About me

Experience

  • Mar 2020 - Present

    Web Designer | GoDaddy, Iasi

    ✔ Design captivating and engaging websites for small to medium businesses using a variety of content management systems, including WordPress, Duda Professional Website Builder, and an in-house CMS, along with HTML and CSS.

    ✔ Successfully designed about 450 websites, demonstrating versatility and adaptability in meeting client needs.

    ✔ Research and select suitable image content, making minor adjustments in Photoshop to align with project requirements.

  • Jan 2017 - Present

    Private Math Tutor | Self-Employed, Iasi

    ✔ I like helping others develop and evolve, that’s why I decided to start tutoring students from 5th to 12th grade, aiding them in identifying lagging skills and how to overcome them.

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2020

    Software Tester | Heaven Solutions, Iasi

    ✔ Evaluated multiple CAD/CAM software through manual testing, performing regression, integration, functional, system, performance, usability, and stress testing on beta, RC, and release versions.

    ✔ Helped the development teams by finding and reporting bugs, and performed the final verification after they were fixed.

    ✔ Worked for 9 months at the client's location in Germany, and collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features.

Skills

Technical Skills

UI/UX Web Design: Advanced in designing captivating and engaging websites for small to medium businesses using WordPress, Duda Professional Website Builder, an in-house CMS, HTML, and CSS.

Software Testing: Intermediate in manual testing, including regression, integration, functional, system, performance, usability, and stress testing for CAD/CAM software.

Soft Skills

The work environment helped me to develop my skills in adaptability, teamwork, communication, working with people from different cultures, active listening, and problem-solving. 

✔ My other experiences taught me how to best share my knowledge with others.

Education & Volunteering

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2017

    Bachelor’s degree | “Alexandru Ioan Cuza University”, Iasi

    Mathematics-Informatics | Faculty of Mathematics

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2014 donboscobc.ro

    Education Volunteer | "Salesian Foundation of St. John Bosco", Bacau

    ✔ Worked in a team to coordinate summer camps, organizing hobby groups, evening entertainment, and spiritual growth, for kids, teenagers, and also for their parents.

    ✔ Participated in the After School program, where we prepared a program for the children, with sessions to help them with homework and games to develop their basic skills.

Certifications

Duda Certified in Web Design

Issued Nov 2020

Duda Certified Platform Specialist

Issued Oct 2020

Testimonials

"Lavinia is a great team player, she is always ready to do what is necessary and to listen to suggestions with an open mind.

I think that she evolved a lot since she came to MMAW team and now she is one of the builders that creates beautiful websites that has both good design and good user experience. Keep up the good work."

"The collaborations I've had with Lavinia on various projects were always very positive.

She is very communicative and this makes the working together very easy. Always ready to join forces in order to better fulfill any task, she has always demonstrated extraordinary customer focus. She is a valuable member of the team and I enjoy working with her."

"For being an absolute star particularly over the last few weeks, where we have had to deal with some of the more challengings of clients. Thanks for being super-efficient and on the ball throughout!"

"She is a very good co-worker, very helpful, trustworthy and she can handle deadlines, and she is an important member of our team.

When the workload is high she is a teammate you can count on to reduce it. She has an eye for design so therefore she does a great job, and I hope she will continue at the same up level."

"You've had an excellent transition from FSS to MMAW and you have the projects to show that.

Your approach is great because it is easily visible you have the drive to improve and learn as much as possible, always pushing the limits of what you can achieve. Keep on doing what you do and never stop trying to grow and improve."

"Lavinia and I worked on some projects together and every time was a job well done. She is always there for you whenever you’re in need of an idea and you’re stuck and I think that makes her a valuable member of our team and a pleasure to work with."

"Huge pleasure working with Lavinia, extremely helpful and patient when it comes to impromptu requests. Very glad to be working together with her and I hope that we will collaborate a bit longer!"