Spike Spiegel

UX Designer (Transitioning from Education)

spike@bebop.careers +44 7700 900123 linkedin.com/in/spike-spiegel bebop.careers

Skills

UX Design
User Research, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Prototyping, Information Architecture
Tools
Figma, Miro, Maze, Hotjar, Google Analytics
Transferable
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 — London, UK
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 — Manchester, UK
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 — Bristol, UK
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 Design Immersive Bootcamp

University College London
2025

Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Imperial College London
2013 – 2014

Bachelor of Arts (English & Psychology)

University of Edinburgh
2009 – 2012