System Specs / Personnel File
Veronika
Volkov
UX/UI DESIGNER · 15 YRS EXP Pittsburgh, PA
Work History
UX/UI Designer with 15 years of experience in design and tech solutioning with a focus on healthcare markets. Excels in leveraging marketing and business strategy from a UX perspective to drive user engagement and business growth.
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MAY 2019 – JAN 2026
Senior UX/UI Designer
Geisinger Health System
Danville, Pennsylvania
- Pioneered the UX/UI design role as the sole designer for Geisinger.org for 6+ years: UX strategy, research, and UI design for an enterprise-scale site.
- Wore many hats: UX designer, researcher, and strategist for an enterprise-size site.
- Designed a full design system and component library for the org's 2019 rebrand.
- Led the Medicare Advantage redesign solo in 2020, increasing digital plan enrollments by 80%.
- Reduced bounce rates through intuitive layouts and content strategy; boosted traffic via UX/SEO.
- Contributed to a 98+ accessibility rating: WCAG AA compliant at every turn, including a full navigation rebuild for screen readers.
- Conducted targeted usability testing and synthesized findings into recommendations, resolving major task failures and improving task completion rates.
- Established UX processes and best practices that became the workflow for the new UX strategy team → 300% increase in project turnaround.
- Mentored and coached members of the incoming UX team.
- Translated complex business requirements into user-friendly design solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Authored PBIs and worked with developers to bring my component designs to life.
- Branded third-party apps with Geisinger branding, improved their look and feel, and wrote custom CSS for seamless user transitions.
- Built long-term product vision for 65Forward, Geisinger Gold, and more, coalescing user journeys with stakeholder goals.
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JAN 2016 – MAY 2019
Web Developer
Golden Proportions Marketing
Milton, Pennsylvania
- Developed clean, minimalistic WordPress themes focused on performance and adaptability.
- HTML, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript: theme and plugin customization.
- Implemented SEO strategies and responsive design; collaborated with marketers to align design with business objectives.
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SEP 2014 – 2016
SEO Lead & Web Specialist
Geisinger PR Department
Danville, Pennsylvania
- Led SEO efforts for a major website overhaul: keyword research, content optimization.
- Managed Google My Business pages and web analytics; implemented data-driven SEO improvements.
- Designed and coded web pages, HTML emails, and visual marketing content.
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JUN 2014 – JUN 2015
Front-end Developer & Web Designer
Sire Advertising
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
- Built custom WordPress themes; translated web designs into responsive HTML/CSS layouts.
- Collaborated with designers and project managers to ensure design integrity and UX consistency.
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JAN 2012 – JAN 2014
Front-end Developer & Graphic Designer
ChangingMediaGroup
Baltimore, Maryland
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JAN 2011 – MAY 2014
Front-end Developer · Design Coordinator · Graphic Designer · CRM & CMS Manager
BookYourCare.com
Torrance, California
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UX leadership, senior IC, healthcare or otherwise.