About Me
At Work
I began my career working as a design consultant on a variety of complex projects in travel, healthcare, and advertising. This was a great opportunity to work with and learn from very experienced designers and researchers and tackle some interesting design challenges. After four years of consultancy, I wanted to gain deeper experience working on a dedicated product team and work more closely with engineers. I went to Adobe where I worked as a designer, researcher, and product owner on Adobe Muse and currently on the Adobe Spark team.
Outside of Work
I am originally from Milan, Italy, but have lived in the Seattle area for over 15 years. In my free time I enjoy traveling (my most recent trips were to Norway and Vietnam), cooking, and spending time with my husband and daughter.
Kind words from former coworkers & clients
“Valentina ensures that great product decisions are made. She’s thorough, data-driven, and relentlessly customer-centric. When Valentina joins a project she raises the bar for everyone: you’ll start noticing your entire team becoming more accurate at predicting user needs. She’s a natural foil when people get so attached to a concept that they forget to be diligent in their empathy for the customer journey. Her insights often come through a remarkable ability to genuinely listen and keep natural biases in check. The recipe is simple: empowering and following Valentina’s lead results in excellent products!”
– Brian Thomas, former Manager at Adobe
“Valentina was amazing – her ability to grasp our business and solve complex issues was impressive. True rock star. If we worked with Blink again, I’d specifically request her to be on the team.”
–Kate Reinmiller, VP of Product, Mixpo
“It’s always very clear to me how thoughtful she is in her approach to projects; I value her process, which always starts with basic ideas which are evaluated and reworked until they are the best they can be. She doesn’t rush headlong into a design – she explores the options and evaluates them thoughtfully”
– Anonymous Feedback – Former coworker at Blink UX
“She’s a deep thinker and keeps her finger on the pulse of what’s happening in UX. She always has a suggestion or point of reference to explore when you ask her for feedback. It’s like she’s thought about your problem before you even asked her!”
– Anonymous Feedback – Former coworker at Blink UX
“She eats her fruit like a true Italian–with fork and knife”
– Anonymous Feedback – Former coworker at Blink UX