# Vadym Syliava

> Design Partner for YCombinator-backed startups. Design Mentor. 15+ years of experience. Al enthusiast. 🇺🇸

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/vadym

Hello! I'm Vadym Syliava, an accomplished and innovative Product Designer with over 15 years of diverse experience in the full-cycle design process for web and mobile enterprise solutions. I have a proven track record in leading design teams and creating complex enterprise solutions. I've worked with startups, including a Y Combinator-backed venture, and have also founded multiple startups myself.

My expertise spans across UX/UI Design, Full-Cycle Design Process, Design Systems & Guidelines, Team Leadership, Startups and Entrepreneurship, UX Methods, User Research, Service Design, Interactive Design, Prototyping, and User Interviews. I'm proficient in a variety of design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, Zeplin, UXPin, Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects.

I'm passionate about creating user-friendly, accessible designs that improve people's interactions with digital products. I believe that good design can make a significant difference in people's lives, and I'm always excited to take on new challenges that allow me to make such an impact. Nice to meet you!

## Work Experience
### Head of Design (YC W23) @ Theya (YC)
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Co-Founder @ Stealth Startup
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Designer (YC W23) @ Pair AI
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Head of Design (YC W19) @ Community Phone
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
— Worked as the first designer at Community Phone.
— Successfully developed a pitch deck that helped the company secure a $1.3 million investment.
— Spearheaded the hiring of the company's first front-end developers.
— Implemented agile methodologies for efficient project management.
— Developed a comprehensive design system for consistent and efficient project execution.
— Integrated task management tools and Amplitude for comprehensive analytics.
— Played a crucial role in crafting the brand identity and launching a new, user-friendly website via Webflow.
— Managed the development of a checkout system, a mobile application, and a web portal.
— Expanded the client base from 0 to over 2000 MAUs in the user portal.
— Achieved the primary goal of the app's initial launch, with 45% of users enabling call blocking on their mobile phones within the first month.
— Together with a team of three engineers, we effectively doubled our online checkout conversion rate from 1% to 2% within a single quarter, thereby setting the stage for further growth potential of up to 3% in the online funnel.

### Lecturer of Interaction design course @ DAN.IT education
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022

### BA/UX Architect @ Trinetix
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Nashville, TN
In charge of a design team

— Managing a team of designers (10+ designers)
— Created a design system for mobile applications (30+ applications)
— Write design guidelines
— Created pitches and design concepts for the new clients

### UI/UX Team Lead @ Trinetix
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Nashville, TN
— iPad application for M&A deals (800+ screens)
— Healthcare mobile application (from sketch to launch)

### UI/UX Designer @ Trinetix
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Nashville, TN
I manage a team of UI and UX designers, coordinate projects for international clients, and create UX concepts and strategic designs.

### Co-founder | CEO | Designer @ Trunkee
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
The digital assistant which stores your clothes and picks up personalized outfits, helps with sustainable use of clothes and its recycling.

We was participated as an AlphaStartup on Web Summit Conference in 2019

### Co-founder |  Designer @ Digital Education Labs, Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017

### Co-founder |  Designer @ VK Play
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015
VK Play — is my first startup ranked # 2 in the top-grossing apps in Estern Erope for Mac OS X. It was a streaming music player that uses the VK API for the music library and Last.fm API for the discography of artists.

### UI/UX Designer @ QodeRoom
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
At QodeRoom, I designed mobile applications and websites for Visa, EasyPay, AlfaBank UA, Philip Morris, and more.

— Designed wireframes and mockups to guide product decision-making and engineering development.
— Defined and created site structure, interaction flows, information architecture, and conceptual models.
— Worked on use cases and user "personas," performing user and task analysis.
— Managed visual designer to ensure that the product has a consistent look and feel and that the graphic design supports the product's functionality.

### Web, Mobile, Graphic @ Freelancer
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012


## Education
### Startup School Online
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

### Master's degree in Accounting and Auditing
Kyiv National Economics University
Jan 2006 – Jan 2012

### Designer in Graphic Design
European Design School
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vadym-syliava-98746362
- Portfolio: https://amazy.design

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Last updated: 2026-03-25