Gulnara Shafikova

Gulnara Shafikova has a diverse work experience in the field of design. Gulnara is currently working as a Senior UI/UX Designer at Exness since July 2022, where they previously held the position of UI/UX Designer from February 2021 to July 2022. Before joining Exness, Gulnara worked as an Art Director at "ООО "Комис"" from June 2017 to February 2021, where they successfully completed more than 6 projects for the dispatching of engineering systems and built a team of designers.

Prior to that, they were a Product Designer at "ПАО "Ак БАРС" Банк" from January 2017 to January 2019, where they successfully updated the bank's website. Gulnara also worked as a UX/UI Designer at "ООО "Комис"" from February 2016 to December 2016, where they implemented desktop programs and designed a UI Kit for the dispatching of engineering systems of a military facility.

In addition to their professional experience in design, Gulnara also worked as a Web Design Teacher at Sankt-Peterburgskaya Shkola Televideniya from May 2015 to February 2016, where they successfully taught and graduated more than 100 students.

Before their teaching experience, they worked as a Usability and Web Design Specialist at Florist.ru from December 2014 to June 2015, where they focused on reducing abandoned carts, improving the site's usability, and implementing new features. Prior to that, Gulnara worked as a Web Designer at Media planet from March 2014 to December 2014, where they released around 20 promo sites and conducted numerous AB-tests.

Furthermore, they gained experience as a Web Designer at Podium Market Fashion Group from September 2013 to February 2014, where they created more than 30 billboards and designed the layout for lookbooks used in the region. Gulnara also worked as a Freelance Web Designer from January 2012 to October 2013, completing about 30 projects for landing page design and two projects for brand identity development.

Overall, Gulnara Shafikova's work experience reflects their expertise in UI/UX design and demonstrates their ability to handle a variety of design projects in different industries.

Gulnara Shafikova's education history begins with a Bachelor of Science degree in Software Engineering from Kazan National Research Technological University, where they studied from 2005 to 2011. Gulnara then pursued a Magistracy in Industrial Design and Product Design at the same university from 2014 to 2016.

In addition to their formal degrees, they have obtained various certifications in different fields. This includes "Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills" from the University of Michigan in April 2023, "Being a UX Leader: Essential Skills for Any UX Practitioner" from Nielsen Norman Group in July 2022, "Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life" from The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in June 2022, "Blockchain and Bitcoin Fundamentals" from Udemy in February 2022, and "Amplitude for Learning Data-Driven Product Management and Growth" from GoPractice, Inc in January 2022.

Furthermore, they have also received certifications such as "User Experience Principles and Processes" from the University of Michigan in 2018, "Запуск стартапа: от поиска идеи до выхода на рынок" from Нетология-групп in August 2015, "Проектирование интерфейсов: UX-дизайн от стратегии до тестирования" from Нетология-групп in June 2015, and "Веб-дизайнер: эффективный сайт от идеи до реализации" from Нетология in 2014.