Bartek Starak
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Gdańsk, Poland
Toptal member since March 2, 2016
Bartek is a seasoned designer and product manager who solves tough customer problems by mixing research, intuitive user experience, and beautiful design within a budget and limited timeframe. Bartek is focused on delivering value, growth, and scalable solutions for startups and enterprises.
Portfolio
Fortune 500 HVAC Company: HVAC Al System builder
Presentation Design Work
Work Experience
Product Manager | UX Expert
O-L-A Studio
- Brought a unique blend of product management and product design expertise, which enabled me to manage projects end-to-end, from strategic planning and user research to design and market launch.
- Took full ownership of the product cycle at DOIF.IS—from writing technical requirements and managing a developer and illustrator, to designing the interface and carrying out QA before release.
- Oversaw WordPress development and 3rd-party integrations (e.g., scheduling), and took responsibility for the UX of the main website and the Client Portal for course participants.
Owner
Bartek Starak Studio
- Designed iOS and Android apps for various clients in Europe, Asia, and the United States.
- Created the design of the UX and UI for websites for clients in Europe and Asia.
- Designed UX and UI for gambling and fintech clients.
- Made UX and UI design for a travel company called Rainbow (r.pl).
Senior Product Designer
GiddyUp
- Optimized the admin interface on a complex SaaS platform for eCommerce sellers, focusing on improving the purchase funnel.
- Streamlined seller dashboard functionalities to enhance user experience without overwhelming users.
- Integrated fintech solutions, such as payment processing and financial analytics tools, to provide seamless access to essential financial services.
Creative and Design Director
Mobee Dick
- Designed all agency projects from 2013 to the end of 2015, a one-man army until the day I left.
- Designed Żabka Apps for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
- Designed a fitness app called Perfect Gym Me, one of the first Polish material design apps.
- Created countless Keynote presentations and PDF publications that led to winning new accounts.
- Designed the company's blog and created all illustrations for it from 2013 to the end of 2015.
- Designed the agency website, illustrations, and marketing materials.
Graphic Designer | Art Director
Netizens
- Worked for all major agency clients including Lexus Poland, Leroy Merlin, and Polish Airport.
- Animated a few short motion design pieces for website intros and interactive events.
- Led one big, 1,5-year-long design project, from start to finish, contributing to the 3D WebGL-based modeling and scripting web app.
Designer
OS3
- Designed websites and campaign materials for ING Bank.
- Designed and animated an award-winning ad campaign for ING Renault F1 Team with Fernando Alonso.
- Designed corporate website for Asus Poland, showcasing their latest product offers at that time.
Education
Art Degree in Graphic Design/Art History
High School - Zabrze
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Marvel, Apple Keynote, Sketch 3, Adobe Experience Design (XD), FigJam, Zeplin, Photoshop CC, Adobe After Effects, Axure RP Pro, Adobe Flash, Google Analytics, Jira, Confluence, Basecamp, Microsoft PowerPoint, Stripe Checkout
Platforms
OS X, Web, iOS, Android, Figma, Firebase, Shopify
Languages
HTML, JavaScript
Other
App UX, App UI, Prototyping, iOS App Design, Mobile App UI, Wireframing, Responsive UI, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Android App Design, Mobile App Design, UI Animation, Android UI Design, Interactive Design, iOS UI Design, UI Design, UX Design, Design for Animation, Android Design Guidelines, Pitch Presentations, Pitch Deck Design, Data Visualization, Presentation Design, Visual Design, Visualization Design, Data-driven Design, Mobile Design, Product Design, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Graphic Design, Chart Design, Desktop App Design, Design Systems, Mobile UI Design, Web UI Design, Rapid Prototyping, Dashboard Design, High-fidelity Mockups, Interaction Design (IxD), Interactive Prototypes, Conceptual Design, Customer Journey, Design Workshops, Enterprise SaaS, Journey Mapping, User Journeys, SaaS, Motion Graphics, UI Prototyping, UX Prototyping, Animation, Illustration, Art Direction, Motion & Animation Design, Sales Presentations, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Storybook, Fintech Design, Mobile Banking, AI-powered Product Design, Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS), Fintech, AI Design, Systems Thinking, AI Systems, Service Design, AI Agents, AI Chatbots, AI-enabled Applications, Chatbot Conversation Design, Social Media Design, Websites, Responsive, Branding, Amplitude, MVP Design, WebApp, React, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Branded Content, Brochure Design, Brochures, Collateral Design, PowerPoint Design, Presentations, Product Engineering, Product Strategy, Collateral, eCommerce, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, eCommerce CMS, Storage Mamagement, Stripe, Stripe Payments, ChatGPT, Web UX, Analytics, UX Flows
Experience
- UI Design - 12 years
- App UX - 10 years
- UX Design - 10 years
- App UI - 10 years
- iOS App Design - 10 years
- iOS - 10 years
- Figma - 8 years
- iOS UI Design - 6 years
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