Marzhan Kengessova

Product Design Lead at Pluto

Marzhan Kengessova has a diverse work experience in the fields of product design, user experience design, and design engineering. Marzhan is currently working as a Senior Product Designer at Pluto Card since May 2022. Prior to this, they co-founded Four Ways in December 2019, where they served as the Design Lead.

Marzhan has also worked as a Lead Product Designer at humbleteam, an award-winning design agency in Europe, from April 2021 to May 2022. During their time at humbleteam, they collaborated with notable clients such as NASA, BMW, Oxygen Banking, and others. Marzhan led projects for companies like Cushion.ai and Hi.com.

Before that, they worked as a Product Designer at SIZDEV from August 2020 to March 2021. Marzhan's previous experience includes working as a Product Designer at Adora from March 2017 to October 2019. Marzhan also gained experience in user experience design at Ubisoft, design engineering at Noble Biomaterials, and design strategy at the City of Toronto.

In addition, Marzhan worked as a Digital Designer in the past, although specific details about the company are not provided.

Overall, Marzhan has demonstrated their expertise and versatility in various design roles and has worked with a range of clients and companies throughout their career.

Marzhan Kengessova's education history begins with their enrollment at the Kazakh-Turkish lyceum for gifted students in Nur-Sultan, where they pursued their high school education from 2007 to 2014. Marzhan obtained their High School Diploma from the lyceum, specializing in NurOrda (Now Spectrum).

In 2009, Marzhan attended Rider University for Summer English Courses in New York, focusing on English Language and Literature in a general sense. Marzhan later pursued similar courses in Los Angeles at Rider University in 2010.

Moving forward, Marzhan attended OCAD University from 2014 to 2018, obtaining a Bachelor's of Design degree in the field of Digital Futures.

In 2020, Marzhan pursued further education at the University of Michigan, specializing in User Experience Research & Design. Marzhan completed their specialization in 2021.

It is important to note that Marzhan's field of study was not specified for certain periods, including their time at the University of Michigan and their summer courses at Rider University in Los Angeles.

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Timeline

  • Product Design Lead

    November 1, 2023 - present

  • Senior Product Designer

    May, 2022

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