Natália Kurquievicz
Senior UI/UX Designer & Researcher · Frontend-Dev & Accessibility & EU Standards
Senior design professional with 26 years of overall design experience, encompassing UX research, wireframing, prototyping, and accessibility work across EU-institutional, financial-services, SaaS, and e-commerce projects. Brings together UX strategy, interface design, and frontend awareness in React and Angular to turn complex requirements into clear, compliant, and highly usable experiences. Strong focus on inclusive design, WCAG 2.2 AA, EN 301 549, and evidence-based decision-making grounded in real user needs.
Experience
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UI/UX Designer - Technical Domain December 2020 – May 2026
European Committee of the Regions (CoR) / COR-EESC · Brussels, Belgium (Remote)
- Led user research and contextual inquiry to define functional and usability requirements for enterprise knowledge discovery systems serving legal and compliance professionals.
- Designed and validated information architecture, navigation models, and end-to-end user flows for complex document repositories and case-management integrations.
- Created low- to high-fidelity interactive prototypes in Figma and implemented frontend proofs-of-concept in Angular to validate complex interactions before full development.
- Collaborated closely with frontend developers to translate UX specifications into React/Angular component requirements, defining props, state behaviour, and ARIA accessibility attributes.
- Planned and facilitated usability testing, heuristic evaluations, and accessibility audits, synthesising findings into actionable, evidence-based design improvements.
- Mapped and optimized cross-application user journeys to ensure consistent interaction patterns between knowledge bases and case-management systems.
- Produced UX documentation including interaction specifications, pattern libraries, implementation guidelines, accessibility conformance reports, and onboarding materials.
- Ensured all deliverables complied with EU institutional standards including WCAG 2.2 AA, EN 301 549, and the Europa Component Library (ECL).
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Senior Digital Marketing Lead - UI/UX Designer (SaaS) November 2019 – April 2020
Airplane Solutions · Spain (Remote)
- Led UX design for a SaaS dashboard translating aircraft flight data into actionable insights for airline managers to optimize expenses and customs contracts.
- Applied Lean Design methodology and heuristic analysis during the research phase and conducted market analysis to inform feature prioritisation.
- Collaborated with backend and frontend teams to define React component structure, data flow, and visualisation requirements, providing annotated specs for hooks, props, and state management.
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Senior UX Researcher & Designer August 2019 – October 2020
GammaUX (CaixaBank Project) · Spain (Remote)
- Conducted end-to-end user research for a payment instalment app for CaixaBank Portugal, adapting the successful Spanish version for the Portuguese market.
- Performed Kano analysis and heuristic evaluations to prioritise features and validate usability for native iOS and Android applications.
- Collaborated with banking security teams to understand fraud prevention flows and user registration processes, designing intuitive and compliant user journeys.
- Created annotated wireframes and interactive prototypes in MockFlow to guide development and stakeholder alignment.
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Creative Team Lead - UI/UX Designer November 2015 – July 2019
PageGroup · Barcelona, Spain
- Led UX/UI design for the global rollout of PageGroup websites, including the flagship brand reveal for Page Outsourcing.
- Designed annotated wireframes and responsive interactive prototypes to guide development and built reusable UI component libraries.
- Worked closely with Capgemini India developers on A/B testing strategies and frontend implementation, providing HTML5/CSS3/JS specifications for interactive components.
- Redesigned Drupal templates, created flows in Illustrator, wireframes in Sketch, and animated assets in After Effects and Photoshop.
- Progressed from Online Designer to Team Lead for UK and ROW markets, managing a team of three designers across the UK, USA, Canada, Africa, and MEA.
- Delivered retargeting banners, interactive eBooks, infographics, and social media assets aligned with regional marketing strategies.
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Senior Creative Designer November 2012 – November 2015
Gesdocument · Spain
- Designed the first e-commerce platform (PrestaShop) and hybrid payroll app (HTML/CSS/JS), creating user flows and wireframes in Sketch.
- Implemented frontend prototypes for key user journeys using vanilla JavaScript and CSS3 to validate interactions before full development.
- Led a brand refresh by redesigning the logo using golden ratio principles and creating a comprehensive brand manual and social media guidelines.
- Produced SEO-optimised banners, blogs, and social assets, and animated graphics in After Effects and presentations in Illustrator and Office.
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Freelance UX/UI Front-end & Web Designer Various
Independent · International
- Sergio Mora (Artist): developed a WordPress CMS and Big Cartel e-commerce experience, designed user flows in MockFlow, and implemented PHP/HTML5/CSS3/MySQL.
- Lusesita (Ceramics): created a WordPress portfolio and course sales site, defined information architecture and user journeys, and supported ongoing maintenance.
- IQS University: designed interactive PDFs, eBooks, and digital campaigns to increase student conversion and loyalty for Master's programmes.
- Peralada Group: managed content migration and UX improvements for hotel and casino websites, redesigning booking flows and responsive imagery.
Education & Professional Development
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UI/UX Design & User Research2014 – Ongoing
The Interaction Design Foundation
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User Research · UX Design · Scrum2019
Platzi
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After Effects for Motion Design2018
Microgestio
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Web Master & Front-end2005–2006
ESPAI – Escola Professional d'Aplicacions Informàtiques
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Bachelor's in Social Communication: Advertising & Marketing2005
UNICENP, Brazil
Recent Upskilling
- Accessible Custom JavaScripts, ARIA Concepts and ARIA Widgets — European Commission UX Office
- React: Component Thinking & Prototyping — Udemy
- Angular Fundamentals for UX Professionals — Udemy
- Isometric Illustration & Animation — Domestika
- App Design: UX, UI & Design Thinking — Udemy
- Continuous learning in accessibility auditing, TypeScript basics, and EU digital standards.
Personal Project
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Access Lens ↗ EAA Accessibility Tool
Personal Project · European Accessibility Act (EAA)
- Built and designed an accessibility compliance tool to help teams audit and meet the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and WCAG 2.2 AA requirements.
- Accessibility is my baseline, this project reflects my commitment to inclusive design validated by real users and EU standards.
Additional Highlights
- Accessibility advocate — integrate automated + manual testing (Stark, axe, WAVE, screen readers) into design workflows.
- GDPR-conscious designer — embed privacy-by-design principles in user flows and data collection patterns.
- Multilingual collaborator — fluent in EN/ES/PT, experienced across EU, LATAM, and global remote teams.
- Frontend-aware UX — comfortable specifying React/Angular component behaviour, reviewing PRs for UX fidelity, building functional prototypes.
- Photography enthusiast — visual storytelling applied to UX research documentation and portfolio presentation.
- Experienced sailor (3+ years) — calm under pressure; skilled in navigation watch and onboard collaboration.