Alena Vyhouskaya

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Resume

Experience

Nov 2022 - Present

Product Designer |UX/UI designer - VV DSGN INC

  • Led end-to-end product design across multiple SaaS, marketplace, and mobile platforms, translating business requirements into structured user flows, wireframes, and scalable UI solutions
  • Defined product direction through competitive analysis and user research, helping prioritize features and shape MVP scope across early-stage products
  • Planned and conducted user research (interviews, affinity mapping, synthesis), identifying key user pain points and informing design decisions
  • Designed complex workflows and information architecture for data-heavy products, improving usability and reducing cognitive load
  • Built and maintained design systems (tokens, components, documentation) to ensure consistency and speed up development
  • Created interactive prototypes to validate concepts, support usability testing, and align stakeholders before development
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility
  • Delivered UX documentation (user flows, journey maps, wireframes, specs) to support efficient development and handoff

Nov 2022 - Present

ObservIQ — UI/UX designer (contract)

  • Led design of core product features for an observability platform, enabling users to better understand and manage complex data pipelines and system configurations
  • Redesigned system overview into a visual topology, improving visibility of data flows and reducing time to identify configuration issues by ~30%
  • Simplified complex configuration workflows, reducing cognitive load and enabling faster navigation across multiple data sources and destinations
  • Translated product requirements into structured workflows and UI solutions, improving clarity of system relationships and reducing user errors during configuration
  • Partnered closely with engineers to deliver solutions within MVP constraints, balancing usability improvements with existing system limitations
  • Contributed to and maintained a scalable design system, improving design consistency and reducing UI implementation inconsistencies across features
  • Designed high-fidelity interfaces and interactive prototypes to support stakeholder alignment and accelerate development cycles
  • Supported implementation through design QA, helping reduce UI inconsistencies and improving overall product quality at release

Nov 2022 - Present

Parrot – UI/UX Designer

  • Led end-to-end design of product features from research to final UI, improving user experience across web and mobile platforms
  • Mapped user journeys and designed task flows to simplify complex interactions and improve usability
  • Delivered responsive designs across desktop, tablet, and mobile, ensuring consistency across platforms
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align design solutions with product and business goals
  • Created marketing and product assets to support launches and ensure a cohesive brand experience

Nov 2022 - Present

Vyhouski Design - Freelance — UI/UX designer

  • Designed user-centered digital products for multiple clients, translating business ideas into functional product experiences
  • Led design process from concept to delivery, including research, wireframing, UI design, and developer handoff
  • Collaborated with developers and stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation and alignment with project goals
  • Produced UX deliverables (flows, wireframes, mockups) to communicate design decisions clearly

Nov 2022 - Present

MeetnGreetMe — Junior UI designer

  • Supported product and engineering teams in designing and iterating on platform features
  • Created UI concepts and design solutions based on user feedback and technical constraints
  • Gained hands-on experience working in a fast-paced startup environment and contributing to real product development

Skills

UX/UI Design, Web Development, Web, Mobile, Responsive Design, Responsive, Layouts, Information Architecture, Navigation Design, Interaction Design, Micro-interactions, Visual Design, Style Guides, Design Systems, Sketching, Storyboards, Wireframes, Mockups, Prototypes, Accessibility (WCAG)

 

User Research, Competitor Research, Sitemap, User Journey Map, Personas, Affinity Mapping, Card Sorting, Task Flows, User-Centered, User-Friendly design,Design Thinking, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Conversion Optimization, Heuristic Evaluation, Design Thinking, Lean UX, Agile, Scrum, Kanban

 

B2B, B2C, SaaS, Marketplaces, Startups, AI Interfaces, Cloud Data Storage, Flow Builders, E-commerce, Travel, Logistics, CRM, Automation Tools, Educational Platforms, MVP Design

 

HTML/CSS (basic understanding), Tailwind CSS, Shadcn/UI, MUI (Material UI), Dev Handoff

Tools

Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Miro, Notion, Trello, Jira, Google Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, ChatGPT, Claude,

Certificates

Sep 2023 – Nov 2023

Memorisely - Design Systems

Aug 2021 – Sep 2021

Coursera - Google UX Design Specialization

Apr 2017 – Sep 2017

Netologia - Mobile App Design: Interfaces, Architecture, Visual Concepts

Languages

English, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian

Education

Sep 2008 – Jun 2013

Belarusian Institute of Law - Bachelor of Law