Inti Rey
Designer
Location
Zagreb, Croatia
Toptal Member Since
May 24, 2018
With over 20 years of experience in product and UI/UX design and creative direction, including experience as a digital-agency owner, Inti has extensive experience in full-cycle product design. An entrepreneurial attitude and considerable multidisciplinary skills make him a systematic thinker and a proactive problem solver with a positive attitude and passion for creating innovative, intuitive, and delightful experiences.
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Work Experience
2020 - PRESENT
Senior Lead Product Designer
Leading Merchant Cash Advance US Company
- Worked with the general manager to help create a feature roadmap that moves us closer to achieving our vision.
- Partnered with product manager to define product strategy and developers to design for quick insights and long-lasting improvements.
- Worked closely with the visual designer and web developers, providing creative direction as necessary.
- Worked collaboratively within an agile process with other UI designers, product owners, project managers, and front-end developers.
- Created, maintained, and improved an extensive design system in collaboration with the dev team.
- Managed the initial discovery, including user research, competitive analysis, service blueprinting, problem definition, ideating, user-story mapping, wireframing, prototyping, and creating high-fidelity deliverables.
- Managed developer-handoff across the full product lifecycle.
- Worked in a high-paced agile environment with a diverse multidisciplinary team of 20 team members.
Technologies: Figma, Jira, Confluence, Enterprise UX Design
2013 - 2019
Product Designer
Freelancer
- Managed the user experience, including use cases, flow diagrams, competitive and comparative analysis, wireframes, visual design, and testing for numerous clients.
- Designed creative concepts and strategies for web-based and mobile-based product experiences and digital campaigns.
- Took responsibility for and managed a team of designers and developers; designed the concepts, brand strategy, logo, brand guidelines, and promotional materials for the SBSF International Congress. Led online social campaigns and promotions for eight years.
- Ideated and designed the UI for financial and banking dashboards and web apps.
- Built wireframes and created interactive prototypes for websites and mobile applications.
- Designed the basic-to-pixel-perfect graphics, UI kits, and diagrams of the websites and mobile apps.
- Collaborated with clients and senior-level stakeholders to gather requirements, establish the timeline, plan, and execute products.
- Cooperated with a range of clients focusing on web design and mobile apps.
- Designed logos, brochures, posters, and websites for various industries, including hotels, education, healthcare, government, IT, and security, among others.
Technologies: Enterprise SaaS, Service Design, Digital Product Design, Fintech, Ideation, User Research, UI Design, Product Design, Dashboard Design, InVision, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite
2007 - 2013
Lead UI/UX Designer
Merory Rey Creative Branding Agency
- Designed creative concepts and strategies for web-based and mobile-based product experiences and digital campaigns.
- Managed a team of designers and developers and designed the concepts and brand strategy, logo, brand guidelines UI/UX, and promotional materials for leading online job portal KosovaJob at Kosovo.
- Managed creative direction and UI/UX design for “Be Creative” governmental international initiative for four years.
- Worked with clients and senior-level stakeholders to gather requirements, establish the timeline, and plan and execute products.
- Managed the user experience, including but not limited to use cases, flow diagrams, competitive/comparative analysis, wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and visual design for numerous clients.
- Created UI/UX design solutions and pixel-perfect deliverables for interactive table platform.
- Delivered creative direction consultancy and lead design team for presidential elections candidate 2009 including UI/UX design.
- Hired and managed a team of designers, from junior to senior levels, and mentored them in processes.
Technologies: Enterprise SaaS, Service Design, Digital Product Design, Fintech, Ideation, User Research, UI Design, Product Design, Dashboard Design, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Creative Suite
2004 - 2007
Creative Director | Lead UI/UX/Visual Designer | Owner
Rey Condis Creative Agency
- Managed a team of designers and developers as a lead designer.
- Managed the user experience, including but not limited to use cases, flow diagrams, competitive/comparative analysis, wireframes, visual design, and testing for numerous clients.
- Designed creative concepts and strategies for web-based and mobile-based product experiences and digital campaigns.
- Worked with clients and senior-level stakeholders to gather requirements, establish the timeline, and plan and execute products.
- Worked as a creative director and lead designer for Arabesca (coffee manufacturer) including marketing, advertising, and promotion consultancy (five years full support).
- Worked as a creative director and lead designer for M-San Group (hardware distributor) including marketing, advertising, and promotion consultancy (four years full support).
- Worked as creative director and lead designer for VIVAX (domestic appliances manufacturer) including packaging design (four years full support).
Technologies: Service Design, Digital Product Design, Ideation, UI Design, Product Design, Dashboard Design, Adobe Creative Suite
2001 - 2004
Creative Director | Lead Designer
Hi-Tech Digital Marketing Agency
- Managed a team of designers and developers and designed the concepts and brand strategy, logo, brand guidelines, and promotional materials for leading online music portal VIPMusic.
- Designed logos, brochures, posters, and websites for a variety of industries including healthcare, IT, and others.
Technologies: Digital Product Design, Ideation, UI Design, Adobe Creative Suite
2000 - 2001
Art Director | Senior Graphic Designer
Midiken Marketing Agency
- Designed logos, brochures, posters, and websites for a variety of industries including pharma, IT, and others.
Technologies: Ideation, Adobe Creative Suite
1996 - 2000
Graphic Designer | NLE Editor
Tema Video Production
- Won "Black Cat" award for the music video editing.
- Nominated for "Days of Croatian film" award for TV opening jingle.
- Designed logos, brochures, posters, and websites for various industries, including IT.
Technologies: Ideation, Adobe Creative Suite
1994 - 1996
Junior Designer
Publicis FCB Croatia Marketing Agency
- Worked as a part of a team on various advetising campaigns for international brands.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite
Certifications
JULY 2022 - PRESENT
Leadership, Motivation and Organisational Control
Institute of Certified Professional Managers | Via Coursera
JULY 2022 - PRESENT
Managing Employee Performance
University of Minnesota | Via Coursera
JULY 2022 - PRESENT
Leadership Through Design Innovation
Coursera
JUNE 2022 - PRESENT
Get Your Product Used: Adoption and Appropriation
Interaction Design Foundation
JUNE 2022 - PRESENT
Gamification - How to Create Engaging User Experiences
Interaction Design Foundation
JUNE 2022 - PRESENT
Conflict Resolution Skills
University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education I Via Coursera
JUNE 2022 - PRESENT
Leadership Communication for Maximum Impact: Storytelling
Northwestern University | Via Coursera
JUNE 2022 - PRESENT
High Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation
Northwestern University | Via Coursera
MAY 2022 - PRESENT
Agile with Atlassian Jira
Atlassian University | Via Coursera
APRIL 2022 - PRESENT
Client Needs and Software Requirements
University of Alberta | Via Coursera
MARCH 2022 - PRESENT
Developing Innovative Ideas for Product Leaders
University of Maryland | Via Coursera
FEBRUARY 2022 - PRESENT
Establishing Product-Market Fit
University of Maryland | Via Coursera
FEBRUARY 2022 - PRESENT
SaaS Metrics Fundamentals for Managers, Founders and Investors
Udemy
DECEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
How to Design for Augmented and Virtual Reality
Interaction Design Foundation
DECEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Digital Product Management Specialization
University of Virginia | Via Coursera
DECEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Agile Analytics
University of Virginia | Via Coursera
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Agile Meets Design Thinking
University of Virginia | Via Coursera
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Managing an Agile Team
University of Virginia | Via Coursera
SEPTEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Hypothesis Driven Development
University of Virginia | via Coursera
SEPTEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Digital Product Management
University of Virginia | Via Coursera
SEPTEMBER 2021 - SEPTEMBER 2024
Mobile Experience Certification Exam
SEPTEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator
IBM
SEPTEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
IBM
JUNE 2021 - PRESENT
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
JUNE 2021 - PRESENT
Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
JUNE 2021 - PRESENT
Information Visualization: Getting Dashboards Right
Interaction Design Foundation
JUNE 2021 - PRESENT
Affordances: Designing Intuitive User Interfaces
Interaction Design Foundation
JUNE 2021 - PRESENT
Data-Driven Design: Quantitative Research for UX
Interaction Design Foundation
JUNE 2021 - PRESENT
Create High-fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
MAY 2021 - PRESENT
Service Design: How to Design Integrated Service Experiences
Interaction Design Foundation
MAY 2021 - PRESENT
Conducting Usability Testing
Interaction Design Foundation
APRIL 2021 - PRESENT
Conducting UX Research and Testing Early Concepts
APRIL 2021 - PRESENT
Building Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
APRIL 2021 - PRESENT
UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
APRIL 2021 - PRESENT
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
MARCH 2021 - PRESENT
Product Management 101
Udemy
Experience
Service Design - 10 yearsUI Design - 10 yearsUX Design - 10 yearsProduct Design - 10 yearsDashboard Design - 10 yearsFintech - 6 yearsEnterprise SaaS - 4 yearsUser Research - 3 yearsLocation
