Ivo Vilches, Designer in Madrid, Spain
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Ivo Vilches

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Bio

Ivo is a multidisciplinary designer who has been dedicated to making interacting with machines more human since 2014. He has worked with both startups and well-established companies like Google or Santander. He also founded Commit Sans, a digital production studio, and Community Tools, a company committed to connecting people from different backgrounds and communities. Ivo loves to build projects and solutions from scratch, combining his tech knowledge with keen expertise in user experience.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Founder

2019 - PRESENT
Commit Sans
  • Collaborated with a laureate Spanish designer to craft a product's visual identity and animate its characters.
  • Helped a startup re-design its product to support families find and rate child-friendly venues.
  • Supported a company designing their automated real estate management software.
  • Launched a multiplatform product for a major Spanish company in record time.
Technologies: Figma, Vue, Web Design, App Design, Responsive UX Design, Motion Graphics, Web App UX, Web App UI, Consulting, IT Consulting, Motion Design, Web App Design, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, Mobile App Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Experience (UX), Android, iOS, Product Consultant, Visual Design, Mockups, User Experience Design, Workflow, Onboarding, Competitive Analysis, B2B, Branding, Layout Design, Landing Pages, Interactive Prototypes, Pitch Decks, Presentations, Design Leadership, UI Prototyping, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, UX Design, Design Production, User Personas, Social Networks, Web, Mobile, Software Design, UX Audits, Digital Product Design, User Validation, Human-centered Design (HCD), Low-fidelity Prototypes, High-fidelity Prototypes, Best Practices in Design, User-centered Design (UCD), Use Cases, Use Case Analysis, Design Consultation, Workflow Optimization, User Stories, Design Guidelines, Process Mapping, Workshop Facilitation, MVP Design, Component Libraries, Web UI, Software as a Service (SaaS), Hotjar, Renewable Energy, Google Analytics, WordPress, Customer Journeys, Web Dashboards, Interaction Design (IxD), Consumer Products, Marketing, App UX, Information Architecture (IA)

Freelance Product Designer

2023 - 2023
Velada
  • Turned their app's components and layout into a fully responsive website.
  • Redesigned restaurant pages together with an SEO expert.
  • Used research data to make it easier for the user to discover (search and filter) restaurants in both desktop and mobile experiences.
Technologies: Figma, Material UI, Layout Design, UI Components, Feature Prioritization, Interactive Prototypes, UI Prototyping, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, UX Design, User Personas, Brand Guidelines, Web, Mobile, Software Design, Digital Product Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, Use Cases, Mobile First, Design Documentation, MVP Design, Web UI, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Consumer Products

Freelance Product Designer

2022 - 2023
Connectif
  • Audited, expanded, and maintained their design system; added new templates, pages, typography pairings, icons, and color schemes.
  • Designed a data visualization feature, working closely with the CDO and building complex modular graphics.
  • Interviewed clients and collaborated closely with the C-levels to design better features faster.
  • Designed their brand new AI assistant in record time.
Technologies: Figma, Material UI, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Dashboards, SaaS, Layout Design, UI Components, Interviews, Annotated Wireframes, Interactive Prototypes, eCommerce, User Flows, UI Prototyping, Data Visualization, Dashboard Design, UX Design, AI Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), eCommerce UX, User Workflows, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Web, Design Revamps, Software Design, UX Audits, Digital Product Design, Low-fidelity Prototypes, High-fidelity Prototypes, Stakeholder Management, Best Practices in Design, Use Cases, Use Case Analysis, Design Consultation, Workflow Optimization, User Stories, Design Guidelines, Design Documentation, Enterprise System Design, Process Mapping, MVP Design, Component Libraries, Web UI, Software as a Service (SaaS), Web Dashboards, Heuristic Analysis, Interaction Design (IxD), Information Architecture (IA)

Freelance Product Designer

2019 - 2023
Google for Startups
  • Created a tool connecting Google members to startup communities across seven countries and three continents.
  • Conducted international research to understand members' networking habits.
  • Collaborated in the development of the web app using Vue.
Technologies: Figma, Vue, Nuxt.js, Surveying, Web App Design, Zeplin, Mobile UI, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Experience (UX), Mobile Design, Product Consultant, Visual Design, Mockups, User Experience Design, SaaS Design, Onboarding, User Research, Research, Competitive Analysis, B2B, Dashboards, SaaS, Layout Design, Interviews, Workshops, Feature Prioritization, Annotated Wireframes, User Journeys, Interactive Prototypes, Pitch Decks, Presentations, UX Wireframes, User Testing, UI Prototyping, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Dashboard Design, UX Design, User Personas, Brand Guidelines, Web, Mobile, Software Design, Digital Product Design, User Validation, Human-centered Design (HCD), Low-fidelity Prototypes, High-fidelity Prototypes, Stakeholder Management, Journey Mapping, Product Strategy, User-centered Design (UCD), Use Cases, Design Consultation, User Stories, Process Mapping, MVP Design, Component Libraries, Web UI, Software as a Service (SaaS), Google Analytics, Customer Journeys, Web Dashboards, Interaction Design (IxD), Consumer Products, Information Architecture (IA)

UX/UI Designer

2022 - 2022
Eqhq
  • Designed a search experience for a complex heavy machinery aggregator capable of including make, model, year, and mileage on the same query without using filters.
  • Designed the flows and layouts for both listing equipment and listing auctions.
  • Standardized the client's existing components and extended their design system with new patterns, layouts, and media.
Technologies: UX Design, UI Design, Product Design, Figma, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, Data Aggregation, Web Search, Search, Web Layout, Responsive Layout, Responsive UI, Bootstrap, Layout Design, UI Components, Interactive Prototypes, User Flows, UI Prototyping, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, User Personas, Brand Guidelines, Web, Software Design, Digital Product Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, Use Cases, Use Case Analysis, Design Consultation, User Stories, Design Documentation, MVP Design, Component Libraries, Web UI, Information Architecture (IA)

Strategic Designer

2021 - 2022
Raven
  • Conducted interviews with users and employees, mapped their journeys and used them to help define user personas for an undisclosed product or service.
  • Facilitated a design thinking workshop with employees.
  • Prototyped a responsive minimum viable product (MVP) and helped develop a new brand identity.
Technologies: Figma, CX Strategy, Prototyping, UX Strategy, Responsive UX Design, UX Research, Wireframing, Rapid Prototyping, Web App UX, Web App UI, Consulting, User Journeys, User Journey Maps, Surveying, Fintech, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Experience (UX), Design Thinking, Product Consultant, Visual Design, Mockups, User Experience Design, User Research, Research, Competitive Analysis, Landing Pages, Interviews, Workshops, Annotated Wireframes, Agile, Finance, Interactive Prototypes, Pitch Decks, Presentations, Service Design, UX Wireframes, Design Leadership, Design Workshops, UI Prototyping, UX Design, User Personas, Brand Guidelines, Human-centered Design (HCD), Low-fidelity Prototypes, Stakeholder Management, Journey Mapping, Product Strategy, User-centered Design (UCD), Service Blueprints, Use Cases, Use Case Analysis, Design Consultation, Workflow Optimization, Strategic Design, User Stories, Enterprise System Design, Process Mapping, Workshop Facilitation, MVP Design, Web UI, Customer Journeys

Lead Product Designer

2018 - 2019
Arbor Fintech
  • Designed the core product and the investor mode, including the onboarding with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and a dashboard with data visualization.
  • Helped the tech team move to an agile production pipeline using rapid prototyping and InVision for handoffs.
  • Kickstarted the research practice, hired a UX researcher, and set up processes and documentation. Conducted several interviews and helped prioritize the roadmap.
  • Helped create the customer success team integrating tools that I've used in my previous startups. Helped configure those tools, like Intercom, to funnel users' feedback straight to the UX designers.
  • Conducted several A/B tests to improve their website's conversion from less than 1% to over 10%.
Technologies: Sketch, InVision, HTML, CSS, Unbounce, Surveying, A/B Testing, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Mobile App Design, Fintech, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Experience (UX), Mobile Design, Android, iOS, Visual Design, Mockups, User Experience Design, Onboarding, User Research, Research, Usability Testing, Layout Design, UI Components, Landing Pages, Interviews, Workshops, Feature Prioritization, Agile, Finance, Interactive Prototypes, Pitch Decks, Presentations, Service Design, Design Leadership, Modular Design, User Flows, User Testing, UI Prototyping, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, UX Design, User Personas, Brand Guidelines, Mobile, Design Revamps, Software Design, UX Audits, Digital Product Design, User Validation, Human-centered Design (HCD), Low-fidelity Prototypes, High-fidelity Prototypes, Stakeholder Management, Journey Mapping, Product Strategy, User-centered Design (UCD), Use Cases, Use Case Analysis, Workflow Optimization, Strategic Design, Mobile First, Design Guidelines, Design Documentation, Process Mapping, MVP Design, Component Libraries, Google Analytics, WordPress, Customer Journeys, Heuristic Analysis, Interaction Design (IxD), Consumer Products, Marketing, App UX, Information Architecture (IA)

Skills

Tools

Miro, Sketch, Jira, Confluence, Google Analytics, InVision, Auto Layout, Canvas, Zeplin, Slack, Hotjar

Platforms

Figma, Android, Web, Mobile, iOS, WordPress

Industry Expertise

Consumer Products, Marketing

Languages

HTML, CSS

Other

UX Design, UI Design, Design Systems, Product Design, User Interviews, User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Rapid Prototyping, Prototyping, Web App UI, Web App Design, User Journeys, Fintech, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Experience (UX), Design Thinking, B2B, Mockups, SaaS Design, User Research, Layout Design, Workshops, Agile, Interactive Prototypes, Service Design, User Flows, User Testing, Design Workshops, UI Prototyping, Data Visualization, Mobile UI Design, Dashboard Design, User Workflows, Software Design, UX Audits, Digital Product Design, User Validation, Human-centered Design (HCD), Low-fidelity Prototypes, High-fidelity Prototypes, Stakeholder Management, Best Practices in Design, Journey Mapping, Product Strategy, User-centered Design (UCD), Service Blueprints, Use Cases, Use Case Analysis, Design Consultation, Workflow Optimization, Strategic Design, Mobile First, User Stories, Design Guidelines, Design Documentation, Enterprise System Design, Process Mapping, Workshop Facilitation, MVP Design, Web UI, Software as a Service (SaaS), Customer Journeys, Interaction Design (IxD), App UX, Information Architecture (IA), Web Design, Responsive UX Design, Responsive Design, UX Research, Web App UX, Consulting, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Mobile App Design, Mobile Design, Product Consultant, Dashboards, Visual Design, User Experience Design, Onboarding, Research, Competitive Analysis, UI Components, Landing Pages, Interviews, Feature Prioritization, Annotated Wireframes, Pitch Decks, Presentations, UX Wireframes, Design Leadership, Modular Design, Mobile UX Design, User Personas, Social Networks, Brand Guidelines, Design Revamps, Component Libraries, Web Dashboards, Heuristic Analysis, Microinteractions, UX Strategy, App Design, Unbounce, Vue, Nuxt.js, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Vuetify, App UI, Game Design, Web Layout, CTA, Layout, Bootstrap, Branding, Copywriting, Material Design, Surveying, A/B Testing, Motion Design, Motion Graphics, Keyshape, CX Strategy, User Journey Maps, IT Consulting, SaaS, Workflow, Usability Testing, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, Data Aggregation, Web Search, Search, Responsive Layout, Responsive UI, Material UI, Field Research, Finance, eCommerce, AI Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), eCommerce UX, Design Production, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Renewable Energy, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Experience

  • UX Design - 6 years
  • Web Design - 6 years
  • UI Design - 6 years
  • Responsive Design - 6 years
  • App Design - 5 years
  • Figma - 4 years
  • UX Research - 3 years
  • UX Strategy - 3 years
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