Résumé
I’m a Senior Product Designer. I use research to understand what people need, then design the steps and create clickable prototypes in Figma. At Korn Ferry, I build reusable components and review the working software with engineers.
Skills and tools
Figma · FigJam
UX/UI · Prototypes
Shared components
Photoshop · Illustrator
HTML · CSS · JavaScript
WordPress · PHP
Working prototypes
Packy Savvenas
Research, UX, and interaction design
Research, page structure, product steps, interaction design and working prototypes.
Prototypes the team can try, reusable components and reviews of the working software.
Launch checks, behavior review, customer support and ongoing improvements.
Timeline
Korn Ferry · Part-time, fractional
I work with the vice president, product partners and engineers to rebuild Korn Ferry’s recruiting software from the ground up. I design the steps and screens in Figma, create clickable prototypes and maintain shared components. I review the working software with engineers. The first design version is approved and in use. The case study labels later prototypes separately.
Where The Wild Beasts Roam
I researched, designed, built, and launched a paid wildlife planner for Yellowstone and Grand Teton. I moved trip questions ahead of the map so visitors could start with what they knew about their visit. I built the guided and manual planning paths, route PDF, checkout, and member access, and I continue to support the product.
Russell Herder
I started as Senior Web Designer (Full Stack) - UX/UI Designer before becoming Director. The dates cover both roles.
I led research, UX and website design. I worked through decisions with clients, checked sites before launch, and estimated budgets and timelines. My front-end background helped me work through the build details. I also created alternative page versions for agency A/B tests and compared their performance.
KFI Engineers: I led research and UX and worked with a creative director on the website design. Interviews, analytics and heatmaps helped me plan how visitors would find projects. I then built the complete WordPress site with Elementor, ACF and custom interface widgets.
Know the Dangers: I reorganized the resource and Find Naloxone paths, then built the pages and interactions to work on desktop and phones.
Baldwin Risk Partners
I built and rebranded websites for insurance companies acquired by Baldwin Risk Partners, including the pages and contact forms people used to ask about services.
Power of the Web
I designed and built client websites, from page structure and interface design through front-end code.
Saatchi & Saatchi X
I designed and developed digital experiences with cross-functional teams.
Selected work
See how I designed recruiting software, a research library, public-health pages and a website for fleet buyers.
Korn Ferry · Recruiting software
Approved
I designed profile review so recruiters could read another role description while keeping their current selection. The case study shows the interaction and the reusable controls behind it.
The first design version is approved and in use. Ongoing prototypes remain separately labeled.
See the Korn Ferry case studyWilder · Website + Research Library
Findable
I led research, planned the service and Research Library pages, and created wireframes. I worked with a creative director on the website design.
The delivered library connects WordPress fields, the Presto API, and XML updates.
See the Wilder case studyKnow the Dangers · Public-health website
Useful
I organized the resource and Find Naloxone paths, worked through the reading order and designed the pages for phones.
The case study shows the website design, responsive layouts, and implementation work.
See the Know the Dangers case studyWhip Around · Marketing website
Focused
I used buyer questions to rethink the marketing website, then designed and built the pages leading to a demo or trial.
This work covers the marketing website, not the fleet-management software.
See the Whip Around case studyKFI Engineers · Engineering website
Connected
I led research and UX, worked with a creative director on the website design and built the complete WordPress site.
Original project artwork shows the discovery, page structure, interface design, and delivered work.
See the KFI Engineers case studySkills and tools
I work with product and engineering to define the problem, compare design options and review the working screens through the build and release.
Core capabilities
Discovery interviews, usability testing, journeys, information architecture, task flows, analytics, GA4, Google Tag Manager, SEO, and heatmaps.
Figma, FigJam, wireframes, UX writing, connected prototypes, interaction states, design systems, responsive UI, and accessibility.
Components, libraries, documentation, design critiques, cross-functional reviews, engineering handoff, quality assurance, mentoring, and project leadership.
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WordPress/PHP, and API-connected content. That background helps me prototype behavior, discuss feasibility with engineers, and guide junior teammates through implementation details.
I use ChatGPT, Claude, and Codex to explore ideas and create working prototypes, checking the output and behavior before sharing it. I use Photoshop and Illustrator for visual design and artwork.
At Wilder, I used the audience research to plan the library’s search and the connections between its content. I worked through how someone would find a report and open its PDF.
At Korn Ferry, I separated reading a role description from selecting a profile. Recruiters can compare an alternative while keeping their current choice.
I can show engineers how an interaction should work, discuss the limits and review the working interface with them. I also help junior teammates work through the build details. The wildlife planner shows the same skills in a product I built independently.
I left Russell Herder to focus on a wildlife photography book, now forthcoming. My Korn Ferry assignment is part-time and fractional. I’m available for full-time Senior Product Designer and UX roles.