Hi, I'm
A senior UX Designer and lead from Manchester, UK
Recent Work
UX Development
Arctic Shores
Selection Journey
Improved user journey and user testing for SaaS features
UI Design
Midas
Onboard Effects
Improving feedback for sound engineers
Midas
mCloud Storage
Cloud storage for high-end audio specialists
Interaction Design
Midas
Usability and interaction design for touch screen mixing desks
Illustration
Personal/Professional
Illustrations
A mixture of my drawings and concept work
Experience
Roles
March 2021–November 2024
Arctic Shores
Senior UX Manager
Responsibilities
Manage cross functional team to deliver diverse products and features to market
Provide input and direction as a key stakeholder in developing product strategy, roadmap and/or squad backlog regarding user needs across the whole business
Facilitate concept and usability testing, gather quantitative and qualitative feedback through questionnaire and interviews
Report and act on analysis of user needs and pain points, to ensure the design, user journey and implementation of product or features meet the high standards expected by the customer
Created, maintained and reviewed design libraries across multiple platforms to ensure a consistent and reliable user experience
Coach and mentor junior UX colleagues
June 2016–March 2021
Midas/Music Tribe
Senior UX Designer
Responsibilities
Provided designs, guidelines and final professional level assets for large format touchscreen devices, handheld devices, web applications and computer applications
Produced wireframe and prototypes to quickly iterate on designs and assumed UX hypotheses
Implemented rapid prototyping to pivot and improve solutions quickly (MarvelApp and Invision)
Created and optimised complex user flows with user journeys using storyboarding, personas, and user journeys
Created, maintained and reviewed design libraries, essential to ensuring consistent brand identity and user experience
Managed a team of 4, allocating work and mentoring team members to ensure consistent high quality designs
Developed frontend in bespoke XML to create layouts for developers to connect with C++, including working in GIT, AGILE and maintaining branches
Jan 2013–June 2016
Decor Fusion
Branding Designer
Responsibilities
Created design briefs tailored to bespoke client specifications for website, digital, social media and print
Produced consistent and professional brand aesthetic including logos, concept art, renders and illustrations for final approval from clients
Implemented pixel-perfect website designs including front-end design, back-end structure and use of content-managed systems
Created a syllabus and guidelines on layout design and photo manipulation in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop respectively, delivered remotely via video conferencing and on site in Lagos, Nigeria
October 2007–July 2012
TA Design
Graphic Designer
Responsibilities
Designed advertising materials, including creation of logos
Created content-managed websites and website administration to specific client briefs
Skills
Design
Visual Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Web/Mobile, Hardware Feedback Design, Branding, Packaging
Software
Figma, Sketch, Abstract, Framer, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), MarvelApp, Invision, JIRA, Git
Research/Testing
User Research, Information Hierarchy, Usability Testing (moderated/unmoderated), Data Visualisation and Presentation, Personas, User Journeys, Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockups
Personal Development
HTML/CSS knowledge, Procreate Art Suite, Blender 3D, Game development, Read and Inspect C# and C++, Microsoft Office