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Designer
Location
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
March 7, 2016
Andrei is a talented designer with a broad skill set, from visual design through interaction modeling and high-fidelity prototyping. He understands that the user experience is key to any successful product or service, and he engages intellectually with every problem, challenging ideas to explore and uncover new opportunities.
Work Experience
Designer and Front-end Developer
2016 - 2019
Behave Health Corp.
- Designed an electronic health record web/mobile app for addiction and behavioral health treatment centers in the US.
- Prototyped new features for the app and tested them with our customers.
- Helped build the app's front end together with a team of developers.
- Designed and built a public directory website for thousands of treatment centers.
- Created landing pages, email templates, and other marketing materials for the sales team.
Technologies: Sketch, Gatsby, React, JavaScript
Visual and Interaction Designer
2015 - 2016
Svelte
- Designed a complex system that connects drivers, passengers, and operators through the mobile apps and web dispatcher software.
- Collaborated closely with several developers to ensure the quality of the implementation.
- Designed all marketing materials and developed the startup’s landing page (www.svelte.xyz).
Technologies: Pixate, Sketch
Visual Designer
2012 - 2015
Tobias & Tobias
- Designed complex user interfaces and interactions for Deutsche Bank, one of the world’s leading banks and financial service providers.
- Streamlined the process of creating design documentation for large, third-party development teams by automating workflows and creating reusable templates.
- Introduced video production and animation to the services provided by the company and created libraries of reusable components in order to facilitate faster production.
- Emphasized the importance of efficient workflows; held short demos/workshops to showcase different solutions for automating repetitive tasks as a way to save time and allow everyone to focus on the most important and creative aspects of their jobs.
Technologies: Pixate, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
UX/UI Designer
2013 - 2013
Ivo
- Went above and beyond the initial brief of visually redesigning the Ivo social platform and redefined the entire user experience of the product.
- Conducted workshops to actively involve the client and their team in the design process to identify the real problems that needed to be solved and explore solutions together.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Axure
Front-end Designer
2008 - 2012
Freelance
- Wrote Photoshop tutorials for high-profile networks such as Envato and SixRevisions.
- Delivered complete design and development solutions to various clients.
- Started a personal blog to teach design to others and expand my own knowledge and skills at the same time.
Technologies: WordPress, CSS, HTML, Adobe Photoshop
Education
2010 - 2014
B.Sc. Degree in Multimedia Computing (Design & Multimedia)
Coventry University - Coventry, UK
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