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Kirill V Podcast Kirill V
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I interview Design leaders and tech professionals to share their career stories and actionable advice on how to start and grow a career in UX/Product Design and become a better designer, project partner, and human being.
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#29 - Touch UI, Management, and Presenting to Leaders | Fernando Sánchez-Ulloa
Fernando is a UX Design Manager @ UX Design manager at Volvo Cars in Sweden.
Fernando shares his career journey and transition from a designer to a manager. We discuss the challenges of touch UI in cars, autonomous driving, and the joy of the driving experience. Also, Fernando talks about what it means to be a manager, gives job search advice during tough market times, tips on presenting to leadership, and much more. Enjoy 🤙
Episode Links:
Fernando’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-s%C3%A1nchez-ulloa-90005717/
Volvo Cars: https://www.volvocars.com/intl/v/our-story
Podcast Info:
Podcast website: https://podcast.kirillv.com
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3JFr2u8
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RukfVO
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/c09a45dc/podcast/rss
Outline:
(0:00) - Preview
(0:37) - Introduction
(1:26) - Fernando’s career story
Kirill V Links:
Newsletter: https://www.kirillv.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillvechtomov
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kirillv
Youtube: https://youtube.com/@_kirillv
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#28 - UX Manager’s Job, Relevance, and Working Remote | Amy Pattanasethanon
Amy is a UX Manager @ Canonical, the developer and publisher of the most popular Linux platform Ubuntu.
Amy shares her career story and how she transitioned into UX from engineering, work culture differences between Thailand and Germany, learning to say no, experience working in an early stage startup, transitioning from senior UX designer to a UX manager, remote work culture, resume and interviewing advice, and much more. Enjoy 🤙
Episode Links:
Amy’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylily/
Podcast Info:
Podcast website: https://podcast.kirillv.com
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3JFr2u8
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RukfVO
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/c09a45dc/podcast/rss
Outline:
(0:00) - Preview
(0:35) - Introduction
(2:00) - Amy’s career story
Kirill V Links:
Newsletter: https://www.kirillv.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillvechtomov
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kirillv
Youtube: https://youtube.com/@_kirillv
Support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kirillv -
#27 - Design for Automation, Ethics, and Personal Brand | Bahar Espiritu
Bahar Espiritu is a senior UX Designer @ Amazon (at the time of the recording).
Bahar shares her career story and how she transitioned into UX from hardware engineering, learning about inclusive design at Disney, diversity of work cultures and communication style, being yourself, clearly articulating your impact in interviews and portfolios, designing for automation, and much more. Enjoy 🤙
Episode Links:
Bahar’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baharespiritu/
Bahar’s Website: https://bespiritu.com
Podcast Info:
Podcast website: https://podcast.kirillv.com
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3JFr2u8
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RukfVO
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/c09a45dc/podcast/rss
Outline:
(0:00) - Preview
(0:38) - Introduction
(1:34) - Bahar’s career story
(13:07) - Inclusive design at Disney
(19:00) - Working in Dubai, Singapore, and the USA
(28:10) - Volunteering
(31:50) - Adobe and Figma
(34:09) - AI and designing for automation
(41:13) - Ethics and empathy
(48:52) - Portfolio, resume, and interviewing advice
(57:52) - Sound design story
(1:02:21) - What would you do if money wasn't a question?
Kirill V Links:
Newsletter: https://www.kirillv.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillvechtomov
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kirillv
Youtube: https://youtube.com/@_kirillv
Support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kirillv -
#26 - Collaboration Secrets, Building Trust, and AI Problems | Dacheng Cheng
Dacheng Cheng is a senior Front-End Engineer @ Amazon.
Dacheng shares his career and entrepreneurial journey, insights from the enterprise UX, and computer literacy in different generations. Also, we discuss the current AI tools' potential and problems, and how Designers should be collaborating with Engineers. In addition, we talk about the mere-exposure effect, building trust with and without data, and much more. Enjoy 👍
Episode Links:
Dacheng’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dachengcheng/
Stable Diffusion: https://stablediffusionweb.com
GitHub Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com
Mere-exposure effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exposure_effect
Podcast Info:
Podcast website: https://podcast.kirillv.com
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3JFr2u8
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RukfVO
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/c09a45dc/podcast/rss
Outline:
(0:00) - Preview
(0:49) - Introduction
(1:51) - Dacheng’s career story
Kirill V Links:
Newsletter: https://www.kirillv.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillvechtomov
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kirillv
Youtube: https://youtube.com/@_kirillv
Support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kirillv -
#25: Mistakes We Make, Knowing Yourself, and Ageism | Paul Bryant
Paul Bryant is a senior UX Designer @ Amazon.
Paul shares his career journey, work culture differences between USA and Europe, and teaching empathy. Also, we discuss behavioural psychology, AI future, and learning new tools. In addition, we talk about the ageism, understanding your natural talents, and much more. Enjoy 👍
Episode Links:
Paul’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljbryant/
Paul’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauljbryantartist/
Paul’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pauljbryantartist
Paul’s Website: https://www.pauljbryant.com
Amazon Jobs: https://amazon.jobs/en/
Book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman: https://amzn.to/3U0z1oL
Book “The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't” by Daniel Gardner: https://amzn.to/42YccWM
Tweet about scheduling a meeting in America vs Europe: https://twitter.com/ChrisJBakke/status/1633501676299771905?s=20
The origin story of the village fisherman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anekdote_zur_Senkung_der_Arbeitsmoral
Podcast Info:
Podcast website: https://podcast.kirillv.com
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3JFr2u8
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RukfVO
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/c09a45dc/podcast/rss
Outline:
(0:00) - Preview
(0:25) - Introduction
(2:46) - Paul’s career story
(6:41) - Paul’s consultancy story
(8:41) - Career downshifting
(14:05) - Working for Amazon
(17:34) - Work culture in the USA and Europe
(26:36) - Customer Experience Bar Raiser Role at Amazon
(31:08) - Empathy and behavioural psychology
(43:22) - Being a UX Designer at Amazon
(50:09) - UX Designer resume tips
(53:07) - UX Designer portfolio tips
(1:02:52) - Impact of AI and learning new tools
(1:14:11) - Ageism
(1:19:18) - Know who you are and what matters to you
(1:34:11) - What would you do if money wasn't a question?
Kirill V Links:
Newsletter: https://www.kirillv.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillvechtomov/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kirillv
Youtube: https://youtube.com/@_kirillv
Support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kirillv -
#24 - Enterprise UX, AI Shortcomings, and Hidden Jobs | Stéphanie Walter
Stéphanie Walter is a UX Researcher & Designer specializing in enterprise UX and mobile.
Stéphanie shares her career journey, the pros and cons of designing for enterprise, and cultural differences at work. She talks about experimenting with AI tools and their shortcomings. Also, Stéphanie shares advice on tapping into the hidden job market, why she chose PDF format for her portfolio, and much more. Enjoy 🤙
Episode Links:
Stéphanie’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniewalterpro
Stéphanie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/walterstephanie
Stéphanie’s Mastodon: https://front-end.social/@stephaniewalter
Stéphanie’s Blog: https://stephaniewalter.design
Stéphanie’s Book on User Journeys: https://amzn.to/3yUKEne
Podcast Info:
Podcast website: https://podcast.kirillv.com
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3JFr2u8
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RukfVO
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/c09a45dc/podcast/rss
Outline:
(0:00) - Preview
(0:46) - Introduction
(2:06) - Stéphanie’s career story
(4:47) - Nuances working at a web agency
(13:05) - Enterprise users’ expectations
(17:10) - The good, the bad, and the ugly of enterprise UX
(29:41) - Work culture differences
(39:56) - Publishing a book
(46:07) - AI tools and their shortcomings
(56:01) - Will AI replace designers?
(1:04:06) - Networking and hidden job market
(1:08:17) - Cold emailing advice
(1:10:27) - PDF Portfolio format
(1:13:07) - What would you do if money wasn't a question?
Kirill V Links:
Newsletter: https://www.kirillv.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillvechtomov/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kirillv
Youtube: https://youtube.com/@_kirillv
Support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kirillv
Customer Reviews
Episode 13 with David Fitzgerald is very insightful
For those folks, who are in their job search process this episode is precious. Another perspective of your job search process.
The resume and cover letter guide is valuable. I’ve never thought about the resume layout from this angle even though it seems obvious.
Highly recommended!