Luke Dacey

My career has allowed me to work across and teach a wide range of UX disciplines and now lead me to specialise in SaaS & complex applications.

From planning the strategy for enterprise products, spending weeks researching onboard cargo ships, working as a “Design team of one”, or building and leading Product and Design teams; I have been fortunate to work with some amazing Designers to deliver exceptional experiences.

Whether it’s defining product direction, establishing principles, portfolio reviews or just some support, the best tool a Designer can have, is another Designer.

Mathijs Sterrenburg

Hello, I’m Math! I’m an awards-winning creative director, allround designer & teacher from the Netherlands. I love to help people get better at design, and use it in such a way that it helps the world for the better.

Juliette Weiss

Juliette Weiss is a Senior Design Manager at Microsoft that has a proven track record at bringing version-0 products to life.

As Head of Design of what is now known as Willie’s Superbrew, she helped launch and secure initial funding for the hard seltzer brand.

From there, Juliette joined Microsoft where she initially worked on Window’s Developer Experiences and shipped the first version of the Window’s Mixed Reality Platform. She was then asked to lead and build a new product design team for a product that is now publicly announced as Dynamics 365 Connected Store. For the past 3 years, she has been bringing this product from incubation to general availability as well as beginning to incubate another, to be announced, AI product. She has been key to building a holistic strategy for Microsoft’s future of work vision.

Juliette is open to mentoring folks at various points of their career and is passionate about growing both design ICs and design leaders. She values design excellence and growing talent to improve how they approach work across people, product, and processes.

Hugo Samayoa

I have had the opportunity to work in many processes with more than 10 years of experience I’m a multi-task designer, this allows me to be more creative and proactive. I’m a digital designer, the last 4 years I have been working in companies related to cryptocurrencies, wallets and exchanges.

I’m sure that I can show my students interesting things, good practices and help them understand the client’s perspective for their future projects

 

 

 

Luis Gonzalez

Luis is an award winning designer and art director who specializes in all things brand and web with a focus in tech, e-commerce, and the startup world. Currently he is the Lead Art Director at Frame.io where he leads the brand design efforts. Previously he worked at Squarespace and InVision, and before that in Advertising and Branding agencies. Luis has helped develop a wide range of international branding campaigns from idea to execution and is excited to share his knowledge to people just getting their start in the creative industry.

 

Anthony Faria

Anthony is the Director of Product Design at the New York based startup Handshake. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design and studied at the University of the Arts where he received his BFA. With over 20 years of experience Anthony has worked at ad agencies, media companies and startups using his creative talents for web, mobile, print and brand design. As a leader Anthony has built and managed creative teams understanding what it takes to be successful in the field. He is a collaborator and mentor, guiding others through the complexities of the industry helping them to achieve success.

 

McLane Teitel

McLane Teitel is a New York-based designer whose work sits at the intersection of Product and Visual Design, with a heavy emphasis on craft. He is currently a Staff Experience Designer at Airbnb, working in a sector of the design organization focused on short and long term product innovation. Before that, he was a Design Manager at Squarespace, working across the company’s brand and website. McLane also teaches Interaction Design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and dabbles as a Freelance Designer by nights and weekends. Please visit mclane.work for additional work samples.

 

 

Julie Biot

Julie Biot is an entrepreneur, mentor and user experience designer, with 10 years of experience in the digital industry. Julie started her career in France in a start-up, and quickly moved towards an international career initially in Australia. She has worked with international corporates in New Zealand, and IT companies in Latin America (Mexico and Argentina). Her clients include; Facebook, HSBC, Coca Cola and Fiserv. Julie is a digital nomad, she constantly combines work and travel, having visited over 40 countries. Julie is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

AJ Burt

As a self-taught designer and programmer, I’ve experienced firsthand the power of self-directed learning and the importance of finding mentors to assist you along the way. I’ve worked as a freelancer, an in-house designer/programmer, and now for an agency that works with hundreds of clients all over the world, so no matter what position you’re in I can offer insight on how to achieve your goals. I can help you learn design or programming, advise you on searching for jobs and presenting yourself competitively, and with any quick design/programming problems you may run into.

Antonela Bianculli

Hi there! I’m Anto, a Product Designer based in Buenos Aires. I’m also an illustrator. I work combining my two superpowers to create awesome products that people love.