I am a design daredevil and I like the challenges the UX field brings. I design Digital Products, go well with User Research and Design Systems and I am in a very serious relationship with Design Sprints. Living the UX dream since 2013.
I work with people, not for people. I’m looking for projects that challenge me, people that inspire, and experiences to remember. Got an idea or need help? You can always contact me via email at hello@blagaoana.com.
Working with different Bytex clients or on internal projects.
Details about the work and some projects: link.
Contributing to the growth of the UX field in Romania, by training and mentoring people willing to make a change in their lives and determined to join this industry, design and develop the best experiences and products; training them into this field, by sharing what I also learned till now.
Very important part of my work with the students consists in people and project management too. From 1:1 sessions with the teams, providing constant feedback on their work and solving all the possible situations. Making sure of each team’s success and of the fact, that after the course, they are prepared for an interview and maybe their first UX job. Also, making sure they have at least one project in their portfolios and they are proud of that.
Details about the work and some projects: link.
Building and improving digital products destined to the financial world: trusted data, news and analysis on the global credit markets. Working on Fixed Income Divisional Intelligence (mainly Debtwire, but also xTract Research and Creditflux).
Debtwire reports on corporate debt situations before credit ratings are changed. It offers unique insights and in-depth credit analysis, debt data, and analytics for distressed debt and leveraged finance markets. (Find distressed situations early / Discover restructuring, financing and advisory opportunities first / Identify companies with value opportunities)
As a senior product designer my work consisted of:
Projects and other work screenshots and details: link.
Worked on a product called TrialConsent (now eConsent). This product makes the process of enrolling into a medical trial easier for all the parties involved: patients, clinics (doctors, nurses, all medical personnel) and sponsors.
There were 3 different products involved, all focusing on each main user persona. The medical trials field is quite regulated so we had to make sure we are following each rule and provide access to the right and allowed to access data to each of the personas.
My work at Signant Health consisted of:
Projects and other work screenshots and details: link.
UX Rocks is a disruptive product design studio focused on strategic product design, rapid innovation & growth using the Design Sprint framework and Design Thinking methods. We apply the process on the projects we’re working on, but also do workshops and talks about it. We are Oana, Adrian, Dan and Mihai. 4 UX designers that want to go beyond the common. 4 horsemen that started this to make the designer’s life more challenging.
Within UX Rocks I focus on:
1. MUSIC FESTIVAL APP – CASE STUDY
2. [PROJECT NAME] DESIGN SPRINT
Other projects and work screenshots and details: link.
My work with Optymyze implied to:
Features/ Products I worked on:
Details about the work and some projects: link.
Worked together with the Namogo team on (mostly) local projects. Collaborated with local business to design their websites or mobile apps. Did work on research, user personas, customer journey maps, empathy maps, sketches, wireframes, UI, prototyping and little user testing. Followed the brand guidelines through the process.
Some projects I worked on:
[Attached case studies (the presentations) are all the work of the Namogo team. I am adding them as reference for the projects I worked on]
Older (2012 – 2015) UX positions: LinkedIn profile
For the UX students from Scoala Informala de IT. Individual presentation.
During Codecamp Cluj (April 2019). Individual presentation.
In collaboration with Startups Iasi community, during the monthly meetup. Team workshop.
For the People of Design Iasi community, to showcase the Lightning Decision Jam exercises. Team workshop.
During Codecamp Iasi (October 2018). Team presentation.
During Codecamp Iasi (April 2016). Individual presentation.
Together with my colleagues from UX Rocks we started the Design Sprint Romania group. Together with other agencies/ people that do Design sprints, we are trying to grow the community.
Working with the whole team to grow the community, organize meetups and presentations. Also collaborating with other local communities for common gathering, or to promote local events.
Started the local Iasi Trance community alongside other fans and trying to grow it by organising events, meetups or travel groups to other big events from Romania, or the rest of the world.