NATÁLIA KURQUIEVICZ
Senior UX/UI Designer | Product Designer | UX Researcher

Barcelona, Spain / Lisbon, Portugal (Remote)
Email: nataliakurq@gmail.com
Phone: +351 936 534 108 (Portugal) | +34 609 848 992 (Spain)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nataliakurquievicz/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior UX/UI Designer and Product Researcher with 19+ years of experience helping EU institutions and enterprise teams turn complex user and business needs into intuitive digital products. Experienced across discovery, user research, information architecture, user flows, wireframes, interactive prototyping, usability testing, design systems, accessibility validation, engineering handoff, and launch. Collaborative partner to product managers, engineers, and stakeholders in Agile teams. Balances usability, accessibility, scalability, and product goals; uses AI to research and explore ideas faster, with final decisions based on real user input.

CORE SKILLS
Product Design | UX/UI Design | UX Strategy | User Research | Information Architecture | User Flows | Wireframing | Interactive Prototyping | Usability Testing | Heuristic Evaluation | Journey Mapping | Design Systems | Design Tokens | Component Specifications | Accessibility | WCAG 2.2 AA | EN 301 549 | European Accessibility Act | Agile and Scrum | Stakeholder Management | A/B Testing | Microsoft Power BI | SharePoint | PowerPoint and Word Templates | AI-Assisted Ideation and Research

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior UI/UX Designer and Researcher
European Committee of the Regions (CoR) / European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) | Brussels, Belgium (Remote)
2020 – May 2026
- Led UX/UI redesign and information architecture improvements for European public-sector digital platforms, making complex legacy systems clearer and more accessible.
- Researched user needs and designed user journeys, flows, wireframes, prototypes, and responsive interfaces for administrative and public-facing services.
- Created reusable Figma design tokens and component specifications for HTML, React, and Angular implementations.
- Maintained scalable design-system guidance, including component states, responsive behaviours, and Storybook-ready documentation.
- Partnered with product managers, engineers, application owners, and stakeholders through discovery, iterative delivery, implementation handoff, and refinement.
- Designed Microsoft Power BI dashboard UIs, SharePoint site and admin interfaces, PowerPoint presentations, and Word and PowerPoint templates aligned with the CoR/EESC visual identity.
- Validated concepts through usability testing, heuristic evaluation, accessibility reviews, then improved designs based on the results.
- Applied WCAG 2.2 AA and EN 301 549 as accessibility design and validation baselines, accounting for technical constraints and user needs.
Organization websites: https://cor.europa.eu/ | https://www.eesc.europa.eu/

Senior Digital Marketing Lead and UI/UX Designer
Airplane Solutions | Spain (Remote)
2019 – 2020
- Designed and validated a SaaS aviation dashboard that translated flight and operational data into clear information that managers can act on.
- Collaborated with product, backend, and frontend teams in Agile cycles to define workflows and interaction patterns for React implementation.
- Applied Lean Design, heuristic evaluation, and wireframe-led validation with 3 test users to improve data-heavy workflows.
Website: https://airplane.solutions/

Senior UX Researcher and Designer
GammaUX | CaixaBank project | Spain (Remote)
2019 – 2020
- Ran the full user research and usability testing for a payment instalment app adapted for the Portuguese market.
- Used Kano analysis, heuristic evaluation, and task-based testing to identify priorities and validate user experience.
- Worked with business and security stakeholders to balance intuitive onboarding, fraud prevention, and regulatory requirements.
Websites: https://www.gammaux.com/en/ | https://www.caixabank.com/

Creative Team Lead and UI/UX Designer
Michael Page | Barcelona, Spain
2015 – 2019
- Led UX/UI design for global digital experiences, including the Michael Page brand reveal and responsive websites for multiple markets.
- Collaborated with distributed developers, including Capgemini India, on A/B testing, frontend implementation, and design-system consistency.
- Managed and mentored a design team and translated business requirements into testable user journeys and interfaces, validated in usability testing with 4 users.
- Designed Microsoft Power BI report UIs, SharePoint intranet and admin interfaces, PowerPoint presentations, and branded Word and PowerPoint templates.
Websites: https://www.michaelpage.es/ | https://www.capgemini.com/

Senior Creative Designer
Gesdocument | Spain
2012 – 2015
- Designed an e-commerce platform and hybrid payroll application, combining user flows, visual design, and frontend implementation.
- Created wireframes, design systems, and brand visuals for digital products and marketing channels.
Website: https://www.gesdocument.com/en

Freelance UX/UI, Front-End, and Web Designer
Independent | International
Various
- Designed and built digital experiences for artists, educational organizations, and hospitality brands, from UX strategy and information architecture to responsive implementation.
- Delivered research-informed websites, e-commerce experiences, content migration, and interactive PDFs.
- Selected organization: Educatur, Barcelona, Spain.
Website: https://www.educatur.com/

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UI/UX Design and User Research | The Interaction Design Foundation | 2014 – Ongoing
User Research, UX Design, and Scrum | Platzi | 2019
After Effects for Motion Design | Microgestio | 2018
Web Master and Front-End | ESPAI, Escola Professional d'Aplicacions Informàtiques | 2005 – 2006
Bachelor's in Social Communication, Advertising and Marketing | UNICENP, Brazil | 2005

TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Figma | Sketch | InVision | Balsamiq | Zeplin | Webflow | GitHub | React | Angular | HTML5 | CSS3 | JavaScript | axe | WAVE | Stark | Lighthouse | Matomo | Adobe After Effects | Adobe Illustrator | Figma AI

LANGUAGES
Portuguese: Native | Spanish: Bilingual | English: C1 Advanced | Catalan: C1 Advanced