Kasia Gaca
Manager UX/UI
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About
I am a Design Lead based out of Toronto consulting with businesses, organizations and individuals to help enhance experiences across digital devices. I've worked with design agencies, SAAS companies, major retailers and financial institutions to help drive digital change. I provide UX/UI design expertise & strategic analysis for B2B and B2C solutions.
- Defining and creating great user experiences /UX + UI/
- Synthesizing business needs and research into strategy and concept
- Facilitating Design Thinking workshops (user needs + business goals + technical realities)
- Building and leading design teams
- Managing client relations and projects
Experience
15+ years of Design leadership.
User Experience Design / Product Design Lead and Creative Director living in Toronto. I am currently User Experience Lead at Avanade (JV between Microsoft and Accenture) connecting the worlds of DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS with a main focus on:
- customer experience
- workplace experience
- digital products & services
SPECIALTIES
Defining & creating great user experiences // Building & leading design teams // Synthesizing business needs into strategy & concepts // Facilitating design thinking workshops // Managing client relations & projects
BRANDS
Pepsi, Canadian Tire, TD, Tangerine, Sunlife, Manulife, Unilever, Dynacare, J&J, Walgreens, Target, Costco, Loblaws, Yahoo, MSN, Fox News, Telus, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Roche, Novartis, Merck, Sanofi, GSK, Nutrien
Experience
Avanade (JV between Microsoft & Accenture)
Group Manager UX/UI Design Group Manager UX/UI Design2017 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mos2017 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mosToronto, Canada
Education
University of Art and Design - Poland, 2001
Seneca Collage, 2005