Student Success Story: Zeb Cumberland

Zeb completed our 12-Week full-time UX/UI Career Development Bootcamp in April 2023. He has recently started a UX Design Internship at Softwire.

We caught up with him recently to see how the course helped him achieve his goals and his pearls of wisdom for any budding product designers.

Tell us a bit more about what you were doing before you decided to pivot into design?

I finished university having studied Politics and Economics in June and went travelling around Asia for 2 months. After meeting with others in the tech industry, I decided to take the leap into UX upon returning and enrolled in the Experience Haus bootcamp.

How was training at Experience Haus different from other providers?

The real-world experience you are exposed to and the small, intimate group sizes is what sets Experience Haus apart. You are able to ask loads of questions and get plenty of exposure working with others.

What was the highlight of your course?

The highlight for me was working with GeneHub, a health-tech startup, because of the important issue they were trying to solve. It was also amazing to see our work actually being used by them!  

What was the most challenging part of your learning experience?

For me, the most challenging aspect was coming to grips with user research as I’m naturally a more reserved person. However, being taken out of my comfort zone was so important for me and I feel like a more accomplished designer because of it.