Dan Pușcaru
Product Designer, UX Researcher
I have a 10+ year experience in design, spanning from UI&UX for digital products to visual design & branding for startups & new businesses.
At present, I'm focused on solving design problems by employing a structured but flexible process which leads to consistent & delightful experiences both to customers and their user bases alike.
Experience
Pixel Bonkers
Co-founder & Product Designer
August 2017 - Present
Iași, Romania
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Identity design and layout for branding communication materials.
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Facilitation of product discovery workshops and product design for mobile and web applications.
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Heuristic analysis, user interviews and product competitor analysis.
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Low-fi and high fidelity prototyping.
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Facilitating usability testing sessions.
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Industries include: social media, healthcare, recruitment, internet of things, fin-tech, charity and productivity to mention a few.
The Informal School of IT
UX Design Mentor
March 2019 - August 2019
Iași, Romania
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Training students within the UX Design department by presenting, exemplifying and applying the Product Design process in the context of helping people convert to IT industry.
Thinslices
UI/UX & Graphic Designer
November 2011 - August 2017
Iași, Romania
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Product research
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Product Design and User Interface Design for mobile and web products for clients all over the world.
Volunteering
The Gardener Jazz Festival
Graphic Designer
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Visual identity design and brand communication for a local 
jazz festival.
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
Iași Romania
Education
Master's Degree
Industrial & Product Design
„George Enescu” University of Arts
2010 - 2012
Iași, Romania
Bachelor's Degree
Industrial & Product Design
„George Enescu” University of Arts
2007 - 2010
Iași, Romania
Languages
Romanian
English
Native
Professional working proficiency
Product design skills
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Heuristic and competitor analysis
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Facilitating user interviews
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Low-fi and high-fidelity prototyping
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Usability testing
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Facilitating product discovery workshops
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Problem solving through design iterations
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Design systems
Soft skills
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Cross-team communication and organisation
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Efficient time management
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Experience with leading a design team
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Experience with training and mentoring interns
Tools
​Atlassian
Figma
Miro
Adobe Suite
Other interests
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Music
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Video games
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Fantasy and Sci-fi books
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Dungeons and Dragons
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Cooking
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Nature and sustainability