{"id":7,"date":"2024-09-26T09:31:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T09:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-07-10T16:40:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:40:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/","title":{"rendered":"Freelance Product Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"stereojam-sergey-guryakov-fall2015\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Freelance product designer with 14+ years in health tech, pharma, SaaS, and e-commerce. Delivers high-quality UX\/UI across design systems and product launches. Clients include Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, HHS, PhRMA, EngagedMD, Merz, and WPP\u00a0 – trusted to solve complex problems in regulated environments.<\/h3>\n

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Sergey was an integral part of our team at EngagedMD, joining us as our first designer. During his tenure, he played a crucial role in a major redesign of our platform, contributing from the initial ideation phase through to the launch. This project was pivotal in enhancing our efforts to automate patient education and administration, aligning with our mission to save medical practices time and improve patient care.Sergey’s work during the redesign phase demonstrated his commitment to user-centered design and his ability to contribute to critical projects. He showed adaptability and a readiness to tackle the challenges associated with developing solutions in the health tech space.Sergey’s approach to design could be valuable in roles where design plays a key part in product development and user experience enhancement. His involvement in projects from conception to implementation showcases his capability to navigate the design process in a dynamic environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"image\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Taylor Stein<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

CEO @ EngagedMD<\/h4>\n\t\t\t

Sergey is one of the best product designers I have had the privilege of working with. He is a champion of the customer and always pushed our product team to prioritize the user experience. I personally learned so much from Sergey, not only regarding design and prototyping, but also in acting with empathy and further understanding of our users.As a colleague, Sergey is top notch and exemplified collaboration. He delivered high quality designs, amidst juggling numerous tickets, and was responsive to any feedback. I cannot recommend Sergey enough as an incredible teammate!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"image\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Bryan Kang<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Product Manager @ EngagedMD<\/h4>\n\t\t\t

I can’t say enough good things about Sergey. He has been both a member of my team and for all intents and purposes- a highly-valued peer and mentor to me in his own right. I have worked with him for over 2 years.

The first thing that you learn about Sergey is that he is extremely flexible. He is extremely tolerant of uncertainty and loose requirements. He is able to look outside-the-box to come up with creative solutions to problems. This makes him really ideal at juggling work and going with the flow of an ever-changing work landscape. If Sergey is empowered to have freedom from rigid structure and free to express himself, he is in his element and set up for rockstar-level success. He also adapts well to the rigid structure and limitations that is common in a bulk of our healthcare projects.

Sergey is very persuasive. He has a social demeanor that is outgoing, and he is not afraid to be heard or proactively engage to help out with a problem. He really gets along well in a group, but really thrives in building close 1:1 personal relationships with team members. This is how he is able to successfully influence change, lead projects and improve products.

Teamwork is important to Sergey, but he really is able to thrive in an independent contributor position as well. He is a steady, positive force for quality deliverables and high value experience consultation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Josh Gravholt<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Director of Product Design, Director of UX<\/h4>\n\t\t\t

Sergey is one of those rare human beings that is calm yet swift. He brings an admirable level of sophistication to everything he touches. Sergey is not only a fast thinker but a calculated one. His design of UX is intuitive yet pushes the boundaries of existing patterns. I had the fortunate experience to work with him across many projects over the course of half a decade. Sergey was always patient with me challenging his thinking and working collaboratively to push ideas further, larger, and beyond the client’s expectations. He leads his teams with grace and kindness. Also, have to note that Sergey has the most wicked sense of dry humor. Always fun to work or hang out with him. You’d be lucky to have him on your side!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"image\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Alexis Bormann<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

VP, Associate Creative Director @ Saatchi & Saatchi<\/h4>\n\t\t\t

Sergey in one word is concise. Sergey in two words is bad ass. Having worked with and under Sergey for the past two years, I can say with all confidence that Sergey is the best of the best in digital design. It is rare that you come across someone, who after their departure, leaves a lasting impact and irreplaceable void in the office. It is even more rare to find a UX designer who can be client-facing, code, conduct research, and understand all things visual design. Sergey is that unicorn. I look forward to working with Sergey again in any capacity that is presented!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"image\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Mayeda Khan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Associate Director, Experience Design @ Method<\/h4>\n\t\t\t

I have had the distinct pleasure of watching Sergey evolve from an individual contributor to a department director and leader within the agency. He did so with poise and introspection, drawing from his passion when necessary, and being wise and humble enough to recognize the gaps he needed to grow into. In both roles he maintained his unique vision that leads to great customer and user experience, while never ebbing his drive to deliver the best, his refusal to compromise high standards for the convenience of a date or dollar. Opportunity calls, so we are sad to lose him; I believe the highest form if recommendation is in the simple statement, that I look forward to when I work and collaborate with him again.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Property\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Ben Spriggs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

SVP, Digital Product Development @ WundermanThompson <\/h4>\n\t\t\t

Having collaborated with many user experience designers on a wide variety of projects, there are few people I’ve worked with who bring the same passion, attention to detail, and talent to the table as Sergey. He’s an extremely dedicated worker who not only expects the best of himself, but will motivate a team to push boundaries and develop the best product possible.Always up to date on the latest interactive design and UX trends, it’s rare that Sergey does not have a solution to a given problem (and if he doesn’t, he’s certainly quick to find one). His background in interactive design shows through in the visually-stunning wireframes he builds, and his knowledge of front-end design is apparent every time he explains how and why a given solution will or will not work.I’ve learned a lot from Sergey over the past several years, and it’s been an absolute pleasure working with him.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"image\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Alex Verdaguer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Senior Program Manager @ REI<\/h4>\n\t\t\t

There have been very few people whom I’ve worked with at past jobs throughout my career that I would actively try to work with again, and Sergey is definitely at the top of my list.

Sergey and I worked together at RTC\/Wunderman on a variety of UX design and development projects, and he was consistently organized, solutions-oriented, collaborative, innovative, and last but not least — great to work with. He uses a firm understanding of the primary business goals to drive his decisions and recommendations about implementation, even in cases where a change in direction is necessary.

Sergey is knowledgable, not just about details as they pertain to his own discipline, but also when it comes to others, including development, technology, strategy, and marketing. When working with Sergey, you know things will not only get done, but done right. He’s a sponge when it comes to knowledge, and is proactive about sharing it.

Sergey is a great communicator, whose expertise and success gained him the trust and respect of his co-workers and clients. I would not hesitate to recommend him for employment (even if it has to be at company other than my own).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"image\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Jenny Markley<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Director, Technical Product Management @ PBS<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Freelance product designer with 14+ years in health tech, pharma, SaaS, and e-commerce. Delivers high-quality UX\/UI across design systems and product launches. Clients include Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, HHS, PhRMA, EngagedMD, Merz, and WPP\u00a0 – trusted to solve complex problems in regulated environments. Select Work Social Proof Sergey was an integral part of our team at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":486,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoj.am\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}