Yan Grinshtein
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Studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Works at Nsight Intelligence Corp.
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Work Experience
CEO & Founder
Nsight Intelligence Corp.
April 2024 - Present
Imagine a world where instead of grappling with disconnected data, complex analytics, and endless reports, your teams receive clear, prioritized tasks tied directly to business, product, and usability goals. Nsight makes this a reality by integrating seamlessly with tools your teams already use, like Zendesk, Jira, Asana, Pendo, Dovetail, and hundreds of others. Through our patent-pending process, we automate the synthesis, tagging, and cross-referencing of all your data streams, giving you the power to design and build faster and smarter.
Strategic Advisor
Augment AI
December 2023 - December 2024
- Providing strategic advice and insights on emerging technologies and ethical AI implementations. - Engaging in high-level discussions on market trends, business strategy, and technology. - Collaborating on initiatives to create value for BlackCube members and the community. Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and +1 skill
Product Design Strategy Advisor
CanWe
September 2022 - February 2024
Design Thinking
Head of Design
Augment AI
March 2022 - December 2023
- Member of the executive decision making team - Oversaw the entire product design development lifecycle, from ideation to feature implementation, leveraging extensive research and user data. - Identified crucial product needs and stayed ahead of future trends, maximizing feature opportunities. - Led and mentored a multidisciplinary design team - Implemented the Data Triangle System, significantly improving the decision-making process for the product roadmap. - Oversaw research roadmap planning, tool-stack optimization, and collaboration strategies. - Led the design evolution of the macOS App and drove planning for Augment Mobile AI. - Led major innovations such as Unintrusive Contextual AI Interactions, Innovative Permissions Level Guided Onboarding Experience, and contextually aware Predictive AI Experiences. - Helped Position the organization at the forefront of Personalized AI Experiences. - My invention of the Augment Dot, became the subject of copying by other AI tools. - Increased User Satisfaction - Increased Investor Interest - Product selected for IxDA 2023 Interaction Awards Shortlist alongside IBM and Google
Member
Gold River Investments
August 2021 - Present
Member of a Global Design Leadership Forum
Head of Design
CanWe
March 2021 - September 2022
- Collaborated closely with the CEO and COO/Head of Product to spearhead the development of a robust product roadmap. - Orchestrated seamless execution from ideation to shipping. - Identified product needs, anticipated future trends, and built a high-performing design team. - Implemented the Data Triangle System to revolutionize product roadmap decision-making, enhancing the development process through constant research, testing, and iteration. - Optimized team dynamics by identifying strengths and talents, successfully transitioning a field researcher into a UX Researcher role. - Reshaped roles and team structure to align with company growth goals, expanding the design team to include UX Writing, UX Design, Product Design, and Visual Design. - Introduced an Education Fund for continuous team growth and development, elevating team morale and fostering a unified vision, high job satisfaction, and enhanced leadership trust. - Led the design team to orchestrate a complete redesign of the flagship mobile app in just 6 months. - Achieved a remarkable 500% user acquisition growth within the first 3 months post-relaunch, underscoring the success of strategic efforts despite minimal marketing endeavors.
Advisor
FIDO Alliance
September 2020 - January 2021
Working together with other design leaders from some of the world's largest brands to research, understand and design best practices in Passwordless Consumer Authentication.
Mentor
ADPList
April 2020 - Present
Mentoring and coaching young and aspiring designers, helping and educating people through career changes and career transitioning into the design industry.
Head of Design
HYPR Corp.
January 2020 - January 2021
Drastically improved Product Development Process in collaboration with the Head of Product: Improved cross-team collaboration, leading to increased productivity and visibility into ongoing design and development efforts Successfully prioritized features, laying the groundwork for company-wide adoption of the User-Centered Design (UCD) approach Established Accessibility Compliance within the organization: Developed and implemented a clear plan with roadmaps and guidelines for each product to achieve Accessibility Compliance within 12-18 months Integrated Accessibility as a guiding principle in future product development Pioneered the Company's First Design System (HUDS): Streamlined collaboration between Design, Engineering, and Marketing & PR Enhanced efficiency in the design team's workflow, asset management, and asset delivery to both engineering and marketing teams Developed and implemented new Decision-Making Framework - The Data Triangle System: Concentrated efforts on the right functionality and features for planning and development Collected and analyzed data from three key corners of the business: - Outside: Conducted research, testing, and studies from end-users and competitors - Inside: Gathered input from stakeholders, engineers, and other departments - Customers: Collaborated with the Customer Success Team, Sales Team, and Product Advisory Board to understand buyer needs and pain points Initiated and Launched a Product Advisory Board with the CTO: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather valuable insights for informed decision-making Demonstrated a commitment to aligning product development with diverse perspectives and business objectives
UX Lead
HYPR Corp.
October 2016 - January 2020
Promoted a Learning Culture and Redefined Product Development Flow: Championed the integration of User Research, Persona Creation, and Prototyping with Usability Tests as essential components of product development Designed a Product Development Flow emphasizing the validation or invalidation of ideas, features, and new product developments Collaborated with Engineering Leadership to Elevate the Value of UX: Worked closely with engineering leadership and engineers to emphasize the significance of UX and research Assisted product managers in crafting refined user stories, incorporating engineering input at every stage Engaged Fortune 500 Customers in Biometric Modality Preferability Research: Developed a Biometric Modality Preferability Research Methodology for customers, facilitating discovery of preferred biometric modalities Enhanced product deployment and user experience, reducing confusion for Fortune 500 customers Planned and Executed Diverse Research Initiatives: Conducted a wide range of research and studies leading to continuous refinement of products Positioned the company as a leader in passwordless authentication systems within the Global 1000 companies, fostering innovation and sustained growth Established a Robust UX Culture and Conducted Dozens of Studies Annually: Built a pervasive UX culture, conducting numerous studies with hundreds of users across various industries Spearheaded the creation of an End-of-Year UX Report, enhancing transparency and showcasing the company's commitment to user-centric innovation
Sr. UX Designer
Centris Group
April 2015 - June 2016
Revamped User Experience for Flagship Product IEP Direct: Applied UX design, user research, and usability testing expertise to redesign IEP Direct, a web-based special education application Enhanced Workflow and Collaboration Between Departments: Improved workflow and communication across multiple departments for increased efficiency Trained Product Managers in UX Processes: Effectively trained product managers in UX processes and methodologies to promote a user-centric approach Identified and Addressed Regulatory and User Needs: Identified state regulations, school district requirements, and specific needs of special education teachers and providers Conducted Comprehensive User Research and Analysis: Executed user research, interviews, and data analysis, collaborating with help desk and training departments for holistic insights Oversaw UI Implementation by Engineering: Ensured seamless integration of UX design by overseeing the UI implementation carried out by the engineering team Improved Usability Through Strategic Design Measures: Enhanced usability through information architecture, streamlined user flows, and high-fidelity designs Led the creation of rapid prototypes and functional prototypes followed by thorough user testing Advocated for Mobile-First and Adopted Agile Methodologies: Advocated for a mobile-centric approach and implemented Agile methodologies and Lean UX principles Fostered a more collaborative team environment to enhance overall product development Successfully Redesigned IEP Maintenance Screen: Completed a complex redesign of the IEP maintenance screen, reducing user complaints by eliminating extraneous elements, including 275 links
Lead UX/UI Designer
Solidoodle
April 2014 - February 2015
Directed redesign of company’s visual aesthetic, user experience, brand, and all visual assets by managing company’s complete rebrand with new concepts and redesign of corporate and marketing materials with new color scheme, product packaging, website, logo, and signage, enhancing user experience by redesigning online store, and maintaining new brand standards across social media, blog, events, vendor-based marketing projects, and cross promotions. Compiled concept-driven presentations for internal marketing purposes and promotion of new concepts to future investors. Created user experience for mobile app and software. Designed UX for end-to-end ecosystem. Developed low- and high-fidelity wireframes for online store, community site, software UI, and mobile app UI. Helped plan pre-sale marketing campaign, including social media strategy, as well as advising on color palette and copywriting for new products, driving more than $600K in pre-sales. Designed digital product development process incorporating user testing and analysis requirements. Increased online sales 7.5% by redesigning the online store.
Education
AppWorks Accelerator
AW#29, Building a Startup, Entrepreneurship
2024 - 2024
Team Building Fundraising Go To Market Executive Leadership
Echos Desirable Futures Lab
Certificate, Global Design Leadership
2023 - 2033
This global program explored crucial areas of the design leadership role including leading through empathy, facilitation, and influence, articulating and measuring the value of design, setting up a team practice and culture, giving feedback, coaching and growing teams, pushing creativity and innovation boundaries, creating better digital products and services, and shaping organizations through design operations.
Interaction Design Foundation
Certificate, Accessibility
2019 - 2019
Proactively incorporate accessibility into design and development processes, so that products are meaningful to and usable by all, regardless of disabilities. Create designs that observe and exceed official accessibility standards, therefore improving their usability for all people. Design and optimize products so that people with visual, auditory, cognitive and mobility disabilities are able to use assistive technologies to navigate and operate them. Build an accessibility program and execute it across an organization to ensure that products remain usable by all.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Certificate , Human Computer Interaction
2018 - 2018
Certification program in Human Computer Interaction, covering such topics as The essence of interaction design, Natural interaction, Collaborative computer interaction, Intelligent user interfaces and prototyping, Multimedia, speech, and vision in computer interaction, and The future directions of UI
Interaction Design Foundation
Certificate, Information Visualization
2018 - 2018
Design information visualizations which present data in meaningful and understandable ways. Design a range of basic and complex information visualizations to ensure the visualization fits the data complexity. Create designs that are free of common usability problems related to visual perception. Evaluate and improve the effectiveness of an existing information visualization.
General Assembly
Certificate, UX Design
2015 - 2016
Studying all aspects of User Experience Design methodologies, processes and best practices.
International Academy of Design and Technology
Diploma, Interior Design & Architecture
2002 - 2003
Studied Interior Design, practiced architectural drafting, building systems, plumbing, electrical systems, color & human psychology, architecture history, and much more...
A+ Institute
Certificate, JAVA TM Development
2000 - 2001
Studied JAVA TM, Internet Communications and Internet Protocols
Mekif H' Technical College
Associates, Graphic Design
1994 - 1998
Studied Graphic Design, Art History, Drawing, Typography, Manual Graphics, Sign Construction, Painting and more...
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Overall Rating
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