Design research

Damjan currently works as Head of Design at Ardoq. Previously, he was Principal UX Researcher at Cognite, before that Head of Research at Pexip, as well as Director of Research at Cognizant Nordics, Team Leader of Research at Cisco (Webex devices), and Global Head of UX at GVC/Entain. During his time as a user experience researcher, he has travelled the world and worked with people from Finland to Sudan and from Bangalore to Portland. On a mission to change the world for the better, he has helped design for both small start-ups and large companies such as Bwin, Bosch, CNN, Deutsche Bahn and the Mayo Clinic. He says he's been lucky to build, develop and lead teams of designers and researchers, while working with some of the smartest people on the planet. He studied Media Communications in Slovenia and defended his PhD in Computer Science in Slovenia and Finland. As an active member of the IxD, UX and research communities, he regularly shares his insights at various events. He spends as much free time as he has left with students: at universities (Maribor, Lapland, TU Wien) or so-called bootcamps (Brainster).

Experienced user experience designer who firmly believes that the discovery phase is the basis for quality digital products. For almost 7 years she has been designing medical applications and back-end systems at the Slovenian start-up MESI, and for the last few years she has been designing complex systems and business applications. She has worked with companies such as Zavarovalnica Triglav, Krka, Kaldi, Loftware NiceLabel, Nevron and others. As a very active member of the Slovenian UX community, she organizes and manages the Slovenian edition of Global Service Jams and the monthly event SD x UX Drinks.