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I design intuitive products to improve people’s lives, leading cross-functional teams to translate complex problems into simple, delightful experiences. I’m passionate about shaping current and future technology through leadership, creative thinking, technical skill, and a strong analytical mindset. With 18+ years in product design and 15+ years guiding web-based software architecture and agile development, I blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution. I mentor remote teams, advocate Design Thinking, and strive to empower people to produce exceptional UX and outcomes for clients and users alike.…I design intuitive products to improve people’s lives, leading cross-functional teams to translate complex problems into simple, delightful experiences. I’m passionate about shaping current and future technology through leadership, creative thinking, technical skill, and a strong analytical mindset. With 18+ years in product design and 15+ years guiding web-based software architecture and agile development, I blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution. I mentor remote teams, advocate Design Thinking, and strive to empower people to produce exceptional UX and outcomes for clients and users alike.

Roman Smolkin

UX Designer, UI Designer, Photographer, +3

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I design intuitive products to improve people’s lives, leading cross-functional teams to translate complex problems into simple, delightful experiences. I’m passionate about shaping current and future technology through leadership, creative thinking, technical skill, and a strong analytical mindset. With 18+ years in product design and 15+ years guiding web-based software architecture and agile development, I blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution. I mentor remote teams, advocate Design Thinking, and strive to empower people to produce exceptional UX and outcomes for clients and users alike.…I design intuitive products to improve people’s lives, leading cross-functional teams to translate complex problems into simple, delightful experiences. I’m passionate about shaping current and future technology through leadership, creative thinking, technical skill, and a strong analytical mindset. With 18+ years in product design and 15+ years guiding web-based software architecture and agile development, I blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution. I mentor remote teams, advocate Design Thinking, and strive to empower people to produce exceptional UX and outcomes for clients and users alike.

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I design intuitive products to improve people’s lives, leading cross-functional teams to translate complex problems into simple, delightful experiences. I’m passionate about shaping current and future technology through leadership, creative thinking, technical skill, and a strong analytical mindset.

With 18+ years in product design and 15+ years guiding web-based software architecture and agile development, I blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution. I mentor remote teams, advocate Design Thinking, and strive to empower people to produce exceptional UX and outcomes for clients and users alike.

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Work Experience

Head of Product Design & UX at AbbaDox

January 1, 2019 - Present

Lead and grow the Product Design and UX/UI team from 3 to 11; transformed waterfall into a collaborative agile design workflow using Figma, Miro and remote collaboration tools; mentored a remote team of POs and Designers; optimized dozens of operational workflows for medical care clinics; shaped strategic direction and roadmap; pioneered Design Thinking to deliver high-quality, intuitive features; built and maintained an enterprise design system in Figma.

UX/UI Course Instructor at SimpliLearn (CalTech Bootcamps)

January 1, 2025 - September 8, 2025

Teach Caltech Bootcamp weekend courses for adults covering Product UX/UI Design, Design Thinking, UX Research, Wireframing, Prototyping and Usability Evaluation

Sr. Software UX Designer at NextEra Energy

January 1, 2019 - Present

Design NAESB compliant gas pipeline software for transportation of natural gas; Create wireframes, hi/low fidelity mockups and design diagrams using Figma; Collaborate with Product Owner, Business Analyst, front-end & back-end Agile Scrum development team

Product Manager (formerly Lead Software Developer) at The PGA of America

January 1, 2019 - September 8, 2025

Led development of a near real-time online golf scoring system used in 150+ tournaments with live leaderboards, admin tools, mobile scoring devices, bulk SMS texting, reporting tools, and data feeds; Managed and trained walking scorers and scoring control staff for major championships; Saved over $200,000 per major event; Supported 28,000 Golf Professionals and 11,000 Golf Facilities by developing custom websites and reports

UX/UI and Web Development Instructor at PB Code School

January 1, 2016 - September 8, 2025

Teach User Experience, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery in 3.5 hour evening classes to groups of adults

Multimedia Developer at Web Power, Inc.

January 1, 2007 - September 8, 2025

Develop a multi-user, ColdFusion and MS-SQL database driven enterprise level web-based software solution to organize and meta-tag thousands of video clips for search and distribution; Integrate Sony Vegas with ASP.NET and MS-SQL to automatically edit and encode video files into multiple formats with bumpers, overlays and fades; Develop comprehensive Visio mockups / wireframes of user interfaces; Conceptualize functional specification documents driving user experience

Head of Product Design & UX at AbbaDox

January 1, 2019 - October 27, 2025

Led and expanded the Product Design and UX/UI team from 3 to 11, transitioning from waterfall to a collaborative agile design workflow using Figma, Miro, and remote collaboration tools. Mentored a remote team of product owners and designers, maturing them from novices to high-performers. Shaped client UX by optimizing dozens of operational workflows for medical care clinics. Directed strategic software direction and roadmaps with company leadership. Pioneer of a Design Thinking approach to deliver high-quality, intuitive features in collaboration with Engineering, UI/UX, and Product Management. Built and maintained a robust enterprise design system in Figma.

UX/UI Design Course Instructor at SimpliLearn (CalTech Bootcamps)

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025

Teach Caltech Bootcamp weekend courses for adults covering Product UX/UI Design, Design Thinking, UX Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, and Usability Evaluation.

Sr. Software UX Designer at NextEra Energy

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Designed NAESB-compliant gas pipeline software for transportation of natural gas. Created wireframes, high/low fidelity mockups, and design diagrams using Figma. Collaborated with Product Owner, Business Analyst, and an Agile Scrum development team (front-end and back-end).

Product Manager (formerly Lead Software Developer) at The PGA of America

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Led the development of a near real-time online golf scoring system used in 150+ tournaments with live leaderboards, admin tools, mobile scoring devices, bulk SMS texting, reporting tools, and data feeds. Managed and trained walking scorers and scoring control staff for major championships. Achieved substantial cost savings per major event and supported 28,000 Golf Professionals and 11,000 Golf Facilities by delivering custom websites and reports.

UX/UI and Web Development Instructor at PB Code School

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016

Taught User Experience, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery in 3.5-hour evening classes to groups of adults.

Multimedia Developer at Web Power, Inc.

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007

Developed a multi-user, ColdFusion and MS-SQL database-driven enterprise web solution for tagging and distribution of thousands of video clips. Integrated Sony Vegas with ASP.NET and MS-SQL to automatically edit and encode video with bumpers, overlays, and fades. Created comprehensive Visio mockups and wireframes; drafted functional specification documents guiding user experience.