Piotr Bakker: Résumé

I’m a product designer with 15 years of cross-functional experience in the tech industry, striving to make software exciting and effortless to use.


Experience

Co-Founder & CEO · Crater Tools
San Francisco, CA · 2018–2022
The company developed GreetBot, a B2B SaaS application for onboarding new employees on Slack. GreetBot onboarded over 4 million people across 14,000+ organizations and was ranked #4 fastest-growing app on Slack in 2018.
  • Led a team of 3 full-stack software engineers.
  • Developed the initial product concept into a fully-featured B2B solution.
  • Conducted interviews with users and documented feedback.
  • Planned the product roadmap and developed the pricing strategy.
  • Designed conversational and web UI deployed in production.
  • Was the main contributor to the HTML and Sass code base.
  • Managed enterprise compliance, sales, and customer support.
  • Oversaw the acquisition of the company in 2022.
Product Designer · Wizehire.com
San Francisco, CA · 2020–2022
  • Established a formal design system at a time of rapid growth for the company.
  • Formalized the use of typography, color, layout grid, and component library.
  • Collaborated with the PM and Eng partners on the designs of new features.
  • Designed the initial version of the company’s first iOS app.
UI/UX Designer · Mixbook.com
Redwood City, CA · 2017–2020
  • Fully redesigned the company’s core product, the web-based photo book editor.
  • Helped establish a new design system and visual identity.
  • Updated the company’s e-commerce pages, including storefront and checkout.
UI/UX Designer · RFCx.org
San Francisco, CA · 2016–2017
  • Worked with the PM to translate public sector user requirements into wireframe and visual designs for implementation by the engineering team.
  • Designed the initial version of the company’s consumer-facing iOS app.
UI/UX Designer · Wevolver.com
Amsterdam, The Netherlands · 2015–2018
  • Created wireframe and visual designs for the company’s suite of collaboration tools for hardware engineers, including file sharing, version control, and wikis.
  • Proposed improvements to the product and user profile pages.
Product Design Consultant · Brainly.com
Cracow, Poland · 03/2017–11/2017
  • Assisted with the launch of the company’s first subscription plan.
  • Proposed improvements to the registration, onboarding, upgrade, and checkout flows in collaboration with the internal A/B testing team.
Web Designer · Allani.pl
Cracow, Poland · 2015–2017
  • Redesigned the company’s landing, catalogue and product pages using responsive web design principles.
  • Established a new look and feel of the site, including updates to typography, color palette, and UI components.
  • Designed the company’s first iOS and Android apps.
Co-Founder & Creative Director · UXTailor.com
Amsterdam, The Netherlands · 2014–2016
  • Formed a 2-person design and development studio specialized in prototyping early-stage web and mobile apps.
  • Projects included a web-based textbook for college students, an employee onboarding dashboard, and a CMS for a network of local news websites.
Co-Founder & CEO · coocoolu.com
Amsterdam, The Netherlands · 2012–2014
  • Lead a 3-person team in building a collaborative whiteboard for online learners.
  • Developed the value proposition, designed the user interface, and conducted usability testing with students.
  • Established university partnerships and managed relations with the media.

Skills & Expertise

  • Mobile app design
  • Responsive web design
  • Graphical interface design
  • Conversational interface design
  • Design systems
  • Motion design
  • Data visualization
  • Icon design
  • Typography
  • Copywriting
  • Fluent English, Dutch, Polish
  • Basic German, Korean

Tools

  • Figma, Sketch, Zeplin
  • HTML, CSS, Git SCM
  • Bootstrap, Sass
  • Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects

Education

MSc, Business Administration
RSM Erasmus University · 2009–2011
Graduated Cum Laude, specializing in Consumer Behavior and Research. Master thesis titled “Power to the People! Does Market Concentration Play a Role in the Effectiveness of Co-creation?”, June 2011.
BA, Business Management
University of Westminster · 2006–2009
Electives in Social Psychology and Consumer Behavior for Marketing. Overseas studies program at Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA.

Accolades

PearsonAPI Prize of Distinction · TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon
San Francisco, CA · Sep/2013
The competition required developing a technology solution featuring Pearson APIs in less than 24 hours during the annual TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in San Francisco. Issued by Pearson Education.
Best Overall App and Best Aspire Solution · HacktivatED Hackathon
San Francisco, CA · Jun/2013
The hackathon required designing solutions for real world problems in the education sector in less than 24 hours. Aspire Public Schools needed to develop a real-time referral process to help teachers escalate and immediately address behavior issues in class. Sponsored by Education Pioneers, Inc.
First Prize · Church Street Market Competition
London, UK · Feb/2009
The competition was opened to University of Westminster students and required preparing a promotional idea for the local street market. Sponsored by The Centre for Excellence in Professional Learning from the Workplace (CEPLW).
Best New Technology Product Award · Annual Quad College and University Business Plan Challenge
Williamsport, PA · Apr/2008
The competition was opened for students at Lycoming College, Mansfield University, Lock Haven University and Pennsylvania College of Technology and required preparing a business plan for the local area. Sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners & Lycoming Keystone Innovation Zone.