Christian Vasile
Designer
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Toptal Member Since
February 18, 2019
Christian is an experienced product designer specializing in enterprise and SaaS platforms. Over the past 15 years, he's designed products that have collectively raised over $150 million in funding. He works from ideation to launch and believes in simple design, working closely with engineers, and testing products often. Christian's previous clients include British Gas, KPMG, DFS, McLaren, HSBC, and Google.
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Work Experience
2023 - PRESENT
Senior Product Designer
ZOE
- Working on increasing our Conversion Rate using usability testing, A/B experiments, and good design practices.
- Building the cross-product tokenised Design System.
- Running usability testing to understand how our products perform and where they could be doing better.
Technologies: Figma, Google Analytics, User Interviews, Customer Interviews
2020 - 2023
Senior Product Designer
UPTIME
- Designed the Uptime iOS and Android app with a team of designers, engineers, and data analysts.
- Created and maintained the design system and pattern library for the product.
- Ideated and designed new features to increase our retention and conversion rates.
- Tested prototypes and made A/B tests with the team to keep on top of our numbers constantly.
Technologies: Figma, Usertesting.com, Miro, Mobile App Design, User Interface (UI), UI Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, A/B Testing, Design Leadership, Component Libraries, Agile Sprints, User Testing, Stakeholder Engagement, Copywriting, User Research, Visual Design, User Experience (UX), Mockups, Design Guidelines, Wireframing, UX Design, Information Architecture (IA), Prototyping, User Interviews, Customer Interviews
2019 - 2020
Lead Product Designer
Filo
- Led the design for a product that was the first of its kind and launched it in less than four months.
- Shaped the product strategy together with the other co-founders.
- Wireframed, tested and designed the visual appearance for the product.
- Created a design system to ensure consistency and implementation speed.
- Prioritized the backlog together with the product owner.
Technologies: Sketch, Figma, UX Strategy, SaaS Design, User Interface (UI), UI Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, A/B Testing, Design Leadership, Component Libraries, Agile Sprints, User Testing, Copywriting, User Research, Visual Design, User Experience (UX), Mockups, Design Guidelines, Wireframing, UX Design, Information Architecture (IA), Prototyping, Dashboards
2018 - 2019
Senior Product Designer
British Gas
- Saved the company mid-six figures in costs by helping move offline capabilities online and improving the support experience.
- Designed new user journeys and ran hundreds of usability testing sessions in our in-house lab.
- Investigated opportunities and designed solutions for how the support experience could be improved. This included enhancing the current design, analyzing data, conducting usability testing, and stakeholder management.
- Prioritized the backlog with our product owner and helped her with the product strategy and stakeholder management.
- Ran workshops together with my product team and third-party matrix team to understand the big picture of the problems we were solving.
Technologies: Omniture, GitHub, Jira, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Zeplin, Sketch, UX Strategy, User Interface (UI), A/B Testing, Component Libraries, Agile Sprints, User Testing, Stakeholder Engagement, Copywriting, User Research, Visual Design, User Experience (UX), Mockups, Design Guidelines, Wireframing, UX Design, Prototyping, User Interviews, Customer Interviews
2017 - 2018
Senior Product Designer
Beyond
- Worked end-to-end on digital products from early research and strategy to interaction, visuals, and product road mapping.
- Led product teams, pitched new business, supported younger designers, and helped Beyond transition to a product design agency.
- Worked with a variety of clients, including Warner Brothers, Google, Virgin, Facebook, Shutterstock, Disney, Just Eat, and Instagram.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Zeplin, InVision, Sketch, UX Strategy, Mobile App Design, User Interface (UI), UI Design, Agile Sprints, Copywriting, User Research, Visual Design, User Experience (UX), Mockups, Wireframing, UX Design, Prototyping, User Interviews
2016 - 2017
Senior Experience Designer
KPMG UK
- Helped clients navigate digital transformations and created products for our auditors. Clients included Toshiba, McLaren, HSBC, the UK Ministry of Justice, and Diageo.
- Worked, on a day-to-day basis, across the whole design process.
- Led teams and mentored junior designers and was involved in business development.
- Pitched to clients and KPMG Partners and created a long-term strategy to infuse a design culture in the company.
Technologies: Zeplin, InVision, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, UX Strategy, Mobile App Design, User Interface (UI), Web App UI, Agile Sprints, Stakeholder Engagement, Copywriting, User Research, Visual Design, User Experience (UX), Mockups, Wireframing, UX Design, Prototyping, Dashboards
2014 - 2016
User Experience Designer
iPaper
- Played a central role in the redesign of the back-end system.
- Created a new website design based on a thought-out strategy created with the marketing team.
- Improved several front-end features as well as helped create new products for the iPaper suite.
- Worked closely with the developers and the management team and contributed with my interaction design and user experience knowledge on everything from major features to micro-interactions.
- Helped in collaboration with the management to shift from a sales-driven focus to design-driven, therefore putting design at the heart of the company culture.
- Ran usability testing sessions to understand the pain points of our customers, which was central to the success of the redesign.
Technologies: Google Analytics, Jira, UXPin, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, SaaS Design, User Interface (UI), UI Design, Design Sprints, Web App UX, Web App UI, A/B Testing, Agile Sprints, User Testing, Copywriting, User Research, Visual Design, User Experience (UX), Mockups, Wireframing, UX Design, Prototyping, Dashboards, User Interviews
2010 - 2014
Experience Design Consultant
StudioWeb
- Worked on creating products to solve business problems and help the bottom line of my clients.
- Worked with companies from numerous industries, including healthcare, fitness, security, and banking.
- Ran usability testing sessions on-demand for clients.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, Adobe Photoshop, SaaS Design, Mobile App Design, User Interface (UI), UI Design, Copywriting, User Research, Visual Design, User Experience (UX), Mockups, Wireframing, UX Design, Prototyping
Education
2010 - 2014
Bachelor's Degree in eConcept Development
University College of Northern Denmark - Aalborg, Denmark
