Victor Gulea

-Led the design process for the event management and consulting platform -Optimized the booking flow based on insights from data analysis, significantly improving the UX -Improved the design system for better readability, reducing feature delivery time by almost 50% -Successfully managed multiple projects while ensuring continuous iteration on new features for the core product -Introduced user testing and data analysis processes using UserTesting.com, Fullstory, and ChatGPT for qualitative data analysis

- Maintained the app design system with consistent UI patterns and reusable components, enhancing team’s efficiency and design quality - Gathered user feedback to improve the user experience of the app's Contract Switch feature - Created in-app animations using After Effects, improving the user understanding of the key app features - Collaborated with developer teams, using Zeplin to facilitate design handoffs and ensure accurate implementation

- Designed and helped launch a fully functioning financial app from scratch in 4 months - Worked with developer teams ensuring smooth design handoffs - Led design and usability review sessions with product and design teams, focusing on gathering actionable feedback for continuous improvement - Actively gather customer feedback, applying insights to optimize the app's user experience - Optimized the referral flow for the Kudona app, successfully bringing more users into the app

- Designed two e-learning platforms for education and mentoring - Created and maintained company’s design system, introducing reusable components which ensured smooth workflow for the design team - Designed and moderated in-person user tests to actively gather usability insights

- Practiced web-design for e-commerce, travel and tech businesses - Learned Web, Digital and UI/UX Design

- Video Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro - Working with masks, audio editing, color correction

- Motion Design in Adobe After Effects - Key principles of animation - Composition, color theory

The program was designed to equip students with theoretical and practical knowledge, emphasizing the importance of psychological principles in societal contexts. Acquired a solid foundation in research methodologies, critical thinking, and analytical skills, supported by 180 ECTS credits at EQF Level 6 and NQF Level 6. Engaged in various academic projects exploring human behavior and social dynamics, enhancing both practical and theoretical understanding of psychological concepts.

During my time at IT STEP Academy Moldova, I pursued an education in Game Design and Development. As part of my curriculum, I successfully created a hyper-casual mobile game utilizing Unity 3D and C#. I acted as a Game Designer in a collaborative student team, where we developed a platforming genre game for PC. My coursework allowed me to enhance my skills in various roles, including Level Designer, Storyteller, Character Designer, and Animator.