UX AND DESIGN STRATEGY
Howdy, I'm Vinita.
aka vinnyteee | she/her | vi • nee • ta (rhymes with fajita 
) | Sydney, AU
I am a designer and leader with over 10+ years of global experience in aviation, mobility, and commercial domains. I’m currently working within Flight Training at Qantas, managing the Virtual Reality program.
At a glance
SUPERPOWERS
Strategic Initiator
Challenging established thinking and developing new approaches across multiple stakeholder levels with researched options
Creative facilitator
Breaking down concepts into digestible chunks of information while understanding system-wide interconnections
Thoughtful Doer
Transforming discussions into viable and feasible plans across the design proces and championing a collaborative culture
MOST PROUD OF
Design Outlook 2023
Spoke about the Duality of Design in Melbourne, Australia in May 2023.
EFB UX Consortium
Founding a global community of UX leaders, designers, researchers, and design-adjacent professionals in the aviation operations space
IxDA Sydney Podcast
Produced 2 seasons of the IxDA Sydney Podcast alongside 2 collaborators.
THREADS IN MY CAREER
Data-driven
From conducting audits within the Alexa Information domain team to working within the flight data team at Qantas
Centenary companies
3 out of 4 long-term gigs have been for 100+ year old companies (think "digital transformation")
Regulated environments
From aviation to urban design and public transit, assessing risk is critical to implementation
RECENT EXPERIENCE
Qantas Group
Leading a growth product team, I've added change management, program delivery, and product management to my skillset.
Amazon Alexa
Working on the Alexa Information team, I honed my capabilities at content creation, multi-modal experiences, and designing for emerging tech.
Ford (GFL)
I sharpened my research, prototyping, and storytelling abilities while diving into the world of urban design and mobility.
General Electric (GE)
I worked across different business verticals supporting digital transformation projects, focusing on aviation.
I acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians on whose land I live, play, and work. I pay my deepest respects to all Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging.
© Jun 2024 Vinita Israni
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