5+ years designing products used by millions globally. Led cross-functional teams delivering measurable user experience improvements. Full-stack design expertise from user research and strategy to UI/UX implementation. Proven track record scaling startups through data-driven design decisions and technical collaboration. Strong business acumen with experience driving product roadmaps and mentoring design teams.
SavingsBox is a forward-thinking FinTech startup focused on helping users grow their investments, manage savings, and access quick loans. With a presence across a marketing website, a responsive web app, and mobile apps for both iOS and Android, the platform serves a diverse and rapidly expanding user base.
I was brought in as the lead UX designer to redesign the entire product ecosystem & design system (website, web app, and mobile applications) guided by valuable user feedback, business strategy and vision. The goal was to elevate usability, align the experience with the company’s evolving brand, and ensure a seamless journey across all touchpoint.
Redesigned an MVP that connects pre-vetted talent with potential employers in a based on AI Review & Mentorship by Techleads on real world projects. The solution effectively balances two critical functions:
Skills Development: Created intuitive workflows allowing participants to demonstrate capabilities in real-world scenarios
Talent Discovery: Engineered visibility features enabling employers to easily identify and evaluate qualified candidates.
The interface prioritizes seamless user experience, supporting both talent growth and recruitment objectives through thoughtful design choices and careful attention to user needs.
JobCrypt is a fully decentralized job board hosted on the Caduceus and Optimism networks. The platform uses blockchain and decentralized storage to serve permissionless job listings on the decentralized Web 3, enabling applicants to apply using the power of the blockchain.
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UI/UX Design
Interaction Design
Visual Design
A ride-sharing app that enables users to
book rides as a passenger, and accept
ride request as a driver.
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UI/UX Design
Interaction Design
Visual Design
The design of Bamyx official website with desirable user interface and intuitive user experience.
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UI/UX Design
Interaction Design
Visual Design
A re-design of a previous landing page. The new landing page was optimized for a better user experience, and desirability. The user experience from the mobile app was synchronized to the landing page
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UI/UX Design
Interaction Design
Visual Design
On Ultainfinity Wealth LaunchPad, is a token presale platform where users are required to fully register using One-Step registration and verification, for KYC regulation purposes. After registration, users will find available, a suite of wealth creation opportunities commencing with Ultainfinity Whitelist where there is the facility to make partial or full purchase deposits using fiat or selected cryptocurrencies to buy Ultainfinity’s initial cryptocurrencies at very low
prices.
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Led UI/UX Design Team
Interaction Design
Visual Design
A brand identity design for Means, a fintech startup in a market research phase at the time of writing this design process.
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Visual Design
Brand Design
I have worked with Paul Richard on several software development projects, and I can say he’s innovative and always ready to take up a challenge.
Rilwan Adedeji
Senior software engineer
He's competent, detail-oriented, and hardworking. He has an immense skill of bringing abstract ideas to life.
Godwin Egbuchulam
MD/CEO E.F. Network
Do you have an awesome idea in mind or a digital product you want to optimize for a better user experience? Send me a message right away.
Let’s make magic!
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Traditional hiring processes are broken. They rely heavily on resumes, interviews, and credentials that often fail to predict actual job performance. This creates significant challenges:
Limited skill verification: Employers struggle to accurately assess candidate capabilities through interviews alone
High hiring risk: Companies invest substantial resources in candidates who may not perform as expected
Missed opportunities: Talented individuals without traditional credentials get overlooked
Inefficient talent discovery: The existing MVP of Xterns lacked intuitive interfaces for creating world projects for talents.
Specific business requirements to boost conversion based revised business model by stakeholders.
Employers wanted better ways to evaluate candidates beyond resumes
Talent sought opportunities to demonstrate skills rather than just talk about them
The onboarding process was cumbersome, leading to high drop-off rates
User engagement declined after initial registration due to friction in the matching process
Discovery & Research
Conducted comprehensive user interviews with both talent participants and hiring managers
Analyzed platform usage data to identify abandonment points in the user journey
Created journey maps highlighting friction points in the MVP experience
Performed competitive analysis of existing talent marketplaces and hiring platforms
Strategic Planning
Collaborated with product managers to translate stakeholder requirements into clear design objectives
Developed user personas for both sides of the marketplace to guide decision-making
Established measurement frameworks to track the success of design changes
Prioritized design improvements based on impact analysis and stakeholder input
Experience Design
Redesigned the talent onboarding flow to capture intuitive assessment flows, relevant skills and work preferences efficiently
Created a more intuitive project matching system that connects talent to appropriate real world projects.
Developed a streamlined mentor dashboard for posting projects and reviewing candidate performances
Redesigned chat & feedback mechanisms that allow meaningful evaluation & interactions required to facilitate collaboration between mentors & mentees in created projects.
Redesigned chat & feedback mechanisms that allow meaningful evaluation & interactions required to facilitate collaboration between mentors & mentees in created projects.
