Sabina Cristian
UX Designer
Driven and resilient UX Designer with a background in project and vendor management, I bring a strategic mindset and a proven ability to
achieve significant revenue growth. My design perspective was shaped by first-hand experience in corporate environments lacking
user-developer dialogue. I transitioned into UX design to create people-first products that drive value for both users and businesses. With a
background as a user, business professional, and designer, I bring a comprehensive point of view to organisations, offering worthwhile and
viable solutions.
Skills
Figma
Miro
Framer
Jira
Microsoft Office
Research
Analysis
User Testing
Sketching
Wireframing
Prototyping
Education
Dec 2023 - Apr 2024
Professional Diploma
UX Design Institute
Intro to UX, User Research, Analysis
Techniques, Structure & Navigation,
Interactions, Design Principles &
Patterns, Mobile, Workflows,
Prototyping & Handovers
Sep 2019 - Sep 2020
M.A. East European
Literature and Culture
University College London
Sep 2015 - June 2019
B.A. French
University College London
Languages
English
French
Romanian
Contact
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LinkedIn
Portfolio
ux RESEARCH & DESIGN PROJECTS
Vacanza, hotel booking mobile app (Dec 2023 - Mar 2024
Benchmarked 4 leading hotel booking apps, surveyed +15 potential users, facilitated a user
testing session to gather qualitative data
Analysed over 90 pieces of qualitative feedback and organised them into an affinity diagram,
uncovering 12 pattern
Mapped customer journey, identifying 7 key pain points and opportunities for improvemen
Developed a user flowchart and created 17 low-fidelity sketches based on user feedbac
Built a high-fidelity interactive prototype in Figma to demonstrate the final design of the app
Watcher, film & TV reviewing, discovering and cataloguing mobile app (Mar 2024 - Jun 2024
Performed market research of 4 leading apps, surveyed +20 users and performed a usability
test to gather data on user behaviours and preference
Synthesised +70 pieces of data and discovered 10 pattern
Mapped user interactions in a flowchart and created 13 low-fidelity sketches to explore and
iterate on potential solution
Developed a high-fidelity interactive Figma prototype with 2 workflow
Included a nice-to-have feature based on research findings
Experience
TransPerfect
Project and Vendor Manager (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023
Led one of the department’s main rush request accounts, achieving over £100,000 in monthly
revenu
Maintained timeliness KPIs at 98% on a monthly basis, implemented improvement measures if
necessar
Oversaw an average of 15 projects daily and achieved an average of 20 deliverables a da
Developed and updated the account's knowledge base, creating new templates and
documentation to streamline various project types and workflow
Collected, organised, and presented LQA data for 24 language pairs during quarterly business
reviews (QBRs
Negotiated 5 freelancer agreements for weekend work on specialised accounts, ensuring
deadlines were met and minimising additional cost
Supported the team by investigating a minimum of 2 vendor approvals for rush projects dail
Led the transition to new software by mastering the system, migrating over 50 user accounts,
developing workflows, and conducting team workshops
Project Coordinator (Jun 2021 - Dec 2022
Managed the complete life-cycle of translation projects in the Life Sciences departmen
Initiated and delivered an average of 10 projects a day
Simultaneously handled multiple project types and priorities in a fast-paced environmen
Established and maintained excellent relationships with freelance translators and proofreaders
globall
Collaborated with quality personnel to ensure translations met all instructions and achieved
linguistic perfectio
Communicated and coordinated with the team to resolve any issues, problems, or unexpected
situations efficiently
