CV

Summary:

I am a Senior Product Designer who takes no opportunity for granted, works hard and is a passionate advocate for the user. I am currently working within the EduTech industry and I am enjoying how my work has a direct positive impact on the users. I enjoy communicating effectively with stakeholders to design smooth user journeys and analyse the journeys with issues . Having spent many years in a design and corporate environment I know when to stand my ground within meetings and when to be flexible. I offer a diverse range of skills such as problem solving, user centered design, prototyping and project managing.

Education:

• Springboard - UX Design

• Coursera - Intro to UX Design

• UX Academy - By Mike Locke

• Coursera - Fundamentals of Graphic Design

• BA Hons Degree - Fashion Contour Design

• BTEC - Fashion and Clothing

Experience:

Senior Product Designer  - March 2023 - Present

Pearson

Work within cross-functional teams supporting the product roadmap whilst making design decisions centered around the needs of our users. Work leading the design process on new products including discovery, UX, project management and business-related processes. Continuously improve existing products with new features and UX improvements.

Product Designer  - September 21 - March 2023

Navigate

Navigate is a SaaS online platform, developed for the education sector and trusted by over 50 colleges to record and aid communication between teachers and students about college work placements.

Key Responsibilities

● Designing and managing the product updates from concept to implementation

● Conducting user interviews and testing in an individual and group setting

● Project Managing on Asana and communication with the team

● Creating hi and low fidelity designs with specialist digital design tools

● Developing detailed wireframes for specific UI/UX challenges for multi-platforms

● Creating, documenting and implementing our design process

● Ensuring consistent UI components to brand specification

● Prototyping MPVs and testing with users to gain qualitative and quantitative data

● Working in an agile environment with multidisciplinary team meetings

● Make presentations to senior design management or clients, either when bidding for a new work or presenting design proposals

● Keeping up to date with UX, UI, and Edutech trends and innovations and sharing with colleagues

● Being asked to work with 3 different companies within the umbrella company - SaaS, Website and Networking site

● Manage my own day to day workload for projects

Freelance UX Designer  - November 20 - Present

Working with businesses to create and improve the UX of their website via analysing company data, user centered design and collaboration.

Assistant Designer Lingerie & Womenswear - September 13 - July 18

Marks and Spencer 

I have worked as a product designer for 5 years. I was responsible for designing, organising and presenting two sub-department areas at Marks and Spencer. I created CADs using Illustrator and Photoshop to show the design in a realistic manner. Daily communication and collaboration with international suppliers, buyers and product stakeholders to achieve the desired product. I presented to my superiors and met critical deadlines to a high standard whilst receiving feedback in a positive manner.

Administrative Roles ( Whilst retraining in UX) - July 18 - Present

Oak Furniture House & Industrial Company

Website Administrator & Administrator 

Administrating the website, SEO and meta tag creation amongst other duties.