Dorin Vancea

Personal projects

I love tinkering with the latest tech and building stuff.
Here are some of my recent side projects, fully self-built:

ShareFeels.io

ShareFeels.io is a one-click temperature check tool to help you connect, learn from and strengthen your bond as a team.

Tech: Ruby on Rails

Instacrop.app

Minimal tool for framing instagram posts.

Tech: Switft

getstarted.tools

A collection of tools to get you up and running in minutes, for Startups and Solopreneurs.

Tech: AstroJS

UICraft.io

Ready to use icons by both designers and developers to quickly bootstrap products.

Tech: NextJS

Work background

Over the past 15 years, I've had the chance to dive into just about every part of the product stack—from big-picture strategy and planning to hands-on execution, delivery, marketing, and optimization.

Along the way, I’ve worked with all kinds of processes, teams, methodologies, and cultures—It’s given me a solid intuition for what really drives value and makes things click.

I’ve been fortunate to work with some incredible companies in different roles—whether as an employee, consultant, or freelancer. Here are a few:

Recent work history

Currently: Product Designer at 37signals

Building basecamp.com/ and hey.com/

37signals.com/

Programme Lead at Shell New Energies

Creating processes, building tools and deliver a global upskilling programme to support Shell's efforts in becoming a customer-centred organisation.

shell.com

Head of Product Design and UX at HSBC

Heading up the design of the new global HSBC public website, rolled out in over 70 markets delivering a modern, more personalised and relevant experience for millions of HSBC customers around the globe.

hsbc.co.uk

Head of Experience Design at EY-Seren

Heading up UX & Visual Design at EY-Seren, developing the design practice, mentoring and upskilling the team and delivering user-centred products and services.

ey-seren.com