Samar Zein

Samar is a passionate product designer, currently pursuing a Master's degree in Integrated Design at Anhalt University. With over 5 years of experience in user-centered packaging and layout design, she has created designs for major clients like Daher Foods and Elsada in Lebanon. Samar's expertise extends to collaborating with publishers such as Pearson and Cambridge on Educational print and E-pubs projects done for the Ministries of Education in the UAE and Qatar.

Additionally, she has excelled as a Quality Assurance Specialist at Dataflow International, ensuring product quality through detailed inspections. Her goal is to contribute to the field of UI/UX design and create intuitive digital experiences that enhance user interactions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019 - Present: UI/UX designer and design Quality assurance

Dataflow International: Specialized in software design, development, E-learning and consultancy.

As a senior graphic designer, I was initially responsible for graphic design development and later promoted to design quality assurance. In this role, I made significant contributions, including:

 Key Contributions:

• Contributed to the success of major projects in collaboration with reputable global companies such as Pearson and Cambridge for the UAE and Qatar Ministries of Education.
• Conducted design research, created user interface guidelines, simplified user flows, analyzed user feedback, and iterated designs to enhance the overall user experience.
• Implemented and coordinated activities related to book adaptation and translation of schoolbooks for Qatar's Ministry of Education.
• Created compelling images and layouts while ensuring they met customer criteria.
• Collaborated with the Quality Control team, Linguistics team, and Mathematics teachers to ensure projects were delivered at the highest quality within set deadlines.
• Exchanged knowledge and expanded professional experiences by working alongside a group of graphic designers.
• Reviewed final layouts and suggested improvements as necessary, ensuring visually appealing graphics and layouts.

2017 - 2019: Packaging Designer

Top Pack One Company: Packaging factory

Key Contributions:

• Designed cost-effective, attractive, and safe packaging for commercial products.
• Met with clients to understand their needs and collaborated with design and marketing teams to develop packaging ideas that best suited clients' requirements.
• Identified suitable packaging materials, including cliché and mold selection.
• Tracked down assets and managed production files, ensuring they were prepress-ready and prepared for printing.

Education and Certificates

Hochschule Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

2022-present: Masters Integrated design

Lebanese International University

2016: Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design.

Coursera:

2023-Present: Google UX Design:

• Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
• Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
• Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
• Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts