Portfolio
Digital Design
Designer in San Francisco, CA, United States
Member since October 24, 2015
Ivan has been working at Silicon Valley tech companies since 2011. His core competencies are in UX, interaction, and UI design of both web and mobile software products. His primary focus is on cross-platform SaaS products for the enterprise and SMBs. He designed and helped build SaaS products in the following verticals: sales automation and prospecting, private aviation, AI, cybersecurity, as well as education management.
Ivan is now available for hire
Employment
Product Designer
2016 - PRESENTIvan Annikov- Designed a SaaS product in the private aviation space.
- Worked on new features of a SaaS product in the cybersecurity space.
- Designed a SaaS product in the sales automation space.
- Worked on a SaaS product in the manufacturing AI space.
- Designed multiple UI libraries across a number of software products.
- Created a number of high-conversion marketing sites in Webflow.
Technologies: GitHub, Jira, Principle, Webflow, InVision, Adobe, Figma, Sketch, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Product Design, SaaS, Web DesignHead of Design
2014 - 2016LeadGenius- Designed an enterprise-grade SaaS platform for managing sales data.
- Created a SaaS product for sales outreach and conducted user testing sessions.
- Worked closely with two of the founders on new product initiatives.
- Collaborated with the marketing team on the redesign of the LeadGenius marketing website.
- Managed a small design team that consisted of a product designer and user researcher.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Suite, Jira, GitHub, Sketch, UX ResearchDesign Co-founder
2014 - 2014Entio (San Francisco, CA)- Conducted the initial user research to validate product assumptions.
- Designed clickable prototypes to test specific user flows.
- Created all aspects of a SaaS product for restaurant managers.
- Designed all aspects of a consumer-facing iOS app.
- Hired two engineers to join the team and played the role of a PM.
- Conducted post-launch user testing to collect insights from the first clients.
Technologies: iOS, InVision, Adobe Photoshop, GitHub, SketchSenior Interface Designer
2013 - 2014Kabuto (San Francisco, CA)- Worked alongside the VP of Design to launch an enterprise-grade iOS app.
- Spearheaded product design efforts of the Android app to mirror the iOS app.
- Onboarded and mentored junior designers.
- Conducted usability studies of Kabuto's mobile apps.
- Worked on adapting the company's Android app to tablets.
Technologies: Jira, iOS, Android, Adobe Photoshop, SketchLead UX/UI Designer
2012 - 2013Wallit! (Berkeley, CA)- Conducted user research prior to designing a new iOS app in the social networking space.
- Collaborated with the founder and core engineering team to flush out product details.
- Created interactive prototypes to get additional validation of specific product features from potential users.
- Designed all aspects of the first version of the iOS app.
- Worked with the marketing team to design the necessary promo materials for the app's launch.
Technologies: User Testing, Adobe Illustrator, iOS, Adobe PhotoshopInterface Designer (Contract)
2012 - 2012GrowMobile (San Francisco, CA)- Worked closely with the founders to build out the first version of the product in the mobile advertising space.
- Designed multiple variations of a client-facing dashboard that contained complex user flows.
- Created all of the visual concepts for the product interface.
- Collaborated with the core engineering team to get all of the product designs into production.
- Helped GrowMobile build and launch its platform in a short period of time.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop
Other Experience
Education
- Master's degree in Marketing2010 - 2011Maastricht University - Maastricht, Netherlands
- Bachelor's degree in International Studies and Communications1995 - 1999Oglethorpe University - Atlanta, GA, USA
Experience
- Web Design14 years
- User Interface (UI)9 years
- Interactive Prototypes9 years
- User Experience (UX)9 years
- Product Design8 years
- SaaS7 years
- Sketch7 years
- Figma4 years
