Expertise


UX Strategy

 

Understanding a project on a deeper level is the key to deliver unique solutions. Providing intuitive and analytical approaches helped my clients develop a series of questions to answer to reach absolute clarity about the direction. Translating business strategy into UX strategy for the product as well as building UX maturity within.

CX Management | Empathy Interviews | Prototyping | Insights | User Flows | UX Documentation


Project Management

 

PMP Certified, I am excited to help my clients to find a happy place. Projects and teams thrive within positive communications and engaging connections. I treat each project environment with a holistic approach to problem-solving, leadership, and a creative buzz.

PMP Certified | Agile/Scrum PMI-ACP | Disruptive strategy | Negotiation Mastery-HBS


Branding

 

There is nothing more uplifting than a mood board for a new brand! The feel. The look! It’s all comes together as the new visual creative ideas sprout to life-giving opportunity for a new brand to announce its birth. Cohesive merge of typography, colors, and vision defined.

Logo Design |Mood Boards | Style Guides| Design Systems | UI | Icon Design | Calligraphy


Art Direction

 

Navigating through the creative process may, at times, seem easy. However, the abundance of creative ideas can storm the change, or the drought stops the flow. A balancing act between idyllic creativity and the steady pace of the process is the secret to a successful journey.

Project Management | Presentations | Visualization | Brainstorming | Story Boards | Client relations


Motivation

 

We are spiritual beings having human experiences. Finding the sweet spot in the universe is the key. Sometimes this spot dwells within every one of us. Motivation is contagious. It is capable of raising the creative storm and calming the sea for the smooth sail.

Team Lead | Creative vision | Mentorship | Stakeholder Engagement |


Zen + Productivity

 

We are living in the moment. Space in time can inspire, energize, calm, move forward, or bring joy. The zen of things occurring and disappearing is never-ending. Having a keen awareness of the moment unfolding is the beauty of making things happen.

Emotional Intelligence | Keen Intuitive Practices | Productive environments | Conflict Resolution


Design Thinking

 

We are searching, looking, seeing, and finding beauty every day. The saying beauty is in the eye of the beholder leaves no doubt. And translating the creative vision from the nebulous etheric place of ideas into the eye of the beholder - is a process of creating something beautiful and inspiring. Whiteboard filled with insights, solutions, and plans is a crucial ingredient for every project.

Creative brainstorming | Team Building | Ideation | Empowering creativity | Testing prototype | Defining Problems

Certifications

Credely Link

https://www.credly.com/users/irina-orlova/badges

 

PMI Institute

pmp-600px.png

April 2021

View Credential

Nieslen Norman Group

NN:g Badge.png

August 2021

View Credential

Fashion Institute of Technology

UX_Design.png

August 2019

View Credential

Fashion Institute of Technology

UI_Design.png

December 2019

View Credential

PMI Institute

17 December 2021

View Credential


Harvard Business School Online Certifications:

  • Negotiation Mastery - 2020

  • Disruptive Strategy - 2020

  • Entrepreneurship Essentials - 2021


IDEO:

  • Leading for Creativity - 2021

NN/g

  • Measuring UX and ROI - 2021

  • Lean UX and Agile - 2021

  • Leading Highly-Effective UX Teams - 2021

  • Designing Complex Apps for Specialized Domains - 2021

  • Design Systems and Pattern Libraries - 2021

  • CX Transformation and Journey Management - 2021

  • Becoming a UX Strategist - 2021