MARIIA SHERSTIUKOVA
USER RESEARCHER
CONTACT
--Portugal, Lisboa
SKILLS
Usability Testing
User Interviews
Quantity Surveying
Qualitative Research
Tree testing
A/B testing
Card sorting
Design & Usability Research
Stakeholder presentations
Discovery research
UX/UI validation
TOOLS
Figma
Mirror
Lookback
Dovetail
LANGUAGES
English (Fluent)
Ukrainian(Native)
Russian (Native)
European Portuguese
(Intermediate)
PROFILE
I’m a UX researcher passionate about bridging the gap between real user
needs, impactful design and business needs. With hands-on experience
conducting interviews, usability testing, surveys, and behavioural analysis.
I collaborate closely with designers, product teams, and stakeholders to
ensure that the user's perspective is at the heart of every decision.
WORK EXPERIENCE
UX Researcher | Various Clients
User researcher
2023 - PRESENT
Responsible for helping organisations make informed product
decisions. Conducting quantitative and qualitative research, working
with cross-functional teams, and performing usability studies. Helping
inspire change, delivering oral and written presentations, evaluating
data, and assisting the UX team and stakeholders in delivering a
product that meets both business and user needs.
Psychologist | Private Psychologist
2019 - 2023
Provided individual psychological counselling and psychotherapy to
clients dealing with a range of emotional, behavioural, and mental
health issues.
Inspire creative IT (UK)| remote
Legal researcher & Specialist
2017 - 2019
Legal services: research, drafting
Streamlining documentation
IT project services: language support
Business services: research, operations support
Creating a database
EDUCATION
Master of Psychological science
Interregional Academy of Personnel Management
2007 - 2013
Courses
Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
Google certificate
2024 - 2024
Digital Marketing Analytics in Practice
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign certificate
2020 - 2020
