Vicky Nguyen

Hello. I'm a UX designer based in Montreal. I'm a former developer who transitioned towards User Experience/Interaction Design, a passion I've been dedicating my time for the past three years, training my mind to think differently; see the bigger picture, avoid the obvious, dig deeper, practice empathy and understand why the world really turns the way it does. I love solving problems and overcoming challenges, and all I want is to get to do this every day.

Freelance Work Experience

Done. Labs, UX & UI Designer (December 2019- )
Web
AI
- Strategize the deployment of features to enable machine learning and AI integration.
- Design interactions to enhance the experience of otherwise boring tasks.
- Participate in the branding process of the product.
Done., UX & UI Designer, Front-End Developer (July 2019- )
Web, responsive
AngularJS, HTML, CSS
- Streamline features based on the client's needs and requirements, and design the UI based on the client's brand.
- Align the design process within an agile development environment.
- Develop the UI interactions using Angular.
Opal-RT Technologies inc., UX Design Coach, UI Design (May 2018- )
- Train the UX design team lead on UX concepts and processes.
- Help implement processes, work flows and communication techniques within the company involving different key players.
- Brainstorm sketches on features of their application.
- Review feature designs developed by the team and UI designs implemented.
Locketgo inc., UX & UI Designer (December 2019-March 2020)
Web, responsive
- Simplify interactions and user stories to make the interactions as quick and pleasant as possible.
- Flesh out required features to ensure a thorough user experience on and off the application.
- Design the UI based on the client's brand.
- Manage feature development and priorities and maintain backlogs accordingly.
Netlift, UX Design - Taxi Driver flow (2017)
Mobile (Android, iOS)
- Consolidation of pre-acquired business requirements and user critical tasks.
- Design the taxi driver's flow from a moment they receive a ride offer to the moment they drop off the rider.
Studyo, UX Design - Onboarding flow (2017)
Mobile, Tablet, Desktop (Android, iOS, Web)
- In-office consulting for brainstorming/design thinking, and consolidation of findings into wireframes.
- Design the new user's onboarding flow depending on the different joining contexts while minimizing the amounts of different screens required.

Work Experience

UX Designer, Cirak Studios (October 2017- )
- 2019: Lendpro, UX design & UI design
- 2019: 7-Eleven, UX design & prototyping
- 2019: Marcia Lee Gillis, Wordpress website development (pending launch)
- 2018-2019: Herbalife, UX design & UI design
- 2018: One Dome, Wordpress website development (http://onedome.global)
- 2018: One Dome, competitive analysis
- 2018: Cirak Studios, company rebranding
- 2018: Eminence, UX design
- 2018: Collected App, prototype user testing
- 2018: Joox Music App, UX design
- 2017: Joox Music Artist & Festival Dashboards, UX design
Quality Lead, Front-End Development, nventive (2017)
C#, XAML
- Ensure quality of code, and encourage usage of proper patterns to maximize code reuse and optimize development.
- Create documents and review processes in regards to development standards and guidelines for mobile front-end development.
- Ensure quality of UI integration.
- Review UX design.
- Create multiplatform controls based on gestures and material design guidelines.
Front-End Developer, nventive (2014-2017)
C#, XAML
- Integrate UI according to visuals and wireframes.
- Ensure performance of app on Windows Universal App, Android and iOS platforms.
- Review UX design and challenge designers when necessary.
Oracle APEX Developer, Insum Solutions (2013-2014)
PL/SQL, Javascript, HTML, CSS
- Develop features, including SQL functions and complex queries, using Oracle Application Express and PL/PDF.
- Design database architectures according to business requirements.
- Integrate web responsive UI.
- Raise awareness of the need of UX design in the development cycle to ensure the usability of web applications developed.

Side Projects

Osez me grignoter, App Developer (August 2018-December 2019)
React Native
- Develop an app to contain the recipes of the book #SmartBites in collaboration with the book's author.

Continuing Education

Mentorship, Cirak Studios (June 2017-September 2017)
- Sketch ideas for different features.
- Actively participate in meetings to discuss the application's goals, restrictions and client requests.
- Brainstorm ideas to reach the stakeholder’s objectives and translate ideas into concrete wireframes.

Designing Strategy, IDEO U (In Progress)
User Experience III, UCLA Extension (2017)
Design Thinking I, UCLA Extension (2016)
Web Design I, UCLA Extension (2015)
User Experience II, UCLA Extension (2014)
User Experience I, UCLA Extension (2014)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, École de technologie supérieure (Information Technology) (2013)

Additional experience

Competition Director, Quebec Engineering Competition (Re-engineering) (2013-2014)
President, Association étudiante de l'ÉTS (2012-2013) (Student union)

Other stuff

Trainings
- ISSA Professional Nutrition Coach Certification (In Progress)
- ISSA Personal Trainer Certification (February 2020)
- TruFusion Barefoot Bootcamp Teacher Training (March 2019)
- LunaYoga Teacher Training (250 hours) (May 2018-February 2019)
Events
- TLMUX Mapping Service Ecosystems (February 2020)
- Talsom's Design Thinking Jam for Tel-Jeunes (September 2019)
- Talsom's Design Thinking Jam for L'itinitéraire (September 2018)
Hobbies
Ballet, Baking, Scrapbooking, Surfing, Writing, Yoga
Travel
Canada (Vancouver, Ontario), Cuba, Dominican Republic, England, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Thailand, United States (Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Utah, Washington), Vietnam