Shaping the user experience throughout all phases of digital product development

Product development loop

About Me

My name is Katalin Pomikacsek and I am an Austrian User Experience Designer living in Berlin. Over the last decade I have contributed to the development of websites, web applications and mobile apps from kickoff to launch. My aim is to provide users with easy-to-use and engaging products and by doing this, help stakeholders achieve their business goals. To optimize the quality of the user experience from every perspective, I cooperate closely with colleagues from all fields.

My Background

After my education as multimedia producer (SAE Vienna, 2002) I worked as a designer across different contexts (animation, print and web) and completed my master's degree in Sociology (University of Vienna, 2008). From 2010 on, my focus shifted to user centered design, where I can equally put to use my experience in design and my sociological knowledge of researching human behaviour.

Off-Topic

Outside of work I love going exploring on long hikes both at home and abroad. I am curious about different perspectives and cultures, which shows in many ways, such as my growing collection of graphic novels from around the world. Whenever there is an opportunity, I also enjoy taking on crafts and DIY projects to solve the small design challenges of everyday life.

What I Do

I'm continuously expanding my skillset and methods I use. The following overview is a summary of my current set of tools.

Fields of Work and Methods

  • Product Discovery

    Workshops, Stakeholder and User Interviews, Analysis of Analytics Data, Surveys, Competitive Analysis

  • Communication of Insights

    Personas, User Journey, Value Proposition and User Story Maps

  • Information Architecture

    Card Sorting, Content Inventories, Taxonomies

  • Design

    UI Design, Interactive Prototypes, Development and Maintenance of Design Systems

  • User Testing

    Planning, Moderation/Supervision and Evaluation of Usability and A/B Tests

Tools

  • Pens, Paper, Sticky Notes
  • Design, Prototyping and Presentation Software

    Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Marvel, Keynote

  • Survey Tools

    Typeform, Surveymonkey

  • Analytics software

    Matomo, Google Analytics

  • Basic HTML & CSS

Soft Skills

  • Working with Interdisciplinary Agile Teams
  • Structured Thinking
  • Initiative and Self-Reliance
  • Communication and People Skills
  • Languages

    Fluent in German, English & Hungarian
    Dabbling in French, Spanish & Japanese

Get in Touch

I'm interested in meeting like-minded professionals and hearing about user experience projects and jobs in Berlin and remote. If you would like to say hello, find out more about my work or think I might fit into your team, send an e-mail or drop me a line on LinkedIn.