Hi again,

I’m Julian, a Remote Product Designer based in Eastern Europe, Romania, with a specialty in UX/UI design for established software products and startups. I focus on scaling design systems, launching MVPs, and enhancing user experience in agile, cross-functional, fast-paced agile environments. With hands-on experience across all stages of the product lifecycle, I bring a strategic, atomic, and user-centered approach to digital product design.

Key Achievements:

  • Revamped Legacy Products: Revitalized legacy software by addressing usability issues and broken user patterns, resulting in a seamless experience across both web and mobile platforms."

  • MVP Launches: Led design and development for multiple web and mobile products, successfully launching MVPs that secured market validation and drove initial user engagement."

  • Scalable Design Systems: Designed and implemented scalable design systems for various projects, ensuring consistency and efficiency across teams while delivering cohesive user experiences."

  • Personal Mobile App Development: Currently developing a personal mobile app to tackle family-related challenges, employing user-centric design principles to create an accessible, intuitive product for a broad audience.

Team Collaboration:

  • Product Design Lifecycle Management: Drive the entire product lifecycle—from discovery and ideation to prototyping and testing—ensuring a smooth process and high-quality results.

  • User-Centered & Business-Driven: Skilled in balancing business needs with user experience to deliver measurable outcomes while maintaining a high standard of usability.

  • Remote Teamwork: Effective collaborator in remote settings, working seamlessly with cross-functional teams to achieve successful product launches.

Tech I use

Core Skills

Product Design, UX/UI Design, Design Thinking, Wireframing, Prototyping, Design Systems, Information Architecture, Agile, Figma, Usability Testing, Remote Collaboration, UX Audits, Heuristic Evaluation, Interviews, Lean UX, Atomic Design, Systematic UX Improvements, CRUD

Languages

Romanian

English

Experience

  • Overview:

    SafeINIT is a Bucharest-based company specializing in optimizing cloud infrastructure for businesses, particularly startups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMBs). Their services focus on leveraging cloud technology, DevOps, and security to drive business growth.

    Industry: Web services, cloud computing

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    Role: Product designer UX / UI

    Commitment: Contract

    Contractor: safeINIT

    Period: Mar 2024 - present

    Location: Remote

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    Key Contributions:

    • User-Centric Redesign: Conducted comprehensive UX audits and implemented targeted UX improvements, focusing on user-centered redesign for safeINIT’s platform.

    • Enhanced Service Discovery: Designed an advanced search and filtering system, making it easier for users to find relevant AWS services based on specific competencies and qualifications.

    • Mobile-Optimized UI: Simplified and improved the UI for both desktop and mobile, catering to 63% of mobile users with intuitive navigation controls that improved user retention and increased booking calls.

    • Effective Navigation: Introduced section navigation controls, leading to enhanced user engagement and streamlined service discovery.

    Skills Applied: Presentations, Flow Diagrams, User Experience (UX), Product Design, Systems Thinking, Design Patterns, User Experience Design (UED), UX Audits, Design Systems, Interaction Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Interface Design, Analytical Skills, Design Thinking, Agile Methodologies, Information Architecture, User-Centered Design, User Research, UX Research, Figma, Jira, User Stories, Confluence, Component Libraries, A/B Testing, BPMN, GUI Design, and more.here

  • Overview:

    Leveraging the power of blockchain, EarnDLT delivers tailored, sector-specific solutions to unlock unprecedented value for businesses in Fintech, Oil, and Gas industries.

    Industry: Blockchain, Fintech, Oil and Gas

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    Role: Product designer UX / UI

    Commitment: Full-time

    Contractor: Earn DLT

    Period: Apr 2023 - Jan 2024

    Location: Remote

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    Key Contributions:

    • UI/UX Enhancement: Diagnosed and resolved existing UI/UX issues, including merging and optimizing complex modules to improve overall user experience.

    • Designing New Modules: Led the design of new modules (Epics) from concept to implementation, ensuring alignment with user needs and business goals.

    • Scalable Design Systems: Defined and expanded UI component libraries, scaling them into a comprehensive design system for web applications, enhancing design consistency and efficiency.

    • Responsive Design and Prototyping: Developed wireframes, prototypes, and design demos with a focus on responsive design, enabling seamless user experiences across devices.

    • Facilitation and Collaboration: Conducted session facilitation and collaborative workshops to align stakeholders on UX/UI goals, leveraging system thinking for coherent, user-centered designs.

    Skills Applied:
    Presentations, Presentation Skills, Flow Diagrams, User Experience (UX), Product Design, Systems Thinking, Design Patterns, User Experience Design (UED), UX Audit, Design Systems, Interaction Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Interface Design, Analytical Skills, Design Thinking, Communication, Agile Methodologies, Information Architecture, User-Centered Design, Usability, User Research, UX Research, Figma, Jira, User Stories, Confluence, Component Libraries, A/B Testing, BPMN, GUI Design, and more.

  • Overview:

    Adservio is an EdTech platform developed in Romania, offering tools for teachers, students, and parents to manage educational activities like grading, attendance, homework, and communication. It supports exam preparation, online courses, and educational resources and is used in primary and secondary schools across Romania, with expansion into Europe and Asia.

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    Role: Product UX / UI Designer

    Commitment: Full-time

    Contractor: Adservio

    Period: May 2022 - Apr 2023

    Location: Iaşi, Romania - Hybrid

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    Key Contributions:

    • UI/UX Enhancements: Diagnosed and improved existing UI/UX patterns, streamlining user interactions across the platform to support teachers, students, and parents effectively.

    • Designing New Modules: Led the design of new modules (Epics) to expand platform functionality, ensuring alignment with user needs in educational settings.

    • Organization’s first comprehensive Design Systems: Defined and scaled UI component libraries into a robust design system, ensuring consistency across web and mobile applications.

    • Responsive and Intuitive Design: Focused on responsive design, enabling seamless user experiences on both web and mobile devices, essential for Adservio's diverse user base.

    • Collaborative Workshops: Facilitated collaborative sessions to engage stakeholders, using system thinking to create user-centered solutions that enhance platform usability.

    Skills Applied:
    UX Research, User Research, Design Systems, User Experience (UX), User Interface Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Wireframing, System Thinking, Responsive Design, Session Facilitation, Figma, and more.

  • Overview:

    Powercode provides a comprehensive software suite for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The cloud-based Powercode platform enables ISPs and MSPs to automate essential business processes, from billing and customer management to network monitoring and ticketing, all within a unified dashboard. Powercode’s mission is to empower ISPs and MSPs to grow efficiently by centralizing operations and providing advanced analytics for informed decision-making.

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    Role: Product UX / UI Designer

    Commitment: Full-time

    Contactor: Dotts Development

    Period: Oct 2020 - May 2022

    Location: Iaşi, Romania - On Site

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    Key Contributions:

    • Design System Development: Defined and expanded UI component libraries, creating a scalable and cohesive design system that streamlined the user experience across Powercode’s web platform.

    • Prototyping and Wireframing: Developed detailed wireframes and interactive prototypes to facilitate user-centered design, enhancing user flows and interface clarity for ISP and MSP users.

    • Collaborative Facilitation: Led session facilitation and design demos, working closely with stakeholders to align design goals and meet the needs of Powercode’s diverse user base.

    • Strategic System Thinking: Applied systems thinking to design epics, optimizing workflows and ensuring a consistent, efficient user experience across all platform functions.

    Skills Applied:
    Research, User Research, Design Systems, User Experience (UX), User Interface Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Wireframing, Session Facilitation, System Thinking, Figma, and more.

  • Overview:

    Fiterman Pharma produces a variety of products including prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, dietary supplements, and medical devices. Their products are used to treat various conditions such as respiratory diseases, digestive disorders, infections, cardiovascular diseases, and skin conditions.

    The company places a strong emphasis on research and development and has a team of highly qualified scientists and researchers working to develop innovative pharmaceutical products. Fiterman Pharma also has a commitment to quality, with all their products being manufactured in compliance with international standards.

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    Role: UI, Visual, Brand Designer

    Comment: Full-time

    Contractor: Fiterman Pharma

    Period: May 2016 - Sep 2020

    Location: Iaşi, Romania

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    Duties: Developing and implementing brand design strategies for existing and new products. Web design, Ecommerce websites. Branding, Design Recruiting, Junior Design Mentoring

    Skills involved: Component libraries · Customer Experience · E-Commerce · Brand Development · User Experience (UX) · User Interface Design

  • Overview:

    Crescento offers a full suite of packaging solutions that includes the design, production, and distribution of custom boxes, bags, and other packaging products. Their team of experienced professionals works closely with clients to develop packaging solutions that are both functional and visually appealing, and that effectively represent their brand.

    Crescento also offers branding and design solutions to help businesses create a cohesive and impactful brand identity. Their team of graphic designers and marketing professionals works closely with clients to create logos, marketing materials, and other brand assets that effectively communicate their message and values.

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    Role: Visual Designer

    Comment: Full-time

    Contractor: Crescento

    Period: Aug 2014 - May 2016

    Location: Iaşi, Romania

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    Duties: Branding, Packaging, Web elements, Design Recruiting, Junior Design Mentoring

    Skills involved: Brand Design/ Development · Visual Design

  • Overview:

    Alfagroup is a professional company that specializes in providing exceptional web design, branding, and design solutions, as well as planning and organizing events for schools and universities. With years of experience in the industry, Alfagroup has established itself as a trusted partner in helping schools and universities create a memorable and impactful brand image.

    In addition to web design and branding, Alfagroup also provides comprehensive event planning and organization services for schools and universities. From graduation ceremonies to sports events and academic conferences, their team of experienced professionals works closely with clients to ensure that every event is executed flawlessly, and that attendees have a memorable and enjoyable experience.

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    Role: Brand / Visual Designer

    Commitment: Full-time

    Contractor: Alfagroup

    Period: Feb 2011 - Aug 2014

    Location: Iaşi, Romania

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    Duties: Branding, Print and Graphic Design, Web design, Workshops, Design Recruiting, Junior Design Mentoring

    Skills involved: Brand Design · Interaction Design · User Interface Design

  • Overview:

    ADC is a small, but reliable print house that specializes in providing high-quality print solutions, including the design and production of official hunting permits for the Romanian government. With a focus on quality and security, ADC has established itself as a trusted partner for government agencies and other clients seeking professional printing services.

    Their expertise in designing and printing official hunting permits demonstrates their commitment to meeting strict quality and security standards. ADC uses advanced printing technology and security measures to ensure that the hunting permits are tamper-proof and difficult to counterfeit, providing reassurance to both the government and hunters.

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    Role: Graphic /Visual Designer

    Commitment: Full-time

    Contractor: A.D.C S.R.L.

    Period: Feb 2009 - Dec 2010

    Location: Vaslui, Romania

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    Duties: Print and Graphic Design, Templating.

    Skills involved: Print / Graphic Design