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Designer
Location
New York, NY, United States
Toptal Member Since
August 25, 2020
Moenen is a seasoned UI designer and UX expert with full-stack coding experience. Moenen is at his best translating complicated projects into simple, user-friendly interfaces. Moenen's keen eye for details and fluidity as both a designer and a coder allows him to design and prototype intricate interface components. At the same time, Moenen's diverse background in illustration and motion design will often also find their way into his interface work.
Portfolio
Work Experience
CEO | Founder
2012 - 2020
Curiator
- Founded and served as the CEO of Curiator, a Pinterest-like visual arts platform to digitally collect and discover art.
- Designed the web platform from scratch, from establishing the architecture all the way to designing and developing the UI components.
- Learned the startup ways by living the startup life, doing everything from code, design, business strategy, and everything in between.
- Established a few innovative UI components, including a drag interface that accomplished maximum functionality with minimal visual interference with the artworks.
- Raised private capital and sold the company to an industry leader (the parent company of Art Basel).
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
CEO | Founder
2016 - 2019
Prncpl
- Founded Prncpl, a software platform for art fairs to manage their digital business to advance the industry towards online sales.
- Started this project while being employed as head of design and user experience at MCH Group, the publicly traded Swiss parent company of Art Basel that bought my previous startup, Curiator.
- Worked on an elaborate product strategy tackling the complex multi-stakeholder needs of the art fair business.
- Managed a small team of developers to build our platform on Vue.js and Laravel.
Technologies: Apple Keynote, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch
Senior Designer
2010 - 2012
AKQA
- Acted as the creative lead on the Google account and collaborated with various clients, including Hyundai, Chase, West Elm, Safeway, Verizon, eBay, TD Ameritrade, and Thomson Reuters.
- Led the massive interface overhaul of all Thomson Reuters' financial products like Eikon, Omaha, Dealing, among others.
- Spearheaded the design work on a multimillion-dollar web industry platform for Google.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Art Director
2009 - 2011
Night Agency
- Served as the design lead on a series of digital projects, overseeing each one from start to finish while being hands-on involved with the design and user experience.
- Successfully pitched and won the agency hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of client work, most notably for LEGO and Avion Tequila.
- Worked with Avión Tequila, Cinemax, LEGO, Keds, Hanes, and a number of other brands.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Head of Design | Graphic MacGyver
2007 - 2008
Duval Guillaume New York
- Was recruited to be employee fourth in the team of a small New York satellite office of the biggest advertising agency in Belgium.
- Oversaw and was in charge of an international launch campaign for Coca-Cola and several other smaller projects.
- Designed all of the outputs of the USA wing of the agency.
Technologies: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Designer | Illustrator | Art Director
2006 - 2007
Freelance
- Started my freelance career right after graduating college in Brussels, using my wide variety of skills, from illustration to motion design and graphic design.
- Was recruited by a New York advertising agency after six months.
- Created a motion graphic commercial that was played in movie theaters.
Technologies: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Education
2002 - 2006
Master's Degree in Visual Design
LUCA School of Arts - Brussels, Belgium
Experience
Collaboration That Works
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