Summary
Irina Manning is a UX researcher and usability consultant with 11 years of hands-on experience designing and improving digital experiences for Fortune 500 companies, startups, and her own clients from concept to launch. She founded UXR Bits to provide focused user research consultancy and to share practical best practices through a dedicated blog, reflecting her commitment to accessibility and evidence-driven design. Comfortable bridging strategy and execution, she has led cross-functional teams on web and mobile projects, combining information architecture, usability testing, and iterative design to boost conversions and user satisfaction. Her background in languages and graphic design informs a human-centered approach that values empathy, clear communication, and measurable outcomes. Based in Boston, she balances product creation with ongoing research work and a curiosity for travel, books, and multilingual perspectives that often shape her user insights.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Foreign Languages, Literature, and Linguistics, 4.0 with Honors, Bachelor of Arts, Foreign Languages, Literature, and Linguistics, 4.0 with Honors at Samara State Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities ( former Samara State Pedagogical University)
Intensive Graphic Design Program, Graphic, Web & Mobile Design, Intensive Graphic Design Program, Graphic, Web & Mobile Design at Shillington School of Graphic Design
Certificate in UX Design, UX Design, Certificate in UX Design, UX Design at UX Design Institute
English, Russian, French, German