Spike Spiegel

UX Designer (Transitioning from Education)

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DOB: 1990/03/15 Nationality: Australian Status: Unmarried Visa: Engineer/Specialist in Humanities Visa Dependents: 0
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Skills

UXデザイン
User Research, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Prototyping, Information Architecture
ツール
Figma, Miro, Maze, Hotjar, Google Analytics
転用可能スキル
Curriculum Design, Workshop Facilitation, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Accessibility

Certifications

Google UX Design Professional Certificate (2025)

Interaction Design Foundation — UX Management (2025)

Projects

MindfulMe — Mental Health App

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

CommunityHub — Neighbourhood Platform

Redesigned local community platform improving task completion rate by 40%

Summary

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.

Experience

UX Designer (Contract)

EduTech Solutions — Tokyo, Japan
Sep 2025 – Present
  • 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 & Teaching

Riverside Secondary College — Osaka, Japan
Jan 2018 – Jun 2025
  • 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 Teacher

Bayside Grammar School — Fukuoka, Japan
Feb 2015 – Dec 2017
  • 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)

Education

UXデザイン集中ブートキャンプ

University of Tokyo
2025

教育修士(中等教育)

Kyoto University
2013 – 2014

文学士(英語・心理学)

Osaka University
2009 – 2012