Valeria Patrakova

Product Design

Product Strategy

Research

Agile & Design Thinking

Hello! I'm a product designer passionate about crafting effective design solutions to create meaningful user experiences. I specialize in conducting research, analyzing data, delivering solutions from low to high fidelity, driving product improvements, and contributing to product vision and strategy with lasting impact.

Let's build outstanding products together!

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Core Skills

Product Design

Solving problems by identifying opportunities for improvement, anticipate user needs and creating solutions that enhance user experiences, and drive business success.

Product Strategy

Contributing to defining the product vision, identifying opportunities, and setting strategic objectives. By integrating my expertise, infusing user-centric design thinking, to create impactful strategies that drive the success of the product.

Research

Facilitating user research interviews, testing and validating the value, impact, and risks of new concepts. Gathering, analyzing, evaluating data and presenting to stakeholders.

Agile & Design Thinking

Following agile principles and design thinking, to work in iterative cycles, collaborate with cross-functional teams and empathize with users, define problem statements, prototype and test concepts, iterate based on user feedback.

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Experience

2021 - 2023

Revel Systems

Product Designer II

Leading the design of Analytics and Backoffice products to elevate user engagement through data-driven enhancements. Organizing and managing usability testing, analyzing data, and facilitating user research interviews to evaluate new concepts. Collaborating closely with Product Management to enhance product competitiveness, develop feature strategies, and strike a balance between user and business needs.

2020-2021

Yandex

UX/UI Designer

Crafting designs for both web and mobile platforms, fostering collaboration with cross-functional teams to grasp user needs and business requirements. Conducting thorough user research and testing to gather feedback and iterate on designs. Maintaining a design system to uphold consistency and scalability throughout projects.

2014-2020

Various companies

Accountant, Marketing Specialist, Entrepreneur

I began my career as an Accountant, handling accounting records, payments, expenses, and payroll. Later I worked as a Marketing Specialist, collaborating with major grocery chains, leading negotiations, and contributing to business strategies. I also ventured into entrepreneurship with a bookstore but had to close it due to political events in Belarus. Transitioning into design, I pursued a 1-year UX/UI apprenticeship at Yandex.

Education

2014

Siberian Federal University

Business Management & Economics, MSc

Build knowledge in financial analysis, financial accounting, strategic management. Mastered the fundamentals of analyzing and interpreting data, conducting financial modeling, planning, executing, and managing projects, including managing resources, timelines, and budgets.

Certifications

May 2023

Google

Google UX Design

Specialization Certificate
Credential ID YV8T9TSJXPUY

Dec 2019

Rice University

Global Financial Markets and Instruments

Course Certificate
Credential ID MJ5ADDYWD9EK

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Valeria Patrakova