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Nicole Di Nardo

@nicoledinardo

UI/UX Designer with 3+ yrs product and 10+ yrs visual design, specializing in SaaS and healthcare systems, design systems, and scalable UX.

Croatia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role with real ownership across the design process, working on complex SaaS products. I enjoy turning complexity into intuitive experiences and collaborating closely with product and engineering. I value iterative teams where design is strategic and focused on impact, quality, and scalable systems.

Nicole Di Nardo is a UI/UX and Product Designer specializing in complex SaaS and healthcare systems, combining 3+ years of product design experience with 10+ years in visual and graphic design. She focuses on systems-driven UX, designing scalable, accessible, and edge-case-aware products rather than just surface-level interfaces.

In her current role as Lead UI/UX Designer in a clinical SaaS environment, she owns multiple products end-to-end, including medical device interfaces, clinical assessment apps, and web platforms. She has built full Figma-based design systems with components, tokens, and interaction specs, ensuring consistency across products and enabling seamless design-to-development handoff. Her work includes mapping full screen states, error handling, and edge-case coverage to ensure zero gaps in production-ready designs.

Nicole has strong experience working in cross-functional agile teams, collaborating closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders. She conducts user research, usability testing, and translates insights into clear product improvements that are both measurable and practical.

Her background spans healthcare, enterprise SaaS, and branding, with a consistent focus on usability, accessibility (WCAG AA), and structured design systems. She is particularly interested in roles involving complex workflows, scalable product systems, and meaningful user impact.

Outside of work, she is passionate about improving design craft, exploring AI-assisted workflows in product design, and continuously refining how systems thinking can improve real-world user experiences.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead UI/UX Designer

Current

Head Diagnostics

Apr 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year)

• Sole designer across 3 products: medical device UI (30+ states), iPad clinical app, and website.
• Built a full Figma design system (components, tokens, specs).
• Eliminated gaps by mapping all edge cases and errors.
• Led brand redesign, unifying products and achieving 100% WCAG AA compliance.

Figma Component Libraries Design Systems Brand Design Accessibility Mapping Cases Customer Journey Mapping

UI/UX Designer

CuramApp

Jan 2025 - Mar 2025 (2 months)

• Conducted user research with 8 participants, translating insights into user stories that reshaped priorities.
• Improved design efficiency by 25% through a structured Figma workflow.
• Delivered wireframes, prototypes, and production UI across agile sprints for web and mobile.
• Ensured WCAG 2.1 compliance across all screens.

User Research Design Process Management Wireframes Prototypes Accessibility

UI/UX Designer

Bulb

Apr 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 8 months)

• Led UX research (interviews, surveys, usability testing) translating insights into measurable improvements.
• Built a scalable Figma design system used across 5+ projects.
• Designed and developed a website reducing bounce rate by 30%.
• Delivered iterative web and mobile designs in cross-functional agile teams.

UX Research Usability Testing Figma Web Design Web Development

Graphic & UI Designer

Lira

May 2018 - Mar 2023 (4 years 10 months)

• Collaborated with 50+ clients on presentation design for European Commission grant applications, contributing to over €90M in secured funding
• Designed responsive websites and led brand campaigns across print and digital
• Managed stakeholder relationships across cross-functional teams spanning 5+ countries

Responsive Design Presentation Design Brand Campaigns Client Relationship Management

Graphic Design Freelancer

LOUDER+

Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 (7 months)

Delivered branding, visual identity, and creative design solutions for multiple clients, improving client satisfaction by 20%. Streamlined project workflows using user-centred principles, reducing development time by 15%.

Branding Visual Identity Graphic Design Creative & Design Workflow Optimization Client Management

Graphic Design Freelancer

Colouring Department / LOUDER+

Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 (7 months)

Delivered branding and visual identity solutions for multiple clients, improving client satisfaction by 20% through tailored approaches. Streamlined project workflows using user-centred design principles, reducing development time by 15%.

Branding Visual Identity Design Creative & Design visual communication