Дарина

Daryna Selikhova
UX/UI Designer
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Lviv, Ukraine [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Behance Linkedin

I’m a creative and proactive design professional with an extensive urban design background. Keeping in
mind the business goals of my customers, I practice a user-centric approach because I believe that
successful products satisfy real needs and solve real problems. I’m seeking a position as a User Experience
Designer within a dynamic international IT company.

CERTIFICATION

UX/UI Design Course, Junior
GoIT, Kyiv June – Dec. 2024

During this period, I participated in a theoretical and practical course, where I developed strong skills in user
research, wireframing, prototyping, and creating user-friendly interfaces using Figma.

1. Сultural Events Mobile App
The goal was to create a mobile app that connects users to cultural events in their city, offering an
intuitive interface, event calendar, ratings, reviews, and an interactive map. Link to project
2. Book Website UX/UI Design
Designed a user-friendly platform for book enthusiasts to discover recommendations, participate in
discussions, and organize personal libraries, focusing on promoting Ukrainian literature. Link to project

UX/UI Design Course, Trainee
Apollo, Lviv Mar. - May 2023

During this time, I got the experience in a real case of helping “Silpo” users to improve the user experience
during the process of collecting their orders.

• Interview with Product Manager, goals setting and prioritization of goals
• Conducted user research, competitor analysis, and interviews (warehouse team and Silpo customers)
• Figma prototyping (Silpo chat as an alternative to calls with options for exchanging goods)
• Collected feedback from stakeholders and presented solutions to the management team.

Project Management, Trainee
Projector, Kyiv July – Nov. 2022

During this course, I improved my theoretical and practical project management knowledge.
• SDLC, Methodologies (Waterfall; Agile, Scrum, Kanban), Impact map, WBS, Estimates
• Change management. Risk management
• User Story. Definition of Ready and Done

EXPERIENCE

Senior Architect/ Lead Architect/ Project Manager
Architectural bureau «Maysternya Komfortu», Lviv Nov. 2016 – Aug. 2023

I was responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining several projects in the architectural sphere. I
was responsible for 4 ongoing projects, 2 of which were in the maintenance stage, where I was consulting
the customer teams regarding the change requests, and 2 were in the implementation phase where my
responsibilities included:
• Worked with stakeholders to understand the requirements
• Research and making competitor analyses of other companies and their decisions
• Prepared Visuals, project material, presentation, and pitch
• Planning work, estimation, design documentation, and detailing
• Creating a style guide and sharing the components
• Visualization of projects (Artlantis, 3ds Max, Photoshop)
• Changing based on customers’ feedback
• Consulted customers on accessibility and relevant regulations
• Planning and negotiation of project delivery date & delivery packages
• Responding to the ongoing change requests
• Managing experts’ workload (as some of the experts were shared among several teams)
• Helped with decision-making (typically, quality vs budget or quality vs delivery date)
• Negotiating changes in the schedule, analyzing risks of delays, and seeking tradeoffs that will satisfy
customers’ business goals
• Conducted the delivery package final reviews
• Planning project delivery, troubleshooting issues in the project documentation
• In the maintenance stage, supporting customer teams

Middle Architect
Design company «Premium Proekt», Lviv Feb. 2015 – Oct. 2016

Junior Architect
Design and construction company «M2», Kyiv June 2013 – Mar. 2014

Junior Architect
Design company «Argonaut», Uzhgorod (Remote) Apr. 2014 – Jan. 2015

HARD SKILLS SOFT SKILLS TOOLS
• User Interface Design • Client Relations • Figma
• User Experience Design • Leadership • FigJam
• Wireframing • Problem-solving • Adobe Photoshop
• Prototyping • Teamwork • Mural
• Information Architecture • Negotiation • CorelDraw
• Adaptive Design • Resistance to stress • Canva

LANGUAGES
● English – upper-intermediate
● Ukrainian - native

EDUCATION
Master of architecture
Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture Feb. 2013 – June 2014

Bachelor of architecture
Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture Sept. 2008 – Jan. 2013