RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Experienced in UX and UI in digital product and service design in government, health and the public sector. Design for specialized domains for both expert and public-facing applications that involve the design of data visualization dashboards, web-mapping applications and booking flows.

· UX mapping; develop user stories, personas, journey maps and flows

· Wireframing, prototyping and usability testing

· Lead cycles of design QA and accessibility

· Build and develop web assets and UI kits for responsive interfaces

· Develop design brief, create visual identities and multimedia visual content (infographics, photography, illustrations and style guides)

· Conducts design sprint and discovery meetings, co-design workshops and UX guild meetings

· Work closely with stakeholders, developers, marketing and customer success team

· Hire, manage and supervise UI contractors

· Contribute content to UX Ops Manual

· Research and implement industry trends.

Technical support for students & research projects.

· Design 2D and 3D files for visualization and digital fabrication

· Prototype and build lab equipment and furniture

· Operate laser cutter and CNC router

· Supervise daily operations ensuring adherence to safety regulations.

· Design 2D and 3D files for visualization and digital fabrication

· Build custom projects utilizing laser cutters, CNC routers, and 3D printers and scanners

· Teach orientation and safety classes (LaserLab, CNC router, 3D printing and scanning, WoodLab, Sewing, Welding)

· Create course materials for educational programs

· Hire, train and supervise fabricators

· Mentor “Tools for women residency” program and encourage maker culture

· Research and implement the use of new technologies

· Gather information and data through research and develop design briefs

· Translate and organize educational material into graphical visual mapping 

· Create innovative concepts and ideas to match client branding

· Create multimedia material, design themes, graphics, illustrations and infographics

· Organize and export visual content for video processing, animation and print.

2013 - 2018; CROATIA & CANADA

Design and production of handcrafted wooden and ceramic wearables, presented at many exhibitions and art fairs in Croatia and Canada. Conceptualize, design, and direct the studio's visual identity (web design, campaign, online store) for handmade contemporary wooden jewelry and product design.

Selected exhibitions & art fairs:

· Eastside Culture Crawl - MakerLabs, Vancouver BC, Canada 2017

· Creative Startup Exhibition, RIJEKA, CROATIA 2015

· Exhibition "12+1"​ | The Varazdin Municipal Museum, The Hertzer Palace,

CROATIA 2015

· Art Bazaar Fairs, RIJEKA, CROATIA 2013 - 2015

· Republika, International Creativity Festival, RIJEKA, CROATIA 2013

2012 - 2015; RIJEKA, CROATIA

Multimedia material development at the University of Rijeka.

· Transform and design educational material into short online courses

· Illustrate and visual mapping educational content for presentations, animations, videos and print

· Gather information and data through research and develop design briefs

· Create branding, illustrations, and promotional material for various University associations and student collectives

2019

· Volunteer Green team - Northern bass festival

2015

· Lucerne - vocal acapella group logo design, Varazdin

· Holding children's art workshop; Gorski Kotar fair, Delnice

· Promotional material design for the exhibition 12+1, Varazdin

2013

· Create branding and style guide design; ESN Rijeka - Erasmus Student Network

· Illustrate and design promotional material for Woodrock Festival, Skrad

2012

· Visual identity and promotional material design for the international interdisciplinary conference and science festival at the University of Rijeka

· Promotional print and web material design for LIADO Children's drawing exhibition, Rijeka

· Illustrate and design promotional material for Woodrock Festival, Skrad

· Conversus logo design, Rijeka

2011

· Visual mapping/design of collegium "Philosophy of Science" - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy

· Visual mapping/design of collegium "Neuropsychology" collegium - Faculty of Medicine - in collaboration with University Association "Bura znanja"

2016

First-round winners of the regional design competition

Balkan Design Network; Clavicle suffix

2012

Green Zone - Galerij@Zaba, Croatia,

The winner of the young artists contests on the subject “Green Zone”

Exhibition “Prozimanja”, theme Green zone

PRESENTATIONS

2018 - Women’s Maker Meet-Up, Vancouver, Canada

2013 - T-HTnagrada@msu.hr; “White room”; Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb Croatia

2013 - “Questioning the membrane between body and space”; VN gallery, Zagreb, Croatia