Pronouncing my last name may seem difficult, Pierczynski [Per-zin-ski], but working with me is not. I am a driven, action-oriented, problem-solving senior product designer. Give me a product scenario, I immediately see the possibilities and will derive a successful solution that is both functional and delightful. I am passionate about the end-to-end design process -- be it ideation, concept creation, research, testing, iterating, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. I find immense satisfaction and accomplishment in it all.
For the past 5 years, I dedicated myself to education equity. As the senior product designer for EducationSuperHighway, a non-profit connecting K-12 students across the nation to high-speed internet access and WiFi, I used my creativity for good. I have designed and collaborated on data-driven web tools that helped national, state, and local education departments make informed decisions to provide our nation’s students with equitable access to digital learning and 21st-century skills.
With EducationSuperHighway achieving its mission of closing the connectivity gap, a rarity in the non-profit space. I had the unique opportunity to lead design-thinking sessions to drive strategic decisions at the executive level. These sessions spurred cross-department collaboration and made us the successful organization we are today. As we, at EducationSuperHighway, close our doors and I am looking for my next career adventure starting in September/October 2020.
Specialties: UI/UX design, design thinking, leading design sprints, user flows, user research, wireframing, low-fidelity/hi-fidelity design comps, interactive prototypes, responsive web design, responsive email design, graphic design, visual design, user-centered design, front-end development, landing pages, email templates, microsites, online marketing, email marketing, brand style guides, typography, corporate websites, usability, information architecture, Flash banners, web banners, and print design.
In my free time I am interested in exploring: art, art history, drawing, painting, music, reading, cultural studies, hiking, camping, gardening, traveling, and pretty much anything that has to do with nature.
