Kate Nesterov, Designer in Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Kate Nesterov

Verified Expert  in Design

Designer

Location
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
August 24, 2017

Kate is a UI/UX designer who enjoys creating digital products such as mobile apps, websites, and everything in between. She has been involved in all stages of design, from planning and researching, to prototyping, designing, and overseeing the development and shipping of successful digital products into the market.

User FlowsUser Interface (UI)Mobile UIProduct DesignUser Experience (UX)WireframingUX DesignInteractive DesignArt DirectionMobile App DesignWeb DesigniOS UI DesignAndroid App DesignUX FlowsMobile UI Design

Portfolio

Work Experience

Senior Product Designer

2019 - PRESENT
Consolidated Agri Products Ridgley
  • Created and launched multiple new features to the catused.cat.com dashboard portal.
  • Collaborated with the internal team to create Caterpillar's first design system.
  • Designed multiple responsive landing pages for the Bauma event.
Technologies: Web Design, Web App UI, Web App UX, Web App Design, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI)

Senior Product Designer

2022 - 2022
Embark Veterinary
  • Designed a comprehensive UI design library guide based on Material Design guidelines.
  • Redesigned the entire pet parent experience after they received their dog's DNA results.
  • Reimagined the entire vet experience when DNA tests are ordered directly from animal hospitals.
Technologies: Figma

Senior Product Designer

2022 - 2022
Traliant
  • Created a UI design system guide, which included brand colors for light and dark modes, typography, iconography, and granular UI components such as buttons, fields, table cells, and more.
  • Redesigned the entire admin portal experience for creating and delivering online training courses and a dashboard with multiple widgets that display metrics for compliance training success.
  • Reimagined the entire learner portal experience for tracking finished and unfinished courses and course completion certificates.
Technologies: Product Design, Figma, UX Research, Data Visualization, Dashboard Design, SaaS

Senior Product Designer

2022 - 2022
DoorDash
  • Led the design and launch of the order pickup team that launched Hyperlocal Experience, a curated user experience based on user location.
  • Designed, tested, and launched the HomeChef feature in the DoorDash consumer app.
  • Devised, tested, and launched college locker experience and hotel room delivery features in the DoorDash consumer app.
Technologies: UX Design, UI Design, Figma, Prototyping, High-fidelity Prototypes, Product Design, Presentations, Cross-platform UX, Design Systems, Design Collaboration, Customer Experience, CX Strategy

Senior Product Designer

2017 - 2022
VCA
  • Designed and oversaw the development of Voyager, a cloud-based hospital management platform.
  • Redesigned VCA's client-facing app, myVCA, which provides pet owners easy access to online appointment management and reliable, personalized pet health information and recommendations directly from their pet's healthcare team.
  • Created an internal tool to review applications, onboard, and manage schedules for VCA hospital interns.
Technologies: Figma, Art Direction, Connected Device Design, Agile, App UI, Cross-platform UX, Customer Experience, Dashboard Design, Mobile App UI

Senior Product Designer

2021 - 2021
Auto-Pets
  • Designed the Whisker app, which allows users to remotely monitor and control the wifi-enabled Litter-Robot and Feeder-Robot units all in one place, effectively tracking the cat's litter box usage and feeding habits.
  • Developed a comprehensive UI design library guide that included guidelines for dark mode UI.
  • Created custom iconography for the Litter-Robot Whisker app.
Technologies: Mobile App Design, Product Design, UX Design, UI Design, Internet of Things (IoT), Connected Device Design, Mobile App UI, Mobile UX, User Journeys, User Flows

Senior Product Designer

2020 - 2020
Sibros
  • Built a brand identity guide, including colors, typography, language and tone, logos, and other assets.
  • Led an extensive audit of the released beta platform and created a list of recommendations.
  • Redesigned core parts of the platform and implemented new features.
  • Created a comprehensive UI design library guide based on Ant Design guidelines.
Technologies: User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Experience (UX), Web Design, Holistic UX Design, Product Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, Data Visualization, Dashboards, Figma

UX/UI Designer

2017 - 2017
Marketplace
  • Worked alongside sales and marketing teams to research the Marketplace brand, its target audience, prospective donors, and current supporters.
  • Evaluated an inventory of existing content and worked with the marketing and copywriting teams to create new content.
  • Created the sitemap, information architecture, and key functionalities.
  • Developed wireframes and clickable prototypes for the sales team, marketing team, and stakeholders to review.
  • Managed and took responsibility for the design's creative philosophy and overall art direction.
  • Designed a responsive B2B microsite that communicates with Marketplace's listeners, readers, supporters, donors, press, and the high-donor group.
Technologies: Principle, InVision

Lead Graphic Designer

2016 - 2017
Petnet.io
  • Designed, oversaw the development, and maintained the lifecycle of an iOS and Android app that controls a pet feeding device and also provides users with information about their pets' eating habits.
  • Redesigned the Petnet website for multiple products and eCommerce experience.
  • Redefined the Petnet marketing strategy to drive SmartFeeder and SmartBowl product sales.
  • Conceptualized and designed the marketing campaigns.
  • Designed the marketing materials for events such as CES.
Technologies: Principle, InVision
2014 - 2016

Associate's Degree in Graphic and Web Design

Santa Monica College - Santa Monica, California, USA

NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT

Harvard Business School Online Entrepreneurship Essentials Certificate

Harvard University

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