Stefan Oprea

Apply knowledge of UX best practices and the ability to empathize with users, using a user-centred design process to create efficient and user or consumer-friendly products Participate in user research using industry-accepted methodologies and documentation including user personas, user journeys, scenarios, card sorting, interviews, competitive audits and market research Create informative architecture, and clickable prototypes that realize the vision from product and user research gathered Work with multiple stakeholders every day and be able to communicate and articulate what your design solves and justify your solution (design, development, product management and so on) Be active as part of the design process from concept to visual design to implementation User experience design skill set including data-driven analytics capabilities and a working understanding of web application technologies

Research, analyze and share insights about users’ motivations, goals and behaviours Understand and internalize the organization’s brand strategy and conceptualize ideas through creative visualizations that bond the end users and customers Help visualize, communicate, and implement designs and assets Create cutting-edge mobile, web, and desktop interface designs that meet today’s evolving industry standards, and business requirements, and are consistent with the brand’s vision Participate in and lead usability testing/user research activities to understand target users’ workflow, goals and tasks Design and develop components for the design library needed by the programmers to implement them into the desktop and mobile applications Solve UX problems empathetically, creatively and effectively using methodologies, and principles of quantitative and qualitative inputs from users Able to work cross-functionally and constructively take feedback from designers and non-designers Apply knowledge of UX best practices and the ability to empathize with users, using a user-centred design process to create efficient and user or consumer-friendly products Participate in user research using industry-accepted methodologies and documentation including user personas, user journeys, scenarios, card sorting, interviews, competitive audits and market research Create informative architecture, and clickable prototypes that realize the vision from product and user research gathered Work with multiple stakeholders every day and be able to communicate and articulate what your design solves and justify your solution (design, development, product management and so on) Be active as part of the design process from concept to visual design to implementation User experience design skill set including data-driven analytics capabilities and a working understanding of web application technologies

Working as a freelancer (shaper) for eVision software company. I am responsible for the design department.

Freelance project - on

Self-studied

• Creating new concept layouts and designs for The One magazine, Romania • Directing/managing the design team and clients • Creating of concepts for the photo shootings (fashion and beauty shoots) • Always in touch with the photographers, models, beauty make-up editors, fashion stylists (Cosmin Bumbut, Alex Galmeanu, Tudor Cucu, Radu Chindris, Ionut Staicu) • Colours and fonts choice for the magazine layouts and ads (a wide range of colours suitable for each layouts’s concept: personal, business, love, fashion, travel, movie etc) • Brainstorm sessions with the magazine publishers, copywriters and clients, and editorial work • Photo editing (keep in touch with the suppliers of stock images; searching, cutting, retouching etc) • Developing creative briefs (bringing a new vibe and direction according to the new design) • Constantly keeping eye on the market, on the competition layouts