Ani Abgaryan

About

With a diverse educational background and extensive experience in design and business, I hold a Master of Arts in Visual Communications from San Francisco State University, an MBA from Lincoln University, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Moscow Architectural Institute. As the Co-founder and Head of Design at DESISLAB, I drive growth and revenue opportunities for startups by designing user-focused MVPs, products, and services. Previously, I served as Design Lead at Beautiful Projects Lab, working with clients like Volta Charging and Draper Associates, and led the Product Design Program at BuildUp Bootcamp. My expertise extends to leading Design Thinking workshops at Impact Hub Network and designing blockchain platforms at BitGuild. My career is marked by a commitment to human-centric design principles and mentoring the next generation of designers.

Experience

• Co-founder + Head of Design · DESISLAB11-01-2022

  Driving growth and revenue opportunities for startups through designing user-focused MVPs, products and services.

• Design Lead · Beautiful Projects Lab12-01-2018 – 11-01-2022

  Clients: Volta Charging (acq by Shell USA), Draper Associates, Near Space Labs - Designed complex data-driven platforms and portals - Built design processes on human-centric design principles - Led Design Thinking workshops and mentored designers.

• Design Lead + Product Design Program Manager · BuildUp Bootcamp03-01-2021 – 08-01-2022

  - Oversaw the development of the Product Design Program - Designed the Product Design Bootcamp curriculum - Mentored students in their learning process BuildUp Bootcamp is the first project-based educational program in Armenia. The approach is to teach students to develop a new product problem-solving in a team-based environment, simulating a startup environment.

• Design Thinking Workshop Lead · Impact Hub Network01-01-2019 – 01-01-2020

  Led Design Thinking workshops for social entrepreneurs to practice problem-solving methods.

• Senior UX/Product Designer · BitGuild03-01-2018 – 10-01-2018

  - Led the design of the blockchain platform and the crypto wallet - Built the design system and contributed to the product strategy - Guided and supported other designers on the team.

Education

• San Francisco State UniversityMaster of Arts (M.A.), Visual Communications
• Lincoln University (Oakland, CA)Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
• Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy) (MARCHI)Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture

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