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I am a multi-disciplinary UX professional with a strong technical background, working across UX research, QA/UAT, UX writing, and data analysis.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers, or working independently on short-term freelance projects, to test and improve web and AI-driven products end-to-end — focusing on usability, documentation clarity, data validation, and release readiness.…I am a multi-disciplinary UX professional with a strong technical background, working across UX research, QA/UAT, UX writing, and data analysis.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers, or working independently on short-term freelance projects, to test and improve web and AI-driven products end-to-end — focusing on usability, documentation clarity, data validation, and release readiness.

Marina Zubova

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I am a multi-disciplinary UX professional with a strong technical background, working across UX research, QA/UAT, UX writing, and data analysis.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers, or working independently on short-term freelance projects, to test and improve web and AI-driven products end-to-end — focusing on usability, documentation clarity, data validation, and release readiness.…I am a multi-disciplinary UX professional with a strong technical background, working across UX research, QA/UAT, UX writing, and data analysis.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers, or working independently on short-term freelance projects, to test and improve web and AI-driven products end-to-end — focusing on usability, documentation clarity, data validation, and release readiness.

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I am a multi-disciplinary UX professional with a strong technical background, working across UX research, QA/UAT, UX writing, and data analysis.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers, or working independently on short-term freelance projects, to test and improve web and AI-driven products end-to-end — focusing on usability, documentation clarity, data validation, and release readiness.

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English

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Russian

Fluent

Work Experience

UX Researcher / Developer Experience Engineer at Intel Ireland

September 1, 2022 - September 1, 2025

Designed and executed manual testing and UAT plans for AI developer tools; increased AI tool pass rates from 56% to 84% across platforms. Conducted usability testing, cognitive walkthroughs, and benchmarking to identify efficiency and clarity gaps. Defined acceptance criteria and QA checklists as part of a DX audit framework. Collaborated on documentation, onboarding flows, and UX copy, driving a fourfold increase in task completion. Partnered with engineers to validate fixes and ensure release readiness. Mentored junior researchers and QA engineers in insight synthesis and clear stakeholder communication.

Senior Lecturer at Higher School of Economics

September 1, 2021 - Present

Lecturing on Systems Analysis and Design Science Research to undergraduate students. Supervised bachelor's theses and coursework, providing mentorship on methodology and research design. Achieved high student evaluation scores of 4.6/5 across multiple years.

Junior UX Researcher at Intel Russia

October 1, 2020 - September 1, 2022

Supported usability research and developer experience testing by conducting competitor reviews, heuristic evaluations, card sorting, and test environment setup across Linux and Windows. Proposed new installation selector feature through detailed competitor analysis, influencing product roadmap decisions. Identified critical user flow issues during heuristic evaluations, informing design improvements and readiness for external studies. Logged and triaged numerous actionable Jira tickets with an 80–90% implementation rate, improving product quality and developer experience.

Software Developer at Orion Innovation

April 1, 2019 - February 1, 2020

Implemented features and bug fixes in Erlang. Collaborated with QA and support teams to reproduce and validate production issues. Resolved issues, improved system stability, and reduced downtime. Analyzed log files on Linux systems to identify root causes of customer-reported issues. Improved regression detection by expanding automated test coverage in Java.

Intern (Software & Network Technologies) at Orion Innovation

November 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019

Investigated non-urgent bugs in Erlang under senior developer guidance, gaining hands-on experience with real production issues. Built a solid foundation in networking protocols (TCP/IP), enabling a smooth transition to a full-time developer role. Contributed to internal documentation and knowledge sharing, supporting onboarding for future interns.