
Marzie Ghaffari
Product & Service Designer | UX & Strategy
Salary / Daily rate
Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Product & Service Designer with 4+ years transforming complex business challenges into streamlined solutions across finance, healthcare, and collectible design. Proven track record of improving operational efficiency and enhancing user experiences through strategic design research and stakeholder collaboration. Specialized in AI-driven product thinking and end-to-end service design for sustainable business growth.
Work experience
Service and Product Designer
OBJETFreelance
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years
Hybrid
Objet is the first platform dedicated to collectible design and holds annual curatorial design exhibitions. I joined the team as a service and product designer, where my primary focus was to streamline the internal and external processes of the exhibitions from pre-show, during, and post-show phases resulting in notable improvements in operational efficiency. Some impacts that I could mention: Improved operational efficiency; Streamlined processes resulted in reduced lead times and increased productivity. Enhanced visitor experience: Clear communication and effective coordination ensured a seamless and enjoyable experience for visitors. Strengthened relationships: Collaboration with stakeholders fostered strong relationships and built trust that facilitated smoother project execution and elevated overall outcomes. Create wireframes, and detailed user flows for new product features and improvements in website based on quantitative research and business goal.
Service Designer
frog
Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
8 months
Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
I joined frog as a service design intern and had the opportunity to work on complex service design projects across diverse industries, including finance, healthcare, and a social impact projects in multi-disciplinary teams. My key contributions included: Design research: Conducted impactful research utilizing various methods translating gathered insights into design concepts, opportunities and flows. Co-design workshops: Designed and facilitated end-to-end design workshops with global participants. Guiding the process to generate innovative solutions, and uncovering systematic issues. Stakeholder mapping: Analyzed and mapped stakeholder interdependencies and relationships to inform strategic decision-making and optimize project outcomes.
Service Designer
CILAB (Creative Industries Lab) - Politecnico di Milano
Mar 2020 - Jul 2020
5 months
Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
I joined CILAB as service designer of the multidisciplinary team that shaped to come up with an idea to support local businesses through and post-Covid. Led the development of a comprehensive service strategy aimed at helping local and offline restaurants in navigating the challenges of the pandemic era, transitioning their business models from single-channel to multi-channel approaches for enhanced resilience.
Education
Politecnico di Milano
Master's degree, Product service system design
2018 - 2021
3 years 1 month
Grade: 29/30
"AI Literacy for Designers" was the topic of my master's thesis. Through extensive and consolidated research, I aimed to develop a solution to enhance designers' AI literacy. Phases: Phase 1: Examined the necessity and extent of AI and ML knowledge for designers. Phase 2: Explored effective methods for delivering AI knowledge to designers with diverse backgrounds. Phase3: Designed the architecture of an AI literacy platform for designers. Created wireframes and design components for the platform.
Art University Soore
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Architecture
2013 - 2017
4 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Agile meets design thinking
Issued: Mar 2024
AI for everyone
Issued: Mar 2020