Announcements
Julia DeBari joins DIA Design Guild as Apprenticeship Program Director
Julia DeBari will be leading the apprenticeship program starting in 2024 in her new role as the apprenticeship program director.
DIA Design Guild Staff
Apprenticeship
Week of Jan 28, 2024 (WK05)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? After doing about 30 interviews for the incoming apprentice cohort, I’ve been thinking about what’s the best way to redirect people if they are not selected? Then again, who decides the “best way”? It’s never great to not be
Team
Mehul Mehta
Experienced chemical engineer turned technology enthusiast and business excellence leader with over 15 years of impactful contributions at renowned organizations such as AT&T, Lucent, Avaya, Verizon, and GAF. Specialized in driving efficiency and growth, my expertise spans disciplines like Lean, Six Sigma, Agility, Design Thinking, Innovation Management, and
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Daria Aleksandrova
With over six years in UX strategy, mixed-method research, and design, Daria dedicated her career to enhancing user experience in B2B2C startups and large enterprises. As a Lead UX Researcher and Designer at Agile Design Studio, she pioneered the UX Research department, and hired, educated, and evaluated UX roles. She
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Laura Cochran
Over her 15+ year career she’s lived at the intersection of storytelling, technology and design. Her relentless pursuit of user-centric, data informed design makes her a strong leader for teams looking to upskill how they prioritize and make connections between the work and impact. In her role as CXO
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Sruthi Vaylay
I'm a UX Researcher who works with AI, Mobile Apps, and Websites. My academic background is in social psych, which I love applying to understand user experience. I'm currently a contractor at Bank of America and have worked with Google and Product Hunt in the past.
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Anna Vasyukova
Lead Product Designer & Mentor Currently @jiffyshirts.com & @toptal.com I am Anna, a lead product designer and mentor with over 15 years of experience, I'm currently working with jiffyshirts.com and Toptal. My approach to product design combines empathy and strategic thinking, skills I developed through
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Isabel Aneyba
I am the founder and lead researcher of COMARKA, a 18 year old product and brand innovation research firm. I have successfully enabled product and service launches for the most innovative companies and agencies including Realtor.com, Shipt, Samsung, Verizon, Kroger, Walmart, HEB, General Mills, P&G, JM. Smucker
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Amy Silvers
I'm a veteran UX practitioner, trained as an IA, worked for years as an interaction designer, and then transitioned to research. I'm about to start a new role as a Senior UX researcher at Infoblox, after working at Capital One for 6 years. I'm
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Adam Shreve
Dr. Adam T. Shreve is a UX and market research leader, and is ex-Apple. Whether in Fortune 500s or early-stage startups, Adam has spent the better part of the past two decades leading research orgs to impact strategic decision-making, including radically influencing product roadmaps, sales and marketing initiatives, and the
Apprenticeship
DIA Apprentice Program Specific Updates - Week 02
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I’ve been thinking a lot this new year about CDOs or Chief Design Officers. If a company has one, my expectations are that the products of your company are easy to use and, I guess I have to say, look good.
Announcements
2024 Cohort Application for Apprentice Program now open
Applications being accepted for the 2024 apprentice program at DIA Design Guild.