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Grace Maroun

Verified Expert in Design

Designer

Location

Beirut, Lebanon

Toptal Member Since

February 11, 2022

Grace is a senior UI/UX designer based in Beirut. Curious, enthusiastic, and passionate about solving problems, she has users at the heart of her design process, striving to deliver usable and enjoyable products. Having 16 years of experience helps her understand different types of businesses and adapt quickly to any challenge, from B2B to B2C, industries ranging from hospitality, government, finance, and more. Being a computer engineer graduate allows her a smooth collaboration with tech leads.

User Interface (UI)Wireframing Mobile Design Prototyping User Experience (UX)Responsive Web Design (RWD)InVision Studio User Interviews Product Design Figma Information Architecture (IA)UX Research Usability Testing User Research Personas

Work Experience

Co-founder | UX/UI Designer

2013 - PRESENT

GUIX

Helped companies through their digital transformation journey. Worked for the private and public sectors, local and international.
Designed UX/UI for mobile and web products, following the design thinking process.
Assisted in delivering pixel-perfect designs (HTML/CSS) for some clients with urgent front-end developer needs.
Worked with a variety of clients, including Livro.ca, the eGovernment of Ras Al Khaimah, the UAE, Reuters, and Virgin Megastore Tickets UAE.

Technologies: InVision, Figma, Miro, Jira, Adobe Photoshop

Senior UX Designer

2019 - 2021

serVme

Led the whole product UX lifecycle. Created the 2.0 version of the product for their GCC customers.
Conducted workshop sessions to gather internal requirements from stakeholders and evaluate business requirements with product owners.
Implemented user research techniques such as surveys, interviews, field studies, personas, user flows, and usability testing.
Created prototypes for complex features and iterated based on data following moderated on-site usability testings.
Presented new features to the development team and helped them through implementation.

Technologies: InVision Studio, Sketch, Miro, Milanote, Jira, Confluence

Senior Designer

2009 - 2013

KnowledgeView

Led user-centered design activities related to news publishing on different digital platforms.
Collaborated with project managers and development teams on creating digital solutions.
Developed the front end for several web apps and features.
Mentored a team of junior designers and front-end developers.

Technologies: Adobe Suite, HTML, CSS

Web Designer | Front-end Developer

2007 - 2009

Tribal DDB - Beirut

Designed websites, microsites, and pitches for multiple global brands like Les Echos, Pele, Cashstore, and ING.
Delivered pixel-perfect HTML and CSS designs following web standards.
Created newsletters and banners campaigns for a large number of clients.

Technologies: Adobe Suite

Education

2000 - 2005

Master's Degree in Computer Engineering

Université Antonine - Baabda, Lebanon

Certifications

DECEMBER 2015 - PRESENT

UX Certified

Nielsen Norman Group

Experience

User Interface (UI) - 16 years Mobile Design - 10 years Wireframing - 10 years Prototyping - 8 years User Experience (UX) - 8 years InVision Studio - 5 years Product Design - 2 years Figma - 2 years

Tools

InVision Studio Figma

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