Spike Spiegel
UX Designer (Transitioning from Education)
DOB: 1990/03/15
Nationality: Australian
Status: Unmarried
Visa: Engineer/Specialist in Humanities Visa
Dependents: 0
About Me
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.
Portfolio & Projects
MindfulMe — Mental Health App
bebop.careers/mindfulmeEnd-to-end UX design for teen mental health app (bootcamp capstone project)
Figma, Maze, User Research
CommunityHub — Neighbourhood Platform
bebop.careers/communityhubRedesigned local community platform improving task completion rate by 40%
Figma, Hotjar, Usability Testing
Experience
- 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
- 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
- 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)
Skills
- UX Design
- User Research
- Usability Testing
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Figma
- Information Architecture
- Accessibility
- Curriculum Design
- Workshop Facilitation
- Data Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Empathy Mapping
- Design Thinking
Education
University of Tokyo
Kyoto University
Osaka University
Certifications
- Google UX Design Professional Certificate (2025)
- Interaction Design Foundation — UX Management (2025)