Silviu Runceanu
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Remote, France
Toptal member since May 15, 2019
Silviu is a passionate and multi-disciplined UX/UI senior strategist and designer with 15+ years of experience working on everything from large-scale SaaS platforms to applications for startups and small businesses, building elegant interfaces, easy-to-use flows, and complex visual design languages. He has extensive experience working with remote teams, managing tasks, and liaising between teams.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Head of Product Design (Consultant)
Paladin Software
- Designed the company brand, color direction, and overall look and feel.
- Built up the entire design experience: information architecture, user experience, user interface, and interaction design across all web and mobile apps.
- Introduced, design, and created visual design language as a standard across all apps.
- Took charge and oversaw UI development and visual design.
Product Designer
Workero
- Created the UX/UI strategy and wireframes for both web and mobile native apps.
- Designed a native cross-platform mobile app and adapted it to the web medium without compromising the smooth experience.
- Developed a universal cross-device visual design system.
Head of Product Design
Bent Pixels
- Redesigned and helped launch a new online presence for the company.
- Created the company brand book and online-offline presence.
- Oversaw, operated, and designed company marketing strategy.
Product Designer
Growzer
- Produced wireframe and prototype experience.
- Created the web and mobile design concept and strategy.
- Introduced, created, and designed a cross-device visual design language.
- Defined and supervised UI development and visual design.
Product and UX/UI Designer
X3 - International Awarded Digital Agency
- Held UX, UI, typography, and digital best practice workshops for the company departments and new interns.
- Built and designed interactive prototypes and product designs for iOS, material design (Android), and Metro UI (Windows) native apps.
- Worked closely with the development department for key clients and in-house SaaS platforms.
- Produced new and maintained existing visual design languages for web apps and mobile apps.
Freelance Art Director and Senior UX/UI Designer
Retina Web Agency
- Designed the digital and print experience for key clients including Michael Port, Coaches Console, and Certified Coaches.
- Managed projects and had direct contact with the main agency clients.
- Implemented workflows and UX/UI best practices.
- Defined the web and mobile concept and strategy.
Senior Web Designer
Avantaj Net
- Led and managed the design department.
- Worked closely with key company clients like Credit Europe Bank, Pepsi, and Men’s Health.
- Handled a full-range of graphic design work for both digital and print projects.
- Contributed to the briefing, planning, wireframing, and design of various SaaS platforms and medium-sized corporate websites.
Web Designer
Hostway
- Designed websites and online marketing campaigns for Hostway main clients.
- Worked on designing and building high-end website templates for key clients.
- Worked alongside the development teams using emerging technologies.
- Designed and implemented new eCommerce experiences, updating and improving the checkout flows.
Education
Bachelor in Engineering
University Politehnica of Bucharest - Bucharest, Romania
Diploma for Associate Programmer in Computer Science
The National College “Ecaterina Teodoroiu” - Targu Jiu
Certifications
Certified Web Professional - Site Designer (CWP)
The Ministry of Education and Research, Romania
Skills
Tools
Sketch, InVision Studio, Flinto, Photoshop, Adobe XD Design, Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite Design, Trello Development, Zeplin Design, InVision, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote
Platforms
iOS Design, Android Design, Web Design, Windows Development, MacOS, Axure
Languages
Visual Design
Industry Expertise
Restaurants & Dining, Retail & Wholesale, Real Estate, Media, Hotels & Lodging
Other
Wireframing, UI Design, Animation Design, SaaS Design, Product Design, Design Systems, Mobile App Design, UI Design, UX Design, Branding, UX Design, UI Design, Agile Development, Dashboard, B2C, B2B Design, Mobile Apps, Mobile UX Design, App UI, UX Research, Web Application, Responsive Web Design, iPhone, SaaS Design, UI Design, UX Design, UI Design Standards & Best Practices, Mobile App Design, Web Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Prototyping, Web App Design, UI Design, Responsive Design, UI Guidelines, Innovation, Web UI, Influencers, UX Design, Illustration, Mobile UI Design, Publishing, Animated Prototypes, Interactive UI, Brand Design, Logo Design, Web Design, Celebrities & Influencers, Presentation Design, Presentation Design, Web UX Design, Web Design, Startup Development, User Flow Design, Responsive Web Development
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