Mojtaba Yazdanpanah
Product Designer and UX Researcher with 6+ years at the intersection of design practice and empirical inquiry — shipping enterprise, e-commerce, and platform products while maintaining an active research agenda.
Founder of Melina Design School (mojtabaui.ir) — 6,000+ students mentored in UI/UX. MSc in Design Thinking & Innovation. Open to new opportunities in design and research.
Experience
Lead Product Designer
Melina Design Agency
Led an 8-person team across enterprise, e-commerce, and platform projects. Managed client communications, timelines, and deliverables.
2023 — Present
Founder & Instructor
Melina Design School · mojtabaui.ir
Founded a digital product design school — 6,000+ students mentored in UI/UX across the region through structured online programmes.
2022 — Present
Instructor — Digital Product Design
FlashPlus
Teaching UI/UX to thousands of students through project-based online courses.
2022 — Present
Guest Lecturer — UX Design Workshop
Shahid Beheshti University
Delivered an online UX design workshop as part of the university's professional development programme.
2022
Product Designer
Freelance · Iran · Germany · Oman
Independent UX/UI projects across international markets.
2021 — 2023
UI/UX Designer
RSO Company
User-centric interface design for apps and websites.
2020 — 2021
UI/UX Designer
Agah Smart Home
Intuitive interfaces for smart home automation systems.
2019 — 2021
Education
MSc — Software Engineering (Design Thinking & Innovation)
Shahab Danesh University, Qom
Thesis: Investigating the Effect of Design Thinking on Service Quality via Structural Equation Modeling (SmartPLS 3).
2020 — 2023
BSc — Computer Engineering
University of Tehran (Farabi Campus)
Foundation in software engineering, algorithms, and programming.
2016 — 2019
Skills & Tools
Design
- Figma
- Adobe XD
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
Research
- SmartPLS
- SEM
- Qualitative Methods
- A/B Testing
Dev
- HTML / CSS
- Phaser.js
- Vite
Methods
- Design Thinking
- Agile
- Double Diamond
- Usability Testing
Research Interests
Open to Opportunities
Open to new opportunities in design and research