Creative nature drawn to Tech, Design and Human-Centred Solutions. My aspiration is to create lovable products with fresh UX Design skills, paired with a strong Research Psychology background. I am driven by curiosity, creativity and continuous learning through problem solving. Out of my diverse past professional experience, I know that my biggest assets are the way I approach problems and collaborate within a team, backed up with stamina and persistence to tackle design problems.
EDUCATION
05/2019 – 10/2019
UX Design Certification
CareerFoundry
Throughout the intensive 5 month UX Design training program, I gained hands-on experience in Design Thinking utilising UX Research methodologies to come up with data- driven design solutions.
I conceptualized and designed real world projects using Adobe XD, Sketch and Figma for wireframes and prototypes.
UX / UI Modules:
User-Centered Design | Human Factors | User Research Mobile-First and Responsive Design
Information Architecture
Interaction Design
UI Elements | Visual Design Principles Typography | Style Guides | Mockups
10/2012 – 03/2015
MSc, Research Psychology Master’s Program
Ludwig-Maximilians-Uni (LMU), Munich, DE
2 years master degree focusing on:
Neuro-Cognition, Emotions, Memory and Learning Empirical Research Design and Methodology Research Statistical Analysis
10/2002 – 03/2007
BSc, Applied Psychology
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR
4 years bachelor degree focusing on:
Psychology of Learning and Motivation Research Methods in Applied Psychology Experimental Psychology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
07/2015 – 03/2019
IT Recruitment Consultant/Trainer/Coach
RM IT Services GmbH, Berlin, DE
Responsibilities:
Full recruitment cycle for clients operating in the Swiss IT market, working with vacancies covering the whole IT spectrum.
In-company trainer: Ensuring high competencies of new hires with CRM & IT trainings.
Coaching for Professional Development: Managed to maintain high IT Competencies within the team, facilitating the exploration of needs regarding motivation and skill enhancement based on individual needs.
07/2013 – 09/2014
Project Manager Officer
Intel Mobile Communications GmbH, Munich, DE
Responsibilities:
Organisational Culture: Being part of a global project, helping to redefine the company’s culture and values. Evaluating and identifying needs for change via surveys, gallop polls and structured interviews.
Successfully implementing the cultural changes, initiating change interventions (e.g. meeting rules, best-practice sharing, e-mail culture) on various organisational levels and cross functional teams.
11/2012 – 07/2013
Psychology Researcher
Ludwig- Maximilians-University (LMU) of Munich, DE
Responsibilities:
Designing the research methodology for exploring“ The contribution of online CV and networking services to the success of jobs applications.”
Collecting data via online surveys, interviews and performing data analysis (SPSS).
CORE SKILLS
Design Heuristics Generative & Evaluative Research User Personas
User Flows & Journey Interactive Wireframing & Prototyping Usability & Preference Testing Design Documentation Responsive Layouts & Grids Emotional Design
