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Design Mentoring Program

Note: Some of the projects are under NDA, so unfortunately I can't share more details.

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Note: Some projects are under NDA, so I can't share more details.

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I mentored a junior designer for 4 months as part of EPAM's internal Design Mentoring Program. Through weekly 1:1 sessions, task reviews, and structured feedback, we worked on UI craft, presentation skills, and product thinking. Some of the results are shown below.

Mentor responsibilities

What I focused on:

  • 1:1 weekly sessions on UI craft, product thinking, and design critique
  • Task reviews with structured written feedback
  • Helping the mentee build a presentation portfolio for internal review
  • Coaching on how to defend design decisions in cross-functional discussions

List of topics covered

Topics covered across the program:

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UX methods: Audience research, Jobs to be Done, 5W1H, Usability testing

Design craft: Mobile application UI, Visual research, UI concepts

Process: Whiteboard design exercises, Heuristic evaluation, Platform guideline compliance, Accessibility, Design critique

Delivery: Working on product redesign

Mobile application UI Results

Part of presentation about research results

Some of research results

Results

  • Mentored 2 junior designers across two cohorts (4–6 months each, ~3–5 hours per week)
  • Both mentees graduated with the highest grade in the program
  • One passed the internal assessment for promotion; the other transitioned to a new project
  • Recognized as Top Contributor in EPAM's Design Mentoring Program 2024

Home

About me

Contacts

Design Mentoring Program

Note: Some of the projects are under NDA, so unfortunately I can't share more details.

​

Note: Some projects are under NDA, so I can't share more details.

​

I mentored a junior designer for 4 months as part of EPAM's internal Design Mentoring Program. Through weekly 1:1 sessions, task reviews, and structured feedback, we worked on UI craft, presentation skills, and product thinking. Some of the results are shown below.

Mentor responsibilities

What I focused on:

  • 1:1 weekly sessions on UI craft, product thinking, and design critique
  • Task reviews with structured written feedback
  • Helping the mentee build a presentation portfolio for internal review
  • Coaching on how to defend design decisions in cross-functional discussions

List of topics covered

Topics covered across the program:

​

UX methods: Audience research, Jobs to be Done, 5W1H, Usability testing

Design craft: Mobile application UI, Visual research, UI concepts

Process: Whiteboard design exercises, Heuristic evaluation, Platform guideline compliance, Accessibility, Design critique

Delivery: Working on product redesign

Mobile application UI Results

Part of presentation about research results

Some of research results

Results

  • Mentored 2 junior designers across two cohorts (4–6 months each, ~3–5 hours per week)
  • Both mentees graduated with the highest grade in the program
  • One passed the internal assessment for promotion; the other transitioned to a new project
  • Recognized as Top Contributor in EPAM's Design Mentoring Program 2024

Home

About me

Contacts

Design Mentoring Program

Note: Some projects are under NDA, so I can't share more details.

​

I mentored a junior designer for 4 months as part of EPAM's internal Design Mentoring Program.Through weekly 1:1 sessions, task reviews, and structured feedback, we worked on UI craft, presentation skills, and product thinking.Some of the results are shown below.

Mentor responsibilities

What I focused on:

  • 1:1 weekly sessions on UI craft, product thinking, and design critique
  • Task reviews with structured written feedback
  • Helping the mentee build a presentation portfolio for internal review
  • Coaching on how to defend design decisions in cross-functional discussions

List of topics covered

Topics covered across the program:

​

UX methods: Audience research, Jobs to be Done, 5W1H, Usability testing

Design craft: Mobile application UI, Visual research, UI concepts

Process: Whiteboard design exercises, Heuristic evaluation, Platform guideline compliance, Accessibility, Design critique

Delivery: Working on product redesign

Mobile application UI Results

Part of presentation about research results

Some of research results

Results

  • Mentored 2 junior designers across two cohorts (4–6 months each, ~3–5 hours per week)
  • Both mentees graduated with the highest grade in the program
  • One passed the internal assessment for promotion; the other transitioned to a new project
  • Recognized as Top Contributor in EPAM's Design Mentoring Program 2024