# Kristina Kolesnikova > Lead UX Designer at Kollins Enterprise LLC Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kristinakolesnikova I design products that set the standard—not just meet it. With 8+ years in UX, I’ve worked across startups and large-scale environments, shaping both customer-facing products and complex enterprise systems. I specialize in bringing clarity to ambiguity—transforming intricate problems into intuitive, scalable experiences. I’m known for high-quality thinking, strong product intuition, and a bias toward impact. I don’t just design screens—I help define direction, elevate product quality, and drive meaningful outcomes. I value sharp collaboration, high standards, and teams that care about building exceptional products. ## Work Experience ### Lead UX Designer @ Kollins Enterprise LLC Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States • Understand client goals and user needs to guide design decisions • Conduct in-depth user research, including surveys, interviews, and usability testing, to gather qualitative and quantitative insights that inform the design process and enhance user satisfaction • Create detailed wireframes and interactive prototypes that visualize design concepts, enabling clients to provide feedback early in the development process and iterate on ideas effectively • Design effective information architecture to organize and structure content, improving navigation and helping users find information quickly and easily • Create comprehensive style guides and design systems to ensure visual and functional consistency across all digital products, supporting brand identity and user familiarity • Work closely with developers and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and execution of design solutions throughout the development lifecycle • Analyze user interactions and feedback post-launch using analytics tools, providing actionable insights and recommendations for continuous improvement and enhanced user engagement ### Senior UX Designer @ Aetheros Jan 2023 – Present | Sausalito, California, United States • Lead UX Design and Research of software products to enable open and secure embedded edge computing and the internetworking of Things • Design dashboards for App Management, Device Management, and Network Management for Aetheros Operating System • Develop company’s website and created graphics for internal systems • Conduct user research to craft user-focused experiences that reduce complexity and distill complex information into relevant and actionable information for the user • Create wireframes, prototypes and documentation that clearly outlined the user story being addressed and how my solution addressed the use case • Work cross-functionally with stakeholders, product team and front-end developers on development of various software products ### Senior UX Designer @ Meta Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Fremont, California, United States Robotics @ Meta • Lead UX Design and Research of robotics products to innovate and deliver automated solutions that enable Meta to scale and improve infrastructure operations • Design UI screens for robot display products to simplify the process and make it easier to use for technicians at Data Centers and PoP Sites • Create visuals for robot display screens using Illustrator to make content more interesting and engaging • Write UI design specification documents that provide a clear explanation about how the product should work and how the user is intended to interact with it • Conduct user research studies and perform UI test trials to record how users interact with the product, define different pain points and collect feedback to further improve the design process • Work cross-functionally with UX, PM, systems, software, hardware, robotics, and mechanics engineering teams on development of various robotics products • Observe and take notes on feedback from technicians performing their daily tasks on server racks, for my team's research purposes ### UX Designer @ Palo Alto Networks Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Santa Clara, California, United States • Led and built the Design System site to provide an integrated solution to both designers and engineers • Conducted user research and usability testings to understand users’ needs, motivations, behaviors and experience • Collaborated closely with cross-functional team of UX designers and engineers to create user flows and develop high fidelity prototypes • Designed over 10+ components for UI Component Library • Created the accessibility content for the Design System site utilizing WCAG guidelines to enhance the usability for all users • Participated in UX Design Network Groups to bring UX consistency across all products within the company ### UI/UX Designer @ ChowCiao & Texas Roadhouse Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ChowCiao, restaurant reservation app: • Collaborated with 2 other designers to create a reservation app over the course of 6 months • Conducted user interviews to determine user experience and pain points • Implemented changes to the user flow based on the user feedback • Performed user testings to analyze how users interact with the app Texas Roadhouse, Texas-themed American steakhouse chain restaurant: • Created financial dashboards on Income Statement analysis, Balance Sheet Statement analysis, and Cash Flow Statement analysis for Texas Roadhouse annual report • Designed charts on revenue, basic & diluted net income, cash dividends, total assets, total liabilities, equity and operating data ### UX Designer @ Niantic, Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States • Designed Pokémon Go systems that bring fun and exciting player experiences • Conducted user research, in-depth interviews, and qualitative research to uncover the needs of product development • Participated in weekly design discussions and UX reviews • Collaborated closely with cross-functional team of UX designers, engineers, product managers and artists to implement and develop new features • Attended and participated in workshops involving product, game design and accessibility ### UX Designer @ Treehouse Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, CA • Applied UX design fundamentals to projects over the course of 7 months • Developed 3 design projects: ShirtsByMike, Grocery Prime, and WhooshMail • Created research roadmaps, conducted usability tests, then turned them into actionable and impactful reports that help make user-centric decisions • Designed high fidelity wireframes and interactive prototypes • Attended and participated in team meetings with UX designers, engineers and product managers to launch and improve digital products ### UI/UX Designer @ NeedToSnack & Edge Websites and Consulting Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area NeedToSnack, snack searching platform: • Collaborated on developing a search engine platform that helps to search for snacks • Communicated daily with the team of researchers, product managers and engineers about the project • Worked on user workflows, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes and implementing WCAG 2.2 AA guidelines in the design Edge Websites and Consulting, marketing agency: • Designed website utilizing wireframing, prototype creation, and validating design decisions through usability testing • Rebranded the website and created new design assets ### UX Designer @ BRIDGEGOOD Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Oakland, CA • Helped lead/build/refine 2 features (VIP Events and Oaklanddigital.org homepage) for a tech-for-good product • Reviewed designs and provided guidance for better pattern compliance and UX consistency • Collaborated with cross-functional team of stakeholders, designers and engineers by delivering detailed UX artifacts and refined as needed during project sprints • Achieved 87% perceived usability by conducting user interviews, personas, developing high fidelity prototype & user testing ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Graphic Design California State University - East Bay ### Associate of Arts - AA in Graphic Design Diablo Valley College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kristina-kolesnikova --- Source: https://flows.cv/kristinakolesnikova JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kristinakolesnikova/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13