TRUSTED BY THE BEST ONES

I'm Roland, an award-winning digital product & brand designer based in 🇨🇭Switzerland with 15+ years of experience helping companies and startups build exceptional designs.

On a more personal note, I'm also a scuba diver, house music DJ, lover of the great outdoors, cooking enthusiast, fan of art and film, and a collector of watches.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Visual design & UI craft

• Logo + visual brand identity

• Basic HTML/CSS (for better devs handoff)

• Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)

CORE SKILLS

• Product design (end-to-end)

• UX research & synthesis

• Interaction design & prototyping

• Info architecture & complex workflows

• Design systems (creation + scaling)

• Data-driven design & usability optimisation

• Cross-functional collaboration (PM/Eng)

• Accessibility & WCAG basics

• Figma (design systems, components, etc.)

Case studies

Designed a customer service portal that helps monitor marine vessels' turbochargers, CO₂ levels, engine performance, and plan maintenance.

ABB Turbo Systems, Switzerland

CLIENT

MY ROLE

Product design, Prototyping, user interview, usability testing, Running experiments, process optimization

Helping people in the US make smart financial choices and monitor their credit score so they can enjoy life instead of worrying about money.

WalletHub, United States

CLIENT

MY ROLE

Product design, Prototyping, user interview, usability testing, Running experiments, process optimization

Shaping the future of public trains: Designed a personal infotainment and cabin control app for a hyperloop train.

Hyperloop, United States

CLIENT

MY ROLE

Product design, Prototyping, user interview, usability testing, Running experiments, process optimization

Redesigned a health and wellness website that offers science-based product reviews and articles to make informed health decisions.

innerbody, United States

CLIENT

MY ROLE

Product design, Prototyping, user interview, usability testing, Running experiments, process optimization

Keeping engines running at sea: A self-service app for turbocharger maintenance to help engineers diagnose issues and order spare parts.

ABB Turbo Systems, Switzerland

CLIENT

MY ROLE

Product design, Prototyping, user interview, usability testing, Running experiments, process optimization

Designed a mobile app connecting service providers with clients, using a "Time-to-Time" model to share and monetize available time, skills, and assets.

TimeSpex, Lithuania

CLIENT

MY ROLE

Product design, Prototyping, user interview, usability testing, Running experiments, process optimization

Senior Digital Products Designer

ABB Turbo Systems,

2019 — 2025, Zurich, Switzerland

Maintained ABB’s core design system to ensure consistency across platforms and led the projects with competing deadlines, UX/UI development of the ABB Customer Service Portal LOREKA, unifying diverse user groups - service, performance, and digital into one cohesive platform with an intuitive UX.

Senior Digital Products Designer

EQUIIS

2017 — 2019, Zurich, Switzerland

Secure communications solutions company, developing software & apps for the enterprise. I designed secure communication apps and scalable Figma design systems for enterprise and law enforcement, like Dubai Police, and other organisations.

Senior Digital Products Designer

explorio

2016 — 2017, Vilnius, Lithuania

A travel and entertainment startup called explorio. Together with an international team, we developed a decentralized travel reviews platform where you can make money while traveling. I led UI/UX for desktop and mobile, building Figma libraries & documentation. Developed and designed their logo and visual brand identity.

UX/UI Designer

WalletHub

2014 — 2016, Washington DC, United States

Leading fintech platform serving 2M+ active users with free credit scores and daily financial reports. My colleague and designed the award-winning WalletHub mobile app, enabling personal finance management. We also built scalable design systems and conversion-focused user journeys, increasing onboarding and registration completion by 27%.

Visual Graphics & UX Designer

JTS Tech Solutions

2011 — 2014, Tokyo, Japan

Designed and updated product pages from concept to developer handoff. Ensured adherence to corporate design and visual guidelines.Maintained and evolved design systems, style guides, and shared assets.

I have asked Roland to work on a branding project for the new financial institution. In a very short time, he came up with visual identity proposals and a full brand-book of KREDA brand for the newly established central credit union. Once again, Roland demonstrated creativity, speed, and attention to detail. Roland listens carefully to customer ideas and transforms them into visual brand messages. I would highly recommend Roland for any visual &UI/UX project.

Paulius Tarbunas,
Head of Digital Banking in the Baltics, SEB Bank

Roland is very passionate about his work. He makes his best effort to stay on top of the UX/UI trends and best practices. Our platform, designed by Roland, is recognized as very user-friendly and visually pleasant, and consistent. I would like to recommend him as a visual and ux designer.

Barbara Poniecka,
Lead Product Manager, ABB Switzerland

True and creative proffessional!

Simonas Gentvilas,
Minister of Environment, Government of Lithuania

Let's work together.

Hey! Drop me a line or give me a call.
Let's build something great together!

EMAIL: me@rolanddesign.net
MOB: +41 79 370 8792
SOCIAL: Linkedin