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Present
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SThree
Lead Product Designer
January 2021 – Present
Currently a Lead Product Designer working on large-scale digital transformation projects with full ownership of all UX/UI design. Designing and generating fully interactive prototypes, wireframes, sitemaps & pixel perfect deigns.
Other duties include:
User research & interviews
Running workshops
Creating a style guide and web/CSS/elements for development team.
Creating a component dashboard library.
Creating User Personas.
Creating User Journeys & Storyboards
Interaction Designs
Technologies: Adobe CC, Figma, Adobe XD, HTML5
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2021
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Imaginative Software
Lead UI/UX Interaction Design
July 2020 – January 2021
I was the Lead UI/UX Designer working on a large-scale product (MeStudent.com) with full ownership of all UX/UI design. Designing and generating fully interactive prototypes and click-throughs using Adobe XD, CC & HTML for use in presentations and user-testing studies.
Other duties include:
Created a style guide and web/CSS/elements for development team.
Created a component dashboard library.
Created a React component library.
Assisted backend developers implement the frontend code (React/Java).
Technologies: Photoshop, Figma, Adobe XD, HTML5, HTML 4.1, SAAS, CSS3, JavaScript (core), JQuery, Responsive Design.
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Willis Towers Watson
Lead UI/UX Interaction Designer & UI Developer - Contract
January 2020 – May 2020
As a Lead UI/UX Interaction Designer within the Affinity Technology Platform (ATP) team, I worked closely with the Business in an Agile/Scrum workflow to design/develop highly usable web applications for many brands and insurance products across the world (B2B & B2C).
I designed and generated fully interactive prototypes and click-throughs using Adobe XD, CC, Figma & HTML. These were used for presentations, as well as user-testing studies.
Designed & built screen flows for multiple B2B products across the Willis Towers Watson group and Affinity Partners
Created style guides and web/CSS/elements for developers to use.
Technologies: Photoshop, Figma, Adobe XD, HTML5, HTML 4.1, SAAS, CSS3, JavaScript (core), JQuery, Responsive Design.
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2020
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Aviva
Lead UI/UX Designer & UI Developer - Contract
February 2014 – December 2019
As a Lead UI/UX Designer & Web Developer within the Quote & Buy team, I worked closely with the Product Owners in an Agile/Scrum workflow to design/develop highly usable web applications for Aviva Motor, Home & Travel insurance products.
Designed and generated fully interactive HTML prototypes and click-throughs using Adobe CC, Sketch & HTML. These were used for presentations, as well as user-testing studies.
Designed & built screen flows for the new Aviva Plus insurance subscription product.
Created style guides and web/CSS/elements for developers to use.
Optimised current web journeys using Adobe Test & Target
Technologies: Photoshop, Sketch, Adobe XD, HTML5, HTML 4.1, SAAS, CSS3, JavaScript (core), JQuery, Responsive Design.
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2014
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HSBC (SEI)
Lead UI/UX Designer & UI Developer - Contract
December 2013 – February 2014
Worked within the SEI & HSBC project teams to create user-friendly and appealing application interfaces and websites for the HSBC's Wealth Management Platform.
Led UX and UI Development for HSBC's new Wealth Management System in a fast-paced agile environment.
Regular meetings with project managers, business analysts and architects, creating rough mock-ups and working prototypes that were refined over time.
Ensured mock-ups met both visual and textual branding standards. Defined and documented website design standards when needed.Prototyped visual design concepts using Highcharts.js, designed icons, and provided solutions for a new navigation system, resulting in a better user experience.
Technologies: Photoshop, Sketch, Adobe XD, HTML5, HTML 4.1, SAAS, CSS3, JavaScript (core), JQuery, Highcharts, Responsive Design.
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London Stock Exchange (LCH.Clearnet)
Lead UI/UX Designer & UI Developer - Contract
May 2013 – December 2013
Using Adobe CC, designed, prototyped and developed UI for Portlet Applications to be integrated into the portal using Life Ray.
Created Fixed Income Margin & Credit Deposit Subs (CDS) Margin Simulators using Knockout.js, HTML & CSS.
Created UX user flows to support a new user registration process, which were then used in the frontend development.
Technologies: HTML5, SAAS, LESS, CSS3, Knockout, JavaScript (core), JQuery, Datatables.js, Highcharts.js, Require.js, Twitter Bootstrap, Life Ray, Responsive Design, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite.
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Aviva
Lead Frontend UI Developer & UI/UX Designer - Contract
August 2012 – May 2013
Senior UI/UX Designer & Web Developer within the Quote & Buy team, worked closely with the Product Owners in an Agile/Scrum workflow to design/develop highly usable web applications for Aviva Motor, Home & Travel products.
Designed and developed responsive Aviva web applications using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and Razor.
Created various prototypes using Adobe CS 6 Suite to enhance the Quote & Buys journeys which were tested using Adobe Test & Target.
Technologies: HTML5, HTML 4.1, SAAS, CSS3, JavaScript (core), JQuery, Angular.js, Twitter Bootstrap, Responsive Design, Photoshop, MVC, Razor.
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2013
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Virgin Money
Senior UI Developer - Full Time
August 2007 – August 2012
Responsible for several large-scale projects, including Virgin Money Giving from the start.
Wireframes and the entire UI for Virgin Money Giving.
Designed and developed several ideas for the Virgin Money mortgage applications.
Supported and maintained the Virgin Money websites using Tridion (CMS) and prototyped website designs using Adobe CS Suite.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (core), JQuery, Prototype, JQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch, EXT.js, Adobe Suite, JSP, SRUTTS, Jasper Soft, Jasper Reports.
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2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland
Senior UI Developer - Full Time
April 1999 – August 2007
UI Developer for Royal Bank of Scotland (Group Technology) involved in building web applications, websites and Adobe Flash applications for the Royal Bank of Scotland businesses.
Redesigning the One account sales website.
Building the One account online service website.
Developing NatWest & RBS branch systems to enable branch staff to sell mortgage products.
Online mortgage application forms for the following brands: NatWest, First Active, The One account & Direct Line.
Offset Flash Calculator using Flash MX/Action Script.
One account Mortgage Shrinker using Flash, which appeared in the TV ads.
BAU and website enhancements.
Technologies: HTML, HTML 4.1, CSS3, CSS2, JavaScript (core), Adobe Flex, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks, JSP, SRUTTS
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1999
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Norwich Union
IT Stores – Assistant Stores Controller - Full Time
1987 – April 1999
Assistant Stores Controller - Assisted in day to day running of IT storage area. Document Services – As assistant team leader was involved in project work to improve procedures and implement changes. LMU – transferring Life and Pensions documents onto microfiche.