Bold strides need a skilled team
Each project is unique. Just like our team! It is made from the most competent professionals in design, strategy and research. Each has a wealth of experience and a unique skill set behind them.
David is a strategic designer, innovation leader and entrepreneur. He helps companies innovate products, services and business models to make sense and deliver perceived value to their customers and business. His goal is to create products and services that leave an indelible mark on the marketplace. He has experience from his own digital agency, Adbros Digital, as well as companies such as Kiwi, Konica Minolta and Oracle Netsuite. He has also been involved in the growth of a number of startups. He provides mentoring and coaching to budding entrepreneurs, as well as product and service designers. In addition to this, he also works on sustainability. He strives for the projects he works on to have a positive effect on our planet and society. David is an adventurer and athlete, enjoys education, following politics, spending time with his kids, forging, listening to music and podcasts.
Ondra is a designer, researcher, entrepreneur and co-founder of Stride XL. He started designing websites, which led him to UX. He has experience from Kentico and Konica Minolta, where he led an international team of designers. He is also the co-founder of several successful projects, such as the Terapie.cz portal or the Participation of Cities service. In his work, he places great emphasis on the correct understanding and interpretation of the "problem" and the needs of users. His approach is based on experimentation and iteration of different solutions, which allows him to move projects forward quickly and achieve the best possible results. He is a father of two, a long-time sportsman and a technology enthusiast.
Zdeny's greatest joy as a UX/UI designer is when he can get as many people as possible excited about a top result - including those who initially say that design is not important to them. Zdeny has experience working on complex design systems for companies like O2, Konica Minolta, Avast and many others. He can lead teams and provide mentoring. His strength lies in understanding and respecting the context of the environment. He is passionate about typography, print, music and art.
Zuzka got into UX research through working in an advertising agency and managing web projects. There she understood how important research is to make projects work well. At Stride XL, she uses her analytical mindset and empathetic nature to work on projects ranging from startups to corporates. Recently, she has also been very interested in public space research and improving urban participation. She enjoys finding connections and answers to hard questions.
Dominik started as a programmer but quickly moved into UX design and product management. What he enjoys about design is that when done right, it makes people's lives better. He gained his experience at Seznam.cz, where he led a team of designers. He is also an important part of the Red Button education network. In addition to empathy, his strengths include looking at things in detail and from a distance and connecting seemingly unrelated information.
Zuzka is our office manager who loves organization and order and thanks to her creativity she likes to come up with new ideas. She is an empathetic soul, able to connect with people and sense their needs. She likes to take care of people and make our environment more pleasant in every possible way. In her career, she has tried different roles from customer service, back office to HR. At Stride XL, she values openness, honesty and transparency - values that are extremely important to her.
Markéta's studies in computer science led her to UX design. Her patience and ability to react quickly make her a great complement to programmers. With six years of experience working at Honeywell, she has gained a deep understanding of user interfaces for pilots and aircraft maintenance. Margaret also enjoys imparting knowledge and mentoring. For 9 years she taught graphics and UX at the non-profit organization Czechitas. She is a great communicator and quick to adapt.
Radek has tried several roles in his career, ranging from marketer, designer to product manager. As a result, his strength is his breadth of knowledge across different disciplines. What he enjoys about design is the ability to influence product decisions early on, which a marketer usually gets to late. In product management, he was lured by the opportunity to create with designers and be responsible for the result. Radek has experience from companies like Outbreak, Impact Hub or Konica Minolta.
Katka got into design through working in a graphic design and marketing studio, where she designed websites. What she enjoys about UX is the connection between technology and creativity, and the opportunity to create meaningful and user-friendly services and products. At the same time, she uses her experience in marketing and copywriting to enrich designs with textual content. This allows her to see the bigger picture and design user interfaces that make sense as a whole, including the content. She is interested in culture, art, cycling and books.
Peter is a UX/UI designer who most appreciates working on value-added projects. He started designing during his time at Thermo Fisher, where he helped speed up the work of engineers with a communication platform. After his experience at Iresoft and co-founding stammgast.cz, he headed to Stride XL. Peter is a generalist, excelling at communicating complex concepts in a simple way. Importantly, he is not afraid to challenge the status quo. He enjoys graphics, photography, animation and good coffee.
Míša combines aesthetics with usability in UX and UI design. She started her design career in high school - from industrial design to creating interiors and user interfaces for Audi. She has worked on software for Thermo Fisher or navigation for train drivers. She enjoys technical projects where she can bring function to the design, because as she says - even pretty has to be usable! Her work is based on thorough research, not just impressions, which allows her to create truly functional solutions.
Adéla was introduced to service design by studying KISK at the Faculty of Arts in Brno. Her first work experience showed her the power of an empathetic approach and the importance of a properly set up research process. She is an advocate of a holistic understanding of the design process, which she tried out on student projects focused on sustainable urban solutions. She is most confident in research interviews and communication, but also in any creative venture during the research process. She is a big biology and botany enthusiast, which inspires her to constantly explore new perspectives on the world.
Alex focused on research and service design while studying at KISK in Brno. She believes that properly framed research is the foundation of every user-friendly and truly needed product and service. She enjoys contributing to their creation and looking at solutions through the eyes of users. At Stride XL, she has been involved in digital and field research projects. She is dedicated to ResearchOps, which contributes to more efficient research processes. She is empathetic and enjoys uncovering the motivations and needs of target groups. Due to her experience working with children, she believes that one can find common ground with any group of people if one is willing to listen.
Danča studied service design at KISK in Brno and since then she has been doing UX research and design for several years. She has been involved in a number of digital projects, but also has experience in the field with participatory city projects. She believes that quality data is a key element of a successful project. Danča strives to give people the space to help them understand what is really important to them and to direct efforts where it makes sense.
Lucia transferred her creativity from marketing and graphic design to UX and UI. She enjoys communicating with people, creating pretty things and pleasant user experiences. During her career she has tried freelancing, bodyshop but also starting her own startup. When creating apps and websites, she focuses on understanding the client's needs and producing designs that outperform standard expectations. Her ability to think one step ahead, naturalness and friendly approach to clients help her to get top results.
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