SIMONA LAZAR
Timișoara
Summary
I’m a UI/UX designer with a background in hardware engineering. I’m an analytical and technical person with a keen eye for detail
As a former hardware engineer, I developed skills in teamwork and cross-team communication, allowing me to effectively solve problems, navigating both people and system challenges
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
UI/UX Designer
UP CRM, Ascent Soft
03.2024 - Current
- Designed a solution for business sales to showcase CRM software to potential clients
- Reduced time to sell from 20h to 3h
- Collaborating with stakeholders in optimizations
UI/UX Designer
Roll The Dice - IT School
11.2023 - Current
- Graduation project to understand the challenges of board games usage within enthusiast community
- Analyzed data trends in increased board games production and usage
- Validated the problems of costs and lack of trial before commitment through user interviews
- Designed and tested solution of renting games
- Continuing with the project to bring it to market
UI/UX Designer
Exa Gym
02.2024 - Current
- Identified the friction of user registration resulting in increase support queries
- Reached out to the team to start collaboration
- Redesigned the existing sign up experience to provide better clarity on each step
- Improved the process of creating a subscription for a better understanding of the plans
UI/UX Desginer
Sportify - IT School
10.2023 - 12.2023
- Designed a mobile e-commerce application for sporting goods, helping customers personalize their cart based on their needs
- Conducted user interviews and competitor analysis
- Created prototypes for solutions and collaborated with the team in validating trade-offs
Hardware Engineer
Hella Forvia
02.2022 - 01.2024
- Designed and tested rain light sensor for automotive
- Managed rain light sensor activity, from time planning and requirements analysis to testing and creating process-based documentation
- Collaborated with teams on design reviews and validation testing for sensors
- Mentored newcomers to the project
Internship
Continental
03.2020 - 02.2022
- Hardware testing activities
- Reduced hardware failure rates by conducting thorough testing and troubleshooting procedures.
Education
UI/UX Designer - UI/UX Design
IT School
01.2024
Master’s degree - Electronics of Intelligent Systems
Polytechnic University of Timisoara
06.2023
Bachelor’s degree - Electronics, Telecommunications & Technology
Polytechnic University of Timisoara
06.2021
Skills
- Wireframing and Prototype Design
- Design thinking
- Responsive design
- UX Research
- UI/UX Design
- User interviews
- Usability testing
- User-centered design
- Problem solving
- Figma proficiency
- Miro
- HTML5
- CSS3
Certification
- Figma UI UX Design Advanced - Udemy
- Figma UI UX Design Essentials - Udemy
Languages
Romanian
Native language
English
Upper intermediate
B2
Timeline
UI/UX Designer
UP CRM, Ascent Soft
03.2024 - Current
UI/UX Designer
Exa Gym
02.2024 - Current
UI/UX Designer
Roll The Dice - IT School
11.2023 - Current
UI/UX Desginer
Sportify - IT School
10.2023 - 12.2023
Hardware Engineer
Hella Forvia
02.2022 - 01.2024
Internship
Continental
03.2020 - 02.2022
UI/UX Designer - UI/UX Design
IT School
Master’s degree - Electronics of Intelligent Systems
Polytechnic University of Timisoara
Bachelor’s degree - Electronics, Telecommunications & Technology
Polytechnic University of Timisoara
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