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Spike Spiegel

UX Designer (Transitioning from Education)

Contact

spike@bebop.careers
+55 11 98765-4321
linkedin.com/in/spike-spiegel
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Details

DOB: 15/03/1990 Nationality: Brasileiro(a) Status: Solteiro(a)

Education

Bootcamp Intensivo de Design UX
Universidade de São Paulo (USP) · 2025
Mestrado em Educação (Ensino Médio)
Unicamp · 2013 – 2014
Bacharelado em Artes (Inglês e Psicologia)
UFRJ · 2009 – 2012

Skills

Design UX
User Research · Usability Testing · Wireframing · Prototyping · Information Architecture
Ferramentas
Figma · Miro · Maze · Hotjar · Google Analytics
Habilidades Transferíveis
Curriculum Design · Workshop Facilitation · Data Analysis · Stakeholder Management · Accessibility

Certifications

Google UX Design Professional Certificate (2025)
Interaction Design Foundation — UX Management (2025)

Licenses & Registrations

Google UX Design Professional Certificate (2025)
Interaction Design Foundation — UX Management (2025)

Profile

UX Designer transitioning from 10 years in education, bringing deep expertise in user empathy, curriculum design, and data-driven iteration. Completed intensive UX bootcamp and delivered 4 end-to-end design projects. Unique ability to translate complex requirements into intuitive, accessible experiences informed by years of understanding diverse learner needs.

Key Achievements

  • Reduced onboarding drop-off by 25% in first UX contract role
  • Led curriculum redesign improving NAPLAN results by 15% across 1,200 students
  • Designed 50+ professional development workshops with 95%+ satisfaction ratings
  • Created accessible learning materials adopted across 3 schools in network

Experience

UX Designer (Contract)Sep 2025 – Present
EduTech Solutions — São Paulo, Brazil
  • Designing student onboarding flow for learning management platform (40K+ users)
  • Conducted 15 user interviews and usability tests with students and educators
  • Created interactive prototypes in Figma tested across 3 iteration cycles
  • Reduced user onboarding drop-off by 25% through evidence-based redesign
Head of Curriculum & TeachingJan 2018 – Jun 2025
Riverside Secondary College — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Led curriculum redesign for 1,200-student school improving NAPLAN results by 15%
  • Designed and facilitated 50+ professional development workshops for 80 staff
  • Managed $200K annual curriculum budget and vendor relationships
  • Analysed student performance data to drive evidence-based teaching strategies
  • Created accessible learning materials for students with diverse needs
English & Humanities TeacherFeb 2015 – Dec 2017
Bayside Grammar School — Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • Taught classes of 25–30 students across Years 7–12
  • Developed engaging lesson plans aligned to Victorian curriculum standards
  • Achieved highest student satisfaction scores in English department (2017)

Projects

MindfulMe — Mental Health App

End-to-end UX design for teen mental health app (bootcamp capstone project)

bebop.careers/mindfulme
CommunityHub — Neighbourhood Platform

Redesigned local community platform improving task completion rate by 40%

bebop.careers/communityhub