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Ivan Sai
UX/UI Designer | SaaS & Web Applications
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Profile

UX/UI Designer with 3+ years of experience designing complex web applications for accounting and
financial domains. Launched 2 products from scratch as lead designer and contributed to 5–6
client projects. Skilled at owning the full design cycle — from user research and flows to high-
fidelity prototypes and developer handoff — working closely with BAs and dev teams in agile
environments.

Professional Experience

UX/UI Designer, Linkos Group 07/2023 – Present
• Launched 2 web products from 0 as lead designer — owned full cycle Kyiv, Ukraine
from discovery and user flows to Figma prototypes and dev handoff
• Contributed UX/UI across 5–6 client projects and platform adaptations
• Redesigned 4 core accounting workflows, reducing average task
completion time by ~35%
• Designed responsive interfaces across desktop, tablet and mobile —
maintained consistency via shared Figma design system
• Collaborated daily with 2 BAs and dev team to define requirements,
review implementation and iterate on feedback
• Shipped 8+ interface improvements to existing systems, reducing
recurring usability issues

UX/UI Designer, Next Level Apps 04/2023 – 07/2023
• Led UX/UI redesign of 2 mobile apps and desktop counterparts — Kyiv, Ukraine
improved clarity across 30+ screens
• Conducted usability audit, identified 15+ friction points and prioritised
fixes in Scrum sprints
• Delivered wireframes and high-fidelity screens within tight sprint cycles

Climbing Instructor & Route Setter, Climbing Space 10/2021 – 07/2023
• Trained climbers and designed climbing routes, focusing on problem- Kyiv, Ukraine
solving and user interaction
• Developed strong problem-solving skills and user-centered thinking
• Designed routes that required understanding user behavior and
movement patterns

Skills

UX Design UI Design Prototyping
User Research Interface Design Wireframing
User Flow Creation Interaction Design High-Fidelity Prototypes
Information Architecture Responsive Design Interactive Prototypes
Usability Testing Mobile & Web Interfaces User Flow Validation
Problem Solving Design Systems

Product Collaboration Design Tools AI Design
Working with Developers Figma Claude + MCP
Working with Business FigJam Claude Code CLI
Analysts Maze (user testing) Cursor
Agile /Scrum workflow Miro (workshops & flows) Perplexity
Feature planning Jira (product collaboration) Chat GPT
Product discussions

Education

AI Designers Course, Shain Academy 03/2026 – 04/2026
Completed an intensive course covering AI-assisted design and Kyiv
development workflows. Learned to build rapid prototypes and
production-ready products from scratch using Figma + Claude
workflows, Code workflows, and Cowork. Gained practical skills in design
systems, UI animation, and taking a product from idea to working
solution with AI tools.

UX/UI Designer Course, Mate Academy 2022 – 2023
Studied UX design process including user research, information Kyiv, Ukraine
architecture, wireframing, prototyping and usability testing. Created
several product concepts and interface prototypes as part of the
program.

Specialist in Mining Engineering, 2012 – 2017
National University of Water and Environmental Engineering Rivne, Ukraine
Technical education that developed analytical thinking and problem-
solving skills.

Languages

Ukrainian English
Native Intermediate (B1–B2)