Silviu Sotelecan
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Sibiu, Romania
Toptal member since March 6, 2020
With a decade and a half of design industry experience, Silviu has a track record for producing best-in-class digital experiences, working with startups and global companies from a wide range of industries like crypto, healthcare, travel, telecom, waste management, and others. He's a product designer who specializes in mobile interaction design and web app design and worked with the Internal Ministry of Affairs of Romania, Sweat Economy, Sweatcoin LTD, Waste Connection LLC, and Enviro Labs.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Lead Product Designer, Crypto
Sweat Economy
- Created Sweat Wallet from scratch. The mission was to onboard Web2 users to Web3. We onboarded 13 million users.
- Locked 43% of the circulating tokens in staking accounts due to a user-friendly experience for staking.
- Contributed to a rewards feature that is the main engagement driver. The highest opted-in reward had 350,000 entries within a 5-day span. Each entry is captured as an on-chain activity.
- Involved in creating and developing all features for the wallet.
Senior UI/UX Designer
KarePartners
- Created the wireframes, concepts, and designs for improving the existing mobile products.
- Improved the UX and design of the current apps on both Android and iOS.
- Collaborated with product managers, data analysts, engineers, and others to help define strategy and product requirements.
- Created user flows, wireframes, and polished designs for new features of the mobile product.
- Created data flows for current and new processes.
- Planned design sprints and managed design tasks to be on time.
- Planned development sprints and managed tasks to be on time.
- Managed the established plan to be delivered on time and handle spillovers.
- Led presentations on new features and demos to stakeholders and users.
- Organized a user session for feedback and testing.
Product Design Consultant
Eventya CO
- Improved the app for emergency broadcast that is used by the Ministry of Defense of Romania, for both Android and iOS platforms.
- Designed an app for both Android and iOS platforms that is used for events in table tennis.
- Collaborated with product managers, data analysts, engineers, and others to help define strategy and product requirements.
- Created prototypes for all 10 apps created with Eventya's white label.
- Created a custom icon pack to be applied in all the apps.
Web Designer
KeepCalling
- Worked on a brand new telecom product that was launched on the US market. I designed both native Android and iOS apps and the web platform it's based on.
- Improved another established telecom voice seller's website and their application suites.
- Took part in creating advertising campaigns in both online and offline, and developed cartoons for an animated series.
- Designed a new version of an Android and iOS tablet app for a mobile recharge product.
- Participated in A/B and user tests selected from the company's 1 million user base.
Lead Product Designer
Bix Agency
- Designed a directory-based notary as a website, with search functions and a dashboard with setting and metrics for their users.
- Designed an application for both Android and iOS operating systems for an internet broadcasting radio station.
- Worked on several logos and branding for small businesses.
- Designed a website from scratch for a company that transfers data from analog mediums to digital.
- Worked with one of the largest waste disposal companies on their invoicing dashboard, bringing user compliance with the new dashboard up by 45%.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer Science
Hermann Oberth Faculty of Engineering - Sibiu, Romania
Skills
Tools
Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop CC, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Zeplin, Sketch, InVision, Draw.io, Adobe Photoshop, Miro, Jira
Platforms
Adobe Suite, Mobile, iOS, Web, Android, Music Streaming
Industry Expertise
Healthcare, Telecommunications, Restaurants & Dining, Technology, Professional Services, Consumer Products, Events, Entertainment & Leisure
Languages
Objective-C
Other
Mobile UI, Web App Design, Mobile Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Prototyping, Wireframing, User Flows, UI Design, UX Design, Dashboard Design, Product Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), SaaS, User Journeys, SaaS Design, Web App UX, Design Systems, B2B, App Design, Responsive Web Apps, Rapid Prototyping, Layout, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, High-fidelity Mockups, UX Prototyping, Mobile First, Mockups, Component-based Architecture, Component-based Development, UX Wireframes, UX Research, Mobile UX, Visual Design, Social Media Design, Dashboards, Web UX, Web UI, Data Flows, Technology Guides, Logic Design, Mobile Apps, Analytical Thinking, User Research, Branding, Client Coordination, Sprint Planning, Data Visualization, Web Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, Audio Streaming, Landing Pages, Logo Design, Coordination, Design, User Psychology, User Interviews, Design Leadership, Layout Design, Interactive UI, Finance, Interaction Design (IxD), Gamification, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cryptocurrency Wallets, Journey Mapping, UI Prototyping, DataViz, Mobile App Design, UX Audits, UI Audits, User-centered Design (UCD), Personas, UX Strategy, User Experience Design, Discovery Workshops, Data Collection, Web Dashboards, Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Research, Data-heavy Design, Interactive Prototypes, System Design, Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), UI Components, Style Guides, Brand Guidelines, Web App UI, Financial Products, Financial UX, Responsive Layout, Responsive UI, Web & Mobile Applications, Direct to Consumer (D2C), B2C, MVP Design, Booking Apps, Internet of Things (IoT), User Testing, Web3, Usability Testing, User Personas, eCommerce, Task Management, Web Applications, Chemical Engineering, Notary, Responsive Design, Booking Systems, Coupons, App UI, App UX, Radio, Scheduling, Job Schedulers, Relational Data Mapping, Data Structures, Platforms, Recruitment, Electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR), Wireframe to Product, eCommerce Design, Unit Testing, Agile, Notion, Computer Science, Analytics, Programming, Framer, Fintech, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Presentation Design, UX Analysis, Digital Asset Management, Scalability, New Products, UX Architecture, Team Mentoring, Marketplaces, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Social Networks, Leadership
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