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Experience

Product Design Lead, GetMyBoat. October 2021 - present (Case study)

  • Led the top priority project - instant booking feature, resulting in time to book time reducing on average by 23%.
  • Leading the project to rebuild the platform calendar (enabling boat owners to accommodate multiple bookings on the same date).

Product Designer, GetMyBoat. August 2018 - September 2021 (Case study)

  • Led the revamp of the main mobile app. As a result, the Android app rating went from 3.6 in 2018 to 4.9 in 2021.
  • All-round support of feature development (ideating, designing, user testing, review release performance).
  • Fostered collaboration and consistency by working closely with product managers, designers, and engineers.
  • Through continuous research, built user empathy and became an expert in the boating domain.

Product Designer, TourBar. December 2013 - August 2018

  • Updated mobile app designs that resulted in improved app ratings.
  • Enhanced company design process by following each feature release with an analysis of the affected metrics and user feedback.

Marketing Designer, Kirov Academy of Ballet. August 2012 - November 2013

  • Created digital and print designs for fundraising campaigns.
  • Designed monthly newsletters and annual reports for shareholders.

Education

Interaction Design Foundation. February 2017 - present

Completed seven courses, including Accessibility and Mobile Design courses.

freeCodeCamp. November 2015 November 2016

Front End Development Certificate

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD. February 2010 - July 2012

AAS in Web Design

Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. September 2004 - June 2009

BA in Linguistics

Personal Interests

Watercolor, urban sketching.

Skills

Wireframes, mockups, user flows, prototypes, storyboards, concept sketches, user stories, user research (interviews, usability testing, heuristic evaluation, benchmarking, etc.), data-driven design, visual design, product strategy, organizing workshops, facilitating design critique, and active listening.