Hi, I’m Kate, an experienced UX/UI Designer with expertise in web, product, and mobile design.

I create interfaces that drive results for the business while putting users front and center.

e-commercedashboardscorporate websites
design systemslanding pagesmobile apps
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Recent projects

Dashboard Design

Web application created to help individuals organize and prioritize their daily tasks effectively.

NDA
UX/UI Design
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SaaS
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USA
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Online Store Redesign

Revitalized design concept for a jewelry store that enhances user experience and delivers modern aesthetics.

Pura Vida
UX/UI Design
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e-Com
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USA
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Media Redesign

Redesign for Foundr Magazine, aimed at delivering a fresh look while maintaining a focus on informative, inspiring content for entrepreneurs.

Foundr
UX/UI Design
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Media
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Australia
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Promo Page Design

Promotional page for the Bose 700 Noise-Cancelling Headphones, designed to showcase its cutting-edge technology and increase sales.

Bose
UX/UI Design
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CE Devices
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USA
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Skills

As a UX/UI designer with a rich background in global corporations, I blend a decade of experience within international business with my current design expertise. My skill set uniquely bridges the gap between business strategy and user-centered design, enabling me to prioritize both business objectives and user needs.

UX Research
UX/UI Design
Design Systems
Visual communication
Design Review
No Code Development
Experience

With a qualification that equips me to prioritize both business objectives and user needs in design, I deliver solutions that not only meet functional requirements but also elevate the overall user experience.

Oct 2023
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Present
Product Designer
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Amway
Achievements
  • Responsible for the Central Asia region e-commerce business
  • Transforming the checkout process to optimize the company’s cash flow while simplifying UX
  • Revamping product cards and product landing pages to boost sales
  • Redesigning navigation for enhanced product discovery
  • Rebuilding the order returns flow to implement automated processing
  • Preparing for the transition to a new design system by 2025
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Employment type

Full-time

Mar 2022
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Oct 2023
UX/UI Designer
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Freelance
Achievements
  • Was a cofounding partner in a DeFi startup, leading product and design parts
  • Launched a DeFi web app, resulting in securing pre-seed investments
  • Designed landing pages for various early-stage startups in edtech, food services, AI, and blockchain industries
  • Collaborated with design studios as a part-time designer, provided UX audit and advisory services for ongoing projects
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Employment type

Full-time

Dec 2021
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Mar 2022
UX Design Intern
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EPAM
Achievements
  • Secured my first position in the new profession through a highly competitive screening process
  • Developed from scratch a mobile app product concept for a waste management company
  • Worked on improving the design of the company’s project management tracker
  • Didn’t finish the internship and left my home country in March 2022
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Employment type

Full-time

Jan 2015
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Mar 2021
Corporate Banking Relationship Manager
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Citi
Achievements
  • 2018-2021
  • Was a part of the global corporate banking team, facilitating business between clients and the bank
  • Worked with companies’ C-level executives and Citi teams across 30+ countries
  • Oversaw a portfolio of 20+ subsidiaries of multinational corporations in Russia
  • Led a top-10 ranked international M&A closure, resulting in the acquisition of a factory by a large FMCG company
  • Managed a high-profile trade services transaction across five countries, leading to the issuance of an international letter of credit for a top shipping company
  • Recognized with a Business Partnership Award for leadership in a prominent cross-regional transaction involving eight countries and ten teams

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  • 2015-2018
  • Was a core part of the commercial banking team, covering local and international entities with annual sales of $ 500MM
  • Facilitated clients' entry into international markets, including the USA, Germany, Netherlands, China, and the UK
  • Conducted ongoing monitoring and analysis of clients' business and financial health to identify early warning signs
  • Updated and processed credit applications, ensuring compliance with financial, risk, and regulatory requirements
  • Orchestrated a complex cross-country transaction involving a company spin-off and subsequent international credit line approvals
  • Recognized as a top performer twice in consecutive years within a team of 15+ peers, achieving 2nd place in 2017 and 1st place in 2016
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Employment type

Full-time

Education

From my initial entry into the profession, I have remained dedicated to acquiring new skills and staying at the forefront of design trends.

Feb 2024
UI Libraries
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Square Planet Academy
Skills acquired
  • Grids, colors, and typography;
  • Creating buttons with variable properties and custom states;
  • Building text fields, dropdowns, multi-selects, and calendars;
  • Controls – radio buttons, checkboxes, sliders, toggles;
  • List items;
  • Cards, tabs, and navigation items;
Sep 2023
Mobile Apps UI
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Netology
Skills acquired
  • UX in mobile;
  • Mobile apps architecture;
  • Working with HIG and Material Design;
  • Designing UI for mobile;
  • Iconography for mobile;
  • Prototyping;
  • Interactions and animations;
Jun 2023
Webflow 101
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Webflow University
Skills acquired
  • Webflow fundamentals;
  • Box model;
  • Page elements – navigation, cards, forms;
  • Landing pages building;
  • Interactions and animations in Webflow;
  • Accessibility;
Apr 2023
Web Design Professional Certification
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WDI Design School
Skills acquired
  • Visual communication fundamentals;
  • Must-have elements of top-level design;
  • Building text-prototype out of content;
  • Creating mood board;
  • Working with graphic forms and elements;
  • Design specifics in e-commerce, long read, and news portal;
  • Marketing design;
  • Product and promo pages;
Mar 2023
UI Design
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Netology
Skills acquired
  • Project management practices;
  • Art and inspiration in design;
  • Atomic design principles;
  • Working with auto-layouts;
  • Landing pages' design;
  • UI-kits;
  • Composition;
  • Modular scale;
  • Responsive design;
  • Usability study;
  • Prototyping in Principle and Protopie;
  • Interactions and Animations;
Dec 2022
Web Design Basics
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WDI Design School
Skills acquired
  • Practicing to have a good eye for digital design;
  • Typography and color theory refresh;
  • Composition building;
  • Practicing in recreating top-level works;
  • Building design mixes out of top-level works;
Nov 2022
UI Elements in Figma
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WDI Design School
Skills acquired
  • Basic UI elements building;
  • Creating icons;
  • Chatbot screen design;
Sep 2022
Web Apps in Bubble
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Code Breakers
Skills acquired
  • Product briefing;
  • Marketplace application development process;
  • Building database;
  • Creating admin panel and user account;
  • Implementing user flow for orders' processing;
  • User management and custom states;
  • Payment system implementation;
Jun 2022
Introduction to CSS
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Frontend Masters
Skills acquired
  • Working with CSS classes and properties;
  • Box model;
  • Layouts with flexbox;
  • CSS Styling;
May 2022
Introduction to HTML
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Frontend Masters
Skills acquired
  • HTML semantic tags;
  • Building a webpage through Visual Studio Code;
  • Creating HTML forms;
  • Developing a calculator app;
Feb 2022
Photoshop Fundamentals
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Netology
Skills acquired
  • Image editing;
  • Double exposure effect;
  • Duo-tone image;
  • Creating website mockups;
  • Working with GIFs and other graphic elements;
Jan 2022
Figma Fundamentals
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Netology
Skills acquired
  • Navigating through Figma interface;
  • Using basic tools and shapes;
  • Working with grids;
  • Building auto-layouts;
  • Figma plugins;
  • Applying components, UI-kits and libraries;
  • Creating landing page;
  • Adapting mobile interface with responsive design techniques;
Oct 2021
UX Design certification
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Coursera by 
Google
Skills acquired
  • Product development life cycle;
  • UX design frameworks;
  • Accessibility;
  • Design sprints;
  • UX research;
  • User personas;
  • Competitive audits;
  • Information architecture;
  • Wireframes;
  • Psychology in UX design;
  • Deceptive patterns;
Master's degree
Finance and banking
International Banking Institute
St. Petersburg, Russia
Bachelor's degree
Journalism
St. Petersburg State University
St. Petersburg, Russia

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