Catalin R.

About Me

Innovative and enterprising UI/UX Designer with 8 years of experience and proven skills in prototyping, wireframing, Adobe Suite, Figma, and responsive, mobile-first design. Catalin has worked with several major design and marketing agencies for the past 8 years, delivering projects successfully for clients. He seeks to deliver UI/UX excellence with an eye for detail and a passion for turning client requirements into finished products.

Workflow

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
UI/UX Designer
2020 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Create and design web-ready digital content to support development initiatives or marketing projects.

  • Direct creative concepts and adhere to project guidelines to execute campaigns according to business needs.

  • Collaborate with the creative team to ensure designs and deliverables are being completed efficiently and on-time.

Glize
Glize
UI/UX Lead Designer
2015 - 2020 (5 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Managed to turn software packages into easy-to-use products for inhouse and outside clients.

  • Developed UI mockups and prototypes that illustrate the way products or features function and look. Employed Agile methodology for developing web-interfaces for products.

  • Worked on creating several design tools and usability guidelines to advance in the internal UX processes.

Pionix
Pionix
UI/UX Lead Designer
2013 - 2020 (7 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Closely collaborated with product managers and developers to evaulate and gather user requirements for projects.

  • Illustrated design ideas using storyboards, process flows, and sitemaps. Designed graphic user interface and elements such as Dashboards, Statistics, and Multipurpose platform pages with diffrent functionalities.

  • Acted as a visual designer in launching templates, landing pages, and warm welcomes for the inhouse build software suite. Created several design tools and usability guidelines to advance in the internal UX processes.

Holosfind Software
Holosfind Software
Interactive Art Director
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Remote
  • Developed the brand concepts, corporate positioning, layout web and corporate ID, web add campaigns from marketing briefs, image consultancy and positioning for projects.

  • Reviewed business and client objectives, outlining the goals of the project and then creating design documentation and prototype procedures.

  • Assigned art content creation tasks to the graphic design staff, ensuring compliance with UX standards.

DancoVision
DancoVision
UI/UX Ethics
2007 - 2020 (13 years)
Romania
  • Involved in creating the brand concepts, corporate positioning, layout web and corporate ID, web add campaigns from marketing briefs, image consultancy and positioning.

  • Created both functional and appealing features and products that addressed clients’ needs and helped grow the customer base.

  • Applied UI/UX ethics in products and conducted layout adjustments based on user feedback.

Showcase

UI/UX Designer - Muff Digital
UI/UX Designer - Muff Digital
  • Muff Digital is an advertising and media buying agency focused on online traffic acquisition and product consulting.

  • They specialize in configuring campaigns for search, display, and social platforms using big data and multiple roles.

  • The project involved creating the brand identity (logo, stationery, and guidelines) and designing the front-end and back-end of a new platform.

UI/UX Designer - Raluz
UI/UX Designer - Raluz
  • Raluz is a social media platform focused on sharing knowledge and advice.

  • It's a messenger-style app for exchanging messages, pictures, and videos.

  • Raluz aims to connect users with online experts and provide personalized content based on their interests.

UI/UX Designer - Serus Renault
UI/UX Designer - Serus Renault
  • Audited and redesigned an existing automotive multi-site for a big auto dealer.

  • Developed a new and converting user experience for the new customers, focusing on Mobile-First design.

  • Built user interactions across different sections of the site to optimize user experience.

Education

MA, Human Resources Management
MA, Human Resources Management
University of Bucharest
2007 - 2009 (2 years)
B.A., Journalism and Philosophy
B.A., Journalism and Philosophy
Spiru Haret University
2001 - 2005 (4 years)