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Leveraging a multifaceted approach that combines research, strategic thinking, data analysis, cutting-edge technology, and innovative design to develop products and features. I oversee and lead design work across two engineering squads and have successfully established and expanded a new design system. I work closely with stakeholders across the business, ensuring that their needs align with the business's OKRs and product roadmap.

London, England, United Kingdom

Co-led and mentored a team of 7 product designers, with a focus on fostering a collaborative, creative environment that encouraged innovation and excellence. Managed 3 product designers, ensuring their success by providing guidance, support, and feedback. Proactively advocating for user-centred design, helping to introduce a culture of design that puts the user first and at the heart of the design and development process.Recruited to bring design thinking, methodology, and DesignOps into a growing design team.Established and launched a new design system and improved the design and development process, helping to bridge the gap between designers and engineers. Worked closely with the leadership team and departmental heads to ensure that all shipped features met the end user's needs and fulfilled the company's overall vision and goals.

London, England, United Kingdom

Mentored and directed a team of 6 product designers, responsible for the UX/UI of multiple platforms and products.Liaised with international teams and freelancers to build, ship and upgrade features.Spearheaded dialogues between stakeholders, ensuring their requirements were met while upholding a unified design process.Orchestrated the development of MiQ's global design system, implementing standards, drafting best practices, giving feedback and keeping pace with current trends.Preserved the design system as an adaptive solution, enabling updates in order to meet business demands.

Hired as the Lead UI Designer to create a new design team and to bring design thinking and methodology to the product and engineering process. Hands-on Product Designer working across multiple products and establishing and growing the global design system, which was successfully integrated across the MiQ product suite.Recruited and hired a team of 6 designers, mentoring team members and introducing them to the concept of design thinking, as well as providing guidance on how to apply design processes to product development. Performed design advocacy and introduced a culture of user-centred designResponsible for formulating and implementing design strategies, as well as developing a new design process.

London, United Kingdom

Led the design and development of digital experiences for multiple clients and pitches, working in close collaboration with UX designers, business analysts, product managers, engineers and stakeholders.Responsible for managing the design process within weekly sprint cycles, ensuring that projects were moving forward and objectives were met on time. Responsible for gathering feedback from stakeholders to ensure that the designs not only met the client brief but also provided a user-friendly, engaging and enjoyable experience for the end user. Worked with the team to ensure that the design process adhered to industry best practices and standards.Designed and built pattern libraries improving the design and development process, allowing developers to quickly and easily find design elements, ensuring consistency across many different client products and platforms.

Creatively directed above and below the line marketing campaigns. Art directed photoshoots and produced campaign assets used across a variety of printed and digital media. Clients included: Speedo, Lacoste, Canterbury.

London, United Kingdom

Designed and built websites and microsites for clients. Rolled out promotional campaign content for emails, social media posts, landing pages and interactive banner ads. Clients included: Speedo, Lacoste, Kickers, Boxfresh, Berghaus.

Ba (Hons), Graphic Communication

Graphic Communications

Fetac Level 5 - Art,Craft And Design, Art & Design