Andrea Ucar
About Andrea Ucar
Andrea Ucar is a Product Designer at Flexport, specializing in the Demand Marketplace, based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Product Designer at Flexport
Andrea Ucar is currently employed as a Product Designer for the Demand Marketplace at Flexport. She began her tenure with Flexport in May 2020. Flexport is a leading freight forwarding and customs brokerage company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her role focuses on designing products that streamline and enhance the efficiency of demand marketplace operations.
Professional Experience: WanderJaunt and Ancestry
Before joining Flexport, Andrea Ucar gained substantial experience by working with various companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. From 2019 to 2020, she was a Product Designer for Ops Tools at WanderJaunt for 8 months. Prior to that, from 2018 to 2019, she served as a Product/UX Designer at Ancestry for a year. In these roles, she was responsible for creating user-centric designs and enhancing product usability.
Career Early Stages: eVOC Insights and Slyce.io
Andrea Ucar began her career in product design and UX research. She worked as a UX Researcher at eVOC Insights, LLC from 2017 to 2018 for 11 months. She then moved on to work as a Product Designer, Consultant at Slyce.io from 2016 to 2017 for 4 months. Her responsibilities in these positions included conducting user research and designing user interfaces that meet client requirements.
Consultancy Roles at Eaze and ThoughtSpot
In 2016, Andrea Ucar took on consultancy roles to further diversify her experience. She was the Product Design Lead, Consultant at Eaze (eazeup.com) for 3 months, where she led product design initiatives. Additionally, from 2014 to 2016, she worked in Enterprise Business Development at ThoughtSpot in Miami, Florida, for 2 years, which provided her with valuable insights into business development and client management.
Educational Background: Princeton University
Andrea Ucar graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology. She attended from 2010 to 2014. Her educational background provides a strong foundation in understanding human behavior and cultural factors, which she effectively applies in her user experience and product design roles.