How can I create value for you?
About me
I am a UX | Digital Product Designer who came out of his skin as a seasoned strategist, banking & advisory professional.
My objective is to design digital products that create value for all stakeholders and support clients in their digital strategy.
My approach
As a UX designer, I apply the double diamond design thinking methodology with special emphasis on research, testing, iteration, and documentation. I use different tools per project for my flexibility, consciously.
For me, UX design is about empathy, whys and hows, structured thinking, mistaking, a lot of iteration and testing. It is about openness, inclusivity, collaboration and sharing. What you can learn from project to project is key as well as what is your drive. I find it motivating to create value while learning continuously.
I regularly share my experiences.
How can I create value for you?
My expertise and skills provide a solid ground for the ‚end-to-end’ design process, supporting every stage from research to tested Hi-Fi prototypes; as well as for understanding and elaborating (UX) strategy at C-level.
Expertise
• 20+ years of expertise in the Banking Sector in CEE:
all business lines/ strategy/ planning/ implementation/ sales support/performance management
• Expertise in desk and in primary research
• Advanced knowledge of and quick adaptability to any industry and client segment being worked at one of the leading universal banking groups in Hungary, #1 in financing the corporate sector
• Solid experience in Project Management
• End-to-end design with a holistic, system approach of innovative business support solutions
• Experienced in the full process of financial modelling, M&A transactions, capital market
Soft skills
• Advisory skills with the ability to synthesize
• Structured mindset, critical thinking
• High-level analytical and writing skills
• Commitment to quality and precision, attention to detail
• Proactive, fast adaptability with creative problem solving
• Inspirational leadership proved via best practice sharing, a dedicated team player
• Excellent presentation & communication skills
Testimonials
Péter Klein
‘I had the pleasure to work with István on the UX Project Training by Xlabs in 2020. We had a joint project, they worked on a mobile web app with three of his classmates, and I was their mentor.
István is a very good organizer, he accomplishes the tasks to be performed quickly and efficiently. His enthusiasm is amazing. I don't even understand where this much energy comes from. He was a full-fledged good team player. He handles Miro, Powerpoint, Excel deftly.
The end result of the project: the documentation and presentation both were also very promising.
He is a perfect UX designer candidate for a UX team.’
Krisztina Sugár
‘Result oriented, with an eye to details, and with initiative, problem-solving mindset.’
Gábor Kiss
‘Extremely precise’ is the characteristic feature that comes to mind when I think about István.
I had the pleasure of working with him for 4 months at xLabs, collaborating on our UX course project.
István’s ability to juggle multiple tasks accurately under extreme time pressure was unlike anything I’ve seen before. And that skill often takes multiple years to develop, but it seemed to come perfectly naturally to him.
He is structured. His enthusiasm is impressive. His excellent communication and people skills particularly helped us during the research & testing phase of our UX project. He handles Miro and presentations skillfully. And he is a talented project manager too! Any company would be lucky to hire István.’