Melinda & Olli
Hello, I’m Melinda
As a product designer with a UX focus, my role consists of research and strategy as well as delivering clean and detailed design solutions and executions.
I'm fortunate that my experience has allowed me to work in a variety of industries in a variety of countries. From South Africa, to Italy, to the United States and now New Zealand.
I’m a creative partner with a hands-on approach.
Email: melinda.bekker@gmail.com
Phone: +64 26 650 0180
Stuff my colleagues SAY…
“Melinda has been an absolute pleasure to work with and I greatly value her insights and abilities to deliver designs that will elevate our product both strategically and incrementally. While we all love flashy and sexy comprehensive designs, which she delivers in droves, we also appreciate the incremental design and usibility fixes that she provides that actually go a long way in moving the needle.”
“Melinda has been critical to the success of learning. Her contribution to the quality and excellence for our products has been invaluable. She has a great deal of zest. She truly believes in our mission and vision. On a number of occasions, we had to switch gears and designs, but she was always so enthusiastic, and never missed a beat. On top of that she is a true gem to work with. She gone above and beyond and is truly a rockstar!”
“Grit is more than hard work. It is two things welded together. The first is self-discipline. The second is drive or focus. Grit requires self-control. Melinda Bekker has a mountain of grit. Melinda has demonstrated this grit on a number of projects. ”
“Melinda has maintained a positive, solution-focused attitude, working collaborative with PM and Eng to identify UX solutions to our complex business
requirements. Engineers on my team feel comfortable engaging her directly to garner her input on their in-flight work. The UX solutions she’s provided in collaboration with the team have been actionable and have been well received by customers once released to customers.”
“Attributes that I admire most about Melinda are that she is open, honest, and constructive: does not hesitant to provide valueble feedback on user interaction and design, even candid ones of my suggestions that did not pan out.
She demands excellence: of herself to meet all deadlines asked of her, especially when juggling multiple requests from x-functional partners. ”
“Melinda has been a wonderful colleague. She is a thoughtful designer and it translates into her work. She is thorough and consistently putting the user first. I am always impressed and inspired by her openness and collaborative spirit. She is someone who is a delight to work with”