Bulgaria

UX Design

Design Operations

Service Design

Product Design

UX Testing

UX Research

Technical University of Sofia

Vasilka Tulevska

Senior product designer

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Empathy

Figma

Miro

Adobe Creative Suite

Mural

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

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

Design career path

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

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

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

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

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Conducting good user research

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 create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

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

Conducting effective customer interviews

Worked as a Senior Product designer, taking ownership of the Policy Initiative within Tanzu Mission Control and then the Tanzu Hub. Collaborated closely with other designers and the research team, suggested and helped with changes to the Tanzu Design System.

Worked for more than 10 clients in different domains including one of the biggest clients of the company. Participated in product discoveries and presales, led delivery projects with up to 3 designers.  Applied Design Thinking principles to address complex business challenges, fostered innovation through workshops and conducted user and stakeholder research. Helped set up design processes, evaluated design involvement and consulted multiple enterprise clients.
Mentored other designers and helped them grow their competencies and reach their goals. Led knowledge-evaluation sessions, participated in interviews  of new hires and helped with the screening. Led one of the Softserve 2022 design internship groups of 10 young designers, led a lecture about research as part of their learning activities.

Vasilka Tulevska🇧🇬