Mark Wu
Head of UX & Design at Springer Health
Great team player, fast learner, strong communication skills and fully capable of balancing the needs of the business with our users
With a field as broad as UX, I find it fascinating meeting practitioners of different backgrounds - especially as a hiring manager building a high performance UXD Team. Driven by passion, Doris pivoted from the finance sector to UX where her client services experience has proven to be relevant and which has provided a unique perspective in my team - especially with her focus on accessibility standards. She is a fast learner, already loaded with UX knowledge and a great team player.
If her beaming smile as she introduces herself doesn't hook you, you'll find her warm personality incredibly easy to work with, both equally as a guiding hand in UX but also as an approachable colleague, willing to listen to your thoughts and perspectives, and open to opportunities to learn more. This has proven invaluable in establishing trusting relationships across functions in the company in order to encourage high levels of UX design to thrive. If there's a difficult, perhaps sensitive situation, Doris is also fully capable of handling these, whether it's a detailed misunderstanding within a squad or a high level issue relating to business goals and priorities, for example.
It goes without saying that Doris is a well liked and valued member of the UXD team, always helping others and as a consequence, instrumental in growing the capability of the team and the role she holds herself.
If her beaming smile as she introduces herself doesn't hook you, you'll find her warm personality incredibly easy to work with, both equally as a guiding hand in UX but also as an approachable colleague, willing to listen to your thoughts and perspectives, and open to opportunities to learn more. This has proven invaluable in establishing trusting relationships across functions in the company in order to encourage high levels of UX design to thrive. If there's a difficult, perhaps sensitive situation, Doris is also fully capable of handling these, whether it's a detailed misunderstanding within a squad or a high level issue relating to business goals and priorities, for example.
It goes without saying that Doris is a well liked and valued member of the UXD team, always helping others and as a consequence, instrumental in growing the capability of the team and the role she holds herself.
Cristina Vigano
Senior UX Designer at SenseOn
Amazing social skills, experimental, user-centric and welcomes new challenges!
Dee is a dynamic, curious and extremely professional UX designer. I started to work with her at the beginning of her career in UX and it was really great to see how she was able to cleverly apply her previously acquired soft skills to the UX world. She has amazing social skills which allow her to quickly bond with colleagues, creating a delightful environment to work in.
I have worked with Dee on several projects so I was able to see how she is not scared by new challenges, which she happily takes on as opportunities to learn new skills. She welcomes feedback to refine her work, but she also does not shy away when it comes to providing constructive feedback to other team members. She likes to try new tools and frameworks which best suit the projects she works on. For example, she invested a lot of her time learning about accessibility best practice to make sure her designs can be used by everyone. Similarly, she also brought to the team the HEART framework to set consistent and easily measurable KPIs in every project.
She always asks herself how to best serve the end user, putting user research at the heart of the work she does, and always iterating her designs until she finds the best solution to address her audience's needs.
Any team will be lucky to have Dee as their UX designer.
I have worked with Dee on several projects so I was able to see how she is not scared by new challenges, which she happily takes on as opportunities to learn new skills. She welcomes feedback to refine her work, but she also does not shy away when it comes to providing constructive feedback to other team members. She likes to try new tools and frameworks which best suit the projects she works on. For example, she invested a lot of her time learning about accessibility best practice to make sure her designs can be used by everyone. Similarly, she also brought to the team the HEART framework to set consistent and easily measurable KPIs in every project.
She always asks herself how to best serve the end user, putting user research at the heart of the work she does, and always iterating her designs until she finds the best solution to address her audience's needs.
Any team will be lucky to have Dee as their UX designer.
Flavie Davigny
Senior Product Designer at SenseOn
User-centric and a pleasure to work with!
Dee is a great team player with a positive attitude and energy.
She is a friendly, empathetic, curious, and collaborative colleague who can face diverse challenges always with a smile!
We were in the same squad, working together on multiple projects to improve the CCleaner Windows App user experience.
As a UX designer, Dee attaches particular attention to the user-centric approach. With her passion for the user and her previous experiences, she is naturally curious about users' needs.
Through the different projects, she developed her knowledge and skills in accessibility rules to make every design accessible to anyone. She also dedicated time to User Research to create the best solution, improve the impact of our squad work and increase the App benefits.
Working with Dee has always been a pleasure; she is easy to communicate with and share feelings and feedback. So I highly recommend having her on your team!
She is a friendly, empathetic, curious, and collaborative colleague who can face diverse challenges always with a smile!
We were in the same squad, working together on multiple projects to improve the CCleaner Windows App user experience.
As a UX designer, Dee attaches particular attention to the user-centric approach. With her passion for the user and her previous experiences, she is naturally curious about users' needs.
Through the different projects, she developed her knowledge and skills in accessibility rules to make every design accessible to anyone. She also dedicated time to User Research to create the best solution, improve the impact of our squad work and increase the App benefits.
Working with Dee has always been a pleasure; she is easy to communicate with and share feelings and feedback. So I highly recommend having her on your team!
Sara Cordas
Senior Visual Desiger at Gen
Accessibility focussed, picked things up quickly and has a great sense of humour
Doris joined our team early in her UX Designer journey and had dived right into analysing the projects, products and the business. Based on that methodical approach, she very soon started taking on UX projects independently and with ease. Her devotion to learning, growing, and sharing her knowledge meant that very soon she became our go-to person for any Accessibility doubts or questions, and had even held presentations to the whole BU on the topic.
I’ve always admired the ease with which Doris became an integral part of our team, always ready to help individuals and the team move forward with different projects. Her professionalism, empathy, friendliness and great sense of humour make working with Doris a pleasure, and any team would be lucky to have her onboard.
I’ve always admired the ease with which Doris became an integral part of our team, always ready to help individuals and the team move forward with different projects. Her professionalism, empathy, friendliness and great sense of humour make working with Doris a pleasure, and any team would be lucky to have her onboard.
Omolola Yusuf (mentee)
AI Policy Fellow at Encode Justice
Helped build my confidence and inspired me to tackle challenges
I had the pleasure of working with Doris when I was just beginning my UX Journey; she helped me find my bearings in a completely new field and figure out what I wanted to achieve and how to make it happen.
She pointed me to the best resources that helped me build my confidence and improve my skills. Her strong work ethic and positive attitude inspired me to tackle challenges I otherwise wouldn't have. Her compassion and understanding make the advice and practical guidance she gives all the more valuable. Doris is focused, dependable and always willing to help when you need it.
I will always consider her a trusted advisor, I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor, and I highly recommend Doris if you want help tackling something brand-new or need to get a job done!
She pointed me to the best resources that helped me build my confidence and improve my skills. Her strong work ethic and positive attitude inspired me to tackle challenges I otherwise wouldn't have. Her compassion and understanding make the advice and practical guidance she gives all the more valuable. Doris is focused, dependable and always willing to help when you need it.
I will always consider her a trusted advisor, I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor, and I highly recommend Doris if you want help tackling something brand-new or need to get a job done!
Yemi Oyepeju
Founder & Lead UX Designer at Wiz.Link
Collaborative and Great to work with!
“It was a pleasure working with Dee on a landing page builder project I oversaw as the UX lead. Dee worked well with the team in effective ways, had a quest for knowledge and was collaborative on all levels. Dee's efforts with two other co-designers produced great progress for the product design. She communicated well and managed first hand some UX activities such as conducting a workshop, data synthesis and wireframing. She became increasingly efficient and her understanding of design principles and user advocacy has improved compared to when she joined the team. Dee has a friendly personality and embraces constructive feedback well.”
Anhelina Hiryliuk
Head of Product at Nation.Better
Dedicated with a Growth Mindset
“I've been working with Dee in a cross-functional team that focused on building a legal tech product. The level of her dedication, research and empathy skills and constant desire to learn impressed me. It was a pleasure being a part of one team.”
Elena Mochalova
Product Designer at Nation.Better
Pro-active and Motivated
“Dee proved to be a very reliable designer and did an excellent job during her half a year internship in Nation.Better. She was extremely eager to learn new things and actively contributed ideas for improvement. During her internship, she did some research and designed mockups for the platform and landing page. She has a great personality and easily adapted to our team. It was a pleasure to work with her, we were impressed with her enthusiasm, drive and motivation. She will make an excellent digital designer.”
Simran Handa
Founder & Product Manager at Nteract
Creative Imagination!
“Dee’s imagination means that her designs are fueled by everything around her. She looks at everyday experiences and then tries to build something better!