Katarzyna Rodak
Product Designer
Experience
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 1 monthDenmark
Product Designer
IBM Denmark
- end-to-end design: managing the full design process from user research and ideation to wireframes, prototypes, and final UI designs
- secure product UX: ensuring usability and accessibility for complex systems like encryption management and IoT infrastructure
- cross-functional collaboration: working closely with developers, security engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to align technical constraints with user needs
- design thinking workshops: participating in and facilitating workshops to define user problems and ideate potential solutions
- user research & client interviews: gathering insights through direct user and client interactions to inform product features and design direction
- feature design & presentations: designing detailed features and presenting them to both technical and non-technical stakeholders for feedback and iteration
- implementation support: supporting developers throughout implementation to ensure design quality and consistency
- design systems: contributing reusable components and UX patterns to internal design systems for consistency and scalability
- usability focus: refining user flows and interfaces based on usability testing and feedback to reduce friction and increase efficiency
- technical fluency: serving as a bridge between design and development, translating complex technical requirements into intuitive user experiences
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 1 monthUX/UI/Product/Creative Designer
Orety.Design
- UX/UI design: end-to-end solutions, from user research and wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes and final designs for web design, mobile and web apps
- product design: transforming concepts into fully realized digital experiences that align with business goals and user needs
- creative branding: designing logos, visual identities, and assets that make brands stand out
- consulting & mentorship: providing expert guidance on design strategies, processes, and fostering creativity within teams
- agile collaboration: partnering with clients, developers, and stakeholders to bring ideas to life efficiently
Jan 2022 - Dec 2025
4 yearsProduct Designer
Kinesso
- full design process: leading the end-to-end design process, including UX research, UX design, UI design, and implementation review
- lifecycle support: supporting the product through every stage of its lifecycle, from conception to deployment
- data visualization: creating and implementing complex data visualizations to enhance user insights and decision-making
- projects leadership: overseeing project planning and management to ensure successful delivery of design assets and milestones
- cross-functional collaboration: working closely with product owners, product managers, developers, and stakeholders to align design solutions with business objectives and project requirements
- design consistency: ensuring design consistency across digital platforms and streamlining the design process
- design system contributions: contributing to the design system with features such as variables, tokens, dark mode, accessibility audits, and a templates library
- user research & usability testing: conducting user research and usability testing to translate insights into actionable design improvements that boost user satisfaction and optimize navigation and overall user experience
- responsive design: implementing responsive design techniques to optimize the user experience across various devices and screen sizes
- product redesign: leading the redesign and merger of complex planning and optimization tools into a single, streamlined platform
Product: MIE Planning Console, Activation Console
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
2 yearsUX/UI Designer
Atos
- ux audits: conducting comprehensive UX audits to identify and address usability issues and improve overall user experience
- product redesign: co-working on the redesign of a financial SaaS product, enhancing its functionality and user interface to meet client needs
- cross-functional collaboration: working closely with product owners, product managers, developers, and stakeholders to align design solutions with business objectives and project requirements
- timely delivery: ensuring the timely delivery of design assets and project milestones, adhering to project timelines and quality standards
- client communication: managing client communications to gather feedback, present design solutions, and ensure client satisfaction
Client: CHUBB
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
3 yearsGraphic Designer
Freelance
- projects for YouTube, Netflix, Twice Upon a Time, Luba, Turnusy, Honda, OLX, F25 Agency, Endemol Shine Polska and OTO FILM
Summary
Experienced Designer with 5+ years of experience, diverse art background, passionate about creating accessible digital experiences, with expertise in UX, UI, product, graphic design, brand, and illustration. Fuelled by a fascination with anthropology, innovation and designing for the future. Also, a design mentor guiding aspiring designers to excel in their careers.
Skills
Hard Skills
- Accessibility
- Adobe Suite (Indesign, Illustrator)
- Analytics Tools (Heap)
- Autolayout
- Asana
- Benchmarking
- Branding
- Coding (Html, Css)
- Clickup
- Color Theory
- Component Properties
- Data Analysis
- Design Systems
- Digital Ecology
- Figma
- Figma Jam
- Graphic Design
- Heuristics
- Iconography
- Illustration
- Inclusive Design
- Innovation
- Information Architecture
- Interaction Design
- Ios And Android Design
- Jira
- Micro-interactions
- Miro
- Mobile Apps
- Ms Office
- Performance Metrics
- Planet-centred Design
- Prototyping
- Rapid Prototyping
- Responsive Design
- Sketching
- Tokens
- Trello
- Typography
- Ui Design
- Usability Testing
- User Flows
- User Interface
- User Journey Mapping
- User Personas
- User Research
- User-centred Design
- Ux Audits
- Variables
- Visual Design
- Wireframing
- Web Apps
Soft Skills
- Active Listening
- Adaptability
- Analytical Abilities
- Aesthetic Sense
- Behavioral Psychology
- Client Management
- Collaboration
- Creativity
- Crisis Management
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Curiosity
- Data-driven Decision-making
- Decisiveness
- Effective Communication
- Empathy
- Emotional Intelligence
- Leadership
- Mentoring
- Negotiation
- Open Mindedness
- Persuasion
- Problem-solving
- Resilience
- Strategic Thinking
- Time Management
- User Advocacy
- Attention To Details
Languages
Polish
NativeEnglish
AdvancedGerman
ElementaryEducation
Oct 2017 - Jun 2022
Fine Arts Academy
Art · Warsaw, Poland
Oct 2010 - Jun 2012
Warsaw University
Culture · Warsaw, Poland
Certifications & licenses
Google UX Design Certificate
Coursera
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