
Kevin Winhard
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Toptal member since May 25, 2020
Kevin is a multiple award-winning UX designer with a strong background in interaction, motion picture, and animation design. He has worked for and with leading global brands to create, extend, and scale their web and mobile products. Kevin specializes in the conception and design of clearly structured and accessible user experience and user interface layouts to fulfill any digital user's needs.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior UX & UI Designer
Sparkasse
- Handled the end-to-end UX and UI design of the Sparkasse mobile app (iOS and Android), focusing on real estate, brokerage, and private banking features.
- Designed user flows and interfaces for complex financial use cases such as property search, mortgage processing, and investment management.
- Created intuitive navigation and interaction patterns tailored to mobile banking users with varying levels of financial literacy.
- Collaborated with product owners and business analysts to translate regulatory and legal requirements into user-friendly mobile experiences.
- Conducted user research and usability testing to validate design assumptions and optimize financial workflows.
- Developed and maintained a mobile-specific Figma design library aligned with the Sparkasse brand and compliance standards.
- Partnered with iOS and Android developers to ensure smooth implementation and platform consistency.
- Facilitated stakeholder workshops to align on product vision, gather requirements, and showcase design progress.
- Simplified complex financial data visualizations for mobile screens to support decision-making in private banking and brokerage.
- Iteratively improved the mobile experience based on user feedback, analytics, and changing market requirements.
Senior UX & UI Designer
Huk Coburg
- Handled the design (UX and UI) of Android and iOS apps, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Developed and implemented user-centered design solutions aligned with technical requirements.
- Created user flows, wireframes, and prototypes to simplify complex processes for mobile platforms.
- Designed engaging and functional user interfaces (UI) following accessibility standards and platform guidelines (e.g., Material Design, Human Interface Guidelines).
- Conducted user research and usability testing to inform and refine design decisions.
- Built and maintained a cross-platform design system in Figma to ensure consistency and improve efficiency.
- Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end and back-end developers, product managers, and QA specialists, to ensure smooth implementation of designs.
- Advised stakeholders on strategic decisions related to user experience and visual design.
- Continuously improved and optimized mobile applications to meet evolving market demands.
Senior UX & UI Designer
O2
- Created and administrated a variety of flows within the booking and management processes at O2 Telefonica and its daughter companies (NettoKom, AldiTalk, WhatsApp Sim, Blau, and more).
- Established and upheld a comprehensive UI pattern library for both web and mobile platforms.
- Implemented user feedback and iteratively refined designs to enhance the overall user experience.
- Collaborated with teammates from around the globe to establish a combined look and feel within O2 and its brands.
- Constructed and evaluated low- and high-fidelity prototypes through rigorous testing.
- Held and participated in design sprint workshops and hosted several stakeholder workshops.
Senior User Experience and User Interface Designer
T-Mobile
- Concepted and redesigned multiple flows and web apps for the internal administration system, MagentaView.
- Created and maintained a web and mobile UI pattern library.
- Partnered with colleagues for user interviews, including preparation and data analysis for all parts of the fully responsive eCommerce web platform.
- Tested and built low- and high-fidelity prototypes.
Senior User Experience and User Interface Designer
Prosieben | Jochen Schweizer | MyDays
- Concepted and redesigned various pages and components for the Jochen Schweizer and Mydays web store and the apps.
- Created and maintained a web and mobile UI pattern library.
- Partnered with colleagues for user interviews including preparation and data analysis for all parts of the fully responsive eCommerce web platform.
- Tested and built low- and high-fidelity prototypes.
Senior UX/UI Designer
IBM Germany
- Created a white label mobile application that allows the user to manage its own data and see its doctors and medication history.
- Created sever wireframes and user flows based on the company's pattern library.
- Collaborated and partnered within cross-functional teams.
- Tested and built low- and high-fidelity prototypes.
Senior UX Designer
ebay Germany | mobile.de
- Designed an iOS and Android app to let car dealers manage and edit their inventory, communicate with customers, and create listings.
- Created concepts and wireframes based on quantitative and qualitative user research.
- Planned and hosted several UX lab testing sessions.
- Tested and created low- and high-fidelity prototypes.
- Collaborated with product owners, business analysts, analysts, QA analysts,. and iOS, Android, and web developers.
UX Lead | Head of UX and UI
Otto.de | mytoys.de
- Concepted, shaped, and redesigned the current web store.
- Created and maintained a web and mobile UI pattern library.
- Partnered with colleagues for user interviews, including preparation and data analysis for all parts of the fully responsive eCommerce web platform.
- Tested and built low and high-fidelity prototypes.
- Hosted and led weekly Google design sprints with analysis and data evaluation.
- Collaborated with consulting agencies, product owners, QAs, and web developers.
Senior UX Designer
ImmobilienScout24
- Concepted and designed a variety of innovative finance products.
- Created and maintained a fully responsive web UI pattern library.
- Planned and hosted several UX lab testing sessions with analysis and data evaluation.
- Created low-, high-, and super high-fidelity prototypes.
- Collaborated with product owners, business analysts, analysts, QA, and iOS, Android, and web developers.
Senior UX/UI Designer
From You Flowers
- Created an intuitive and innovative web app to let users build their customized flower vases.
- Conceptualized and redesigned parts of the web store experience.
- Created wireframes based on benchmarking and research results.
- Created user interface and usability guidelines and UI pattern libraries.
- Created style scapes and mood boards while partnering with stakeholders to shape the brand.
Senior UX/UI Designer
Bhava Swim
- Designed the whole eCommerce store from scratch, using user-centered design approaches.
- Created user interface and usability guidelines and UI pattern libraries.
- Created style scapes and mood boards while partnering with stakeholders to shape the brand.
Senior UX/UI Designer
Allianz
- Conceptualized and designed the My Allianz app (iOS and Android) that helps clients edit their details, view their invoices, report accidents, and even contact an agent.
- Designed the fully responsive website for the Allianz Instant Helping Portal (Allianz Direkthilfeportal) that helps the other party report an accident and claim its needs.
- Created and maintained web and mobile UI pattern library.
- Planned and hosted several UX lab testing sessions.
- Partnered with others for user interviews, including preparation and data analysis for all parts of the My Allianz app and the Allianz Instant Helping Portal iOS, Android, and a fully responsive website.
- Tested and created low- and high-fidelity prototypes.
- Hosted and led bi-weekly Google design sprints with analysis and data evaluation.
- Collaborated with product owners, business analysts, analysts, and QA as well as iOS, Android, and web developers and won the Focus Money Silver Award.
Senior UX/UI Designer
HSE24
- Conceptualized and redesigned a web store, created and maintained a web and mobile UI pattern library, and planned and hosted several UX lab testings.
- Partnered with colleagues for user interviews, including preparation and data analysis for all parts of the fully responsive eCommerce web platform.
- Tested and built low- and high-fidelity prototypes.
- Hosted and led weekly Google design sprints with analysis and data evaluation.
- Collaborated with consulting agencies, product owners, QAs, and web developers.
Senior UX/UI Designer
MediaMarktSaturn
- Designed and planned several parts of the eCommerce experience, including search, homepage, product detail page, recommendations, and checkout.
- Created and maintained web and mobile UI pattern library.
- Planned and built the enterprise's first in-house UX lab; planned and hosted several UX lab testings with users from 17 countries.
- Partnered with colleagues to conduct user interviews including preparation and data analysis for all parts of the eCommerce platform and native apps, including a fully responsive website.
- Hosted and led weekly Google design sprints with analysis and data evaluation.
- Collaborated with consulting agencies, product owners, QAs, and web developers.
- Won a prestigious Focus Money Gold Award in 2017 and 2018.
UX/UI Designer
AutoScout24 (Scout24 Group)
- Designed the UX for a fully responsive website and app for private car sales.
- Collaborated with product managers, analysts, QA, and front- and back-end developers.
- Implemented new functionalities into current products.
- Implemented new brands and company needs into the existing platform.
- Hosted and led weekly Google design sprints with analysis and data evaluation.
UX/UI Designer and Motion Picture Artist
Dakine
- Created the concept and redesign of the web store.
- Prepared and executed client and customer workshops.
- Handled interaction design including 2D and 3D animation.
- Conceptualized and designed weekly newsletter campaigns.
Certifications
UX Research Specialist
Nielsen Norman
UX Master
Nielsen Norman
UX Certification
Nielsen Norman
Official Scrum Certification
It-Agile
Skills
Tools
Photoshop CC, Adobe CC, Sketch, Flinto, Flinto Prototyping, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Jira, Confluence, InVision, Zeplin, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe, After Effects CC, Premiere Pro CC, Slack, Adobe InDesign, Cinema 4D, Miro, Axure RP Pro, Zeroheight
Industry Expertise
Insurance, Consumer Products, Retail & Wholesale, Automotive, Marketing, Real Estate, Professional Services, Film & Television, Fashion, Fashion & Beauty
Platforms
Figma, iOS, Android, Web, Webflow, Mobile, Shopify, WordPress, Axure
Languages
HTM, CSS
Other
Product Design, iOS UX Design, Mobile App Design, Mobile Design, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, iOS UI Design, Android UI Design, UI Prototyping, UX Prototyping, Fintech, UX Design, UI Design, Digital Product Design, Mobile UX, UI Testing, Responsive Web Apps, Mobile Web Design, Conceptual Design, Responsive UI, Responsive Layout, Responsive UX Design, Mobile-first Design, UX Branding, Digital Design, Web UI Design, Product Listings, Job Portals, Landing Page Design, Web App UI, Mobile First, Web App Design, Web App UX, Mobile Web, eCommerce UX, B2B, eCommerce Web Design, Search, Web UX Design, Mobile UI, App Design, Apps, User Interviews, eCommerce UI, App UI, App UX, User Research, Native Mobile Apps, Interaction Design (IxD), Usability Testing, Style Guides, Marketplaces, High-fidelity Prototypes, High-fidelity Mockups, Marketplace Design, User-centered Design (UCD), Finance, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Visual Design, Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, User Testing, UX Testing, Remote User Testing, Remote Usability Testing, Adobe UX, Scrum, Kanban, Agile UX, Agile, Lean UX, German-English Translation, iOS TV, Web UX, eCommerce, Platforms, eCommerce Design, Financial UX, Responsive Design, Information Design, Information Architecture (IA), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Branding, Web Design, Wireframing, User Flows, Behavioral Design, Android Design Guidelines, B2C, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Dashboard Design, Material Design, Stakeholder Management, Customer Journey, Product Strategy, MVP Design, User Journeys, Workshops, UX Wireframes, Interactive Prototypes, Collaboration, Discovery Workshops, User Personas, Mockups, Design Workshops, UX Workshops, Ideation Workshops, User Workshops, Design Systems, System Design, Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Design Leadership, Component Libraries, Mobile Apps, B2B2C, SaaS Design, UX Research, Animated Interactions, Software as a Service (SaaS), Stakeholder Interviews, Layout Design, Websites, Personas, Journey Mapping, Enterprise, Dashboards, Data Visualization, Communication, Roadmaps, Strategic Design, UX Strategy, Enterprise Design, SaaS, Workshop Facilitation, Product Benchmarking, Product Detail Pages, Usability, iOS App Design, Cross-functional Collaboration, Consumer Applications, Mobile User Acquisition, Web Applications, UI Animation, UI Motion, Design Libraries, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Strategy, Landing Page Optimization, Conversion Rate, Page Template Design, Illustration, Art Direction, Augmented Reality (AR), Typography, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Quantitative User Research, Software, Leadership, Social Networks, Product Management, Accessibility, Layout, Content Management Systems (CMS), Newsletters, Microsoft Teams, Teams, Microcopy, Framer
Experience
- Visual Design - 15 years
- Product Design - 10 years
- User Experience (UX) - 10 years
- User Interface (UI) - 10 years
- iOS - 10 years
- Android - 10 years
- Web - 10 years
- Figma - 8 years
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