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Hire DanielDaniel Tkachenko
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Toptal Member Since
March 5, 2019
Daniel is a Senior UX/UI designer with 7+ years of experience. He works closely with the team to ensure that the quality and results of the delivered solutions meet the highest industry standards. He has a strong technical background and a broad set of skills to solve product challenges, including excellent communication and managing skills, in addition to the ability to interpret business needs and assess feasibility, timeline, and budget.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Design Director
2017 - 2021
Humbleteam
- Established and led a product design team of 12 people for a fintech startup in the US market focused on a multi-platform application that got more than 500,000 users.
- Established a learning platform for the design team to improve their qualifications in user experience design, visual design, presentation, and metric-based product design.
- Conducted numerous on-site and online design strategy workshops.
- Worked with clients like UBS, Raiffeisen, Accenture, PA Consulting, Barclay's fintech accelerator, and multiple startups with a total capitalization exceeding $500 million.
- Had a chance to help many great startups and companies to design awesome products like Nauto, Nexar, Aleno, Scentbird, Moka, and others.
Technologies: Design Systems, iOS, Management, Android, Banking & Finance, Apps, Sketch, Figma, UX Design
Senior User Experience Designer
2016 - 2018
Merck & Co., Inc., d.b.a
- Worked closely with researchers and doctors to support a faster transition of the pharmaceutical business going digital.
- Integrated deeply with the core business to validate new directions of the products.
- Optimized factory production of the pharma ingredients to increase drugs manufacturing.
- Actively experimented with new product directions to improve people's lives with untreatable diseases.
- Designed applications for multi-platform products.
Technologies: User Research, Workshops, InVision, Figma, Sketch
User Experience Designer
2016 - 2016
Avast Software
- Worked on improving the user experience of the core products that 400 million users use.
- Designed multiple iOS and Android mobile applications.
- Explored internet of things (IoT) applications in a security context for family security.
- Worked on brand unification after AVG acquisition.
Technologies: Axure, InVision, Sketch
User Experience Designer
2015 - 2016
AVG Technologies
- Participated as part of the innovation department.
- Focused on exploring new ideas and rapid prototyping.
- Actively participated in design thinking workshops.
- Designed products that are used daily by 200 million users.
Technologies: Axure, InVision, Sketch
Education
2013 - 2017
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Czech Technical University in Prague - Prague, Czech Republic
Certifications
FEBRUARY 2012 - FEBRUARY 2014
IELTS
British Counsel