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Hi 👋

I am Patryk Szymański – Senior UX/Product designer, based in Kraków, Poland, available worldwide.

For the past 5 years, I have been gaining experience in both small companies and large corporations. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to be a part of a product team, lead and build a UX team, and work as a freelancer.

My work process is built on close collaboration with product teams, including managers, business and product owners, developers, researchers, and analysts.

Currently, I am designing fintech solutions for the banking sector at Backbase. My expertise also covers B2B, SaaS, and e-learning industries. I was a part of a team building the e-commerce platforms for CCC Group, the largest shoe retailer in CEE, and led a Design Team in DataFeedWatch, a SaaS company focused on marketing solutions.

With a master's degree in psychology, I have a solid background in cognitive science and human-computer interaction. I remain involved in the academic community as a lecturer in the Interaction Design Lab at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.

Skills

My main fields of expertise are:

  • UX design
  • Product design
  • Interaction design
  • Workshop facilitation
  • User research
  • Prototyping and mockups
  • UX audits
  • Design systems

I also feel comfortable with:

  • UI Design
  • Service design
  • Leadership
  • HTML and CSS (I coded this website myself)

Get to know me

Favorite design book: User Story Mapping

Favorite work method: Co-design

Favorite product method: Opportunity Solution Tree

Favorite activity: Mountain biking 🚵

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