Christian Vasile

Designer in Denpasar, Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia

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 $100 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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Digital Design

End-to-end Design for a Facilities Management Portal
- Product Design
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Web App Design
- Dashboard Design
- Microsoft Power BI
- Responsive Web Apps
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Leadership
- SaaS
- SaaS Design
- Wireframing
- User Journeys
British Gas
- Product Design
- Research
- Wireframing
- Usability Testing
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Responsive Design
- Web App UX
- Analytics
- Visual Design
- Prototyping
- UX Strategy
- Design Systems
- User Experience (UX)
DFS | CMS Design for a Luxury Retailer
- Figma
- Content Management Systems (CMS)
- UI
- UX
- Research
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Design Systems
- UI Pattern Library
- Dashboards
- Dashboard Design
- Interactive Designer
- Web App Design
- Data Visualization
- User Experience (UX)
Google Pay
- Web Design
- UX Design
- Marketing
- Responsive Design
- Product Strategy
- Product Delivery
- Stakeholder Management
- Wireframing
- Sketching
- Agile UX
Filo Research
- SaaS
- Research
- Product Design
- Usability Testing
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Visual Design
- WordPress
- Design Systems
- Figma
- UX Strategy
- SaaS Design
- Interactive Designer
- Web App Design
- Data Visualization
- User Experience (UX)
Waasla
- SaaS
- Product Design
- UX Research
- Visual Design
- Design Systems
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- SaaS Design
- Web App Design
- User Experience (UX)

Employment

Senior Product Designer
2020 - PRESENT
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
Lead Product Designer
2019 - 2020
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
Senior Product Designer
2018 - 2019
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)
Senior Product Designer
2017 - 2018
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
Senior Experience Designer
2016 - 2017
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
User Experience Designer
2014 - 2016
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
Experience Design Consultant
2010 - 2014
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

Other Experience

Toptal Mentor
Christian is a mentor in the Toptal Global Mentor’s Program. This program is a partnership between Toptal and General Assembly to provide high quality mentorship for students from minority and low income backgrounds who are looking to begin their careers as professional designers. Christian shows commitment to diversity in tech by mentoring a General Assembly student every week for a year, covering everything from design tips and tricks to advice on making it in the industry.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in eConcept Development
2010 - 2014
University College of Northern Denmark - Aalborg, Denmark

Experience

Product Design12 years
Web App Design12 years
Visual Design9 years
SaaS Design8 years
Usability Testing8 years
UX Research7 years
UX Strategy7 years
Design Systems5 years

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