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Hire PhilipPhilip Wallage
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Deventer, Netherlands
Toptal Member Since
August 11, 2017
Not many designers can prove that they've saved a company €2.8 million annually, but Philip can. Philip specializes in web applications in finance, real estate, and asset management, and he's been working as a digital designer in one form or another for over 15 years. In his career, Philip has worked for Adidas, Air France KLM, Financial Times, LEGO, Nationale Nederlanden, Philips, and PWC.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Founder
2005 - PRESENT
BTNG.studio
- Successfully ran dozens of design thinking projects for clients worldwide.
- Launched and grew the BTNG Design Thinking Community to +250 members.
- Achieved becoming one of seven Miro Experts in The Netherlands.
- Became part of Toptal Global's top 3% freelancers.
- Became a Certified AJ&Smart Design Sprint Facilitator (Berlin).
- Helped digital agencies offer design sprints through our masterclass.
Technologies: Balsamiq, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Sketch, UX Design
Interim Lead UX Designer at Drukwerkdeal
2021 - 2022
Drukwerkdeal
- Implemented a new Figma-based design system in collaboration with the front-end team.
- Launched a new user research strategy by implementing weekly user research interviews with customers.
- Introduced and adopted customer journey management with theydo.io.
Technologies: Figma, Dovetail, Research, UX Research, UX Workshops, UX Design, UI Design, Design Systems, Prototyping
UX Research
2021 - 2022
bol.com
- Identified the needs of Bol.com's 36,000 partners with qualitative research.
- Changed fundamentally the way Bol combines big and small data.
- Evangelized a customer-centered approach by aligning stakeholders.
- Created and validated 25 early low-fidelity prototypes.
Technologies: Dovetail, MURAL, Miro, User Research, Qualitative Research, UX Research, Ideation, UX Workshops, Design Workshops, Ideation Workshops, UX Design
Senior UI/UX Designer
2018 - 2019
Dation & Curious Inc.
- Created a solution that saved our client €2,800,000+ annually by facilitating an on-site design sprint.
- Designed a design system for a web and a mobile application (PWA).
- Implemented consistent UX research to both discover opportunities and validate ideas.
Technologies: Sketch, Photoshop CC, Figma, Prototyping, User Experience (UX), UX Research, Research, User Interface (UI), UX Design
Freelance UX Designer
2017 - 2018
Financieele Dagblad
- Created and implemented a new design system suitable for web, mobile, and tablet applications.
- Improved readability by implementing the vertical rhythm and enhancing the typography.
- Optimized the product backlog together with the product owner to gain focus.
- Designed a custom 12-column page that works with static banner sizes.
- Worked in a multidisciplinary team onsite to prepare work for our agile development team.
Technologies: Design Sprints, InVision, Sketch, Service Design, UX Design
Lead Design OOT | UI/UX Designer
2016 - 2017
ORTEC
- Managed the process and the quality of our digital projects as the lead design OOT at ORTEC.
- Worked with a team of professionals that varied from a more creative (graphic) design skill set to a more theoretical "application design" approach.
- Developed a Material Design-based design system and oversaw the redesign of multiple digital enterprise products.
- Assisted with the creation of our corporate front-end style guide.
- Gained over 2,000 hours of experience in UX and visual design.
Technologies: Balsamiq, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Sketch, UX Design
Freelance UX Designer
2016 - 2016
Media Monks
- Contributed to the success of the 2016 LEGO Christmas campaign website. They redesigned a running app purchased by ADIDAS to create their unique running environment.
- Delivered multiple wireframes and prototype documentation approved by clients.
- Designed wireframes and new navigation patterns for new experiences.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, OmniGraffle, InVision, Sketch, UX Design
Digital Project Manager
2015 - 2016
Morskieft Ontwerpers
- Kept clients happy by steering projects to keep them on track and within budget.
- Actively monitored project progress and communicated progress to clients.
- Created better project overview by facilitating workshops.
Technologies: UX Design, User Interface (UI), Project Management
Education
2019 - 2020
Certified Design Sprint Facilitator in Masterclass Design Sprint
AJ&Smart - Berlin
2006 - 2007
Bachelor's Degree in Interactive Media
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences - Amsterdam, Netherlands
2002 - 2006
Media Designer MBO Level 4 Certification in Multimedia Design
Media College Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Certifications
JANUARY 2021 - PRESENT
Miro Expert
Miro
JANUARY 2020 - PRESENT
Masterclass Design Sprint
AJ & Smart
Experience
Collaboration That Works
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