Design engineer with Figma and UX skills! I code too. With a dual education and experience in both IT and Interaction Design, I am a versatile full-stack developer who bridges artistic and practical endeavors. I enjoy delving deep into user and market research, which informs my designs on an abstract level; once ideas are validated, I focus on the detailed design of interfaces. Sometimes designs evolve during development, and that's where I excel: knowing both worlds, I bridge the gap between designer-developer communication. I have worked in various environments including freelance design and development of websites and apps, co-founding a green mobility monitoring startup, and developing 3D web-based software. I have also contributed to interactive technological theater projects and food safety monitoring tools, continuously integrating design and development to create user-centered digital solutions.

Helena Väinmaa

Design engineer with Figma and UX skills! I code too. With a dual education and experience in both IT and Interaction Design, I am a versatile full-stack developer who bridges artistic and practical endeavors. I enjoy delving deep into user and market research, which informs my designs on an abstract level; once ideas are validated, I focus on the detailed design of interfaces. Sometimes designs evolve during development, and that's where I excel: knowing both worlds, I bridge the gap between designer-developer communication. I have worked in various environments including freelance design and development of websites and apps, co-founding a green mobility monitoring startup, and developing 3D web-based software. I have also contributed to interactive technological theater projects and food safety monitoring tools, continuously integrating design and development to create user-centered digital solutions.

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Design engineer with Figma and UX skills! I code too.

With a dual education and experience in both IT and Interaction Design, I am a versatile full-stack developer who bridges artistic and practical endeavors. I enjoy delving deep into user and market research, which informs my designs on an abstract level; once ideas are validated, I focus on the detailed design of interfaces. Sometimes designs evolve during development, and that’s where I excel: knowing both worlds, I bridge the gap between designer-developer communication.

I have worked in various environments including freelance design and development of websites and apps, co-founding a green mobility monitoring startup, and developing 3D web-based software. I have also contributed to interactive technological theater projects and food safety monitoring tools, continuously integrating design and development to create user-centered digital solutions.

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Language

Estonian
Fluent
English
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German
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Work Experience

Freelance Designer & Developer at Self-employed
January 1, 2019 - Present
Responsible for designing websites and apps and consulting on various design projects internationally, providing end-to-end design and development services.
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer at Gaia Hub
January 1, 2022 - Present
Building smart monitoring systems for municipalities aimed at tackling climate problems caused by traffic, heating, and other energy-intensive activities. Designing public-facing websites and landing pages for city citizens, as well as admin dashboards for city officials to track, analyze, and simulate mobility behavior within small to mid-size EU cities.
Designer & Developer (3D Web-based Software) at Artlets
June 30, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Designed and developed web-based software for 3D textures using Figma, Vue, Pinia, and TypeScript. Developed component-based front-end architecture logic remotely.
Interactive Technological Theatre Developer at VAT Theatre Productions
December 31, 2024 - August 31, 2025
Managed two theatre productions visited by approximately 1,500 people using the web applications. Handled conceptual development, app design, audience experience design, leading audience testing sessions, system architecture, and full-stack development, collaborating with large creative teams.
Designer & Developer at FoodDocs
August 1, 2021 - June 1, 2024
Planned features and UX/UI design under supervision of senior designer. Responsible for front-end development of all modules for an enterprise-tier food safety monitoring application. Upgraded the entire application from Vue2 to Vue3.

Education

MA Interaction Design at Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA)
August 23, 2023 - June 6, 2025
BSc IT Systems Development at TalTech | Tallinn University of Technology
September 1, 2018 - June 15, 2023

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Transportation & Logistics, Government, Education, Energy & Utilities
    uniE621 GaiaHub dashboard for governments
    Data visualisation, public communication of complex concepts, design and development.