Maria Duvidzon
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Montreal, QC, Canada
Toptal member since March 11, 2022
Maria is a product and UX designer currently based in Montréal, Canada. She likes finding elegant solutions to complicated problems and enjoys collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Having moved from digital marketing to product design, Maria firmly believes in lifelong learning and pursuing her curiosities.
Portfolio
E-learning Platform for Mature Adults: Zero to One Build
Platform Redesign for a French Consultancy
Work Experience
Freelance Product Designer
Freelance
- Worked with Obodo design agency to develop MVPs for small businesses and startups.
- Collaborated with Zoomforth to create microsites for some of the "Big Four" consultancies, adhering to the existing brand guidelines.
- Worked directly with small businesses to develop and execute a design strategy, including a software redesign, design system setup, brand guidelines, UX audit, and more.
Product Designer for Learning Management Tool
Peppermint
- Worked in a small product team to take the project from zero to one through a full set of medium-fidelity wireframes.
- Collaborated with a UI designer to bring the product to life while keeping in mind the accessibility and low-tech requirements of our demographics, i.e., the middlers.
- Iterated through wireframes and prototypes to find the best e-learning approach for asynchronous community-driven learning.
Senior Product Designer
FutureFit AI
- Built and managed a design system for the whole platform from the ground up.
- Redesigned the end-user platform experience in two months.
- Acted as a user advocate in a multidisciplinary launch committee, ensuring usability and intuitive user experience are our priorities.
- Used behavior psychology principles to develop product loops and encourage positive habit-forming activities.
Product Designer
Venngage
- Oversaw more than 13 projects through the end-to-end design process, from discovery and shaping to building and shipping.
- Defined and executed product vision for an innovative, responsive editing experience with MVP version improving the tool's usability by 23%.
- Acted as a product owner and led autonomous multidisciplinary teams to successful feature launches against strict time constraints.
- Conducted user research to inform product decisions, including user interviews, quantitative data analysis, and usability studies.
UX Design Intern
Avoy Inc.
- Developed the first external version of the web platform.
- Created a feedback loop to inform continuous iterations.
- Established an iterative agile design process for the product team.
Education
Master's Degree in Cultural and Creative Industries
King's College London - London, United Kingdom
Bachelor's Degree in French and Italian
University of Bristol - Bristol, United Kingdom
Certifications
Design Thinking
Interaction Design Foundation
Skills
Tools
Google Docs, Miro, Google Sheets, Trello, Usertesting.com, Hotjar, Sketch, Butter CMS, Google Analytics, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Illustrator, Asana, InVision, Zeplin, Jira, Confluence
Platforms
Figma, Web, Mixpanel, Webflow, UserZoom, Mobile
Industry Expertise
Information Technology, Healthcare, Technology, Education Technology (Edtech)
Languages
CSS
Other
Product Design, B2C, Design Systems, Wireframing, Mockups, Usability Testing, User Flows, User Journeys, Dashboard Design, Web App Design, UX Design, User Experience (UX), UI Design, Web Applications, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web App UX, UX Audits, User Experience Design, Mobile UX Design, Interactive Prototypes, SaaS, High-fidelity Prototypes, SaaS Design, UX Wireframes, Web UX, Rapid Prototyping, Web UX Design, UX Review, Responsive Web Apps, Software as a Service (SaaS), UI Prototyping, Languages, Intercom, User Research, Prototyping, Heuristic Analysis, Web App UI, High-fidelity Mockups, Jobs to be Done (JTBD), User Journey Maps, Personas, Communication, Active Listening, Growth, Web Design, Conversion Rate, Mobile Design, Mobile UI Design, B2B, B2B2C, App Design, Dashboards, User Interface (UI), Web UI Design, Edtech Design, Learning, UI Components, UX Strategy, Gamification, Design Sprints, User Testing, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Journey Mapping, Product Roadmaps, DataViz, Mobile App Design, Discovery Workshops, Stakeholder Interviews, Component Libraries, App UI, App UX, Culture, History, Linguistics, Storybook, Notion, Templates, Product Owner, User Personas, MVP Design, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Concepting, Information Architecture (IA), Travel, Startups, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Social, Web Dashboards, Career Coaching, Job Boards, Job Search Sites, Planning, To-do Lists, Tracking, Art, Museums & Exhibits, Image Recognition, Design, Icon Sets, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), Graphic Design, Customization, Diagrams, IT Recruitment, IT, Design Thinking, Product Strategy, UI Style Guides, Visual Design, Tailwind CSS, Data Visualization
Experience
- UX Audits - 5 years
- UX Design - 5 years
- Product Design - 5 years
- Web App UX - 4 years
- Figma - 3 years
- User Research - 3 years
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