Andrew Woods

Andrew Woods has more than 13 years of experience working in UX, with a background in Graphic Design and FE Development. He has worked across various spaces, designing innovative e-commerce experiences for AirNZ and a full NEON redesign at Accedo. Andrew has experience working for small start-ups and large corporations like Pushpay, Les Mills International, Young & shand, TBWA to ecoPortal and is now Leading UX at RMS CLOUD. His passion for UX lies in solving problems that create value by understanding the users’ needs and behaviours while keeping up with current UX trends, AI, and research methodology. Outside work, he loves to travel, play music, and work out.

Latest posts

How Harness Projects Prepares You for Cybersecurity Certifications

One of the most common questions we hear from people looking to break into cybersecurity is: “Will this course prepare me for certifications?” It’s a great question. Certifications like CompTIA Security+, Network+, CySA+, and PenTest+ are well-recognised in the industry and can help boost your career. But here’s what most people don’t realise: A certification […]

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10 months ago

Succeeding in UX today – Kayla Heffernan’s take

Designing in the Unknown: Insights from Harness Mentor Kayla Heffernan Ambiguity is the natural state of UX. The problems are rarely well-defined, the users don’t always behave as expected, and business priorities can change overnight. Great designers don’t avoid that uncertainty — they learn to navigate it. Few illustrate this better than Kayla Heffernan, one […]

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10 months ago

Hieu Quach — Designing for Millions

Being Prepared for Today’s UX/UI Design Job Market When you’ve designed for products used by millions every day, you see the craft differently. Hieu Quach, now Staff Product Designer at Adobe Express and formerly Senior UX Designer and Lead Product Designer at Atlassian, has spent years shaping how people create, collaborate, and connect online. He […]

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11 months ago