Skillset

With skills in different fields of design, I am the perfect person to hire when it comes to a full fledged project. Whatever your needs are, I can pretty much take on any challenge.

UX Design

Working at Apple has taught me a lot about how to understand users, solve problems and build great products.

Visual Design

My experience with small businesses and startups has helped me learn to develop the eye for design. Colors, typography, layout, websites, and the whole package.

Product Management

UX design and product management have overlapped in my previous startup experiences,  so I can work with requirements from the ground up.

Data Interfaces

Multi-company experience working with operational, development, and business analytics data

RESUME

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Web Design & New Media | 2018

Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA

Bachelor of Management | 2008

Concordia University of Edmonton, Canada

SKILLS

UX and visual design, web and mobile design, storyboarding, wireframes, rapid prototyping, information architecture, design systems, design empathy, product management, design leadership

SOFTWARE

Figma, Sketch, Principle, Rive, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Moho Pro

EXPERIENCE

Head of Product garten | Sept 2022 - present

  • UX and visual designer for several product offerings around operational data

  • Provide design leadership and all aspects of UX and visual design, create and maintain design systems

  • Lead a small tech team and oversee the product lifecycle, work with product requirements (internal, client, and partner companies),

  • Perform quality assurance

  • Act as a scrum master

UX Designer Apple Inc via TCS | 2019 - 2021 and Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

  • Design data-driven web applications within several layers of design guideline systems, including accessibility

  • Rapidly prototype from concept to wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes

  • Work with stakeholders and developers to create and communicate requirements

  • Observe and report any pre-production issues, iterate

UX Design Lead Greenstand | Dec 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Designed tree tracking data products - web map, tracking app for Android, administrative data console, website, branding

UX Designer Freelance | Jan 2017 - present

  • Worked with small businesses and startups on a variety of projects ranging from websites to MVP stealth projects. Involved in all stages and aspects of design.

LANGUAGES

  • English

  • Russian

INTERESTS

  • Nature, Yoga, Sci-Fi and Psychology

Here are a few lines from people who I have worked with over the past 8+ years in my design career.

“Working with Anna was cathartic. She is someone who listens carefully, has a deep understanding of UX principles, works smart (but also hard), takes iterative feedback collaboratively, and is capable of quickly turning around thoughtful and innovative designs that drive your project forward. We designed and shipped great products together."

Tim Blasko, Technical Product Manager, Apple

“Despite difficult staffing and resourcing challenges, Anna identifies rapid paths to success, working a problem until resolution is achieved. On a daily basis, Anna has used great discipline to coordinate team efforts and evaluate progress against established milestones. She's quick to recognize potential issues that could derail a project, and identify a solution to resolve them. Anna exemplifies a leader who deeply cares about the outcomes she's set to achieve.

Scott McDonald, Chief Revenue Officer, garten

“Anna has an amazing attitude and ability to lead on design projects, working with her at GreenStand has been such a breath of fresh air - dedicated to the cause and always willing to help, she is able to wrangle volunteers of all skill levels to contribute towards design and branding projects. A great work ethic and has really stepped up in her role over the last few months to lead the whole design & UX process.

Abbi Vobes, People Experience Architect, Greenstand

“I have worked professionally with Anna for many years, and through all projects, I have greatly appreciated her work ethic and attention to detail during the design stages, as well as her patience and empathy towards everyone. Her knowledge and experience of UX/UI, combined with excellent communication skills are much valued assets, all of which indeed help immensely in any project undertaken.”

Akhtar Husain, Senior UX Designer, Apple

 Contact me

  • istomina.anna@gmail.com
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