“Valery onboarded onto an extremely technical domain at VMware and produced effective design deliverables within a short period of time. She was able to articulate the design solution through high-level workflows and then convert them into detailed wireframes. During this period, she collaborated well with her cross functional partners. She exhibited a solid understanding of existing patterns and even contributed ideas to improve the experience of some patterns further.” - Design Leader, VMware / Broadcom | Priyanka Shetye

“Having Valery on my team has been a great experience for both of us, as she brings her user experience and user research passions to the forefront. She strives to provide tangible contributions on every project, implementing her design thinking foundations beginning with research through Figma prototype designing. She brings success to the team by aligning and participating with engineers and product managers, stakeholders, and cross-discipline teams. Valery creates a fun team culture by enabling sharing and showing empathy for others. One of her greatest strengths is working in ambiguity while still producing business outcomes.” - Program Design Director, IBM | Farzana Sedillo

“Valery is a Senior Designer working for our organization. The platform she supports is large, complex, and multi-component IT Security Services platform. It is incredibly challenging from a design perspective. Valery is certainly up to the task and excels as one of the top performers on the team. An added bonus is that she is also able to provide necessary guidance in this environment to the more junior designers. Valery also consistently receives high praise and compliments for her efforts from our internal clients. Not sure what else we could ask. If you are ever considering Valery for your team, I wholeheartedly recommend her.” - Strategy Director: UX Design, IBM | Scott Yankton

“I had the pleasure of working with Valery and witnessing her expertise in various aspects of UX Design. Valery is highly skilled in prototyping and wireframing using Figma. Her ability to collaborate effectively with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders has been invaluable to the team. She consistently aligns with stakeholders and works cross-functionally to generate and lead ideation solutions for complex design problems. She has great communication skills which enable her to articulate her design vision and transform it into a phased plan for implementation. Overall, Valery is an outstanding UX Designer who is a great asset to any team.” - UX Director, Epic Games │Phillip Harris

“Valery supported and led a number of UX initiatives in support of large scale enterprise applications. Valery adeptly combines her design and research skills with her relationship building and business acumen to ensure design solutions meet business, mission, and user needs. Valery is hands-on, working directly with users, running studies, and collaborating with researchers. She engages with stakeholders regularly to ensure solutions align with strategic goals. Valery is a responsible and collaborative team member, is comfortable comfortable working with structured deadlines and also with more ambiguous goals. She’s a mentor to young professionals and would be a fantastic asset on your team.” - UX Lead for AI, Leidos | Sunny Stueve

“I had the pleasure of having Valery on my team working on a mission critical program that looked to modernize application processes that impact the way the government manages migration benefits. She was a collaborative and engaging member of the team who constantly worked to create alignment across her assigned team and with a variety of high-level stakeholders. It was common for Valery to lead a project from initial discovery through user research, prototype design, usability validation, and final delivery working with a cross function development team. Many viewed her as a key partner when making enhancements or creating new features that were accessible, usable, and overall user-centered.” - Director of UX at Intellibridge (U.Group) | Brad Nunally