# Elena Velishek

> Creative Strategist & Product Design UI/UX Expert | Focusing on innovative software products in high tech.

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/elenavelishek

Product Designer and Creative Strategist with 15 years of industry experience translating complex problems into simple solutions and finding intersection between art and science. Strong background in User Interface Design, User Experience, Visual and Interaction Design.

## Work Experience
### Principal Product Designer, UI/UX @ Reviver
Jan 2019 – Present | Foster City
Leading software product design for an incredible IoT venture that works on creating innovative connected car platform and manufactures First Digital License Plates.

### Business Design Consulting @ Independent
Jan 2018 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Creative Strategy, Product Design, UI/UX
Providing hands-on design direction and execution for innovative software products in high tech.

### Head of Product Design, UI/UX @ Quanergy
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Sunnyvale
Led software product design for the billion-dollar autonomous driving systems LiDAR manufacturing startup.
Designed company’s flagship software suit from concept to completion.
Facilitated Product Design Sprints and Reviews. Partnered with Product, Engineering and Marketing and delivered high quality multi-platform product design.

### Design Director @ Spikes Security, Inc.
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
Managed Product design and brand development at cybersecurity startup. 
Led all creative efforts from concept to execution. Worked with executive leadership and engineering. Provided strategic creative / design direction across every touch point, supported product launches, website management, delivered innovative MVP design and UX in line with business goals.

### Creative consultant / Visual designer / Developer @ Independent
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012
Worked for various companies in Europe, USA and Russia across variety of channels providing 
Creative direction, Brand development, Product design, web/mobile design. Delivered high end design and front-end development implementation.

### Design Lead @ Alventa Consultant +
Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 | Novosibirsk, Russia
Provided design leadership and creative strategy working on advertising/marketing campaigns and brand development, focusing on user experience and company culture.
Lead corporate events production. Art directed studio and location based photo shoots.
Handled concept and design of all associated event collateral across large scale, print, and digital.

### Graphic Designer @ Alventa Consultant +
Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 | Novosibirsk, Russia
Created print advertising and marketing materials, worked on company’s branding. 
Prepared digital assets for web, contributed to design library.


## Education
### Moscow State University of Design and Technology (MSUDT)


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/elena-velishek

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Last updated: 2026-04-05