Kris De Swert
UX Designer
Project portfolio
3 large projects for which I performed UX design in the past 2 years
UX competence center
Going from zero to a team of 5
4 years ago we were asked to create a UX competence center at AG Insurance. Our mission was to create a consistent and engaging experience for our users. In order to get there we developed an UX engineering process of which the following 2 elements are part of.
Web and app style guide
Your sites and apps can only be truly recognizable if you always use the same colours, fonts and UI controls. We therefore developed a style guide that was translated by the IT guys into a development template and is used by external companies to develop sites/apps for AG.
UX patterns
Unless there is a good reason to deviate, we shall always use the same style wizard, pop-up, birth date entry field, calendar control,...
Each of these templates have been documented.
What do my colleagues have to say about me?
Stijn De Ruysscher
Head of Digital Experience
I had the pleasure to work with Kris for many years as a UX consultant. Next to a great colleague to have in the team, Kris' analytical insights, strong methodological approach and his capacity to deliver are beyond compare. We're sad to see you go Kris!
Francis De Block
UX team manager
Teamplayer, quick & sharp analytical mind, walking bible of UX-best practices. Kris puts always the end users best interest first and can also build compromises in order to obtain the ideal result for both business and end user. Kris is a valuable addition to your UX-team.
How I got into UX
A natural evolution from software engineer to UX designer
KBC
UX Designer
(1yr 3mos)
Wireframing, prototyping, usability testing for the mobile app and websites and for both customers and prospects.
Eni Trading and Shipping
Business Analyst (3 yrs 5mos)
Functional analysis for Eni's gas operations management tool. This tool allows to send nominations and process allocations and is used 24/24 by a team of dispatchers who balance contract portfolios and gas grids.
AG Insurance
Business analyst (2y)
Defining front-end requirements for a customer zone that allows to view coverages, invest, declare claims,...
Techniques used: wireframing, senarios of use, personas, Business information modelling, Multi-device testing, ...
Fluxys
Functional analyst & tester (2 yrs)
Functional analysis for a mobile application, an intranet website and a standalone GIS application.These three applications assist in the construction of a new gas pipeline.
Who were my employers?
Bivio (Jan '14 - Present)
Owner
6 years ago i started to work as freelance. And no, I haven't made a logo yet :)
Trilations (Nov '08 - Dec '13)
Technical designer | FA/BA
During a period of 5 years I transformed here from a developer profile to a functional/business analyst
AE (Jan '06 - Oct '2008)
.Net dev | Technical designer
My first employer. They trained me and surrounded me with experienced colleagues.
Parli italiano?
I love to speak your language so I can fully understand your needs
Dutch
Native speaker
I do sometimes have trouble hiding my dialect :) (Hèists)
English
Fluent (level: C1)
13 years of work experience.
French
Fluent (level: B2)
I have worked 10 years in Brussels. At Fluxys, Eni and AG there was plenty of people to practice with.
Italian
Good (level: B1)
Love and the incapacity of Italians to speak foreign languages forced me to learn it. Then I fell in love with it.
Tools I know how to handle
Let's start with UX/Design tools first
I have 4 years experience with it. I use it for wireframing and prototyping. Here some examples of what I made: Wearables (contact me to get the password), AG Health prototype, Ambucare responsive wireframes (psst: the password is "proto")
Good platforms to collaborate with designers and share designs specs in- and outside the company.
And here again, they getting a lot of competition from Adobe XD.
XD is in the process of becoming the all-in-one wireframing/designing and prototyping tool but hasn't got the full package of feature for prototyping that Axure offers.
Education
Training and studies
- Scaling user interfaces
- Visual design for mobile and tablet
- Wireframing and prototyping
- Information modelling
- Presentation techniques
- Requirements gathering & specification
- Business & functional analysis
- Data integration in a world of processes and services (SAI course)
- Business intelligence
- SCRUM
- Visual Studio 2008
- Adobe Flex 3 & 4
- Adobe LiveCycle ES
KU Leuven
Master in Computer Science
('99 - '05)
Specialization in software engineering and AI
