Constantin Solovei

Senior Product Designer
Chisinau, MD.

About

Seasoned Senior Product Designer with over 6 years of experience, specializing in enhancing user experience and visual identity through innovative design and user research. Proven ability to lead projects, implement user-centered design principles, and drive impactful product improvements, including a 21% increase in conversions. Excels at communication, problem-solving, and teamwork, ensuring successful outcomes from concept to production.

Work

Feel IT Services
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Senior/Lead Product Designer

Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova (Republic of)

Summary

Led end-to-end product design, strategy, and team mentorship for a diverse portfolio of digital products, driving significant user adoption, engagement, and market share growth through user-centered design and data-driven approaches.

Highlights

Designed brand identity for a medical app utilizing QR codes, increasing user adoption by 35% within six months.

Developed a mobile app with medication reminders and product pages, improving medication adherence rates by 40% and simplifying access to critical medical information.

Led the design of an interview practice platform from ideation to launch, enabling over 5,000 users to improve skills and boosting user satisfaction by 25% post-launch.

Created a scalable design system, ensuring visual consistency, reduced development time by 30%, and enabling rapid feature updates.

Led visual design for a legacy auto parts e-commerce platform, increasing mobile conversions by 250% through an atomic design system, accelerating build, iteration, and testing by 20%.

Managed two designers and mentored four interns as Design Lead, fostering human-centered design thinking through workshops and training.

Obodo
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Senior Product Designer

Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova (Republic of)

Summary

Drove significant improvements in user engagement and retention for clients by conducting in-depth heuristic analyses, applying research-driven insights, and developing strategic design solutions.

Highlights

Drove a 20% increase in user engagement for key accounts by conducting in-depth heuristic analyses and presenting actionable insights on usability and customer retention.

Delivered strategic presentations to clients, highlighting user pain points and retention issues to directly influence product roadmaps and retention strategies.

Optimized marketing campaigns with NextSA, improving digital asset performance and achieving a 15% higher click-through rate.

Developed and implemented a repeatable framework for heuristic analysis, standardizing the evaluation of user retention and experience challenges across multiple projects.

Applied research-driven insights to design strategies, leading to measurable improvements in user retention, conversion rates, and customer satisfaction.

Served as a key liaison between clients, design, and marketing teams, ensuring goal alignment and seamless collaboration for impactful results.

Flutter UK&I, BetFair
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Senior Product Designer

Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova (Republic of)

Summary

Led user research and design initiatives to enhance financial safety and user experience for gambling platforms, driving significant improvements in trust, safety, and conversion rates.

Highlights

Conducted in-depth user research to understand bettors' behavior, designing and implementing gambling restriction features that enhanced financial safety, user trust, and platform security.

Improved customer safety and satisfaction by 15% through the design and implementation of enhanced deposit and withdrawal flows for mobile and desktop platforms.

Increased conversion rates by 21% by designing and validating a complex identity verification user flow, streamlining the process and boosting user completion.

Leveraged data-driven design, combining user research, analytics, and usability testing to validate design decisions and drive measurable improvements in user experience.

Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and compliance teams to deliver comprehensive end-to-end designs.

Advocated for Design Thinking principles, leading workshops and presentations to align stakeholders on user-centric strategies.

Queue
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Product Designer

Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova (Republic of)

Summary

Led the end-to-end design and UX research for Queue AI's flagship product, significantly boosting user engagement and contributing to substantial annual revenue growth.

Highlights

Led the ground-up design of Queue AI's primary product, achieving a 30% increase in user engagement and contributing to a 25% rise in annual revenue within the first year of launch.

Executed comprehensive UX research and user testing, reducing user drop-off rates and improving customer satisfaction scores by 35%.

Developed and maintained a cohesive design system, increasing design efficiency by 50% and reducing time-to-market for new features by 30%.

Temporarily assumed Product Manager responsibilities, steering product direction and strategy, which enhanced design leadership skills and provided a comprehensive view of the product lifecycle.

Managed the design of marketing materials for a major U.S. mortgage provider, generating a $500K contract and enhancing the company's industry reputation.

Feel IT Services
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UI/UX Designer

Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova (Republic of)

Summary

Designed intuitive and engaging user experiences, developed detailed wireframes and prototypes, and contributed to design system maintenance, ensuring consistent UI elements.

Highlights

Crafted intuitive and engaging user experiences by prioritizing user-centered design principles.

Developed detailed wireframes and interactive prototypes to visualize and test design concepts effectively.

Conducted user testing sessions to gather valuable feedback and refine designs for optimal usability.

Ensured seamless user experiences across various devices and screen sizes through responsive design practices.

Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and designers, to bring designs to life.

Contributed to the development and maintenance of design systems, ensuring consistent UI elements and patterns.

Freelance
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UI/UX Designer

Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova (Republic of)

Summary

Delivered diverse UI/UX design solutions for multiple clients, including travel agencies, educational institutions, and e-commerce startups, focusing on user research, intuitive design, and conversion rate optimization.

Highlights

Collaborated with a travel agency to conceptualize and design a captivating travel website, informing structure and features through user research.

Developed wireframes and interactive prototypes to visualize user flows, ensuring seamless navigation and intuitive booking processes.

Partnered with a Belgian university to create a user-friendly digital calendar for students, faculty, and staff, based on user workshops.

Designed a responsive layout accommodating various devices, ensuring accessibility and ease of use for educational platforms.

Collaborated remotely with a U.S.-based client to design a comprehensive data analytics dashboard with clear data visualizations and customizable widgets.

Redesigned a landing page for an e-commerce startup, improving user engagement and conversion rates through heuristic evaluation and new layout proposals.

Education

CEITI
Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova (Republic of)

Web Designer

Information Technology

Languages

Romanian
English
French
Russian

Skills

UX/UI Design

Visual Design, Interaction Design, User-centered Design, Product Concept, Product Design, New Features Implementation, Atomic Design System, Design Systems.

User Research & Analysis

User Research, User Testing, Heuristic Analysis, Customer Satisfaction, Task Analysis, Data-Driven Design, Product Discovery.

Product & Project Management

Product Life Cycle, Project Management, Agile Methodology, Leadership, Design Thinking.

Tools & Technologies

HTML, CSS, Adobe Creative Suite, UserTesting.

Strategy & Business

Marketing, Market Research, Stakeholder Alignment.

Projects

Product Design Process Course Development

Summary

Developed and implemented a comprehensive 30-week course on the product design process.

Design Course Platform Mentorship

Summary

Provided mentorship and guidance to aspiring designers on a dedicated Design Course platform.