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Senior UX/UI Designer, Art Director, and Consultant
From strategy to creation.
With 25 years of experience, I support you as aDesigner,**consultant, and strategic partner** on all your projects. My approach is guided by a principle of **functional minimalism**: when faced with complexity, I design clean interfaces where each element has its place and purpose, for an obvious and friction-free experience.
My expertise is twofold:
- Product Designer & UX/UI:I translate your business challenges into effective and intuitive digital solutions. Notably, I spent 6 years leading the design of complex SaaS solutions for the financial sector.
- Art Director:I ensure the strength and consistency of your brand identity across all media.
My areas of intervention as a consultant:
- Digital Strategy & UX:Audit, user research, product vision definition.
- Product Design & Creation:Wireframing, prototyping (Figma, Sketch), Design Systems creation.
- Brand Strategy & AD:Visual identity, branding, art direction for photography, shooting, reporting.
Brands & collaborations
- NGOs:UN (ILO), Doctors Without Borders, Petits Princes
- Art & Culture:Musée du Quai Branly, Château de Versailles, Barclay, Warner, Tôt ou Tard, Asterios, …
- Luxury:Chopard, Longines, Laurent Perrier, Vins de Chablis, …
- Private Banking:UBS, Unigestion, Deltec, Havilland, Société Générale PB, Piguet Galland, Bendura Bank, BankMed, Baumann, Havilland, …
- Press:Science & Vie, L’Ecran Fantastique, L’Express, Le Monde des Ados, La Manche Libre, …
- Audiovisual Production:TF1 Vidéo, Universal Pictures Video, Warner, …
- Others:Vente-Privée, Ingenico, Network Associates, Antalis, TNT, Legris Industries, Decathlon, Auchan, Gardena, NBA Europe Live, FDJ, Habitat, Seat France, …
Ready to discuss your projects?
English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Basic
French
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- D-LUX® StudioUX/UI Designer, Art Director & ConsultantTECHFebruary 2005 - Today (21 years and 6 months)Paris, France
- Management of projects in Art Direction, visual identity, photography, UX/UI Design.
- Strategic consultingon **brand identity**, **advertising campaigns**, and **digital transformation**.
- Design and implementation of cross-disciplinary design strategies(web, mobile, print).
- **UX & UI optimization and brand audits**, increasing visibility and customer engagement.
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary teamsfor innovative solutions.
- New Access SALead DesignerBANKING AND INSURANCEAugust 2015 - September 2021 (6 years and 1 month)Genève, Switzerland
- Leading the design of the group's SaaS solutions(private banks, asset management), **improving UX & UI of existing products**, and **supporting sales objectives**.
- Aligning project requirementswith business objectives and stakeholders.
- Conducting user researchtoimprove features(iterations).
- Leading successful launches of key products, increasing customer satisfaction.
- Establishing design guidelines(design systems, guidelines) bystreamlining processes.
- Involving clients during the design phases, building trust.
- Ensuring the proper application of the company's visual identityandevangelization work.
- Cronos TechnologyLead UI DesignerTECHJanuary 2010 - November 2013 (3 years and 10 months)Paris, France
- Managing UX & UI design for mobile applicationsand agency guidelines.
- Leading innovative design projects,often exceeding client expectations.
- Introducing wireframing,optimizing concept presentation/feedback.
- Participating in the integration of innovative features(augmented reality).
- Close collaboration with international development teams(Bucharest).
- Maintaining in-depth and regular technical and design monitoring.
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Education
- Master - Visual CommunicationCREAPOLE - ESDI [Paris]2000CREAPOLE - ESDI [Paris] Ecole de Création-Management Cursus Communication Visuelle et Design produit
Certifications
- Google UX Design Professional CertificateGoogle