Hi, I’m Stef
I specialize in systems design and strategic UX.
I help organizations tackle complexity by creating scalable design ecosystems, aligning cross-functional teams, and translating business strategy into meaningful user experiences.
My approach combines systems thinking, user-centered design, and strategic leadership. I believe the most valuable design work happens when we move beyond individual interfaces and focus on the connections between people, processes, products, and services.
My Work
Improving Export Report Experience
Redesigning a complex reporting feature into a clear, scalable system that helps users generate professional reports faster and with less friction.
Complex Tool Integration
Making a legacy engineering tool intuitive, faster, and easier to interpret
New CMS System
A greenfield video platform and CMS to support the publication of medically sensitive content for healthcare professionals.
Prepare the Software for the Future
A UX‑led initiative to restructure a core workflow in a growing engineering platform.
Greenfield disease Platform planning & Design
System UX design for a healthcare education platform, balancing secure access, regulatory requirements.
JSDE Usability Testing — First‑Time Users
A moderated usability study conducted during the first release of JSDE (Jewel Suite Drilling Engineering) in North America.
Coming Soon!
Colleague’s Reviews
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I had the pleasure of working with Stefania, and she consistently stood out as a thoughtful, highly skilled, and collaborative professional.
Stefania has an exceptional ability to simplify complex designs and workflows, making it easier for users and stakeholders to understand the intent behind the workflow!
One of Stefania’s greatest strengths is her commitment to delivering consistent, high‑quality user experiences across complex, multi‑team applications. She has a remarkable eye for coherence and usability, and she brings a level of rigor that ensures products feel unified—even when many groups contribute to them. Her influence repeatedly helped teams deliver experiences that were not just functional, but intuitive and polished.
I also valued her iterative approach to improving existing designs. Stefania actively seeks feedback, interprets usage patterns, and continuously refines solutions to ensure they meet real user needs. Her mindset elevates both the product and the collaborative process, making every project better than where it started.
Stefania is a rare combination of clear communicator, strategic thinker, and hands‑on design problem solver - asking the right questions to move the process forward. I would gladly work with her again and highly recommend her to any team looking for a design leader who brings clarity, quality, and a user‑centered perspective to everything she touches.
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— Charles Thompson, versatile senior product manager
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During the time Stefania Kuschnir was part of my team as a Senior UX Designer, she consistently impressed me with her ability to make a real impact.
Stefania has an incredible ability to truly understand users—not just their words, but their real needs and motivations.
She led user research with professionalism and empathy, turning insights into meaningful experiences that delighted our customers.
Stefania’s talent for mapping user journeys and ensuring satisfaction at every touchpoint helped us create products that people genuinely love.
Beyond her skills, Stefania is a joy to work with—collaborative, thoughtful, and always bringing positive energy to the team.
Any organization would be lucky to have her driving their UX vision.
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— Victor Stan, Staff Technical Product Manager
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I recommended Stefania for her promotion from Senior UX designer to UX Lead because of her leadership talent and pro-active attitude. She keeps an excellent overview of what the project requires and communicates clearly.
Her outstanding contributions to the projects she worked on include user research with a large and diverse group of professional users, as well as detailed design and prototyping of complex workflows within technical software.
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— Saskia Idzerda, UX Manager
What I do as a
UX System Designer
I design and evolve scalable design systems that create consistency, efficiency and great user experiences.
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Build
I create design systems from the ground up - components, patterns, tokens and guidelines - aligned with user needs and business goals.
2.
Scale
I ensure the system is scalable, modular and adaptable across products, platforms and teams.
3.
Govern
I establish clear standards, documentation and governance to keep the system consistent, accessible and up to date.
4.
Enable
I empower teams through resources, training and collaboration to use the system effectively and deliver faster.
5.
Evolve
I continuously gather feedback, measure impact and evolve the system to meet changing user and business needs.
What I do as a
UX Strategic Designer
I bridge user, business and technology to shape strategic experience that drive value and meaningful impact.
1.
Discover & Align
I research users, markets and business goals to uncover opportunities and align on a clear strategic direction.
2.
Define Strategy
I define problems, prioritize opportunities and create experience strategies that resolve the right problems in the right way
3.
Shape Solutions
I ideate and define concepts, value propositions and experience models that drive business and user outcomes
4.
Influence & Collaborate
I partner with stakeholders across functions to build consensus, communicate the vision and drive alignment.
5.
Measure & Evolve
I define success metrics, track impact and iterate strategies to continuously create value and future-ready experiences.
My UX Process
Discover
Understand problems and user needs
Define
Frame opportunities and design strategy
Ideate
Explore ideas and define solutions
Design
Create, iterate and refine
Validate
Test, learn and deliver impact
I care deeply about:
1.
Building scalable and sustainable design systems
2.
Creating alignment across teams and stakeholders Connecting business
3.
Strategy with customer needs
5.
Improving organizational UX design maturity
4.
Designing experiences that create measurable impact