Packy Savvenas Senior UX Designer · Product + web

Available for full-time roles

I’ve led design teams. I still do the work.

I’m Packy, a Senior UX Designer at Korn Ferry and former UX and web design director at Russell Herder. I bring research, interface design, and front-end development to the same project, from the first question through build review.

Packy Savvenas

How I got here

Building taught me what a mockup can miss.

Front-end work taught me to design with real content, small screens, and technical limits. A layout could look finished and still leave someone wondering what to do. I wanted to understand why.

My work grew into research, product strategy, UX/UI, and team leadership. I bring that background to product teams, with the front-end skills to help carry a design into the build.

  • Research + UX/UI
  • Design systems
  • Hands-on design engineering

Working together

I bring the team into the decisions.

I ask questions early, explain the tradeoffs, and change direction when the evidence calls for it. I work with product and engineering through review and launch.

Packy stands out as a UX leader who is both highly skilled and genuinely great to work with.

Maria Jamero CMO · Wilder
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Packy stands out as a UX leader who is both highly skilled and genuinely great to work with. We worked together on a complex website redevelopment involving a challenging migration, a robust research library, and intricate functionalities, and he brought professionalism, speed, and smart solutions at every turn.

My research, design, and build process

How I work

I follow the problem from research to release.

I start with what people need to do, design the experience, and carry those decisions into the build. Testing and analytics help me decide what to improve after release.

I want to know where people get stuck.

I use research, analytics, and the team’s knowledge to understand where the journey breaks down and what we need to test.

  • Review the existing journey and content.
  • Map the places people lose context.
  • Give the team a direction to test.

Then I make the next step clear.

I turn those findings into flows, interfaces, and working prototypes. I work through visual design, interaction states, mobile behavior, accessibility, and edge cases before the build.

  • Connect labels, content, and interaction.
  • Keep components and states consistent.
  • Test the choices in a working prototype.

I build what I design.

I build responsive interfaces and CMS systems in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WordPress/PHP. When engineering owns implementation, I work alongside them through build review and launch.

  • Check responsive behavior and accessibility.
  • Review the build with real content.
  • Use analytics to guide the next change.

Working through decisions together.

I explain what led to the choice.

I show the evidence and the tradeoffs. When the evidence points elsewhere, I change direction.

We agree who carries it forward.

I listen to the team’s context and make sure we know who owns the next step.

I check what reaches the user.

I review the build, mobile behavior, and accessibility, then keep learning from the live product.

What I pay attention to.

I watch what people do.

I look at how people use a product before relying on assumptions from a meeting.

I notice the small changes.

A confusing label or missing detail can leave someone unsure of their next step.

I design for the situation.

I consider the person, device, and situation, not just the layout.

Outside the screen

Away from the screen, I’m usually looking for moose.

I spend as much time as I can in the Tetons, hiking and photographing wildlife, especially moose.

I like the patience it takes and the small details along the way: the light, a change in posture, or tracks on the trail.

Let’s talk about the role

Have a role in mind?

I’m looking for a full-time senior UX, product, or web design role, working remotely from the Tetons. Tell me about the team and what it needs to solve.

A few practical questions

What kinds of teams are a good fit?
I work with teams building new products or improving complex ones, including enterprise workflows, mobile field tools, and websites serving several audiences. I’m most useful when research, content, interaction, and the build need to work together.
Can you work in code as well as design?
Yes. I work in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WordPress/PHP, including responsive front-end code, accessibility, and launch QA. I use that experience to build working prototypes, work through technical tradeoffs with engineers, and review the design in the browser.
How do you work with product and engineering?
I bring user needs, interaction details, and technical constraints into the conversation early. I explain the design choices, listen to the team’s context, and stay involved through implementation, QA, and release.
Where are you based?
I’m based in the Tetons and work remotely. I’m used to collaborating across time zones and working within a team’s tools and routines.