# Marinela Vidanovska > Senior User Experience Designer Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/marinela I’m a creative UX designer with a background in Architecture and fine arts. Working with people, and designing for them by making their lives simpler is something that I've always loved and have been passionate about. My creativity, technical abilities, and the capacity to empathize deeply with others are what drive me to create more thoughtful and engaging experiences. Off-screen, you'll catch me dipping brushes into paint, turning blank canvases into vibrant stories. Whether it's designing interfaces or capturing emotions on canvas, I thrive on creativity. Let's connect and explore the endless possibilities where design and art collide! My key UX design skills include: • Competitor Analysis • User Research (surveys, interviews, data analysis) • User Persona • User Journey & Flows • Information Architecture • Wireframing • Prototyping • Usability Testing • Design Style Guide My tools include, but are not limited to: | Adobe XD | Figma | Sketch | Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop | InDesign | Illustrator | Miro | Usability Hub Please drop me a line or reach out through my portfolio: https://marinela.myportfolio.com ## Work Experience ### Sr. UX Designer @ Capital One Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Small Business Owner @ MarinelaArts Jan 2015 – Present | San Francisco, California A small online business offering different size art paintings. All of them are painted by me and are unique pieces done with acrylics/oil on canvas. • Launched and currently maintaining an online business on https://www.etsy.com/shop/marinelaArts and https://souvenear.com/collections/all. • Achieved 22k+ unique visits and 600+ sales so far by promoting across social media to increase traffic. • Run competitive audits to understand user trends and create modern artwork that is consistent and on-brand. ### UX Designer and Researcher @ DemocracyLab Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | United States - Redesigned and improved the mobile and web log in/sign up pages based on research findings and competitive analysis. - Presented findings and collaborated closely with other designers, project managers and developers. - Prepared scripts and questionnaires for qualitative research for the participants attending quarterly hackathons. ### UX/UI Designer @ Unknown Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area - Complete redesign of a live social app - Qoobitz. Provide end-to-end UX design, including competitive analysis, user research, user testing, prototyping and developer handoff mockups. - Complete redesign of a live app for personal scheduling and activity tracking - 5Tally. Working on the user interface and providing visual concepts, prototypes, and mockups. ### Project Manager/Designer @ Studio Benavente Architects Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Walnut Creek, CA - Coordinated projects and deliverables with cross-functional teams - Work directly with clients and consultants to define design direction and outcomes - Developed design iterations from concept through details, specifications, and final execution - Manage multiple projects, deadlines, and team members daily for interior office space plans for different companies. - Presenting ideas, material boards, finishes, layouts, etc. ### Architectural Designer @ Harriman Kinyon Architects, Inc. Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Walnut Creek - Worked closely with other designers and engineers to solve design problems. - Research materials or building code for appropriate incorporation into design and construction drawings. - Work on variety of projects from design through construction documentation - Responsible for coordination of working drawings and specifications with the project team and consultants - Visit project sites and assist with documentation of findings - Select and prepare material finish boards/binders ### Intermediate Designer Architect @ John Clarke Architects Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Sausalito, CA - Involved in project creation at every design phase - Developed design iterations from schematic concepts through detailed execution. - Development of study models, sketches, existing condition plans and proposed documentation - Product research and coordination with city agencies and clients - Working on interior and exterior designs for single family homes ### Intermediate Designer @ DSC DESIGN Ltd - Skopje Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | http://www.dscdesign.com.mk/ - CAD, design, quality control and project management support - Deliver construction documents for commercial and residential projects - Technical oversight and coordination of project activities with clients, contractors, and staff - Producing presentation materials - Design of furniture - Work on urban, interior and exterior design projects ### Design Consultant @ Stilles d.o.o. Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | http://en.stilles.si/ - Consulting for interior designs of apartments and hotels - Creating space plans and detailed furniture drawings ### Urban Designer @ URBAN Design Studio Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 - Providing design input and assisting in developing master planning concepts - Developing base maps, report graphics, and urban design solutions ## Education ### UX Design Certification Program in UX/UI CareerFoundry ### Master's degree in Architecture Faculty of Architecture at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/marinelavidanovska - Portfolio: https://marinela.myportfolio.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/marinela JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/marinela/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13