Ijeonu (Ejay) Elisha-Wigwe, Msc Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

• Work as a mentor on Singular XQ's partnership with international students at Cornell Universities award winning StudioLab projectKey Responsibilities:Listen and respond to student design projects and proposals
• Engage with the project leader on important project goals and strategies.

In this role I collaborated with the founder and principal consultant and a team of cross-industry experts on a sustainability focused research and discovery projects to develop and execut On a multi-pronged stake-holder strategy impacting international players in a sustainable research space. Key mentor on a partnership with Cornell University. Built.

United States

In this role, as a UX Researcher, I played a pivotal role in enhancing digital products by understanding user needs and transforming insights into actionable design solutions that drove engagement and satisfaction. I collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, conducting research and usability tests to identify user pain points and inform design.

• Served as a research analyst on the Enviro Tech ED-Tech Research Insights team, working on VR/XR projects to enhance comprehension and minimize risks for blue-collar workers.Key Responsibilities:
• User Research and Analysis: Conducted user research through interviews, market research, and usability testing to gather insights on user needs., pain points, and behaviour Identified gaps for differentiation.
• Wireframing and Prototyping: Developed wireframes, prototypes,… Show more Served as a research analyst on the Enviro Tech ED-Tech Research Insights team, working on VR/XR projects to enhance comprehension and minimize.
• Wireframing and Prototyping: Developed wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to visualize design concepts and facilitate discussions with stakeholders. Utilized tools such as Sketch, Figma, and Adobe XD to create.
• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Worked both independently and closely with product managers, developers, and business analysts to define project requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Process Improvement: Identified opportunities for innovation to the current business processRecommended best practices for user-centered design and contributed to the establishment of design standards and guidelines.

Lagos, Nigeria

• Worked as a market Researcher within the Research and Development team, working on projects relating to waste recycling to tackle challenges around inefficient payment and communication between household collectors.
• User Research and Analysis: Conducted qualitative ethnographic research, survey research to gather insights on user pain points, and behaviour.
• Process Improvement: Analysed current state process and Identified gaps and… Show more Worked as a market Researcher within the Research and Development team, working on projects relating to waste recycling to tackle.
• Process Improvement: Analysed current state process and Identified gaps and opportunities to increase engagament in watse recycling. Recommended best practices for user-centered design and contributed to the.
• Increased the adoption of a more accessible solution for the people through replacing existing app with a USSD code technology Show less

Nigeria

• Joined as a lead educator in an independent start-up initiative for sustainability and environmental science education for low-income, Nigerian Secondary Students, funded by the Nigerian governmentKey Responsibilities:
• Teach a curated curriculum: learned and delivered the initiative's original curriculumEvaluations: evaluated student work and provided constructive feedbackCurricular Design and Improvement: analyzed curriculum and.
• Teach a curated curriculum: learned and delivered the initiative's original curriculumEvaluations: evaluated student work and provided constructive feedbackCurricular Design and Improvement: analyzed curriculum and.
• Planned and executed circular economy projects leading the students in collecting and gathering plastic waste for re-purposed art projectsKey Achievements:
• Designed and proposed a innovation project for implementing a fuel-efficient brick for cooking fuel utilizing bio-gradable burnable waste
• Modeled environmentally sustainable citizenship Show less

Certification, Springboard Ui/Ux Design Career Track

700+ hours of hands-on course material, with 1:1 expert mentor oversight, and completion of 4 in-depth portfolio projects. Mastered skills.

Ux Researcher

Mastered skills in UX Research and analysis. Completion of 1 indepth UX Research project with expert mentor oversight.

Master Of Science - Msc, Renewable Energy And Environmental Management

• Specialized in Energy and Environmental Management • Viability Research into Waste Water Energy production