{"id":2644,"date":"2022-10-25T15:41:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designatiostudio.itrendesign.com\/?page_id=2644"},"modified":"2022-12-05T20:52:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T01:52:01","slug":"resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designatiostudio.itrendesign.com\/index.php\/resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4><b>CAREER<br \/>\nOBJECTIVE<\/b><\/h4>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovative, result-driven and user-centred UX Designer with multidisciplinary experience, education and talent covering Graphic Design, Web Design, Visual Design, UX Design, UI Design for over 15 years. Proactively crafting the best user experiences by exploring different approaches to solve user problems in more than 2000 successful digital projects for major US\/CA\/EU companies in various industries.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4><b>PROFESSIONAL<br \/>\nEXPERIENCE<\/b><\/h4>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<h1><\/p>\n<h5><b>UX\/UI Designer @\u00a0<\/b><b>DESIGNATIO STUDIO\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Waterloo, Ontario<br \/>\n<\/strong>Oct 2021 &#8211; Present<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/h1>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Conducting user research to discover problems and validate solutions, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Review ideas and findings as inputs to create user flow diagrams, journey mapping, wireframing, interactive prototyping, and usability testing to achieve human-centred solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Deliver hi-fi mock-ups, visual assets, and documentation required for proper implementation and conduct ongoing user research.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<h1><\/p>\n<h5><b>Senior Visual Designer @\u00a0<\/b>M3 WORLDSITES MARKETING<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Kitchener, Ontario<br \/>\n<\/strong>May 2003 &#8211; Sep 2021<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/h1>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Entrusted with the leading designer role for the biggest\/most challenging agency clients, working on multiple projects simultaneously, balancing revisions and creating new concepts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Collaborate with the product team, product management, engineering, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors to understand, craft, pitch, and validate long-term design strategies that satisfy business and user goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Actively involved in the design process from understanding the user goals, gathering data to define user personas, creating specific digital scenarios, working with engineers in the implementation process, testing and validating and improving usability for final products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Create specific digital scenarios that delight users in the form of prototypes, wireframes, and user flows at various degrees of fidelity, finalizing beautifully crafted digital experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Participate in user testing sessions, closely observing and gathering users&#8217; feedback and making product improvements<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<h1><\/p>\n<h5><b>Art Director @\u00a0<\/b>VISION DESIGN<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Arad, Romania<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sep 1999 &#8211; Apr 2003<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/h1>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Consulted with clients to establish the overall look, design elements and content of communications materials to meet their needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Managed and coordinated projects in the advertising area from design, print, signage, vehicle lettering and multimedia presentations.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4><b>EDUCATION<\/b><\/h4>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><b>B.A. IN GRAPHIC DESIGN &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West University of Timisoara<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Timisoara, Romania<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1994-1999<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credential.net\/3e79b6fc-c4b5-48d4-93f6-0c6014d3d255\">GOOGLE UX DESIGN PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 &#8211; Coursera<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Toronto, Canada,<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February &#8211; March 2022<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credential.net\/3e79b6fc-c4b5-48d4-93f6-0c6014d3d255\">UX DESIGN PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 &#8211; UX Design Institute<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dublin, Ireland<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mat 2022<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4><b>PROFESSIONAL<br \/>\nSKILLS<\/b><\/h4>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User Experience Research, Information Architecture, Wireframing, Prototyping, Interaction Design, Design Systems, User-Centered Design, Accessibility, Equity-Focused Design, Inclusive Design, Test and Iterate Designs, Responsive Web, Design Thinking, Iconography, Typography, Branding, Marketing, Planning &amp; Prioritization<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4>SOFTWARE<\/h4>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Figma, Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, HTML 5, CSS, CorelDRAW, ScreenFlow, Webflow, Miro, WordPress<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4>CREATIVE<br \/>\nSUPER POWERS<\/h4>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\u2022 Expert in Visual Design<br \/>\n\u2022 Professional Web Design<br \/>\n\u2022 Natural in Graphic Design<br \/>\n\u2022 Highly Creative Doer<br \/>\n\u2022 Productivity Maverick<br \/>\n\u2022 Delivering Spot On<br \/>\n\u2022 Strong Conceptual Thinker[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<a class=\"clapat-button hide-ball\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1E58Qeg1NbLPXc7fP_Trhu2iVUrCfogb0lb1iFyDUX4c\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Download Resume<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Innovative, result-driven and user-centred UX Designer with multidisciplinary experience, education and talent covering Graphic Design, Web Design, Visual Design, UX Design, UI Design for over 15 years. 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