Natalia Cristina Kurquievicz

Lead user research and contextual inquiry to define functional and usability requirements for enterprise knowledge management systems serving legal and compliance professionals. Design information architecture, navigation models, and end-to-end user flows for complex document repositories and case-management integrations. Develop interactive prototypes in Figma and implement frontend proofs-of-concept using Angular to validate complex interactions before full development. Collaborate with frontend developers to translate UX specs into React/Angular component requirements (proptypes, state behavior, ARIA attributes). Plan and facilitate usability testing, heuristic evaluations, and accessibility audits; synthesize findings into actionable design improvements. Map cross-application journeys to ensure consistent interaction patterns. Produce UX documentation, pattern libraries, frontend implementation guidelines, accessibility conformance reports, and onboarding materials. Advocate for us

Led UX design for a SaaS dashboard translating aircraft flight data into actionable insights for airline managers. Applied Lean UX and heuristic analysis during discovery; conducted market analysis to inform feature prioritization. Collaborated with backend and frontend teams to define React component structure, data flow, and visualization requirements; provided annotated specs for hooks, props, and state management. Designed user flows in MockFlow, created wireframes in Sketch aligned with Material Design, and guided React implementation.

Conducted end-to-end user research for a payment instalment app for CaixaBank Portugal (IKEA Portugal integration), adapting the successful Spanish version for the Portuguese market. Performed Kano analysis and heuristic evaluations to prioritize features and validate usability for native iOS (Objective-C) and Android (Java) applications. Collaborated with banking security teams to understand fraud prevention flows and user registration processes; designed intuitive, compliant journeys. Created annotated wireframes and interactive prototypes in MockFlow to guide development and stakeholder alignment.