George Dumitru
Designer
Location
Bucharest, Romania
Toptal Member Since
June 15, 2015
George has 15+ years of experience designing responsive visual interfaces for desktop, web, and mobile devices, and has worked with startups and agencies from all over the world. With a strong belief in user-centered design principles, he strives to create meaningful and intuitive experiences. He has a good grasp of a variety of design-related roles, and is thus able to design solutions that meet user needs and product strategy requirements.
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Work Experience
2020 - 2020
Product Design Lead
InterJoin, Ltd. (via Toptal)
- Led product-market fit workshops (target market segmentation, personas, underserved customer needs, value proposition, and MVP feature set based on user stories).
- Helped with the monetization strategy.
- Defined the steps of the user flows.
- Created wireframes, mockups, style guides, and clickable prototypes.
- Worked closely with the developer and PM to implement the new product.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Zeplin, Figma
2016 - 2019
Product Lead
Webtalk
- Created flowcharts describing multi-step processes that users will follow to complete tasks on the website.
- Built wireframe designs indicating where functional elements and content will be placed.
- Created UI designs, enabling the interface to have elements that are easy to access, understand, and use.
- Created the style guide, structure, and visual design of the landing page and all marketing materials.
- Completed user interviews to gain qualitative information from potential users.
- Provided feedback and direction for the entire team.
Technologies: Axure RP Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Figma
2015 - 2016
Lead Designer
Poshtiger
- Built wireframe designs indicating where functional elements and content will be placed.
- Developed interactive prototypes simulating the website navigation and features using clickable wireframes.
- Created UI designs, enabling the interface to have elements that are easy to access, understand, and use.
- Created the structure and visual design of the landing page, blog, and all marketing materials.
- Completed user interviews to gain qualitative information from potential users.
- Provided feedback and direction for the entire team.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Axure RP Pro
2011 - 2015
UX/UI Designer (Contract)
Independent
- Completed user interviews to gain qualitative information from existing or potential users.
- Created flowcharts describing multi-step processes that users will follow to complete tasks on the website.
- Built wireframe designs indicating where functional elements and content will be placed.
- Developed interactive prototypes simulating the website navigation and features using clickable wireframes.
- Created UI designs, enabling the interface to have elements that are easy to access, understand, and use.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Axure
2008 - 2011
Lead Designer
Druva
- Served as the initial point of contact for all design queries and projects for the product owners, developers, and design team.
- Led and created the UX/UI design of the website, software, and iOS app.
- Designed Flash presentations of the products.
- Created all the marketing materials (whitepapers, newsletters, flyers, etc.).
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Axure
2007 - 2008
Web Designer
Senior Interactive
- Took briefs from clients while advising them on the best design solutions.
- Designed and built solutions from concept to delivery.
- Built final visual designs using front-end development technologies including HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2001 - 2007
Web Designer
Independent Design Contractor
- Produced creative visuals in response to design briefs.
- Built final visual designs using front-end development technologies including HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
- Tested all code to ensure the final design displayed appropriately on all supported browsers and devices.
- Managed project back-end development from start to finish (PHP/MySQL).
Technologies: MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop
Education
1996 - 2001
Master's Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering
Politehnica University - Bucharest, Romania
