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Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
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
Principal Product Designer
2021 - PRESENT
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.
- Worked on 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.
Technologies: Figma, Adobe Suite, Miro, Agile, Jira, Mobile UI, Wireframing, UI Design, User Flows, UX Design, Mobile Design, User Psychology, SaaS, User Journeys, Prototyping, SaaS Design, Design Leadership, User Research, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Design Systems, B2B, Data Visualization, Layout Design, Interactive UI, Finance, Gamification, Software as a Service (SaaS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), App Design, Responsive Web Apps, Web Design, Rapid Prototyping, Mobile, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Journey Mapping, Technology, UI Prototyping, Layout, Consumer Products, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, DataViz, iOS, User Interface (UI), Mobile App Design, UX Audits, UI Audits, User Interviews, User-centered Design (UCD), Personas, UX Strategy, User Experience Design, Data Collection, High-fidelity Mockups, Android, Social Networks, Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Research, UX Prototyping, Mobile First, Interactive Prototypes, System Design, Web UX, UI Components, Style Guides, Mockups, Brand Guidelines, Component-based Architecture, Component-based Development, Financial Products, Financial UX, Web & Mobile Applications, Direct to Consumer (D2C), B2C, MVP Design, Internet of Things (IoT), User Testing
Senior UI/UX Designer
2017 - 2020
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.
Technologies: Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Draw.io, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Mobile UI, Wireframing, UI Design, User Flows, UX Design, Mobile Design, Healthcare, User Psychology, SaaS, User Journeys, Prototyping, SaaS Design, Design Leadership, Web App Design, User Research, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Web App UX, Design Systems, B2B, Data Visualization, Dashboards, Layout Design, Interactive UI, Finance, Software as a Service (SaaS), Responsive Web Design (RWD), App Design, Responsive Web Apps, Web Design, Rapid Prototyping, Mobile, Journey Mapping, Technology, UI Prototyping, Layout, Consumer Products, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, DataViz, iOS, User Interface (UI), Mobile App Design, UX Audits, UI Audits, User Interviews, User-centered Design (UCD), Personas, UX Strategy, User Experience Design, Web, Discovery Workshops, Data Collection, Web Dashboards, High-fidelity Mockups, Android, Research, Data-heavy Design, UX Prototyping, Mobile First, Interactive Prototypes, System Design, Web UX, Web UI, Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), UI Components, Style Guides, Professional Services, Mockups, Brand Guidelines, Web App UI, Component-based Architecture, Component-based Development, Responsive Layout, Responsive UI, Web & Mobile Applications, Direct to Consumer (D2C), B2C, MVP Design, Booking Apps, Internet of Things (IoT), User Testing
Product Design Consultant
2017 - 2017
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.
Technologies: Sketch, Draw.io, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Mobile UI, Wireframing, UI Design, User Flows, UX Design, Mobile Design, SaaS, SaaS Design, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Design Systems, B2B, Data Visualization, Dashboards, Layout Design, Interactive UI, Software as a Service (SaaS), App Design, Responsive Web Apps, Web Design, Rapid Prototyping, Mobile, Journey Mapping, Technology, UI Prototyping, Layout, Consumer Products, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, iOS, User Interface (UI), UX Audits, UI Audits, User Interviews, User Experience Design, Web, Discovery Workshops, High-fidelity Mockups, Android, Events, Entertainment & Leisure, UX Prototyping, Mobile First, Professional Services, Mockups, Brand Guidelines, Component-based Architecture, Component-based Development, Responsive Layout, Responsive UI, Web & Mobile Applications, Direct to Consumer (D2C), B2C, MVP Design, Booking Apps, Internet of Things (IoT)
Web Designer
2013 - 2017
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.
Technologies: Adobe Experience Design (XD), Draw.io, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Sketch, Wireframing, UI Design, User Flows, UX Design, SaaS, SaaS Design, Web App Design, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Web App UX, B2B, Layout Design, Interactive UI, Software as a Service (SaaS), Responsive Web Design (RWD), App Design, Responsive Web Apps, Web Design, Rapid Prototyping, Mobile, Journey Mapping, Technology, UI Prototyping, Layout, Consumer Products, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, iOS, User Interface (UI), Mobile App Design, UI Audits, UX Strategy, User Experience Design, Web, Web Dashboards, High-fidelity Mockups, Android, UX Prototyping, Mobile First, Web UX, Web UI, Style Guides, Mockups, Web App UI, Component-based Architecture, Component-based Development, Responsive Layout, Responsive UI, Web & Mobile Applications, Direct to Consumer (D2C), B2C, Internet of Things (IoT), User Testing
Lead Product Designer
2009 - 2016
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%.
Technologies: Adobe Experience Design (XD), Draw.io, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Figma, Sketch, Framer, Mobile UI, Wireframing, UI Design, User Flows, UX Design, Mobile Design, SaaS, User Journeys, Prototyping, SaaS Design, Web App Design, User Research, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Web App UX, Design Systems, B2B, Data Visualization, Dashboards, Layout Design, Interactive UI, Software as a Service (SaaS), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Marketplaces, App Design, Responsive Web Apps, Web Design, Rapid Prototyping, Mobile, Journey Mapping, Technology, UI Prototyping, Layout, Consumer Products, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, DataViz, iOS, User Interface (UI), Mobile App Design, UX Audits, UI Audits, User Interviews, User-centered Design (UCD), Personas, UX Strategy, User Experience Design, Web, Discovery Workshops, Data Collection, Web Dashboards, High-fidelity Mockups, Android, Social Networks, Events, Entertainment & Leisure, Research, UX Prototyping, Mobile First, Interactive Prototypes, System Design, Web UX, Web UI, UI Components, Style Guides, Mockups, Brand Guidelines, Web App UI, Component-based Architecture, Component-based Development, Responsive Layout, Responsive UI, Web & Mobile Applications, Direct to Consumer (D2C), B2C, MVP Design, Booking Apps, Internet of Things (IoT), User Testing
Education
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer Science
Hermann Oberth Faculty of Engineering - Sibiu, Romania
Experience
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