Overall Technical work experience of 10+ years and now in the product design industry for the last 6+ years. I am responsible for conceiving and conducting user research, interviews, and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes also to design the overall the functionality of the product, and in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing.
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Kriss Patel
Lead UX Designer at CONNECT2CRYPTO
- Career Advice
- Design Leadership
- Design Process
- Product Design
I have 4+ years of experience in the design space. I started my journey in web design and am currently leading a team of 3 designers as the lead UX designer for a startup building a crypto super app. I joined my previous 2 organizations as an individual contributor and was promoted to design lead in under 1 year.
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Kayla Rakower
Senior Specialist, Product Experience Design at Mastercard
- Industrial Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
- Web Design
I'm Kayla — a UX Designer with the heart of an artist and the mind of an engineer, creating experiences considering every detail from pixels to people
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Alina Balean
Producr Design-Manager at Capital One
- Design Leadership
- Graphic Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I’m Alina, a strategic design lead, design thinking facilitator (ask me about business origami) and maker. I started my career as a graphic designer, navigating my way through print, exploring web and landing in UX.
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