United States

Graphic Design

UX Design

Design Operations

UX writing

UX Testing

UX Research

Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA

Teddy Czyzewski

Senior User Experience Designer

Portfolio

Linkedin

Prototyping

Qualitative research

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Team player

Organisation skills

Design systems

Zeplin

Asana

Figma

HTML

Jira

Miro

Notion

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketch

Axure

ChatGPT

UserTesting

Qualtrics

Empathy

Stakeholder management

User research

Usability Testing

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

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Being a woman in tech

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

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

Fostering a good team culture

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

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

Design career path

Learn the career path and progression for product managers.

Product management career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Choosing metrics and team goals

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

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

Prototyping methods and tips

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

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

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

How to set up product analytics and metrics to track success?

Leveraging Product Analytics

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

Tips on how to work and collaborate with engineers and developers.

Working with engineers

What is a successful user onboarding flow and how to achieve it?

Onboarding new users

Best practices for documenting projects, epics, and stories

Writing product requirement documents

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Conducting effective customer interviews

• Led both moderated and unmoderated user research and testing to gather valuable insights, iterating on designs to improve user experience and meet business goals.

• Collaborated with a cross-functional/cross-global team to define and deliver best-in-class digital design, expanding global eCommerce capabilities for both B2C and B2B customers.

• Partnered with Product Owners to envision and iterate on product direction, balancing user needs with business goals, and technical improvements to make informed decisions for the MVP go-to-market.

• Co-facilitated design studios and workshops to identify and address key customer pain points.

• Guided junior designers through constructive feedback, helping them refine their design skills and fostering their professional growth.

• Collaborated with a cross-functional team to define and deliver best-in-class digital design, expanding global eCommerce capabilities for both B2C and B2B customers.

• Partnered with Product Owners to envision and iterate on product direction, balancing user needs with business goals to make informed decisions for the MVP go-to-market. Led A/B testing to validate design choices and support decision-making.

• Attended daily scrum calls with our offshore development team to facilitate collaboration and support front-end design decisions.

• Worked closely with design and development teams to conduct QA and UAT testing, ensuring high-quality deliverables.

• Led the development and management of design system guidelines and governance documentation, ensuring consistency and scalability across our FinTech product.

• Designed and facilitated the direction of user flows, architecture, and pixel-perfect application layouts for 20+ product features, ensuring alignment with business requirements and regulatory standards.

• Collaborated closely with the development team in a lean, agile environment, facilitating design direction to ensure seamless understanding and execution of product features.

• Mentored junior designers, helping them execute best practices in platform prototyping and supporting their growth in delivering high-quality, user-centric designs.

Accounts: Johnson & Johnson, CoolSculpting, Johnson’s Baby, Rite Aid, Pfizer

• Designed high-level wireframes and functional requirements for 30+ features and functionalities of a brand’s digital web management platform.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver cohesive user experiences, including wireframes, process flows, functional specifications, content analysis findings, and actionable recommendations.

• Contributed to and supported redesign efforts, helping create brand-specific experiences aimed at driving customer acquisition.

Teddy Czyzewski🇺🇸

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