Ivan Annikov

Designer in Portland, ME, United States

Member since November 11, 2015

Ivan has been working at Silicon Valley technology companies since 2011. His core competencies are UX, interaction, and UI design of web and mobile software products. His primary focus is on cross-platform SaaS products for the enterprise and SMBs. Ivan designed and helped build SaaS products in the following verticals: sales automation and prospecting, private aviation, compliance automation, cybersecurity, and marketing automation.

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Digital Design

Secureframe
- UX
- UI
- Product Design
- Enterprise SaaS
- Interactive Prototypes
- Figma
ScreenSteps
- UX
- UI
- Product Design
- Enterprise SaaS
- Figma
Upwave
- UI
- UX
- Product Design
- Enterprise SaaS
- Interactive Prototypes
- Figma
Stellar
- UX
- Product Design
- Enterprise SaaS
- Responsive UI
- Interactive Prototypes
- Figma
Intricately
- UX
- UI
- Product Design
- Enterprise SaaS
Localize
- UX
- UI
- Product Design
- Enterprise SaaS

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Product Designer
2016 - PRESENT
Ivan Annikov
- Worked on a SaaS product in the compliance automation space.
- Designed a SaaS product for a marketing analytics company.
- 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 several SaaS products.
- Designed and developed several 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 Design
Head of Design
2014 - 2016
LeadGenius
- 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 a user researcher.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Suite, Jira, GitHub, Sketch, UX Research
Design Co-founder
2014 - 2014
Entio (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, Sketch
Senior Interface Designer
2013 - 2014
Kabuto (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, Sketch
Lead UX/UI Designer
2012 - 2013
Wallit! (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 Photoshop
Interface Designer (Contract)
2012 - 2012
GrowMobile (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

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How to Conduct Effective UX Research: A Guide (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/designers/user-research/budget-ux-user-research
Effective user research doesn’t have to cost a fortune. There are many low-cost methods available, all of which will put a designer on the road to designing better products.

Education

Master's Degree in Marketing
2010 - 2011
Maastricht University - Maastricht, Netherlands
Bachelor's Degree in International Studies and Communications
1995 - 1999
Oglethorpe University - Atlanta, GA, USA

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