Alexander Katin

About

Experienced senior product designer with a decade of expertise in UI/UX, research, and design direction. Dedicated to crafting pragmatic, user-focused products. Passionate about cross-functional collaboration, ethics, knowledge sharing, and clear communication. Proven track record of helping companies achieve business objectives through user-centered design. Creator of Figma and Sketch plugins. Committed to mentoring junior designers. Super interested in the future of AI, car UI, smart homes, emotional design, and med tech. Essential skills include problem-solving, strategic thinking, UI and UX design, user research, conceptualising and prototyping, art direction, design tutoring and facilitation, project and team management, and a growth mindset.

Experience

• Senior UX Designer · Elsevier2023-03-01 –

  Designing and improving researcher tools used by over 1 million monthly active users, focusing on usability and design systems.

• Senior Product Designer · Stealth Startup2022-10-01 – 2023-01-01

  Bio/lab-tech startup * Spearheaded user interview activities * Designed new features for the no-code customer platform * Learned a ton about new industry

• Senior Product Designer · Beacon2021-08-01 – 2022-10-01

  • Ran design discovery with UX research and stakeholders to inform product roadmap. • Partnered with engineers to deliver feature improvements that enhanced platform usability. • Drove hiring processes and mentored designers across cross-functional teams.

• Senior Product Designer · AVITO.ru2018-09-01 – 2021-08-01

  • Designed and scaled internal HRIS used by 3,000 employees, winning the 2020 IntraTeam Award. • Boosted revenue by 37% and chatbot usage by 200k through improved client-side candidate search UX. • Built web component library and launched two enterprise-grade Figma plugins. • Initiated and organised the company's design meetup, serving as one of the featured speakers.

• Lead Product Designer · Sympli2017-06-01 – 2018-09-01

  • Led end-to-end design of Sympli’s core tools, including Sketch, Xcode, and Android Studio plugins. • Designed a version control system and launched integrations with Atlassian Jira and Adobe XD. • Drove UX strategy and created marketing materials to grow community adoption.

• Senior Product Designer · Mathrioshka2016-05-01 – 2017-05-01

  • Created high-fidelity prototypes using a front-end tech stack for urban data visualisation tools. • Spearheaded the implementation of Figma within the design team in early 2017, significantly enhancing design operations and cross-functional communication. • Provided mentorship and guidance to junior designers.

• Product Designer · Flocktory2015-09-01 – 2016-03-01

  • Led UI/UX and design direction for a prominent e-commerce startup in Moscow. • Successfully relaunched the main company website for international audiences (Russia, Turkey, Spain).

• Interaction Designer · Hello Computer2014-11-01 – 2015-08-01

  Key responsibilities: ✦ Delivered apps and interactive experiences for multiple clients; ✦ Created software for interactive experiences with ActionScript, openFrameworks (C++), Node.js (JavaScript), and Processing (Java); ✦ Worked with Kinect, PS Move, computer vision systems, Arduino boards, and sensors; ✦ Created concepts for interactive experiences and events; ✦ Learned to work with Unity3d game engine

• Lead Developer · Sulliwan Studio2013-04-01 – 2015-01-01

  Key responsibilities: created web experiences, interactive objects, and apps for various clients, including music festivals and media publishers. Key achievements: ✦ Launched a website for FERMA music festival; ✦ Launched Night of Music festival website; ✦ Programmed and designed interactive objects for Stada pharmaceutical company; ✦ Developed Recycle Mag website, an online media for a sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle

Education

• British Higher School of Art and DesignInteractive and New Media, Interactive and New Media
• Mobile Design School at YandexFirst module, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation (Technical University)Specialist, Electronic Devices

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