Kali Vouzounara-Tel-
Skills
Professional
Experience
Ux researcher / designer passionate about user experience
research and human centered design
UX Methods:
Wireframing, prototyping, heuristic evaluation, competitive analysis, personas, user scenarios, user flows, cultural probes, DIY research tools, ethnography, qualitative interviews, data analysis, workshops, usability testing, literature review, analytics, UX reviews, A-B testing
Design Software:
Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Axure, Balsamiq, Invision, Rhino,
3D Studio Max, Vray, AutoCAD.
Languages:
Fluent English, Intermediate Italian, Basic German, Native Greek
Product Researcher - BooknBloom
July 2016 - August 2017, Thessaloniki Greece
Part of the product management team working closely with the Product Manager to plan product
strategies to generate focused insights to inform product development and product Road map
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Reviewing customer feedback and being an advocate of the user and customer
Monitoring, gathering, reporting statistics from facebook and google analytics, to measure
product performance
Plan, define guidelines and conduct research to evaluate the product, including user requirements gathering, ux reviews, guerrilla research and usability testing sessions
Lead the usability testing process from developing user recruitment briefs through to test
moderation, analysis and report writing
Design, script and analyse quantitative interviews and customer surveys
Work closely with designers and developers to turn user data into actionable product that feed
into prototype development, and influence product direction using agile methodologies
Researching emerging tech trends and how they apply to the product
Studying the competitor landscape, performing competitive analysis and Market research
UI / UX Designer - Precision Hawk
March 2016 - September 2016, Raleigh USA, remote
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Overall responsibility for understanding customer’s brief and converting that into an appealing, highly usable interfaces for mobile applications for iOS or Android
Engaging with the business development team to seek a deeper appreciation of the business
problem/goals.
Present high fidelity designs/mock-ups for review/iteration/approval
Creating graphic design projects using strong knowledge of UI/UX design principals and
methodologies and experience with Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
UX Researcher Trainee -
Microsoft, Phones department
May 2015 - September 2015, London UK
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Research on human senses and human behavior using methods, such as literature review, participating in usability testing, expert interviews, workshops with stakeholders using DIY research tools.
Lead competitive reviews on phones with focus groups.
Benchmarking, UX analysis of phone lock screen and notifications.
Photo imaging UX analysis using methods such as, personas, user journeys, heuristic evaluation.
Testing emerging technology and participating in heuristic evaluation workshop.
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Testing wearable technology and participating in heuristic evaluation workshop.
Participating in future planning workshop.
UX Researcher Intern -
Plot Design studio, Strategy and Research
May - July 2014, London UK
Conducting UX research on confidence and human behaviour for the company’s project the Upstarter, an incubation service that aims to inspire and develop design entrepreneurship. Methods
employed: workshops, qualitative interviews and ethnography.
Design Consultant - Vglassdesign, Glass Constructions
July 2008 - September 2013, Thessaloniki Greece
Consulting and designing glass architectural constructions, as well as company’s brand identity
Interior Design Consultant - Biente, Furniture
December 2006 - June 2008 , Thessaloniki Greece
Consulting clients and designing 2D - 3D proposals for kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms, walk in closets. Delivering projects from concept, sale to final installation.
Interior Design Consultant - Plaisio Domani, Furniture
December 2004 - September 2006 , Thessaloniki Greece
Consulting clients and designing 2D - 3D proposals for kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms, walk in closets. Delivering projects from concept, sale to final installation.
Graphic Designer - Beros, Graphic Design studio
September 2002 - August 2004 , Thessaloniki Greece
Creating Logos, Business cards, Letterheads, documents for retail companies using Adobe creative
suite.
Junior Graphic Designer - Chryssomalis,
Hospitality equipment
September 2000 - October 2001 , Thessaloniki Greece
Designing the product catalogue and the brochures of the company using Adobe creative suite .
Education
MA in Interaction Design Research, Goldsmiths University
September 2013 - December 2014, London UK.
BA of Arts in Interior Design, University of Central Lancashire Preston
in association with AAS College. September 2007 - July 2010, Thessaloniki Greece
Diploma in Decoration, Training Institute
September 2002 - July 2004, Thessaloniki Greece
Diploma in Graphic Design, Training Institute
September 1998 - July 2000, Thessaloniki Greece
