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Designer
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Toptal Member Since
June 29, 2017
Aniekan is a senior UI/UX designer privileged to have been trained by product designers from Google and Microsoft. His early days working for startups provide a rich background in bringing product visions to life. Aniekan has strong problem-solving skills, which he has utilized to lead and coach design teams. His global experience includes international brands across the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, and the Asian Subcontinent.
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Work Experience
UI Designer
2019 - 2019
Crewchief Systems (via Toptal)
- Designed new screens based on the look and feel of the existing design elements and screens.
- Create developer-ready assets from the existing Photoshop screen designs (including delivering assets in the resolutions required by the developers for supported devices).
- Resolved several UI inconsistencies from the existing designs.
Technologies: InVision, Sketch
UX/UI Designer for Security Android Apps
2018 - 2019
Rivetz Corp. (via Toptal)
- Designed an encrypted chat app for Commonwealth officials for sharing documents in a secure environment.
- Designed a smooth functioning, beautiful two-factor authentication app. Led the branding, app icon and logo, Play Store images, etc.
- Designed a marketing web page for the Rivetz Authenticator app.
- Designed a hardware-driven app which depends on the Trusted Execution Environment available on mobile devices to secure apps.
- Worked together with engineering and product management on copywriting, micro-interaction demonstrations using the Principle app, and mining user feedback into better UX.
Technologies: Principle, InVision, Sketch, UX Design, UI Design
Product Designer
2016 - 2017
GTBank
- Designed part of a hybrid app for mobile banking for iOS and Android.
- Designed the complete experience for a bill collection progressive web app.
- Redesigned the company's intranet application.
- Designed an API reference for third-party developers.
Technologies: Analytics, Facebook, Flinto, Google Analytics, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Tumult Hype, Pen & Paper, InVision, Sketch, UX Design, UI Design
Lead UI/UX Designer
2015 - 2016
Ringier Africa Deals Group (www.dealdey.com)
- Led the adoption of design methodologies to create empathy maps and personas that resulted in key product improvements and data-informed designs.
- Led the design and implementation of robust search feature based on Elasticsearch to help boost product discovery on the platform, which resulted in 50% more conversion through search.
- Led UX design in the overhaul of DealDey’s mobile app for Android and iOS to optimize the user experience. Newly launched app update catapulted visit-to-lead and visit-to-order ratios while shrinking the app exit rate by 20%.
- Designed an admin dashboard for merchants (online store owners) to mange inventory and orders.
- Designed all email templates for newsletters, marketing campaigns, and system-generated messages based on user activities like payments and signups.
- Designed a feedback system for buyers and a messaging section for communication between buyers and sellers.
Technologies: Google Analytics, Pen & Paper, Axure RP Pro, Sketch, InVision, UX Design, UI Design
Senior UX Designer
2015 - 2015
Supermart Nigeria
- Redesigned an order management system to help the operations team process orders and manage deliveries.
- Designed an app to help shoppers/buyers manage shopping lists using tablets.
- Redesigned the global navigation, checkout process, and shopping cart for faster checkout and mobile responsiveness.
- Designed a recipe and food blog with focus on imagery and readability.
- Designed a referral system for coupons and gamification.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Google Analytics, Balsamiq, Marvel App, Pen & Paper, Axure RP Pro, Sketch, UX Design, UI Design
Co-founder
2013 - 2015
Stretch Extra Solutions
- Designed a responsive website for a private jet firm with online booking feature.
- Designed an admin system for a logistics startup aimed at pay-on-delivery services.
- Designed an intranet application for the biggest real estate and virtual offices company in Africa, which served its Kenyan, Nigerian, and South African offices.
- Designed a CRM application for a multinational client.
- Designed various responsive websites for NGOs.
Technologies: Marvel App, Sketch, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Pen & Paper, Axure RP Pro, Fireworks, UI Design
UI Designer
2014 - 2014
Save and Buy
- Designed a savings goals web application for users to save towards anything.
- Designed a landing page for marketing Save and Buy as a startup.
Technologies: Fireworks, Pen & Paper, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Axure RP Pro, UI Design
Education
2017 - 2018
Bachelor's Degree (First Class Hons.) in Information Technology and Business Information Systems
Middlesex University - London
2012 - 2014
Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering
Aptech Worldwide - Lagos
Certifications
JANUARY 2015 - PRESENT
Interaction Design Fundamentals
Lynda.com
JANUARY 2015 - PRESENT
Applied Interaction Design
Lynda.com
SEPTEMBER 2014 - PRESENT
User Experience for the Web
Open University of Australia
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