Julia Lukicheva
20 Ratisevina, Herceg-Novi, Montenegro 85340; Cell: -
Email:- Website: www.pixel-cat.com
Qualifications Summary
Coming from a graphic design background, Julia is drawn into user experience field due to her long interest in human behavior and mind patterns. She spans the role of UX, UI and Visual designers connecting the dots between business goals, the end user’s needs and aesthetics.
Key Skills
UX Design & Information Architecture (research, analysis, personas, scenarios, sitemaps, wireframes)
UI Design (low and high fidelity prototypes, interactions, style guides)
Visual Design (branding, mock-ups and templates, development assets)
Software: Adobe Suite, Axure RP, Sketch, Figma, InVision, UXPin.
Experience
Freelance UX/UI &Visual Designer
Jul 2014 – Current, Telecommute
Created a variety of websites and mobile/desktop applications for a diverse range of clients across the world. Collaborated with cross-functional teams that included engineers, developers, product owners and all other personnel. Manage multiple project in tight deadlines
Designed UI concepts, style guides, high fidelity comprehensive layouts, development assets and prototypes. Maintained design systems that contains global elements, platform-specific elements and feature-specific elements.
As a contractor, helped to transfer functionality of Zoodel, a leading wholesale marketplace portal for international trade with the Silk Road countries, to a mobile platform. Designed two more Zoodel powered apps – ZoodMall (B2C) and Zoodel for Stores (Zoodel for small business owners) working on the complete design cycle from analysis and research via concept development, specification, prototyping and visual design through to implementation.
Created UX and UI for Hotelentree, a desktop app which functional lays in between Shopify and Airbnb. It is intended to help apartments and small hotels owners to create their own web-sites, promote services and serve customers.
Designed a language–learning app for school students helping to memories new words
Created UI templates and back-office part design for TRIMIT Fashion, one of trio TRIMIT’s solutions (for the fashion, furniture, and configuration niches) – an online store builder that allow anyone to create and customize a beautiful and professional fashion store site.
Lead UX/UI for a recruitment platform intended for low-skilled workers.
May 2012 – July 2013, RDW Media, Moscow, Russia
Lead UX/UI for a recruitment platform intended for low-skilled workers
Audited the content with the content team, which lead to the creation of new templates, the removal of old ones, and helped determine a strategic design approach
Created a large number of component, pages, and an interactive prototype to inform research and development
Established and promoted UI style guidelines, best practices and standards
In total, since the redesign, failed to complete tasks have decreased by 70%, the number of new users, both employees, and employers, has increased by 41%
Lead UX/UI for a tour operator website portal.
Feb 2011 – May 2012, Capital Tour Ltd, Moscow, Russia
Lead UX/UI and Visual designer for a tour operator website portal
Worked closely with marketers and developers to refine and evolve user experience
Analyzed and recommended design solutions to resolve critical navigational issues
Designed UI style guideline and layouts
Since the redesign, average time spent on the site has increased by over 200%, and orders have increased by 35%
Visual Designer at the Russian Olympic Committee
Sept 2006 – Feb 2011, Moscow, Russia
Delivered interface design for websites, applications, and digital tools and services
Created informational portals for the Russian team at the World Olympic Games from 2006 to 2011
Education
Master's Degree in Graphic Design - Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Design and Applied Arts
2001 – 2006
