• Robert VASILE
Robert VASILE

⛑️ UX/UI Firefighter,
Product Designer & Developer,
ex ArtWorker, ex Advertising Professional

personal info

Age
47
Nationality
Romanian
Current location
Sibiu, Romania
Languages
Romanian (native), English and some poor French

summary

great team player if the team knows the game

career goals

Availability
Project Based, Contract, Part time, Full time
Activity domains
UID, UXD, PDD, Software branding, Online branding
Activity locations
On-Site in Sibiu, Romania
Remote from Sibiu, Romania (any timezone)
On-Site Worldwide (Relocation)
Willing to travel
Yes, Moderate

summary

great team player if the team knows the game

awards

  • 2006 "Golden EFFIE"
    FOOD PRODUCTS Category, for KRAX Relaunch Campaign, Star Foods/PepsiCO
    (design/dtp & production/printing)

work experience

  • I'm a seasoned UX/UI Designer and relatively fresh Product Designer, ex advertising professional, creative and results oriented, pretty good analyst and strategist, proficient IT geek.

    Designing for a better experience, I literally consider myself a firefighter, but wish there will come a day when no fires are left to be extinguished.

    All these with a little UI Development cherry on top, meaning i did quite a lot of coding on personal or small projects. Although I worked modern UI Development for quite a few large scale enterprise projects, I'd estimate that somewhere around 90% or more of the production code i delivered for those projects was actually design/interaction implementation with HTML/CSS/JS. I also have experience working design/interaction implementation with HTML/CSS/JS on large scale web-apps built with PHP, Java and .NET.

    Even so, i prefer my relationship with hardcore UI/Frontend Development to go as far as developing functional prototypes with React/Next/MUI/HTML/CSS, including, but not necessarily limiting to, moking up data endpoints with public mocking APIs, json-server or Directus and SQL DBs.

  • 2001now

    Freelancer

    UX/UI and Web Design and Development (mostly)

    Responsibilities:User Interface & User Experience Design, Software Product Design & Development, Business Analysis for Software Product Development, CMS Development & Integration, Frontend modules & components for Joomla & OpenCart, Custom ReactJS+MUI/Bootstrap/MDL/PHP Interfaces, Branding, Art directing, Print & DTP

  • 20202021

    UX/UI Designer, ReactJS Frontend Designer

    Quantum Alchemy, Sibiu

    USA Healthcare Insurance Software

    Responsibilities:User Interface & User Experience Design, ReactJS Frontend (Design, Development, Training & Support)

    Clients:Autism Technologies, Inc., KADEN Health (Healthcare Software), SERVICE 800 (Customer Experience)

  • 20192020

    Product/UX Designer, ReactJS Frontend Advocate

    DTF, Sibiu

    Responsibilities:Product & User Experience Design, ReactJS Frontend Design, Development & Support, Branding, Graphic/Web Design

    Clients:eSports.com, empaction GmbH, GuiltyLiquids GmbH, NEROTX A.S.

  • 20182019

    Product/UX Designer

    eSports.com

    eSports Media

    Responsibilities:Product & User Experience Design, Frontend Development Support

    Client:eSports.com

  • 20182018

    Lead UX/UI Designer

    Ascendia, Bucharest

    eLearning

    Responsibilities:User Interface & User Experience Design, ReactJS Frontend Design, Development & Support

  • 20162016

    Lead Frontend Designer

    SIVECO Romania, Bucharest

    eAgriculture Apps

    Responsibilities:User Interface & User Experience Design, Frontend Development for a LPIS (Land Parcel Identification System) Web-Based App

    Clients:Agenţia de Plăţi şi Intervenţie pentru Agricultură (APIA)

  • 20142015

    Lead Frontend Designer

    SIVECO Romania, Bucharest

    eLearning Apps

    Responsibilities:User Interface & User Experience Design, Frontend Development, Product Design & Development, Branding, Graphic Design, WEB Design

    Clients:Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice (MECTS), Ministerul Tineretului şi Sportului (MTS), Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (Kazakhstan), Ministry of Education (United Arab Emirates), Ministry of Education (Oman), Agenţia de Administrare a Reţelei Naţionale de Informatică pentru Educaţie şi Cercetare (AARNIEC), Agenția de Plăți și Intervenție pentru Agricultură (APIA), Agenţia pentru Finanțarea Investițiilor Rurale (AFIR), Administrația Națională Apele Române (ANAR), Agenția Națională pentru Protecția Mediului (ANPM), Institutul Național de Cercetare - Dezvoltare pentru Fizica Pamântului (INCDFP), Institutul Național de Hidrologie și Gospodărire a Apelor (INHGA), Centrul Național de Evaluare și Examinare (CNEE), Universitatea Politehnică Bucureşti, Universitatea Spiru Haret, Universitatea Ștefan cel Mare Suceava, Colegiul Tehnic Matei Corvin Hunedoara, Universitatea Dunărea de Jos Galați, Consiliul Județean Suceava, Inspectoratul Școlar Judeţean Brașov, Inspectoratul Şcolar Judeţean Prahova, Inspectoratul Şcolar Judeţean Botoșani, Inspectoratul Şcolar Judeţean Teleorman, Inspectoratul Şcolar Judeţean Neamț, Centrul Județean de Resurse și Asistență Educațională Maramureș, Fundația Filocalia, Asociația Doctor Haralambie Teodoru, Alianța Sindicatelor Timiș

  • 20112014

    Senior Web Designer

    SIVECO Romania, Bucharest

    Customized Apps

    Responsibilities:WEB Design, User Interface Design, Frontend Development, Branding & Graphic Design

    Clients:Office of Publications (European Comission), Arcellor Mittal, Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice, Ministerul de Comunicații și Tehnologia Informației, Agenția de Plăți și Intervenție pentru Agricultură, Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă, Agentia Nationala pentru Ocuparea Fortei de Munca, Consiliul Județean Timiș, Consiliul Județean Harghita, Philips Research, Banca Națională a Moldovei, Ministerul Dezvoltării Regionale şi Construcţiilor al Republicii Moldova, Spitalul Obstetrică Ginecologie Ploieşti, Spitalul de Psihiatrie "Gh. Preda" Sibiu, Spitalul de Pneumoftiziologie Botoșani

  • 20072008
    20102011

    Senior Art Director

    badcat_ production, Bucharest

    Responsibilities:Art Directing, Branding, Graphic Design, Packaging, Advertising campaigns (Print, Radio & TVc, ATL & BTL Advertising Projects, Outdoor & Indoor), Web Design, Interior Design

    Clients:Intecontinental, Janssen/Johnson & Johnson, Jolidon, Sain-Gobain Glass, Hollywood Multiplex, Otto Broker, Latteco

  • 20072007

    Graphic Designer

    Bridge Communication, Bucharest

    Responsibilities:Art Directing, Graphic Design, DTP, Outdoor & Indoor, Multimedia, Packaging, Print, ATL Advertising Projects

    Clients:Petrom, Heidi Chocolats, Interact, Collini

  • 20042006

    Graphic Designer

    PEPSICO International - Star Foods E.M. Ltd., Bucharest

    ArtWorker for the Romanian food division.

    Responsibilities:Graphic Design & Concept Design (Package Design, Print etc.), DTP, WEB Design, Package/POSM/Outdoor production etc.

    Promotional campaigns under international licences (Marvel, WB etc.)

  • 20012003

    Web Designer / Part Time

    KAORE COM, Bucharest

    Responsibilities:Graphic Design, WEB Design, Photo & Photo Processing, Linux Server Management (E-mail, WEB, File Sharing, FTP, Security-Firewall etc.), Linux (KDE) & Windows (95-XP) Office Network Management & Help Desk, Hardware Engineer

  • 20012002

    Web Designer

    RenbraNET, Bucharest

    Responsibilities:WEB Design, Concept & Graphic Design

  • 20002001

    Graphic / Multimedia / Content Designer

    ETRIX Technology, Bucharest

    Responsibilities:Concept & Graphic Design, DTP, Multimedia Design & Development, WEB Design

  • 20002000

    Video Editor

    IMAGINA Video Studio, Bucharest

    Responsibilities:Video Editing, Animation, Post Processing

  • 20002000

    Graphic Designer

    DIO Advertising, Bucharest

    Responsibilities:Concept & Graphic Design, DTP

  • 19992000

    Graphic Designer

    PUBLIROM Advertising Agency, Bucharest

    Responsibilities:Concept & Graphic Design, DTP

  • 19991999

    Graphic Designer / Consultant

    "Stirea" Newspaper, Slobozia, Ialomita

    Responsibilities:Concept & Graphic Design, DTP

  • 19981999

    Graphic Designer

    "Pod Peste Suflete" Printing House, Slobozia, Ialomita

    Responsibilities:Concept & Graphic Design, DTP

  • 19981999

    Marketing Consultant

    "ADIAL" Foundation, Slobozia, Ialomita

    Responsibilities:Marketing Strategies, Concept & Graphic Design

    References:"CARL" PHARE Project (Local Business Consultancy And Human Resources Center)

  • 19971998

    Graphic Designer

    "Gazeta de Sud-Est" Newspaper, Slobozia, Ialomita

    Responsibilities:Concept & Graphic Design, DTP, Investigative Reporter

  • 19951996

    Freelance Editor

    "Hermes Press" Newspaper, Slobozia, Ialomita

    Responsibilities:Freelance Cultural Column Editor for "Hermes Press" Newspaper

education

  • 1996now

    Self-educated

  • 1999now

    No academic title

    in UID, UXD, Web & Product Design, Graphics, Programming, Marketing, PR, Communication Techniques

    Was charmed by Psychology, Philosophy, Journalism, Fine Arts, Communication Sciences, Marketing, Computer Science, but no college proved to be what i was expecting, so I ended up learning what I liked the most out of each and every one of them. On my own.

  • 19921996

    High School

    "Mihai Viteazu" National College, Slobozia, Ialomita, Romania

    Mathematics and Physics,
    Intensive French Courses - hated it

recommendations

top skills

  • UI Design9.5 / 10
    9.5
  • UX Design9.5 / 10
    9.5
  • Product Design7.5 / 10
    7.5
  • HTML9.5 / 10
    9.5
  • HTML59.5 / 10
    9.5
  • CSS/CSS39.5 / 10
    9.5
  • JavaScript8.5 / 10
    8.5
  • Material UI9.5 / 10
    9.5
  • Bootstrap9.5 / 10
    9.5
  • Tailwind8.5 / 10
    8.5
  • MDL8.5 / 10
    8.5
  • Semantic UI6.0 / 10
    6.0
  • Foundation5.0 / 10
    5.0
  • Metro UI CSS4.0 / 10
    4.0
  • Adobe XD10 / 10
    10
  • Sketch8.0 / 10
    8.0
  • Figma8.0 / 10
    8.0
  • Adobe Photoshop9.5 / 10
    9.5
  • Adobe Ilustrator9.0 / 10
    9.0
  • Adobe Creative Suite8.0 / 10
    8.0
  • ReactJS8.5 / 10
    8.5
  • Next JS7.5 / 10
    7.5
  • jQuery/jQueryUI7.5 / 10
    7.5
  • Vue JS6.5 / 10
    6.5
  • Node JS5.0 / 10
    5.0
  • Sencha Ext JS (v2-v5)5.0 / 10
    5.0
  • Backbone JS4.0 / 10
    4.0
  • Angular JS3.0 / 10
    3.0
  • Polymer 23.0 / 10
    3.0

secondary skills and interests

  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Content Management Systems
  • E-commerce
  • Web Design
  • Web Interface Design
  • Web Development
  • Web Applications
  • Mobile Applications
  • Mobile Interface Design
  • Google Analytics
  • Web Analytics
  • SEO
  • Social Media
  • Product Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Creative Direction
  • Art Direction
  • Branding & Identity
  • Corporate Branding
  • Packaging
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Copywriting
  • Brand Architecture
  • Digital Marketing
  • Online Marketing
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Advertising
  • Online Advertising
  • Team Management
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Business Strategy
  • Business Analysis
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Marketing Competitive Analysis
  • Marketing Communications
  • Integrated Marketing
  • Market Research
  • FMCG
  • Management
  • Project Management
  • Performance Coaching
  • Career Coaching
  • Recruitment / Employer Branding
  • Learning and Career Development
  • StartUp Development Coaching

hobbies

  • science-fiction literature
  • jazz
  • blues
  • classic rock
  • rpg & mmorpg gaming
  • growing chili
  • cooking
  • cheese
  • red dwines
  • fine drinks
  • cigarillos
  • coffee
  • deco, bauhaus & abstract art
  • drawing
  • vintage & classic sund sistems
  • vintage & classic cars
  • smarthomes
  • home automation
  • home gardening
  • home decoration

brands i love

  • blizzard
  • ccp
  • glenfiddich
  • hennessy
  • moods
  • lucaffe
  • cartwright & butler
  • aurelia visinescu
  • maranc
  • tefal
  • sharp
  • dalfour
  • galbani
  • panzani
  • cirio
  • mustang
  • camaro
  • datsun
  • triumph
  • samsung
  • denon
  • technics
  • sony
  • gibson
  • martin
  • takamine
  • casio

awards

  • 2006 "Golden EFFIE"
    FOOD PRODUCTS Category, for KRAX Relaunch Campaign, Star Foods/PepsiCO
    (design/dtp & production/pinting)