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Virgil HorghidAn

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2-paragraph first-person bio, friendly tone

Experience Level

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Language

English
Fluent
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
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Work Experience

Co-Founder & Product & Web Designer at ClientZen, Remote
September 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025
Defined product strategy: user research, roadmaps, positioning, and value propositions. Designed UX/UI from scratch for dashboards and customer tools; integrated AI workflows for automated feedback tagging, sentiment analysis, and real-time monitoring; led branding and core brand expression; supported growth and subscription metrics.
Co-Founder & Product & Web Designer at ClientZen
September 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025
Defined product strategy: user research, roadmap, positioning, and value propositions; designed UX/UI from scratch for dashboards and customer tools; integrated AI workflows (Mantra AI Copilot) for automated feedback tagging and sentiment analysis; launched real-time monitoring, recurring issue detection, customer sentiment, and journey map features. Available for remote contracts (4–24 months).
Product & Web Designer at Elsewhere
July 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025
Joined from day one, shaping the brand from concept to acquisition by Lonely Planet. Led branding workshops, defined positioning, jobs-to-be-done, and core brand narrative. Designed logo, visual identity, scalable design system, website, and web app experiences.
Senior Product Designer at Elsewhere
July 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025
Joined from day zero, shaping the brand from concept to acquisition by Lonely Planet; led branding workshops, defined positioning, jobs-to-be-done, and core brand story; designed logo, visual identity, scalable design system, website, and web app experiences; partnered on strategic decisions to align business goals with brand expression; established strong market differentiation contributing to acquisition.
UX Designer at Lonely Planet Insider
September 1, 2024 - October 8, 2025
Developed adaptive visual identity; built subscription pages and management flows; integrated AI workflows for feedback tagging and sentiment analysis; improved user experience, contributing to a growing subscription program (50+ subscribers monthly) and new revenue stream.
Senior Product & Web Designer at Lonely Planet Insider
September 1, 2024 - October 8, 2025
Developed visual identity for the Lonely Planet Insider membership program; designed membership and settings pages in Figma & Shopify; enhanced user experience, contributing to a new subscription revenue stream.
UX Designer at Intelligence Fusion
September 1, 2020 - October 8, 2025
Led UX design for AI-powered dashboards; conducted user research; created wireframes and prototypes; collaborated with engineers to deliver scalable UI for enterprise clients.
UX Designer at Intelligence Fusion
September 1, 2020 - October 8, 2025
Key projects for Lonely Planet Insider; developed adaptive logo system and visual identity; built subscription pages and management flows (Shopify); enhanced user experience contributing to new subscription revenue.

Education

Master's in Industrial & Product Design at George Enescu University of Arts
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012
High School Diploma in General Arts & Graphic Design at Octav Băncilă College of Arts
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2009
Master’s in Industrial & Product Design at George Enescu University of Arts
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2012
High School Diploma in General Arts & Graphic Design at Octav Băncilă College of Arts
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2009

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services, Other, Education