Sanna Heinola

Sanna Heinola has extensive work experience in the field of design. Sanna currently holds the position of Lead Product Designer at StarRez, Inc. since May 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Product Designer at the same company from February 2021 to May 2022.

In addition to their role at StarRez, Sanna is also a Mentor at The Interaction Design Foundation since February 2022.

Before joining StarRez and The Interaction Design Foundation, Sanna worked at GBW for several years. Sanna served as a Creative Design Lead from March 2018 to February 2021, where they were responsible for designing UX and UI for web, iOS, and Android apps. Sanna collaborated with developers and business leaders to research, design, and deliver elegant and intuitive solutions. Sanna also worked with developers to ensure the correct implementation of designs. Prior to this, they served as a Product Manager - Online Reporting at GBW from 2012 to March 2018, where they designed and managed interactive online reporting platforms and provided data visualization solutions. Sanna engaged with internal and client stakeholders, conducted interviews, and created user flows and user interfaces.

Before joining GBW, Sanna held various roles at the company, including Business Analyst/Product Development Manager from 2007 to 2010 and Reporting Manager from 2003 to 2007. In these positions, they managed a range of B2B market research products, gathered and refined product requirements, and established and managed a new team, implementing new processes for the report delivery team.

Sanna also has experience as a Product Designer at Charlwood Design from 2001 to 2002, where they designed physical products and created manufacturing drawings using 3D modeling software. Sanna also presented concepts using Photoshop and MS PowerPoint.

Additionally, Sanna worked as an Exhibition Designer at Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre from 2000 to 2001.

Sanna Heinola's education history shows that they obtained a Certificate in User Experience Design from RMIT University in the year 2020. In the same year, they also received a Certificate in Science of Well-being (Short Course) from Yale University. Prior to that, from 1999 to 2002, they pursued a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Product Design from Häme University of Applied Sciences, HAMK.

Additionally, Sanna has obtained several certifications. In August 2022, they completed the "Introduction to Web Accessibility" course offered by W3Cx through edX. In October 2021, they completed the "Design for the 21st Century with Don Norman" course provided by The Interaction Design Foundation. Sanna also obtained a certification in "UX Management: Strategy and Tactics" from The Interaction Design Foundation in August 2021. Furthermore, Sanna is a member of The Interaction Design Foundation since July 2021.