Hamed Samadi

UX & Product Designer

"You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people; design is made for people.

- Dieter Rams

Design Skills & Tools

  • User Experience Design
  • User-Centered Research
  • User Interaction Design
  • Product & Industrial Design
  • Prototyping
  • Usability Testing
  • Persona Creation
  • Information Architecture (IA)
  • Affinity Diagramming
  • User story & Flow
  • Wireframing
  • Site Flow
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Balsamiq
  • Axure
  • Invision
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Sketching
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • React

Experiences

RevUnit/ Sr. UX Designer

Nov 2018 - Present, Austin, TX
Leveraged design thinking and user research to reimagine processes, optimize workflows and empower people to work better. Worked closely with the product team in an Agile workflow to create elegant data products that focus on data visualization, automation, AI/ML, and financial management.
Conducted user research and testing to validate user-centered design decision. Created Sketches, Wireframes & Interactive Prototypes. Developed, collaborated on and maintained design patterns. Leaded Design/Whiteboard Sessions.
Helped define product direction and focus, working collaboratively with product managers and leadership to make decisions about what to prioritize. Developed and nurture relationships across teams and disciplines to promote collaboration and efficiency on projects.

General Assembly/ UX designer

Feb. 2018 - May 2018, Austin, TX
Participated in a full-time UX Design immersive program. Developed proficiency in user research, experience design, interaction design, usability testing, and rapid prototyping.
Created personas, wireframes, and designed prototypes using industry-standard tools.
Completed individual and group projects focused on real-world applications of design principles and best practices including responsive crowdfunding website for school supplies, health data visualization dashboard, optimizing Dell website laptop purchase section, and a mobile application podcast for parenting content.

Capital Architectural Signs Inc./ Designer and project manager

May 2014 - Feb 2018, Austin, TX
Overhauled CasAustin website to optimize the user experience, and redefined the company services and product categories. Managed the website development, and supervised the maintenance after launch.
Developed and managed WeBuildSigns(a signage store) e-commerce website. Defined the sales strategy and line of products. Developed the website’s information architecture to optimize user shopping experiences.

Motionics, LLC./ UI and Industrial designer

Jun. 2013 - May 2014, Austin, TX
Collaborated with a team of engineers and developers to design calibration tools and mobile applications. Designed user interfaces and user manuals and was responsible for designing enclosures, making 3D models, and evaluating 3D printed prototypes for production.

Pakshoo, LLC./ Industrial designer (package designer)

May 2012 - Aug. 2012, Austin, TX
Designed and developed liquid detergent containers, made digital 3D models, worked on details and prototypes, and made digital 3D models ready for molding.


Education

The University of Texas at Austin/ MFA

Marshall F. Wells Scholarship and Fellowship Endowment Award.

Tehran University of Art, Iran/ Bachelor of Industrial Design
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