Joe S.

LinkedIn optimisation :). Focusing on my own projects and skills in January, open to work from February.

Summary: Led discovery and launch of 4 new services, conducted user research to discover user needs, created and analysed metrics, designing complex views for data, facilitating and preparing design-thinking workshops, automating and streamlining processes for more efficiency, and promoting an experimental approach to hypothesis validation. Impact:

- Saved 2,5 million USD on a business initiative.

- Pushed for new experimentation approach for hypothesis evaluation that saves 70% of time to launch an experiment and validate hypothesis, and uncountable amount of saved cost.

- Led and conducted 4 full-scale discoveries for new services. Achievements:

- Run discovery and research and if deemed appropriate, designed 4 new services for our customers in order to expand the marketshare or satisfy needs of our customers

- Redesigned a subscription page to enable upsell potential and new mode of billing that increased monthly revenue by 35%

- Led and collaborated on optimising and automating tasks and processes (eg. saving 10 hours a week)

- Initiated and launched an experimentation approach for hypothesis validation that reduced development time and time to validation by 70%

- Identified and designed new ways for our customers to interact with data on the platform

- Created and managed a Design system for faster prototyping in minimum time (4x) to help with rapid prototyping and ideation

- Facilitated and designed multiple workshop to help with Ideation, prioritisation, and alignment

- A streak of saying multiple jokes each (working) week (:D)

First off, I solve problems for businesses and help them improve their products. I do this with a combination of design-thinking methods as well as lean startup methodologies and methodologies from Hacking growth. The goal is to always create engaging and profitable (sustainable) solutions. This can take various forms, for example

- User experience research and design (Does your target group manages to perform tasks they need to and want to?)

- Product strategy consultation (What's your product positioning? How will you make money? What's your business strategy?)

- Information Architecture (What information is presented when?)

- Interaction and UI design (How pleasant is it to use the app? How does it feel?)

- Design-thinking team workshops or internal modified Design Sprints (Get aligned across different teams and get ideas from across the board)

- Product management and ownership (What should you develop next? What's the priority?) My biggest expertise is in Mobile and Blockchain systems but with my tech background and nerdy outlook, I pick up new technologies very quickly. I have tech background in Ethical hacking and Development (speciality in mobile and Android but including full-stack web) and also early adoption of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies. Deep fascination with wearables. To learn a bit more, visit my portfolio at http://sovcik.design/ Alternatively, here's a non-exhaustive non-up-to-date list

- Crowdholding - Blockchain based B2B and B2C platform for startups - Product, UX, UI, Strategy

- iContacts (Mobile app changing the way Contacts are shared) - UX/UI Design

- Pillar Ethereum Wallet (Cryptocurrency wallet with a vision to hold all your crypto assets) - UX/UI Design

- Baby Names (iOS app for searching names) - Back-end Development and Mobile Consultation

- Time Entry (Android App for tracking time of employees) - Complete redesign and UX redesign as well as helping with Development

- And other smaller projects like websites, random Apps, etc.