I'm Samuel Scheelings, a product and UX expert with 15+ years of experience designing intuitive, user-centered solutions, especially for SaaS, dashboards, and marketplaces. I’ve built a track record of driving product growth through thoughtful design—from onboarding and engagement to conversion optimization—working across product, design, engineering, and marketing to deliver measurable business impact. I'm a versatile designer with a hands-on approach to research, wireframing, and design that elevates both product quality and business outcomes. I’m a natural communicator with a sense of humor and curiosity, and I enjoy stand-up comedy and podcasts in my downtime.

Samuel Scheelings

I'm Samuel Scheelings, a product and UX expert with 15+ years of experience designing intuitive, user-centered solutions, especially for SaaS, dashboards, and marketplaces. I’ve built a track record of driving product growth through thoughtful design—from onboarding and engagement to conversion optimization—working across product, design, engineering, and marketing to deliver measurable business impact. I'm a versatile designer with a hands-on approach to research, wireframing, and design that elevates both product quality and business outcomes. I’m a natural communicator with a sense of humor and curiosity, and I enjoy stand-up comedy and podcasts in my downtime.

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Language

English
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Dutch
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German
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Work Experience

Lead Product / UX Designer at Next Sense
December 1, 2024 - November 1, 2025
Led UX and visual design for user-facing content across product and communications, ensuring consistent storytelling and conversion-optimized design during high-growth phases.
Lead Product / UX Designer at EDGE Technologies
March 1, 2021 - December 1, 2024
Led redesigns of key SaaS product areas based on journey analysis and user interviews to improve usability and feature adoption. Integrated Storybook to streamline developer handoff and ensure design-to-code consistency. Championed scalable UI patterns and improved cross-platform coherence.
UI Designer / Visual Team Lead at Flemish Government
April 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023
Built a custom, accessibility-focused design system for municipal digital tools. Integrated new UI into existing workflows to elevate clarity and usability for internal and public-facing services.
Consulting Lead Designer at Bitvavo
January 1, 2021 - March 1, 2021
Audited product experience to identify UX gaps and propose growth-aligned improvements. Defined design workflows and established brand system foundation.
Lead Product / UX Designer at Kineti Security Services
April 1, 2019 - July 1, 2021
Collaborated with engineers to build tools in drone, radar, and map pin mapping tech. Designed secure, intuitive UIs for intelligence systems in a complex regulatory space. Introduced Scrum and DMS workflows to improve product delivery.
Lead Product / UX Designer at Nash.io
December 1, 2017 - March 1, 2019
Designed end-to-end crypto exchange and wallet browser extension focusing on user trust and accessibility. Developed onboarding and marketing assets aligned with product flows to boost user acquisition. Represented brand visually at key events, including a presentation at the EU Parliament.
Lead Product / UX Designer at Omnia Retail
April 1, 2016 - December 1, 2017
Overhauled B2B SaaS platform UX, simplified navigation and streamlined pricing workflows. Built a comprehensive UI library to establish consistency and reduce design debt.
Lead Product / UX Designer at CourseArc
January 1, 2015 - April 1, 2016
Worked with stakeholders to gather product requirements and iterate on wireframes and flows. Delivered development-ready specs and prototypes for trade-mark search and brand protection tools.
UI Designer / Visual Team Lead at Playground Entertainment
May 1, 2014 - December 1, 2014
Designed and maintained digital marketing and (micro) sites for gaming launches. Aligned communications with interactive product storytelling.
Design Lead at Zed Media
November 1, 2011 - December 1, 2013
Managed creative and UI deliverables across multiple client websites and platforms; led a multidisciplinary team through discovery, prototyping, and delivery.
Web Designer at Smart Internet Media
October 1, 2009 - November 1, 2011
Delivered user-centered design solutions across client websites and platforms; led design tasks within a fast-paced agency environment.
Lead Product / UX Designer at Corsearch
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Led product design for search and trademark protection tools; delivered design-ready specs and prototypes for tradename search and brand protection.
UI Designer / Visual Team Lead at Playlogic Entertainment
May 1, 2014 - December 1, 2014
Designed and maintained digital marketing sites for games launches; aligned marketing materials with interactive product storytelling.

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Government, Professional Services, Retail