Olivier Van Biervliet / [email protected] / +32 497 54 55 56 --- # Ovan - Curriculum Vitae I'm a designer, analyst and problem solver. For over 20 years, my design work has centered on individuals, designing and crafting web experiences that are visually appealing and positively impactful. My motivation stems from: - Developing strategies to address practical challenges - Participating in cooperative problem solving - Adopting ethical, user-centric design methodologies ## Timeline (Excerpts) 1996-1999: Web design and development for an internet service provider (United Callers → Online Internet, Belgium) - Designed websites for many small companies and shops - Developed full branding for the company after a merger (logo, typography, posters, website, business cards, CD-ROM packaging, product strategy, tone of voice, etc.) >[!info] Takeaway >Loved designing for many different small businesses, and felt energized by the opportunity to rebrand the company and its products. 2000-present: Independent webdesign, development, and internet services as the owner (CoreLand Design Studio, Belgium) - Logo design, corporate branding, typography & style guides - Product analysis & strategy - Responsive websites for small to medium-sized businesses - Mobile and hybrid web app design - B2B & B2C interface design for flow meters, GPS devices - Intranet solutions, design & development - Stock and landscape photography - Web, ftp, sql, dns, mail server management >[!info] Takeaway >Thriving on creative challenges, I take pride in my numerous projects. However, I was frustrated by needing to balance taking on fulfilling work versus projects that simply brought in income as a freelancer. 2013: Mobile app design for a health startup (Instawell GmbH, Berlin/remote) 2017: Web consultant for a new museum ticketing service (10to1, Antwerp) 2018-2019: Interactive designer at a tech education startup (Hackages, Brussels) - Responsive web design, product market research, rebranding, tone of voice, gamification concept, and content design >[!info] Takeaway >Good collaboration with the colleagues to create a new marketplace for self-serve tech education. The small team was dynamic and motivating. <div class="page-break" style="page-break-before: always;"></div> 2021: Senior member experience designer at a social media startup, focusing on like-minded communities (Aaqua, Belgium/Singapore/remote) - Interactive mobile app design and web dashboard design - Product feature concepts - Market strategy and branding - Design system contribution >[!info] Takeaway >Working in a challenging environment without defined outcomes, we collaborated with colleagues to create a new marketplace for self-serve tech education. The small team was dynamic and motivating. 2022-2024: Senior product designer at a healthcare software company (Nordhealth, Finland/remote) - Market research, concepts, user flows, and interface design for new patient management software - App icon design and product rebranding - Nord design system components and workflows >[!info] Takeaway > Interesting work in valuable industries (therapy & veterinary), with challenges along the way (languages, legislation, growing pains, focus changes, investors). ## Highlight: **Nordhealth** #### About Nordhealth Nordhealth is a global SaaS provider redefining digital healthcare, serving thousands of veterinary healthcare and therapy professionals across the world. ### *Nordhealth Veterinary* > [!link] Nordhealth Veterinary, Provet Cloud Finance > https://ovan.be/provet ### *Nordhealth Therapy* > [!link] Nordhealth Therapy, New Patient Management System > https://ovan.be/matilda ### *Nordhealth Design Team* #### My contributions - Enhancing the Nord Design System and processes - Conducting peer design reviews to improve quality and best practices - Experimenting with new technologies, integrating into current stack Tools used: ux research surveys, MouseFlow analytics, wireframes, prototyping, Confluence, CSS, Flow, Figma, Figma Design Tokens, git, Apple HIG, HTML, Linear, Google Material, Meet, Miro, Notion, Slack <div class="page-break" style="page-break-before: always;"></div> ## Highlight: **Aaqua** #### About Aaqua Aaqua was an international social platform startup, aiming to conquer the market with passion-based communities. The team members were located in Belgium, Singapore, Slovenia, Romania, the UK, and the USA. #### My role As a senior member of the Aaqua experience design team, I handled diverse roles across economy, video, interactive, and messaging teams. I worked on app design, service design, feature research, user features, created advanced Figma prototypes, and expanded the design system. #### Challenges The challenges encountered included: navigating cross-time zone collaboration, rapid growth, role ambiguity, scope creep, product pivots, team changes, and go-to-market pressure. ## Highlight: **Elster-Intromet** #### Many projects & challenges - Developed responsive websites, intranet tools, and a multilingual content management system for specific corporate requirements. - Created advanced industrial interfaces for real-time monitoring of global oil and gas platforms, using a next-generation SVG-based interface. - Created employee time-tracking solutions with SQL backends, including budgeting and detailed analytics. #### Take-aways - I enjoyed tackling diverse challenges across the full stack, from interface design to complex backend logic, always seeking elegant and efficient solutions. - Comfortable adapting to new industries, web technologies and approaches, continuously expanding my toolkit. ## Skills and competences #### Languages Dutch (native) English (excellent) French (basic) German (needs work) #### Soft Skills Collaboration, communication, mentoring, problem solving, creativity #### Professional Product lifecycle management, data-driven decision making, current design trends and technologies, FigJam, Miro, Notion, Confluence, Linear, git #### Back-end ASP.NET (including Razor), Classic ASP, C#, Delphi, VB/VB.NET, MS SQL Server, MS Access, LINQ and Entity Framework, Crystal Reports, MS SQL Reporting Services <div class="page-break" style="page-break-before: always;"></div> #### Front-end HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, SVG, LESS CSS, Bootstrap, Tailwind, extensive cross-browser testing (Mosaic, IE, Netscape, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc), Razor #### Design & UI Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks), Sketch, Inkscape, Digital illustration (Wacom Intuos Pro), Lightroom, 3D modeling (trueSpace), Abstract, Affinity, Sketch, Flinto, Play, Figma expert (auto-layout, components, icons, design systems), UX/UI design, mobile and web design principles, wireframing, prototyping, user flows. This list is incomplete, and obviously also outdated as technologies come and go. It only proves the point that I'm digitally adept and I enjoy the challenge of staying current with evolving technologies while leveraging my experience with legacy systems when needed. ## Education 1990: Latin & Mathematics, Sint-Leocollege, Brugge, Belgium (1990) 1994: Information Technologies & Economics, Sint-Jozefsinstituut, Brugge, Belgium 2014-2015: European Lettering Institute: typography, calligraphy, color theory, branding & packaging design 2018-2019: UX Design Immersive, General Assembly, London, UK: ten week intensive UX program, worked on conceptual and client projects in e-commerce, mental health, and app design, prototypes, Sketch, InVision, Abstract, and Marvel >[!info] Some interesting client concepts at General Assembly: > - The Barbican Museum: an interactive app concept to guide museum visitors and provide relevant information based on location beacons. > - BetterSpace: an app to offer wellbeing programs on the workfloor through employer's incentives. #### Certifications | Brainbench | | | -------------- | --------------------------- | | Web Concepts | Programmer/Analyst Aptitude | | Web Programmer | Access 2K Programming | | Javascript | Delphi 3 | | HTML4 | | | Tekmetrics | | | ---------------------- | -------------------------- | | Master Written English | Master Active Server Pages | --- Olivier Van Biervliet / [email protected] / +32 497 54 55 56