UX/UI Designer with 4+ years of experience, backed by 7 years in engineering, sales, and frontend development (React, JavaScript). I bring a product-growth mindset, design with implementation in mind, speak the language of developers, and align stakeholders around business goals and user needs. I work end-to-end on UX and UI—from research and information architecture to prototyping, design systems, and post-launch usability testing—while collaborating closely with PO/PM/BA, engineering, QA, and marketing to improve usability, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.

Petronel Honorius

UX/UI Designer with 4+ years of experience, backed by 7 years in engineering, sales, and frontend development (React, JavaScript). I bring a product-growth mindset, design with implementation in mind, speak the language of developers, and align stakeholders around business goals and user needs. I work end-to-end on UX and UI—from research and information architecture to prototyping, design systems, and post-launch usability testing—while collaborating closely with PO/PM/BA, engineering, QA, and marketing to improve usability, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.

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UX/UI Designer with 4+ years of experience, backed by 7 years in engineering, sales, and frontend development (React, JavaScript). I bring a product-growth mindset, design with implementation in mind, speak the language of developers, and align stakeholders around business goals and user needs.

I work end-to-end on UX and UI—from research and information architecture to prototyping, design systems, and post-launch usability testing—while collaborating closely with PO/PM/BA, engineering, QA, and marketing to improve usability, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.

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Language

English
Fluent
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent

Work Experience

UX/UI Designer at CheeseCake.de
January 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024
Remotely collaborated with a Germany-based startup to design the main product (TakTik, a football prediction app) and additional projects. Contributed to an ethical alternative to betting apps by enabling skill-based competition with virtual currency or collectible items. Worked closely with CEO, business analyst, back-end/front-end developers, QA, and marketing in an agile environment. Owned user flows, wireframes, UI kits, style guides, and prototyping; prepared engineering handoff with detailed specs, annotations, and documentation.
UX/UI Mentor at Webcase.md
January 1, 2023 - Present
Mentored 380+ people in a Moldova-based design school, focusing on professional mindset, consistency, openness to feedback, effective communication, and client management. Drove student outcomes through teaching and continuous learning, generating $40K+ cumulative freelancing revenue from top-performing students after graduation. Published 30+ UX articles on the platform blog to increase student engagement and proposed strategies to improve business revenue and client satisfaction.
Frontend Developer at Nanolabs
April 1, 2022 - October 1, 2023
Implemented frontend features for an enterprise tracking platform serving clients across the USA. Collaborated with the design team to reduce inconsistencies between Figma specs and implementation, proposing adjustments that lowered revision cycles. Built pixel-accurate UI components from Figma while maintaining design system consistency and reducing QA feedback loops. Tech: React, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, SCSS, CSS, MongoDB, unit testing.
UX Freelancer
February 1, 2022 - Present
Joined cross-functional teams to define and design UX solutions for 5+ companies across the USA and Europe, starting from different phases: research, wireframing, high-fidelity design, or UX audits for existing products and iterations. Led one project end-to-end from product vision through UX, flows, UI design, and post-launch testing. Redesigning homepage information architecture for an e-commerce client using in-store guerrilla research and prioritizing fixes based on severity ratings and Rainbow Sheet analysis (resolved up to 90% of identified issues). Translated ambiguous non-technical requirements into structured documentation, user flows, and prototypes, reducing average delivery time by ~25% on fixed-price contracts.

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Qualifications

Google UI/UX Certifications
April 3, 2025 - August 7, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Retail