PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Forward-thinking and creative professional with 10+ years of experience driving growth across the Pharmaceutical, SaaS, Manufacturing and Startup industries. Strong command of UX/UI operations with proven exposure to design thinking, digital operations, e-commerce, mobile/web optimization, platform management, behavioral analytics and growth.
Core expertise lies in building the foundation of product road- maps, influencing growth through solution-driven leadership, and implementing design strategies to facilitate improved business operations. Ability to maintain current knowledge in new technologies and trends with a focus on adding business value while ensuring continuity, success and scalability.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Leading the charge in elevating design aesthetic, ensuring that visual and interaction design principles aligned with the brand’s identity and user expectations. Masterminding user personas, testing, and journey maps, providing invaluable foundations for product development, leading to enriched user engagement. Utilizing advanced prototyping and wireframing tools to create interactive design prototypes that allowed for user testing and rapid iteration.
Collaborating with other disciplines (product, design, business) to translate non-technical problems, solutions and requirements into sustainable action plans.
Scaling up internal capabilities including hiring teams from scratch, introducing new processes, and improving systems related to software and operations. Championing strategic corporate process planning such as standardization, streamlining, and automation to help enhance efficiency.

EDUCATION

Master of Mathematics, Tyumen State University
User Experience Design Certificate, University of Toronto

HTML, CSS & Javascipt Certificate, John Hopkins University

Teacher Diploma in Education, Tyumen State University

TECHNICAL STACK

Figma, Sketch, InVision, Adobe (XD, Photoshop, Illustrator), Design Thinking, Usability Testing and UX research, Wireframing, Low-Fi and Hi-Fi Prototyping, HTML/CSS,
3Ds Max, Blender, Sony Vegas

ADDITIONAL INTEREST

Photography, Videography, Scuba Diving, Guitar Playing

CONTACTS

Location: Oakville, ON, Canada

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyapelkonen/