Christophe FARINA

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Back then...

From 2004 to 2014, i worked in various roles and positions, assisting a wide variety of users and companies.
Those experiences can be sumed up as follow :
- Technical support for cybersecurity products ( Panda software / Bitdefender )
- Single point of contact for SAP Manufacturing Engineering on Airbus FAL ( Final Assembly Line )

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KPI monitoring project for Airbus Support

Where i was

"Tools & Innovation" department - CGI (Toulouse, France)

What my job was

UX Designer / Web developer

The project in a nutshell

The goal of this project was to provide a "heads up" display dashboard, based on real time data related to phone calls, mails and ticketing.
The solution provided was based on Elasticsearch and Kibana, customized technically and visually to provide KPI monitoring .

What i actually did

Competitive analysis, user interviews, prototyping, usability testing, Implementation

What i learned

Customizable dashboard market analysis, Behavioral qualitative research, technical implementation of the ELK Stack (V1)

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Urban network cabling software for Sofotel

Where i was

Consulting department - Fortil Sud Ouest

What my job was

Project manager, UX designer

The project in a nutshell

Sofotel, a company specialized in fiber and copper cabling in the south of France, asked us to create a software to handle the following tasks :
- Capture of the current work on a tablet version
- Data processing and sanitization on desktop version
- Creation of customized reports for each project/client

What i actually did

Field research, Low fidelity wireframing, usability testing, project management

What i learned

complex data representation and manipulation, providing design solutions with strong customer constraints

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PDF technical annotation tool for INEO

Where i was

Consulting department - FORTIL Sud Ouest

What my job was

Project manager, UX designer

The project in a nutshell

Ineo, a railway design office, contacted us to digitize its verification process. Although he provided initial specifications, this client needed guidance to guarantee the cohesion of the proposed solution with the rest of the workflow and the satisfaction of future users .

What i actually did

User interviews, co-creation workshops, Low fidelity wireframes, High fidelity wireframes, usability testing

What i learned

Reconciling customer demand with end-user demand , designing solutions for wide pen display.

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Password Manager [Mobile App]

Where i was

WEPS (self employment)

What my job was

Freelance product designer, marketing designer

The project in a nutshell

Protecting users online identity by providing a secure, offline and easy to use solution to generate and organize passwords.
This project has been evolving thanks to users feedback and is currently in it's 4th development stage.

What i actually did

Low fidelity wireframes, High fidelity wireframes, No-code development, usability testing, banner design, Playstore Copywriting

What i learned

Logo design rules, No-code mobile development with Kodular (Appinventor), Marketing design principles, Gathering remote users feedback through tailored interactive forms, Google Playstore publication and versioning

Youtube based community portal

Where i was

WEPS (self employment)

What my job was

Freelance product designer, marketing designer

The project in a nutshell

This project is based on Youtube API but provides additional value through a dedicated score system , criteria filtering and curated videos. This project is actually in its 3rd iteration.

What i actually did

Low fidelity wireframes, High fidelity wireframes, No-code development, Javascript custom library creation, usability testing, heatmap analysis

What i learned

Logo design rules, No-code website development with Webflow, Custom javascript library creation and integration in Webflow, Website monetization, Heatmap analysis based on hotjar data

Next

I stand in the middle of my journey, wondering where it will lead me. Will i help you next? Build one of my own products ?
There is one thing i can say for sure. I believe in a digital world where humans can intuitively find what they are looking for, do what they want to do, and love using our products.

We all deserve a better experience !

For you, your employees, your customers, your friends and family , live is hard enough without having to struggle on a screen.

Work together