Education

Brainstation | User Interface Design Certificate

April - June | 2018

OCAD University | B.Des of Industrial Design

September 2013 - May 2017

DESIGN expertises

• User - Centred Design

• UX/UI Design

• Product Design

• Prototyping

• User Research

• User Testing

• AODA Design

• Experience Design

• Design Thinking

• Design Analysis

• Design Strategy

Competencies

• Adobe Creative Suite

• Figma

• Pendo

• Sketch

• Abstract

• Invision

• Flinto

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Final Cut 7 Pro

• Rhino

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

PLAST UKRAINIAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION | CAMP COUNSELLOR - PROGRAM COORDINATOR & ORGANIZER

MAY - JULY | 2017

• Planned and organized daily activities for over 45+ scouts ranging between 6 - 11 years of age and volunteer counsellors for a two week overnight camp.

• Organized and created the first weeks schedule with Excel to plan 14 hour days for staff and
  scouts.

• Guided and advised younger staff on planning the second weeks daily routines and activities
  within Excel.

• Facilitated workshops for counsellors about merit badges and camp protocols.

• Responsible for all the graphic material; logo, t-shirts, maps, certificates, camp related materials.

PLAST UKRAINIAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION | CAMP COUNSELLOR - PROGRAM COORDINATOR & ORGANIZER

MAY - JULY | 2016

• Planned and organized daily activities for over 45+ scouts ranging between 6 - 11 years of age and volunteer counsellors for a two week overnight camp.

• Organized and created a 2 week schedule with Excel to plan 14 hour days for staff and scouts.

• Facilitated workshops for counsellors about merit badges and camp protocols.

• Responsible for all the graphic material; logo, t-shirts, maps, certificates, story related materials.

• Officiated daily activities to stay on task and conducted daily camp staff meetings.

PLAST UKRAINIAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION | CAMP COUNSELLOR - PROGRAM COORDINATOR & ORGANIZER

MAY - JULY | 2015

• Planned and organized daily activities for over 50+ scouts ranging between 7 - 12 years of age and volunteer counsellors for a two week overnight camp.

• Created and facilitated over counsellor training.

• Supervised and facilitated over counsellor training.

• Organized and supervised a three day/overnight interior camping trip for 10+ scouts.

• Responsible for all the graphic material; logo, t-shirts, maps, certificates, story related materials.

PLAST UKRAINIAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION | CAMP COUNSELLOR - PROGRAM COORDINATOR & ORGANIZER

MAY - JULY | 2014

• Planned and organized daily activities for over 50+ scouts ranging between 7 - 12 years of age and volunteer counsellors for a two week overnight camp.

• Organized and officiated a three day/overnight interior camping trip for 14+ scouts.

• Planned and facilitated one hour merit badge lessons.

• Conducted counsellor training.

• Responsible for all the graphic material; logo, t-shirts, maps, certificates, story related materials.

Awards

• 2017 Ontario Youth Volunteer Service Award +5 years

• Ukrainian Canadian Youth Leadership Award of Excellence - Awarded 2022

• 2023 Community Recognition Award

WORK EXPERIENCE

TRAFFIX | Sr. UX DESIGNER

FEBRUARY 2023 - PRESENT

• Designed multiple products for a supply chain SAAS software for B2B, B2C, and internal users, ensuring functional and aesthetic responsiveness for all platforms

• Led UX research and design efforts for 7 products, driving end-to-end design solutions and delivering on project goals.

• Partnered with the Sr. UX Director on 6 projects, collaboratively refining design concepts to completion.

• Collaborated with off-shore 3rd-party developers during the design phase and after handoff, ensuring seamless implementation to maintain design integrity.

• Conducted ongoing design system audits, identifying and implementing improvements for consistency and scalability.

• Led user research sessions, gathering actionable insights to refine designs and enhance user experience.

ELLISDON | Sr. UX DESIGNER

NOVEMBER 2021 - JANUARY 2023

• Onboarded and mentored junior UX Designers.

• Collaborated with another UX Designer to conduct an audit of our design system.

• Maintained the design system in adding new components and sharing with devs.

• Collaborated with UX Manager on an improved research plan and design process with the purpose of establishing a better UX/Product Best Practices.

• Helped select and establish a new user testing software which benefited our UX research team to gain useful user insights.

• Conducted market research for workflow tools in preparation for prototyping and user testing a new workflow builder.

• Responsible for overseeing research and redesign of the Gate Three primary and side navigation UX/UI.

ELLISDON | UX DESIGNER

JULY 2018 - NOVEMBER 2021

• Conducted user and market research to create optimal flows for a report builder and Insights and Analytics product.

• Spearhead and executed the redesign of the UX & UI for the project management

  softwares activities tracking module for tasks and requests.

• Led UX research and design in the creation of a new platform homepage and user

  experience in collaboration with the Insights and Analytics team.

• Conducted user research studies utilizing various methods to advocate for the user’s

  and stakeholders needs during the design process.

• Collected quantitative data, and designed a demographic user map to identify the

  three user groups by age and role, in conjunction with product usage.

• Engaged in design sprints as a participant, note taker, and designer.

• Executed the research and design on a cross platform audit log which is accessible

  to all products within a SAAS software.

• Created a user demographic map to identify three user groups by role and age in order to understand the accurate product user base.

LAVA COMPUTERS MFG INC. | VISUAL DESIGNER & CONTENT CREATOR

FEBRUARY 2018 - JULY 2018

• Produced and designed marketing print materials for trade shows.

• Collaborated on trade show booth design proposal and layout.

• Assisted with user experience for product and booth display used in a trade show environment.

• Development included prototyping and manufacturing a solution in-house to support the sales team.

• Consulted on website user interaction for front end web design for corporate home page.

• Developed packaging specifications and constructed mock-ups for presentation of a new product launch including the branding and graphic layout.

• Created labels and brand strategy for new product line to be manufactured and pressed in-house.

• Managed social media accounts and company blog platform to increase company SEO.

• Assisted with formatting web content using Photoshop and Illustrator.

NUEVO | FURNITURE & PACKAGING DRAFTSMAN

APRIL 2014 - FEBRUARY 2015

• Documented packaging of numerous furniture styles to produce isometric drawings for packaging protocols.

• Reviewed international packaging protocols and drop tests.

• Created 3D models of furniture using Rhino.

• Prepared multiple draft sheets detailing packaging instructions.

• Drafted comprehensive instructional illustrations to be used by factories over seas.

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Allergy Friendly . Brainstation | UI Design

April - June | 2018

Allergy Friendly is a food allergen centred mobile app which focus’ on highlighting restaurants and the allergens they use. The secondary purpose is to be an

ADRENASTAT . OCAD U GRADUATING THESIS | SERVICE DESIGN

SEPTEMBER 2016 - MAY 2017

A program catalyst to develop an emergency response product and system that inspires confidence and empathy to improve the quality of life for individuals living with severe food allergies.

FORGET ME NOT. OCAD U | BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS

JANUARY - APRIL | 2016

A two-pier communication platform that utilizes an eco-system of products to monitor and aid individuals in the early stages of Alzheimerʼs. Through interviews, product research, user feedback sessions, and market analysis my team worked on improving the experience between Alzheimerʼs patients and family members.

FITNESS FANTASY LEAGUE (FFL). OCAD U | ROTMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT |SOCIAL & BUSINESS ANALYSIS

SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER | 2015

A community based engagement platform (FFL) offered users their most compelling need for social support through a community of co-workers, friends and family for healthy active living. Through field and demographic research, interviews, surveying, and market/business analysis our team conceptualized a service to be integrated with our target market. The solution encouraged new habits through gamification and by establishing personalized and team goals.