Hola! I'm Nata, a senior product designer with over 7 years of experience. Product design is more than looks, It is product understanding and building bridges between business needs/goals and user needs/goals.
Feel free to book a call if you are looking for some guidance. Happy to connect. 😊
My Mentoring Topics
- User Testing,
- Design thinking,
- Prototyping,
- Product design,
- Design Sprints,
- Sprint planning,
- Team work
D.
16.September 2022The sessions I had with Nata were very helpful for me !
Nata took our sessions seriously and helped me with my job interviews.
These sessions really helped me to prepare myself for the upcoming interview and to think more like a UX designer.
Thank you very much!
A.
15.July 2022Had an excellent session with Nata. She was very empathizing and kind. The session helped me a lot.
S.
6.September 2021The session was very valuable to me. I felt that you listened carefully and were genuinely interested in learning about my needs and goals. Talking to you helped me to better understand my options. I liked that you suggested different paths on how to proceed (adding some more case studies to the portfolio etc.). All your comments were clear and comprehensible. Overall, the session felt really supportive and motivating.
It was also great that you invested so much extra time so the session didn't end abruptly .
And of course, I highly appreciate that you forwarded my application.
Thank you very much!
I.
16.August 2021The session was very helpful, it was my first time to try such an experience.
Nata was so friendly, straight to the point, she had all the answers to my questions.
L.
8.April 2021I really enjoy my discussion with Nata. She was very clear, concise in her constructive feedback. She gives great examples of how to shape a portfolio/app critique. Also, she has great listening skills to understand a mentee's goals and needs. She also recommended a good strategy towards working on improving my design skills. One day, she will make a great design lead/design director to any company as it is obvious she shows great team skills and leadership values to a 'growing' designer. Thank you
E.
18.March 2021What did I *not* learn from our sessions would be the better fitting question here 🙂 I sought mentorship with Nata early in my career-change into product design, not only I got the best reviews, constructive feedback and lessons on how I could improve my design thinking process, but I also got immensurable motivation, every time. She's genuinely committed to helping out in any way she can, and besides being a great designer, she's also an inspiring woman and badass latina – I can't put into words how essential it was for me to have this level of empathy and representation. Thank you so so much, Nata 💕
E.
25.November 2020Guidance regarding structure and how to tackle building my first PD portfolio, a lot of insights regarding what should your process include as best practice and tips applying to job :)
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19.November 2020C.
17.November 2020She shared a lot of useful insights about her career and experience with her current company. It was a nice and helpful conversation and I wish her all the best.
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E.
28.September 2022Hey Nata,
Thank you for the 2nd session in a row.
I appreciate your approach of digging deep into the root cause of the problem. Coming to the problem's first principles and then modeling on your example how you would behave in a similar situation or sharing examples from your professional life.
I've tried to implement some of your advice, which was helpful.
Looking forward to catching up with you in some time again :)
Best,
Egor