Summary
Sanaz Esmaeili is a UX Design Manager based in Tampa with 10 years of multidisciplinary experience bridging product design, user research, and technical development. She has led UX/UI teams and product initiatives at UXland and now directs design efforts for SalonCentric (L'Oréal USA), combining hands-on prototyping with user-centered strategy. Her background includes academic research and teaching at the University of South Florida and a PhD in Geophysics, which contributes a rigorous, analytical approach to complex product problems. Comfortable switching between high-level roadmaps and pixel-perfect interactions, she’s known for a caring leadership style that prioritizes delight and measurable impact. An early career developer and tester, she brings practical technical fluency to cross-functional collaboration and design implementation.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Physics, Bachelor’s Degree, Physics at Bu-Ali Sina University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geophysics at University of South Florida
UX|UI Design, UX|UI Design at UXland
Master’s Degree, Geophysics, Master’s Degree, Geophysics at University of Tehran