Canada

Graphic Design

UI/ Visual Design

Product Design

Design Systems

Parsons

Melanie Mencarelli

Senior Product Designer

Prototyping

Communication

Presentation skills

Branding

Design systems

Figma

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Work closely with our branding team to create the digital expression of a brand
through web, animations and products.
Build site maps, process flows, wireframes and prototypes to communicate design
and UX decisions to key stakeholders.
Communicate design concepts with developers to maintain design consistency
throughout the development process.

I led the design for our first touchscreen app experience on recently released robot, the Opentrons Flex. I'm also responsible for building our design system from scratch!

Melanie Mencarelli🇨🇦

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