Lane Mirkss from US 🇺🇸 started as a UX Designer at ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City, Utah 🇺🇸

BIOLOGY TO UX

Lane Mirkss

What’s your career background?

Bachelors in Biology and Minor in Chemistry & English Teaching

What interested you about UX? 

I was interested in User Experience Design because it combined my background in research with my creative side, while allowing for 1) career growth, 2) great pay, and 3) work-life balance.

What did you like about Valentin as being your UX mentor? 

Valentin provided me with industry knowledge, taught me how to have an eye for design, and challenged me beyond the course requirements to develop marketable skills that helped me land my dream job.

Did Valentin help you to get a UX role? 

Valentin coached me through the job application, interview, and onboarding processes providing useful tools like an online spreadsheet to track my job applications and an interview script that helped me prepare for some difficult interview questions.

Would you recommend Valentin as a mentor to others? 

I would highly recommend Valentin Brixner as a mentor! Valentin provided me with industry knowledge, taught me how to have an eye for design, and challenged me beyond the course requirements to develop marketable skills that helped me land my dream job.