Kalina

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Today I channel all my skills and curiousity to build products
that feel as good as they look.

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Kalina Dakova

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Sofia, Bulgaria kalina@example.com linkedin.com/in/kalinadakova kalinadakova.com

UX Skills

  • Product Design
  • Design Systems
  • User Research
  • Interaction Design
  • Wireframing & Prototyping
  • Usability Testing
  • Information Architecture
  • Visual Design

Software

  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Webflow
  • Notion
  • Miro
  • Adobe Suite
  • HTML / CSS

Languages

  • Bulgarian (Native)
  • English (Fluent)

Education

New Bulgarian University

Bachelor's in Graphic Design & Visual Communication

2016 – 2020

Google UX Design Certificate

Professional Certificate — Coursera

2021


Work Experience

Product Designer · Direct Express
  • Led 0→1 product design and brand identity for a banking platform serving underserved communities.
  • Defined the full design system — components, tokens, and interaction patterns.
  • Ran user research and usability testing across 3 rounds of iteration.
UX Designer · Coinbase Cloud
  • Designed the identity and design system for Coinbase Cloud's developer-facing products.
  • Collaborated with engineering to ship 20+ reusable components across 4 product surfaces.
Design System Designer · Vector API
  • Built the frontend and backend design system API, including documentation and contribution guidelines.
  • Reduced design handoff time by 40% through structured token architecture.
AI Product Designer · broberbot
  • Designed and shipped a custom AI portfolio navigator trained on design work and case studies.
  • Integrated voice, chat, and visual navigation into a single coherent product experience.