A little bit about myself.

I love to design, mentor, prototype, and interview customers. I’m constantly solving the world’s UX problems in my head. I also love to camp, hike, snowboard, and use GIFs to make people smile. I speak 3 languages and have lived in 4 countries 🇺🇸 🇫🇮 🇷🇺 🇬🇷.

The professional me

Partnerships are everything for me.

During my time at Bluehost, and previously at Rizepoint, I developed a strong partnership with my team. Not only people on my design team but also on the product, engineering, and scrum teams.

I also consider how I can partner with our customers, and I’ve been a leader in the customer interview project I initiated at Bluehost.

The personal me

I also love exploring the world around me.

When I am not doing design work, you will find me in the outdoors. Being in nature is one of my favorite ways to unplug and relax. My second favorite thing to do when I have time off is travel. I love learning new perspectives as I travel and immerse myself in other cultures.

Other things to know about me.

2x Hackathon Award Winner

I created 2 product ideas by organizing short design sprints and building out new product features.

Leading Customer Interviews

I led our effort to talk to our customers weekly, empathizing with their struggles, and standing up for the user anytime we have discussions.

Design Team Trainer

I helped the team learn new design tools and skills by providing regular group and individual training sessions. Taught the team Adobe XD and then Figma.

Volunteering in the Community

I volunteer at the local Product and UX conference called Front. Helping set up a non-profit to help local homeless community.

Mentoring

I mentor multiple starting UX designers at local universities by providing regular coaching sessions and helping build their network.

Design System Advocate

I participated in building the Design System for the company. Helped craft design tokens and built out the Design Library in Figma.

Here’s what others say about me.

“His designs are well thought out and his prototyping skills are impressive. He’s always on top of the latest design trends and programs. He’s quick to teach us his skills and helps us learn new design programs.”

Merilee Benson, Bluehost Sr. UX designer

“He is the type of employee who seems to have a never-ending amount of tricks up his sleeve. The moment you think you’ve seen the best of his abilities he quickly shows you that he has a skill he has been developing in secret and pulls it out just in time to move the design of a project to the next strata.”

Brad Griffin, Bluehost Sr. UX designer

“Whenever he makes a decision, he always has some piece of data- be it user quotes, analytics, or user test recording clips- to back it up. He is an expert in the UX process. He has a deep understanding of how to make impactful improvements to a user’s experience. “

Nathan Jones, Purple UX designer

“Vlad is one of the best people I’ve worked with. Great work ethic, can-do attitude, and excellent WordPress skills.”

Amanda Dalnodar, BCM CEO

“Vlad excels in product design as a highly-skilled prototyper, interaction designer, customer interviewer, and product team lead. However, it is his partnerships where he stood out as a collaborative leader. I once had several product leaders vying for Vlad to join their team.”

JJ Riggs, Bluehost UX Manager

“He is great about receiving feedback and can shift things around when needed. I always look forward to working with him on a project because he so quickly grasps challenges, spins up solutions, and loves to collaborate and brainstorm ideas“

Genevieve Mount, Bluehost UX writer