“Hard skills ako programovanie alebo UX research komentovať nebudem aj keď sú na nadpriemernej úrovni. Taja je výnimočný niečím iným. Empaticky počúva (naozaj mám pocit, že ma chce pochopiť). Má úprimný záujem pomôcť (toto už nie je len pocit). Poskytuje užitočnú spätnú väzbu (vždy viem presne čo zlepšiť a prečo). Ak by som mal vystavať v mojom projekte dreamteam, Taju by som na základe daných zručností staval do pozície facilitátora.”
About
Hey, I’m Taja. 👋
I lead teams, design experiences, and build communities.
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Education
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Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies, Slovak University of Technology
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Activities and Societies: PeWe (Personalized Web) Group
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Won 6st place in regional round of ZENIT in programming, 2008/2009.
Volunteer Experience
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User Experience Consultant
Slovensko.Digital
- Present 5 years 7 months
Social Services
Redif ining the digital communication of Slovak citizens with goverment.
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Event Organizer
Slovak User Experience Association - SUXA
- Present 5 years 11 months
Promoting and supporting the UX culture and its practicioners.
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Co-Founder
UX Forum Bratislava
- Present 6 years 7 months
Education
Enabling experts to share knowledge within UX community via periodic meetups.
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Co-founder
Národ Technickej Excelencie
- 5 years
Education
Working with students to improve education system in Slovakia.
Publications
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Student Motivation in Interactive Online Learning
IIT.SRC 2014
See publicationModern digital technology led to usage of interactive online learning. This method of learning improves students' understanding of underlying concept and enables them to test knowledge they gained. However, students often lose motivation to study on their own using this method. Time spent learning is the most important factor for success in learning.
In our project we look at different aspects and types of motivation and existing evidence in order to create elements of interactive learning…Modern digital technology led to usage of interactive online learning. This method of learning improves students' understanding of underlying concept and enables them to test knowledge they gained. However, students often lose motivation to study on their own using this method. Time spent learning is the most important factor for success in learning.
In our project we look at different aspects and types of motivation and existing evidence in order to create elements of interactive learning system that would motivate students into using it more. We compare these elements and evaluate their effectiveness in motivating students and the actual effects they have on students' behavior in interactive online learning.
Projects
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Autogram
A simple, fast, and secure tool for legally binding electronic signing and verification of documents even without a notary. It supports all desktop operating systems and mobile devices, and it also contains a REST API for easy integration into company systems or servers.
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GovBox Pro
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Electronic mailbox with advanced functionality as a replacement for the state-provided mailbox. It allows you to perform mass actions, manage multiple mailboxes, manage work and responsibilities in the company, and much more, including support for mobile devices. As a product designer, I was in charge of the entire design of the product, including the behavior and visuals of all its screens.
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Modernization of Central Portal of Public Administration
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The Central Portal of Public Administration (ÚPVS) ensures central and unified access to information resources and public administration services. The information (advice, instructions, descriptions) that the visitor is looking for is currently often part of the information servers of individual resorts. The goal of the portal is to integrate this information and services and provide them to the user in a clear and accessible form.
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ID-SK
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A uniform design manual for electronic services and websites, which aims to unify user interfaces and the way of communicating with the user when providing electronic services in Slovakia, The research I was leading focused on the existing version of the ID-SK, the practical functioning of public authorities, and the expectations of officials and citizens.
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Slovak Business Register – Turning a 400+ field-long form into 5 inputs
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State ordered approximately 300,000 companies to add their identification data to the business register of the Slovak Republic. Team of volunteers and I looked at how the process works and how we could simplify it. I was in charge of UX research and UX design.
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GreenPass & OverPass – EU Digital COVID Certificate
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GreenPass and OverPass were part of the EU Digital Green Certificate system in Slovakia. GreenPass was a free official application that stored certificates, and OverPass helped verify them when traveling or visiting shops, services, and other facilities.
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priznanie.digital
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A web service used to prepare a tax return for self-employed people with flat-rate expenses. After entering the basic data, it generates a tax return for download and guides the user through the process of filing a tax return on the pages of the Financial Administration. Our work shortened the tedious process of filling out tax returns to approximately 5–10 minutes.
Honors & Awards
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Most Innovative Deployment of HR Technology
The Stevie® Awards
According to Global Forest Watch, Slovakia lost more than 700 square kilometers of forests between 2001 and 2014. This is about twice the size of Bratislava. If you look around, you can still find many areas where, despite the digital age, thousands of sheets of paper are used for printing.
That is why the Slovak IBM HR team continues to digitize its processes and focus on improving the employee experience. Project Digitalization of Tax Process in Slovakia was nominated and won a GOLD…According to Global Forest Watch, Slovakia lost more than 700 square kilometers of forests between 2001 and 2014. This is about twice the size of Bratislava. If you look around, you can still find many areas where, despite the digital age, thousands of sheets of paper are used for printing.
That is why the Slovak IBM HR team continues to digitize its processes and focus on improving the employee experience. Project Digitalization of Tax Process in Slovakia was nominated and won a GOLD STEVIE® WINNER award for Most Innovative Deployment of HR Technology. The new digital solution saves time, increases comfort for employees and in the critical times during worldwide pandemic also ensured the safety of employees – all steps can be performed online directly from the comfort of home.
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