Alin Buda - Work - Case studies

Function + Form,
with every project.

A selection of case studies from different worlds.
Grab your 🍿 and leave your mobile on 🔕 .

The story of a program created to educate and empower tech startups. It's about founders in hoodies, operators in suits, and all the demons they fight. Spoiler alert: it ends well.

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Transdimensional/SaaS

Paradigm
StageOne

Collaboration is f*******d. But you already know that.
How do we fix this? Together.
A tale that should make pre-seed investors weak in the knees.

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Zalando/Logistics

Yard & Dock

From [boring] tables to maps. Why Zalando moved from Excell-like interfaces to interactive maps and more.
An epic chronicle for hard-core logistics fans, a real page-turner.

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Zalando/Logistics

Invoice
Reconciliation

This project is so hot it's practically classified. I'll give you a hint: it is an accountant's wet dream. It is about how Zalando moved from obscure macros to better financial decisions. See, goosebumps...

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Zalando/Logistics

Tour
Management

How can Zalando prepare to move millions of items from their warehouses to your doorstep? By organising its warehouses with efficient robots, humans and software.
I can't share fine details here.

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Sony PlayStation™/Gaming

Internal Tools

Do you think your game just magically appears on your screen?
Ha! It's actually a globetrotting adventure powered by Sony's intercontinental platform and a plucky UK design team.
A tale about the unsung heroes making devs smile and thumbs twitch around the world.

Game on

Mashroom/Prop-tech

Mashroom
Platform

Can a love-hate relationship lose the hate?
A case study about the lives of landlords and tenants after they all swiped right.
P.S. We all cried at the end.

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BMW + Mini Cooper/Automotive

Mini DOT5
iOS App

Many moons ago, before cars transformed into iPads on wheels, we had this little thing we call an OBD-II device that could tell you through an app what your car was doing under the hood. I can't show you the files, but I can tell you how we did it.

Tell me

Zodiac/Logistics

Open Ocean
Studio

Another story for die-hard logistics fans.
This time, it is happening at sea.
It is about seamen and vessels arriving safely and on time in ports. The climax builds around audits, inspections, and the vessel itinerary. It gets crazy.
At some point, they found me writing on the walls.

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Zalando/Logistics

Transport
Overview

So, you told us how you ordered those crazy 👠 shoes at 2 a.m. while drinking 🍷 wine? We know you will send those back anyway. But how do you think Zalando brings that 📦 package to your door before your hangover is gone?

Tell me

PEI Group/Business Intelligence

PEI
Infrastructure

Working on a draft... out of coffee, brb.

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Thought the above descriptions were cheesier than a fondue party?

Good! That's exactly what I was going for. Life is too short for descriptions that any LLM could write for a token or two.

Now that I've tickled your funny bone (and possibly your curiosity), why not drop me a line?

Whether you want to say hi, pitch a project, or debate the merits of pineapple on pizza, I'm all ears.

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