Vlad Buga

Experience

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  Home Fashion, Bucharest

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  Sales Manager

  • Headed the team to deliver excellent customer services, reach sales targets, and meet business goals as an agile and inspirational leader.• Due to exceptional leadership, took on role to open a new department from scratch, hand-selecting a team of 25 talented staff.• Provided holistic coaching and mentoring to all teams by line managing, evaluating performance, and delivering training to meet needs.• Achieved monthly targets consistently by creating new marketing strategies and sales tactics, analysing results and consumer activity, and assessing any areas of improvement. Show less

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  Zumzet Mobile

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

  App Store search Optimization (ASO), Product owner

  • Delivered ASO audits and quality testing processes utilising specialist tools including Sensor Tower, Searchman SEO and AppAnnie, to name a few. • Transformed organic downloads by analysing and testing various App Store ranking algorithms.• Innovated data-driven models to enable decision making and strategic planning.• Vigilantly tracking the key words and chart rankings on a global level, including installs, uninstalls, evolutions, ratings, reviews, sales, and revenue. • Enabled optimised user experience and app presentation on smart devices by owning the app description, keywords, logo, screenshots, and title.• Innovated, designed, and launched three different sports applications for iOS successfully. Show less

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  Freelance

  Jan 2019 - now

  Freelance UI & Web Designer/Developer

  • Creating, managing, and updating websites, mobile applications, and landing pages from initial concept to final design.• Working collaboratively with Senior Web Developers, Product Team Managers, and clients to conceptualise and implement new features, developments and designs within strict timelines and budgets.• Enabling a positive and engaging user experience through design thinking, standardising output with responsive and device-friendly approaches.• Designing, monitoring, and testing the web pages, plug-ins, and functionality.• Ideating custom mobile-friendly WordPress templates/themes to enhance and comply with design and branding.• Cultivating excellent rapport and understanding of client needs by actively listening, translating goals into concepts, and delivering outstanding designs.• Integrating test cases and plans in adherence to industry standards and reviewing test cases made by others with meticulous attention to detail. • Working autonomously on projects, going above and beyond to deliver innovative designs such as editing and customising videos, adding captions and music effects, designing thumbnails, trimming fragments, and reconstructing into sequences, and grading/colour correcting. • Combining design and development acumen to provide compelling and engaging website designs, with strategic code. • Assisting the clients to develop unique and customised interfaces by providing UI support. Show less

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  Stopsley United Bears

  Sept 2021 - now

  Football Coach Volunteer

  • Delivering positive, inclusive, and dynamic football coaching for children of mixed ages, abilities, and backgrounds, to prepare for football competitions and tournaments.• Analysing performance and teaching winning strategies at an individual and collaborative level to drive improvement in specifically targeted areas.

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  Dinamo Bucuresti

  Oct 2023 - now

  As a First Team Scout & Performance Analyst Intern, I actively participated in the club’s recruitment, scouting, and performance analysis, focusing on talent identification, opposition analysis, and data-driven decision-making. I scouted players across the Romanian SuperLiga, Israel Premier League, La Liga 2, and Austrian Bundesliga, assessing their technical, tactical, physical, and psychological attributes. Using Wyscout, Sportscode, and DribLab, I provided detailed opposition reports, performance assessments, and structured scouting insights to support transfer decisions. My role also involved filtering player data, tracking emerging talent, and refining scouting workflows to enhance efficiency. A key achievement was assisting in finalising key transfers that strengthened the squad and contributed to long-term success. Working closely with first-team staff, I developed a modern, analytical approach to scouting, balancing traditional evaluation with data-driven insights. Show less

  • Performance Analyst

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Video Football Scout

    Oct 2023 - now