Nicole 🦊🇺🇸

About Nicole

Lead Product Designer at Amazon Prime Video

Hello! I'm happy you're here. I'm Nicole and I love being a designer! I've been a designer for over 10 years, started in graphic design then transitioned into product design through a UXd bootcamp in 2017. Since then, I've worked at startups, midsize to large companies. I've experienced the whole gamut from being the only designer to 100+ designers team. I've navigated being a contractor, freelancer, business owner, and FTE.

For new and upcoming designers, you can... • talk to me about negotiating your salaries • portfolio review • whiteboarding challenge • freelance work • leveling up your soft skills • the design interview process • or any design and career-related questions you may have.

For peers, you can... • run through a situation / project with me and we can bounce ideas • share skills you've been working on and just chat about it • share a challenge and hear a non-bias perspective

For senior-principal designers / managers , you can... • run through ideas on leading and receive a non-bias perspective • share a challenge • ask what qualities of a great manager have I experienced

For non-designers, you can... • get perspective on design and ways to collaborate • just say hi!

Expertise

Sessions with Nicole

• Mentorship Session (50 min): General mentorship

What mentees say

“There is something so zen about talking to Nicole. She deeply listened to my stories and issues I was running into and shared her own experiences with me too. I really appreciate her empathetic nature and really felt like she understood my struggles!”

“Nicole is a great mentor! She gave me really valuable insights on portfolio presentation, and how to speak from different stakeholders' perspectives. She explained everything nicely by applying examples from her life. Thanks for that!!”

“My conversation with Nicole was fruitful, she gave me lots of constructive feedback to help me improve my portfolio. Looking forward to keeping in touch!”