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Designer
Location
Zürich, Switzerland
Toptal Member Since
July 8, 2019
Roland is a professional digital product and visual branding designer with 17 years of experience helping companies and startups to create great products and brands. He's worked with several well-known advertising and branding companies and with creative and IT companies from the United States and Japan, among others. His clients include such famous brands as ABB Switzerland, Citizen, Snickers, Honeybaked, Tag Heuer, All Nippon Airways, Hello Kitty, WalletHub, and POWER Secure Lighting.
Work Experience
Product Designer | Head of Design
2016 - PRESENT
Equiis Technologies Switzerland AG
- Worked for a secure communications tools company that develops software and app enterprise solution. This company is in partnership with BlackBerry.
- Worked as a the main designer responsible for various projects.
- Created desktop and mobile app designs.
- Developed design systems and shaped product features,.
- Led user experience and interface design projects.
- Worked closely with a big team of developers on various designs and handoffs.
- Created all of the logo and branding designs of the company and of their products.
Technologies: Product Planning, Adobe Illustrator, Branding, User Flows, UX Design, Interface Design, UI Design, InVision, Slack, Basecamp, Asana, Adobe Experience Design (XD)
Product Designer | Visual & UI/UX Designer
2018 - 2019
Explorio
- Acted as the main designer on a decentralized, travel reviews platform where you can make money while traveling..
- Worked closely with teams of developers, took care of various design files hand-offs.
- Developed their logo, brand identity, and design guidelines.
- Created a design system and visual elements for their mob and desktop website.
- Constantly worked on UI/UX designs for this project features.
- Developed a product design and its concepts according to board requirements.
Technologies: Product Planning, Branding, User Flows, UX Design, Interface Design, UI Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch
Graphic Design Course Teacher
2017 - 2018
Baltic Talents Academy
- Worked for a well-known academy providing programming, design and other digital courses in Lithuania, and other two Baltic countries.
- Created and taught my own graphic design course; the course was for beginners who wanted to start in graphic design. A short video of me introducing the course: https://goo.gl/r3eT72.
Technologies: Product Planning, Branding, User Flows, UX Design, Interface Design, UI Design, InVision, Slack, Basecamp, Asana, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD)
Senior UI/UX Designer
2015 - 2017
WalletHub (USA)
- Worked for a fintech company and the first-ever website to offer free credit scores and full credit reports that are updated on a daily basis. They have approximately 2 million active users.
- Worked for them for almost 3 years as one of their two designers.
- Created wireframes and data-heavy user interface designs for the financial sector.
- Contributed to user-experience and research projects from start to finish.
- Participated in brainstorming sessions with the company CEO and board members.
- Designed various advertising campaigns: digital and print designs.
- Collaborated with the developers and marketing department team.
- Created the WalletHub mobile app design which won eight design awards.
Technologies: Product Planning, Branding, User Flows, UX Design, Interface Design, UI Design, InVision, Slack, Basecamp, Asana, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD)
Visual and UI/UX Designer
2014 - 2015
Launchmen
- Worked for a marketing and advertising company with the following clients: Tony Robbinson, Ali Brown, Arielle Ford, and Empower Network.
- Created the visual design for websites and mobile apps.
- Worked on various logo and print designs.
- Designed wireframes for data-heavy projects.
- Collaborated with marketing and development team creating designs for sales funnels.
Technologies: InVision, Slack, Basecamp, Asana, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch
Creative Director | Graphic Designer
2013 - 2014
J Tech Solutions (Japan)
- Worked for an IT company based in Tokyo, Japan that focused on desktop and mobile app development.
- Acted as their lead graphic designer and creative, working remotely.
- Designed desktop and mobile website and apps.
- Created various visual print and branding designs.
- Worked with the following clients: Hartrodt, Smartbox, TAG Heuer, and Hello Kitty.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, Whiteboarding
Agenda Manager | Graphic Designer
2008 - 2011
Kiwi Club
- Worked as an event coordinator and graphic designer for one of the biggest nightclubs in Lithuania.
- Created advertising and graphic design solutions for the club.
- Generated ideas for various events, creating visual design for print.
- Maintained the nightclub's website design and mobile app.
- Planned for the club’s next weekend agenda.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Senior Graphic Designer
2006 - 2008
Profis Group
- Worked for one of the biggest IT solutions company in Lithuania, focusing on desktop and mobile app development.
- Worked within a design team of three members as one of the main graphic designers.
- Oversaw and was responsible for web and mobile visual designs,.
- Met with clients and project managers,.
- Created wireframes and the actual designs,.
- Managed projects involving the final product with the development team.
- Worked with service provider clients like real estate agencies and manufacturers.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Designer
2000 - 2002
G2L- Online Ltd.
- Worked as the main graphic designer in the office, learning how to be a team player and mastering my skills.
- Worked with a diverse clientele from law firms to various services providers.
- Created a wide range of visuals for web and print designs.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Adobe Photoshop
Education
2015 - 2016
Master's Degree in UI/UX Design Course
Code Academy - Vilnius, Lithuania
2002 - 2005
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design
Vilnius Academy of Arts - Vilnius, Lithuania
Experience
Collaboration That Works
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