Anghel Gabriel
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Toptal member since March 15, 2016
Gabriel is an accomplished, self-taught product designer with 15 years of experience delivering user-centered, visually sophisticated designs. His career spans agency, freelance, and in-house roles at a global B2B and B2C company, where he has driven exceptional user experiences for diverse business clients. Gabriel’s expertise lies in crafting intuitive interfaces that align with strategic objectives, collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional teams to elevate product outcomes.
Portfolio
Payments Merchant Hub
IEPP - Installments Easy Payment Plan
Venera Arapu - Fashion Store
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
Self-employed
- Collaborated with clients across diverse industries, forging strong partnerships to deliver tailored, high-impact solutions.
- Conducted in-depth research for complex applications, pinpointing UX, UI, and business challenges to drive strategic outcomes.
- Crafted user journeys, wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes using Figma and Photoshop for desktop and mobile platforms.
- Designed intuitive, user-centered, and visually sophisticated interfaces for websites, desktop, and mobile applications.
- Implemented designs into functional websites and desktop applications using HTML, CSS, and React, ensuring seamless execution.
Senior Lead Designer
AFS - Arab Financial Services
- Developed a strategic presentation outlining the product department’s structure and operational framework to align with AFS’s business goals.
- Designed an optimized organizational chart for the Design Function, detailing its integration into cross-functional teams for effective collaboration.
- Authored detailed project scope documents for a website and brand refresh, defining functionalities, team roles, and cost estimates to guide execution.
- Created a comprehensive, documented timeline for the website and branding execution plan, establishing clear milestones for efficient delivery.
- Gathered insights on the product offering and collaborated with the product owner to craft compelling copy for individual items, enhancing product clarity and appeal.
- Partnered with the marketing team to evaluate and select vendors for the website and branding projects, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Oversaw the website and branding refresh initiatives, driving a cohesive vision and delivering high-quality outcomes.
- Designed branding collaterals that elevated AFS’s visual identity across digital and print touchpoints.
- Created UI/UX designs for two in-house products: the Installment Easy Payment Plan and Interactive Statements, improving user experience and functionality.
- Delivered a premium, user-centric website and branding overhaul that strengthened AFS’s market presence.
Lead Product Designer
Checkout.com
- Led the design of two iterations of Checkout.com’s website and spearheaded two comprehensive rebranding initiatives to elevate the company’s visual identity.
- Built Checkout.com’s merchant platform from scratch, shaping it from initial concepts through to a fully functional production environment.
- Established and refined Checkout.com’s design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across all digital touch points.
- Collaborated with product and engineering teams to design intuitive user flows for payment processing tools, enhancing merchant and customer experiences.
- Developed marketing assets, including high-impact campaigns and visuals, that aligned with brand goals and drove user engagement.
UI/UX Designer and Web Designer
Web Future Solutions
- Worked closely with managers to uncover and resolve design and usability challenges in client websites and applications, delivering impactful improvements.
- Designed a variety of marketing assets, including banners, newsletters, and promotional websites, tailored to the goals of different businesses.
- Designed and helped launched responsive eCommerce stores on custom and open-source platforms, prioritizing user-friendly navigation and performance.
- Designed and implemented multiple WordPress and custom CMS websites, creating flexible, client-focused solutions.
- Managed several design projects at once, partnering with clients to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality, customized results.
Education
Master's Degree in Economics
Romanian American University - Bucharest
Skills
Tools
Figma Component Library, Adobe CC, Asana, Jira, Miro, FigJam
Platforms
Figma, Web, Webflow, Mobile, iOS
Industry Expertise
Marketing, Banking & Finance
Other
User Interface (UI), Mobile Design, Rich User Interfaces, User Experience (UX), Web Design, eCommerce, Visual Design, Product Design, UI Design, UX Design, Web Applications, Responsive Web Apps, Web App Design, Web App UX, Dashboards, Data Visualization, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Prototyping, Dashboard Design, User Flows, User Journey Maps, eCommerce Design, Online Store Design, Fintech, Fintech Design, Mobile App Design, MVP Design, B2C, Business to Consumer (B2C), Business to Business (B2B), Component Design, UI Components, Web Components, Web UI, Web UI Design, Web App UI, Wireframing, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Typography, Color Theory, Landing Page Design, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, eCommerce Web Design, B2B, UI Development, Framer, ClickUp, Sprints, UX Research, Finance, Web Marketing, App UI, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, App Design, Fashion Design, Store Design, Branding, Banking Software, Digital Banking, Credit Cards, Payment Plans, Bank configuration, Form Design, Coogle, Economics, User Experience Design, Digital Payments, Card Payments, Online Payments, Chargeback, Disputes, Web UX Design, Notion
Experience
- Adobe CC - 15 years
- Web Design - 15 years
- Visual Design - 15 years
- User Interface (UI) - 12 years
- User Experience (UX) - 8 years
- UI Development - 8 years
- Mobile Design - 7 years
- Figma - 6 years
Tools
- Adobe CC
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