<aside> <img src="/icons/info-alternate_blue.svg" alt="/icons/info-alternate_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Use the links below for downloadable versions of this site:

Vash Shabanipour — Resume (Plain Text).txt

</aside>

Product Designer

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Email: [email protected]

Portfolio: vashshabanipour.com

LinkedIn: au.linkedin.com/in/siavashshabanipour

Overview

Vash is a full-stack product designer based in Sydney with over 10 years of experience in UI / UX, specialising in the design and development of mobile apps.

He has designed for Australia's top tech companies and co-founded Polybit — an indie studio that creates apps and games with over 1 million downloads.

Vash combines seasoned design skills with technical proficiency. Extending from leveraging research to craft user-centered designs, to delivering high-fidelity prototypes. His capabilities in UI development enables smarter design decisions that benefit both development and the user experience.

Accomplishments

Co-founded Polybit Studio: Released 5 apps, with multiple top ranking achievements and App Store Features. Over 1 million downloads, and average 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Co-founded UpShot: An innovative unlimited coffee payment app based in Melbourne. Onboarding over 20 top Melbourne cafes including St. Ali, Auction Rooms and Market Lane Coffee. Sunset in 2016.
Designed Mobile Vision for Realestate Australia: Contributing significantly to the REA Global Kick Off 2015. Advocated and educated for better tooling, shifting from Photoshop to Sketch.

Experience

Co-Founder, Product / Game Designer, UI Developer

Polybit Studio Aug 2018 - Present · 5 yrs Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Co-founded indie studio based in Sydney. Creating apps and games for the App Store, with over 1 million downloads, and average 4.7 out of 5 rating. End-to-end product and game design and UI development.

Craftbound: MMO idle game with growing player base. Featured on App Store (Australia).
Loot: Savings tracker with delightful and rewarding interactions. Achieved Top 100 in Finance (Free) on App Store (Australia) with over 500k downloads.