curriculum vitae
vytautas ramanauskas
born in Vilnius, Lithuania
currently lives & works in Vilnius, Lithuania
education
2011 - 2016 Master of Law
Vilnius University, Lithuania
2014 - 2015 Master of Law / Exchange
Utrecht University, the Netherlands
experience
2022- now Lead product designer at TransferGo
2021 - 2022 Product designer at Billo.app
2021 - 2021 Product designer at Treatwell
2019 - 2021 UX/UI designer at Danske Bank
2018 - now Freelance UX/UI Designer
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earlier work experience:
2016 - 2018 Marketing Associate at Teamgate
2017 - 2018 Co-Founder & CEO at AVE Influence Agency
2016 - 2018 Co-Founder & CEO at Juk Nesunku (non-profit)
2015 - 2018 Co-Founder & CEO at law firm Problemu Sprendimas
2015 - Assistant Lawyer at law firm COBALT Legal
2014 - Trainee at Consulate General of the Rep. of Lithuania in New York
courses & certification
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2022 - Interaction Design Foundation (online)
2021 - UX Research & Design (University of Michigan) (on Coursera)
2018 - Interaction Design Foundation
2018 - UXkursas.lt UX/UI course: Usability ISO 9241 standard
2017 - Google Analytics Academy: Analytics for Business
2017 - Udemy: UX Design Fundamentals & Master's courses
languages
Lithuanian - Native tongue
English - C1
German - B1
publications & media
2019 - Interview with magazine Lamu Slenis on design, life and the city.
2018 - Commentary for Delfi.lt on my life in Cape Town, South Africa
2017 - It’s not the hours you put in, it’s what you put in the hours
2017 - Interview with Alfa.lt on our non-profit charity 'Juk Nesunku'
2017 - Interview on the National Television News ‘Panorama’
2016 - Interview with VersliLietuva.lt on establishing a new law firm
2015 - Interview with 15min.lt on a personal blog ‘Vilnius Date Ideas’
cv / bonus track
I really like the maxim "you are what you eat."
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At work and in life, it's also "you are what you do" and "what tools you use to do it."
Good tools & workflows will not make you efficient or better per se, however, inefficient software can limit your abilities profoundly. That is the reason why I always try to look for better tools, workflows, and solutions constantly.
software and tools
I use, love, and know very well:​
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Figma
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Sketch
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InVision
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Zeplin
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Whimsical
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Balsamiq
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HotJar
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Miro
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Trello
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Slack
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Asana
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Notion
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Atlassian JIRA & Confluence
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Google Suite
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MS Suite
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Webflow
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Framer
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Chat GPT
I use and know decently (or used a lot, or tried extensively):​
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Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
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Axure RP
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Google Analytics
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MixPanel
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Amplitude
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Tableau
things I read and/or highly recommend
UX
books
/ introduction to ux
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The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett
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The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
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The Non-Designer’s Design Book by Robin Williams
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The User Experience Team of One by Leah Buley
/ usability & research
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Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug
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Remote User Research by Nate Bolt
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Observing the User Experience by Elizabeth Goodman
/ interface design
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Designing Web Interfaces by Bill Scott
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White Space Is Not Your Enemy: A Beginner's Guide to Communicating Visually Through Graphic by Kim Golombisky
/ information architecture
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How to Make Sense of Any Mess by Abby Covert
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Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte
/ mobile
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Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps by Josh Clark
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Mobile First by Luke Wroblewski
/ interaction design
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Seductive Interaction Design by Stephen P. Anderson​
/ sketching & visual thinking
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The Sketchnote Handbook by Mike Rohde
/ the bigger picture
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Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy by Indi Young
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Design for Hackers by David Kadavy
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The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero
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Rework by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
Psychology / Behavior
books
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
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Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently by John C. Maxwell
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Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior by Indi Young
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The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Csikszentmihalyi Mihaly
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The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
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Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal
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The Distraction Addiction by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
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The Attention Revolution by Allan. B. Wallace
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell.
Podcasts