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Jason Clauss

User Research Designer, UX Design, Information Architecture (IA), Data Visualization, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, User Interface (UI), Product Design, SaaS Design, Web App UI, Web App UX, Web UX, UI, 

United StatesToptal Member Since March 24, 2021

Jason has 21 years of experience in design, bringing new products from inception to launch to market—the proverbial zero-to-one phase. He has delivered excellent products in often challenging environments, such as with minimal access to IA or users, and he has built and led designers, developers, and project managers' teams. Jason's design focuses on complex products with dense interactions and serious applications. Every project he's worked on has produced at least one major design innovation.

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Luke Montgomery

User Research Designer, UX Design, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Prototyping, 

United StatesToptal Member Since January 11, 2018

The projects Luke has worked on have reached millions of users, increased revenue, and lowered costs. In every project, his goal is to convey the organization's messaging clearly while proving customers a delightful experience that will inspire them to take action. If you are looking to make an impact, look no further. Luke is here to help grow your business with better customer experiences.

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Chris Aalid

User Research Designer, Figma, Web UX, UX Design, Framer Prototyping, Prototyping, UX Research, Mobile Mockups, Mockups, UX Flows, High-fidelity Prototypes, Personas, User Personas, 

United StatesToptal Member Since March 22, 2022

Chris is a product designer with five years of experience and expertise in UX strategy, research, and design; interaction design (IxD); high-fidelity design and prototyping; animation; and usability testing. He has designed world-class digital products for Trek Bikes, including eCommerce platforms, iOS and Android apps, IoT products, digital-retail hybrid experiences, and two-sided marketplaces. Chris excels at solving complex B2C, B2B, and enterprise problems with groundbreaking design.

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Varun Mehra

User Research Designer, Figma, Sketch, UX Design, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Low-fidelity Prototypes, Mobile Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web App Design, Web App UI, Wireframing, High-fidelity Mockups, Mobile App Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since October 3, 2022

Varun is a passionate full-stack product designer who combines the power of research, design, and prototyping to transform thorny problems into elegant human-centered solutions. He specializes in SaaS products that distill complex data and workflows into powerful user-centric tools. With over four years of experience working in a cross-collaborative culture for companies, including Smartsheet, Infosys, and RoadCast, he knows how to ensure user needs are aligned with business goals.

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Igor Solovey

User Research Designer, Figma, SaaS, Sketch, UX, Axure RP Pro, Web App UI, Adobe Photoshop, UX Design, Adobe Illustrator, Mobile UI Design, iOS, Software as a Service (SaaS), 

United StatesToptal Member Since April 28, 2020

Igor has been designing and launching user-centric design solutions for over eight years. He recently created an end-to-end AI and machine learning SaaS platform for identity verification and fraud detection. In 2019, Igor won an annual Homeland Security award for designing a SaaS platform used by the public transportation sector. While at ADP, he led design efforts for their core B2B SaaS platforms supporting 98% of ADP's $2.73 billion yearly revenue.

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Levi Csanyi

User Research Designer, Axure RP Pro, Sketch, Product Design, UX Research, UI Research, UX Design, UI Design, UX Strategy, User Interviews, Prototyping, High-fidelity Mockups, Wireframing, 

United StatesToptal Member Since May 20, 2022

Levi has over 20 years of experience in user-centered design from high-level processes to design delivery. He's a proven track record of driving highly complex projects across many business units and disciplines and solid expertise in implementing cutting-edge technology in fast-moving and highly innovative Agile or Lean environments. Levi's strong leadership and organizational skills span coaching and mentoring designer teams in UX and UI design with excellent business partnering skills.

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Deborah Dennis

User Research Designer, User Flows, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Web App UX, User Interviews, Usability Testing, UX Audits, User Interface (UI), Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Wireframing, SaaS Design, Prototyping, 

United StatesToptal Member Since December 6, 2016

Deborah is a UX design and research expert, analyzing users' needs and crafting creative and engaging interaction designs for over 20 years. Well-versed in transforming complex products into simple, easy-to-use interfaces, Deborah's worked for 11 companies via Toptal in the last eight years. She's been a design lead for Colgate's SaaS, Silicon Valley Bank, Caterpillar IoT, ASU Pocket, Dermalogica Face Mapping, SterlingNOW, and OUTFRONT Media's digital ads app.

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Kai Brunner

User Research Designer, Information Architecture (IA), Wireframing, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, UI Design, UX Design, User Interface (UI), Product Design, Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UX Strategy, Dashboard Design, User Experience (UX), 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 20, 2022

Kai is a seasoned product design leader specializing in enterprise web and mobile applications that consumerize the user experience of complex systems. He has 15+ years of design experience in funded startups and was four years top product in Gartner MQ and Forrester Wave. Kai develops design partnerships inside and outside the organization for effective collaboration and continuous feedback.

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Angela Liu

User Research Designer, Sketch, Product Design, Figma, Prototyping, Web Design, UX Design, PowerPoint Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 8, 2016

Angela is a product designer at Oscar Health. She has a master's degree in human-computer interaction from Carnegie Mellon University. Angela thoroughly enjoys talking to and spending time with her users to understand their lives, jobs, and struggles, in order to design the best experience for their needs.

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Vesna Planko

User Research Designer, Lean UX, UX Design, User Interface (UI), UI Design, Product Design, Mobile App Design, Sketch, Branding, Web Design, Rapid Prototyping, UX Principles, Web, 

United StatesToptal Member Since November 27, 2015

Designing fintech and business applications is Vesna's passion, and she is a design leader with 15 years of experience. She has a customer-centric approach by combining design thinking, product intuition, and business proficiency to help teams find meaningful solutions. This includes finding user needs, building empathy, articulating ideas through great storytelling, and leading creative direction for large-scale projects.

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Wandi Liu

User Research Designer, Figma, Product Design, Visual Design, UX Design, Brand Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since October 18, 2021

Over the past decade, Wandi has worked in-house and as an independent designer for Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins, and Greylock-backed companies in San Francisco and New York. Her areas of expertise include designing for cross-platform products, establishing and maintaining design systems, project management, user research, and growth optimization. Wandi studied computer science and linguistics at UCLA, where her background and interest lies in empirical research, systems design, and HCI.

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Michael is an incredible designer, and has been a great fit for our project. He just gets it in a way that can’t be taught. My goal was to pay Toptal to find me a high quality designer for my project, and that is exactly what happened. It was easy. Being able to see the portfolio work on Toptal’s platform is what gave me the infomation I needed to choose Michael. I have nothing but good things to say about Toptal and am looking forward to using Toptal for other projects in the future.

Edward Daniel, Co-Founder

improvemygun.com

I've worked very closely with Martina for over a year and have to say she is one of the best people I have ever worked with. Instead of simply following instructions blindly, she thinks through the task at hand, becoming a thought partner to help with whatever the project may be. Besides being super talented at design, she possesses specific qualities that make her exceptional to work with given the fast paced nature of being a startup. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a talented, professional designer who doesn't need much direction to hit the ground running.

Sahil Khanna, Sr. Manager, Marketing

LeanTaaS, Inc.

Darko did a great job figuring out the user architecture for our concept, which led him to produce terrific wireframes. His knowledge of usability and design was a perfect match for the outside voice we needed to help jumpstart our project. We would certainly recommend him and work with him again in the future.

Rich Danker, Founder

Prose Market

Carlos has the unique talent of blending both quantitative and qualitative research to keenly identify UX challenges and opportunities. He thinks methodically, emphatically, and holistically to produce data-driven strategies and well-executed designs. Over the past 8 years of working with fully or partially distributed teams, Carlos manages working remotely far better than anyone I've encountered because of his strong communication and presentation skills. He is the first on my list the next time I need a UX designer.

Michelle Krogmeier, Project Manager

Union Station

Rafael is an amazing designer. His aesthetic sense is spot on, and he seems to be able to anticipate our needs before we even know what they are. He's taken the time to understand both our company and our clientele, and his solutions are consistently in-line with our values, interests, and our customers' needs. He delivers on time (if not earlier), works quickly, is well organized, and very effective. He's a pleasure to work with, and we're very happy to have found him through Toptal.

Ethan Brooks, CTO

Langlotz Patent & Trademark Works, Inc.

Toptal gave us access to the best designers out there. They’re not easy to find. Those designers integrated very quickly with our existing teams. They very quickly understood our business case and the value of our solution. Toptal really allowed us to focus on building the best possible product and save a lot of time on the typical administrative pains that goes with it -- specifically, finding the best talent. Toptal designers were very responsive, always online -- and that made life very easy for us. We have ambitious goals on how to grow the application and already Toptal has been a key contributor to that success.

Thierry Jakircevic, General Manager, Digital Solutions, Bridgestone Head Office, Tokyo

Bridgestone Corporation

We had an amazing experience working with our Toptal designer. In only two weeks, we accomplished what would've taken most companies 3 months to complete. We also enjoyed working with the Toptal team to make sure we were paired up with the right designer that would fit both our company culture and working style.

Ted Blosser, Head of Sales and Customer Success

WorkRamp

Dean blew us away. He ranks right up there as one of the top five designers of the hundreds I have worked with in the past. He listened, was totally professional, and came up with a 3D rotating cube design completely on his own. We didn't even ask for it, and yet it has become the centerpiece of our app and how users engage with it right off the bat. What he produced inspired all of us at Votify, and put us on track for launch and investor funding.

Michael Lawrence, Founder & CEO

Votify LLC

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