I had the privilege of supervising Stefan Patashvili during his tenure as the Lead Product Designer on my team at Wells Fargo Merchant Services. Stefan consistently demonstrated his exceptional skills and commitment, delivering work of outstanding quality.
Stefan is a remarkably talented and devoted UX designer with a meticulous attention to detail. His proficiency in grasping user needs and crafting intuitive, user-friendly interfaces and exploring new component concepts for the design system is unparalleled. Additionally, Stefan excels in generating wireframes, prototypes, and user flows, showcasing a remarkable ability to communicate design concepts clearly and effectively.
Throughout his tenure at Wells Fargo, Stefan played a pivotal role as the Product Design Lead, contributing significantly to the successful design and implementation of numerous projects. Serving as the UX Lead in an Agile Scrum environment, he collaborated seamlessly with business partners, key stakeholders, and development teams. Stefan conducted thorough user research, produced visually appealing and user-friendly wireframes, and developed high-fidelity prototypes in Figma. His work consistently earned praise from key stakeholders, business partners, users and design team members, resulting in positive feedback on both his designs and collaborative approach.
Stefan is not only an outstanding team player and collaborator but also someone who consistently went above and beyond to ensure project success. His strong communication skills enabled him to effectively work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and varying levels of technical expertise.
In conclusion, I wholeheartedly recommend Stefan for any UX or product design role. Working with him was a pleasure, and his dedication and skill will make him an invaluable asset to any team or organization. Bruce Goldinger, Experience Design Manager, Wells Fargo Merchant Services
Stefan is a talented and resourceful product designer. My experience working with him at Wells Fargo XD was nothing short of stellar.
He consistently considered the needs of the customer and the business when taking his designs from inception through implementation. His design rationale was expertly articulated: informed by usability research and competitive analysis, along with a consideration of the larger product and design system.
Stefan is an incredibly fast learner, with a strong understanding of Web & Native platform standards and design tools. Throughout my time working with him, he clearly demonstrated both a strategic and tactical disposition toward problem solving, and this thoughtfulness was apparent in his work. To say his contribution was integral to the Wells Fargo Mobile App is an understatement.
Always bringing a positive attitude and eagerness to contribute, Stefan is a team player, a conscientious leader, and a great addition to an organization's culture. Stephen Zito, Product Design Lead, VP at Wells Fargo
Stefan is fantastic to work with! Great design mind, enterprise-quality work, and excellent relationship-building, rapport with clients, and vendor management. He’s an asset to any team. Malinda Coler, Director of Customer Experience, PAXIO.
Stefan was a great asset to our business. While with us, he approached his work with both diligence and creativity. Regardless of how big or small an assignment was, Stefan was thoughtful in his research prior to proceeding with implementation. He often offered new perspectives and solutions that lead to improved performance, especially with our online marketing initiatives. With some projects, the bar was set very high and Stefan delivered results that met or exceeded our expectations. It's been a true pleasure working with him. Dmitri Shimolin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Video Solutions.
Stefan has worked for me for over 10 years and I have seen a huge impact on our business since we first employed him. I can honestly say that he has taken our business to another level. His creativity, marketing expertise, and project management skills gave me confidence to have him lead our marketing efforts. Stefan is responsible, team-oriented, a quick learner, and a natural leader. He puts his heart into every project. He has done everything from creating collateral, ads, and our website to managing our trade show presence. The ads that he created for us helped shape our brand from a standard jewelry manufacturer to a high end jewelry designer. His branding of our company resulted in us receiving extraordinary publicity and winning numerous industry-wide awards. He has been an asset to Yael Designs and I am certain that he will be an asset to any company. Yehouda Saketkhou, President and Chief Executive Officer of Yael Designs.