Natalia is Lead Product Designer at Carbonia Web, with 20 years of experience covering user research through to interaction design. She is curious about human behaviour and how people’s minds work, and is a recipient of the Adobe XD London award. In her free time she writes about design and mentors emerging talent.
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The team
5 instructors. All practising.
Every instructor brings current or recent senior industry experience.
Jonathan is Senior Product Designer at localhost.company. He was previously Corporate UX Design Lead at the Kistler Group, leading that organisation’s design strategy, and before that a UX Researcher at the University of Vienna Applied Sciences. He specialises in influencing project teams to make user-centred decisions that serve both business and user goals, and is especially interested in the value of design and the scaling of design systems.
Worked at: localhost.company, Kistler Group, University of Vienna Applied Sciences
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Nora is a Senior UX professional with a background in Learning Experience Design and Cultural Studies. Inclusivity has become her guiding principle for human-centred experiences. A polyglot and advocate for accessible design, she currently works as an Inclusive CX Design Consultant & Trainer at Eleven Ways.
Worked at: Eleven Ways
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Stratis holds a leadership position in Product Design at Gousto, overseeing design across Menu, Acquisition, and Retention. He plays a pivotal role in shaping design strategy, ensuring quality, and maintaining commercial effectiveness. Prior experience includes Vogue and Aviva.
Worked at: Gousto, Vogue, Aviva
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Course by course
Who teaches what.
Each UX Academy course is taught by named instructors from this team. Pick a course to see the syllabus, dates and price.
Taught by Natalia Veretenyk (Carbonia Web) and Jonathan Hill (localhost.company)
Taught by Jonathan Hill (localhost.company), Nora Goerne (Eleven Ways), Stratis Valachis (Gousto) and Jiri Jerabek (Contentsquare)
Taught by Stratis Valachis (Gousto) and Jiri Jerabek (Contentsquare)
Taught by Stratis Valachis (Gousto)
Taught by Natalia Veretenyk (Carbonia Web)
Taught by Nora Goerne (Eleven Ways)
Industry background
Where they have worked.
Organisations our instructors have worked for or with, taken from their own professional histories. This is where the teaching comes from.
- American Express
- Aviva
- BBC R&D
- Canon
- Contentsquare
- Eleven Ways
- Freesat
- Gousto
- Intuit
- Kistler Group
- localhost.company
- National Rail Enquiries
- The Telegraph
- University of Vienna Applied Sciences
- Vogue
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