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Dapo Momodu
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria
Toptal member since October 25, 2022
Bio
As a product designer at NotchHR since February 2021, Dapo has led the redesign of key modules like learning and development and payroll, improving usability and reducing user errors by 25%. The HR platform now serves over 10,000 users across Nigeria, Kenya, and other African markets. Since the redesign, the user base has grown 50% with a 35% rise in feature adoption. Dapo focuses on crafting intuitive, scalable designs that streamline HR workflows and drive real business impact.
Experience
- Visual Design - 14 years
- Design Research - 14 years
- Design Thinking - 14 years
- UX Design - 14 years
- UI Design - 14 years
- User Research - 13 years
- WordPress - 12 years
- Bootstrap - 12 years
Portfolio
Work Experience
Lead UI/UX Designer
2022 - PRESENT
NotchHR
- Identified opportunities to invent and experiment with new technology, interaction patterns, and concepts that impacted customers and MyXalary roadmaps.
- Managed a virtual team of five designers using Microsoft Teams, Jira, Figma, Bitbucket, Google Drive, and Slack for administration, communication, collaboration, and reporting.
- Dove deep into consumer insights, product analytics, and competitive intelligence to drive product innovation by applying the most appropriate design thinking methodologies.
- Oversaw concept development during ideation sessions and design reviews.
- Utilized business requirements, market research, and customer feedback to create customer journeys and use cases in storyboards, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that defined the product.
Technologies: Adobe CS6, Bootstrap, Customer Journey, Axure, Balsamiq, Chrome, FigJam, Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Information Architecture (IA), Heuristics, Usability Testing, Adobe Photoshop, Jira, WordPress, UI Design, UX Design, PSD to WordPress, User Interviews, Interaction Design (IxD), User Research, Flowcharts, Prototyping, Wireframing, Style Guides, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Google, User Surveys, UX Research, Design Thinking, User Flows, Case Studies, Web UI Design, Product Design, Branding, Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Payroll & Benefits, Workday Payroll, Scheduling, Web Design, Web App Design, InVision Studio, Design Research, Storyboarding, Information Design, Responsive UI, User Personas, User Experience (UX), Human-computer Interaction (HCI), A/B Testing, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Community Development, Collaboration, Interviewing, Personas, User Journey Maps, Participant Observation, Surveys, Reporting, Fintech, Mobile App Design, Android, iOS, UX Wireframes, Web App UI, Web App UX, Onboarding, Adobe Illustrator, SoundCloud, Google Meet, Miro, Google Forms, Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design, Websites, Email Design, B2B, B2C, Data Visualization, SaaS, SaaS Design, Dashboard Design, Dashboards, Brand Design, Mobile App UI, Healthcare Management Systems, eCommerce, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, UX Audits, Design Systems, App Design, Landing Page Design, Brand Guidelines, Logo Design, Best Practices in Design, Workflow, Medtech, Interactive Prototypes, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Responsive Design, Component Libraries, Mobile Design, Presentations, Trello, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Automation, Microsoft Teams, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, XAMPP, Google Chrome, Wamp, PSD to HTML, cPanel, FileZilla, PhpMyAdmin, User Journeys, GoDaddy, UX Prototyping, Mockups, UI Prototyping, CRM Design, Qualitative Research, Communication, Research Reports, Web UX Design, WordPress Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Web, Content Management Systems (CMS), Layout, Business Intelligence (BI), Mobile, Software as a Service (SaaS), eCommerce Design
Lead UI/UX Designer
2021 - 2022
ATB Tech
- Served as the primary point of contact for all UX-related activities associated with my workstream.
- Managed a team of five designers by conducting daily virtual standup meetings and weekly virtual retrospectives and using Jira for design sprints and task management and Figma for collaborative design.
- Led communication and collaboration among product owners and development team stakeholders to ensure the alignment of UX deliverables.
- Collaborated and built consensus with key stakeholders, representing the user's point of view and striking a balance between the ideal and the realities of feasibility and delivery.
- Redesigned flagship products and paved the way for seed funding through design advocacy.
- Converted designs from Figma to code using Bootstrap and WordPress.
- Created email marketing templates for business development and digital marketing teams.
Technologies: FigJam, Figma, Adobe CS6, Bootstrap, Customer Journey, Flowcharts, Information Architecture (IA), Balsamiq, InVision Studio, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Axure, Adobe Photoshop, Jira, WordPress, UI Design, UX Design, PSD to WordPress, User Interviews, Interaction Design (IxD), User Research, Prototyping, Wireframing, Style Guides, Usability Testing, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Chrome, Google, User Surveys, UX Research, User Flows, Case Studies, Web UI Design, Product Design, Branding, Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Payroll & Benefits, Workday Payroll, Scheduling, Web Design, Web App Design, Heuristics, Design Research, Storyboarding, Responsive UI, User Personas, User Experience (UX), Human-computer Interaction (HCI), A/B Testing, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Community Development, Collaboration, Interviewing, Personas, User Journey Maps, Participant Observation, Reporting, Surveys, Fintech, Mobile App Design, Android, iOS, UX Wireframes, Web App UI, Web App UX, Onboarding, Adobe Illustrator, SoundCloud, Google Meet, Miro, Google Forms, Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design, Websites, Email Design, B2B, B2C, Data Visualization, SaaS, SaaS Design, Dashboard Design, Dashboards, Brand Design, Mobile App UI, Healthcare Management Systems, eCommerce, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, UX Audits, Design Systems, App Design, Landing Page Design, Brand Guidelines, Logo Design, Best Practices in Design, Workflow, Medtech, Interactive Prototypes, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Responsive Design, Component Libraries, Mobile Design, Presentations, Trello, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Automation, Microsoft Teams, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, XAMPP, Google Chrome, Wamp, PSD to HTML, cPanel, FileZilla, PhpMyAdmin, User Journeys, GoDaddy, UX Prototyping, Mockups, UI Prototyping, CRM Design, Qualitative Research, Communication, Research Reports, Web UX Design, WordPress Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Web, Content Management Systems (CMS), Layout, Business Intelligence (BI), Mobile, Software as a Service (SaaS), eCommerce Design
UI/UX Developer
2019 - 2021
Creativelopers
- Led the creation of design sketches, wireframes, and interactive prototypes to inform feature development.
- Ensured that digital principles, standards, styles, design patterns, and renderings were followed and represented correctly.
- Focused on the big picture and made good design decisions that sometimes required trade-offs between business goals and design standards.
- Redesigned the company logo, conducted rebranding, and set the tone for the organization.
- Developed an affiliate marketing web app using a combination of WordPress, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL.
Technologies: Adobe CS6, CSS, Bootstrap, Figma, WordPress, UX Design, Web Design, Web App Design, RStudio, Adobe Photoshop, FigJam, Jira, UI Design, PSD to WordPress, User Interviews, Customer Journey, Interaction Design (IxD), User Research, Flowcharts, Information Architecture (IA), Prototyping, Wireframing, Style Guides, Usability Testing, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, Chrome, Google, User Surveys, UX Research, Design Thinking, User Flows, Case Studies, Web UI Design, Product Design, Branding, Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), InVision Studio, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Heuristics, Design Research, Storyboarding, Information Design, Responsive UI, User Personas, User Experience (UX), Human-computer Interaction (HCI), A/B Testing, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Community Development, Collaboration, Interviewing, Personas, User Journey Maps, Participant Observation, Surveys, Reporting, Fintech, Mobile App Design, Android, iOS, UX Wireframes, Web App UI, Web App UX, Onboarding, Adobe Illustrator, SoundCloud, Google Meet, Miro, Google Forms, Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design, Websites, Email Design, B2B, B2C, Data Visualization, SaaS, SaaS Design, Dashboard Design, Dashboards, Brand Design, Mobile App UI, Healthcare Management Systems, eCommerce, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, UX Audits, Design Systems, App Design, Landing Page Design, Brand Guidelines, Logo Design, Best Practices in Design, Workflow, Interactive Prototypes, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Responsive Design, Component Libraries, Mobile Design, Presentations, Trello, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Automation, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, XAMPP, Google Chrome, Sublime Text 3, NetBeans, Wamp, PSD to HTML, cPanel, FileZilla, PhpMyAdmin, User Journeys, GoDaddy, UX Prototyping, Mockups, UI Prototyping, Qualitative Research, Communication, Research Reports, Web UX Design, WordPress Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Web, Content Management Systems (CMS), Layout, Mobile, Software as a Service (SaaS), eCommerce Design
Social Media Evaluator
2019 - 2019
Appen
- Provided feedback on news feeds, advertisements, and search results. My ideas directly impacted the services and content from social media sites that people use daily.
- Carried out proper research to ensure that the data that needed to be verified were either false or factual in context.
- Scrutinized videos, blogs, and articles that could help protect a large social media platform and followers from misinformation, misrepresentation, misunderstanding, and possible chaos.
- Helped stop the spread of fake and false news from one of the biggest social media platforms.
Technologies: Chrome, Google, User Surveys, Community Development, Collaboration, Surveys, Reporting, Android, Onboarding, Photoshop CC, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Google Chrome, Qualitative Research, Communication, Research Reports, Web UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Web
Web Developer | Tutor
2018 - 2019
Mindmachine
- Developed student feedback forms using Bootstrap 4 and the PHP mail function.
- Upgraded an existing website project that was built using the CodeIgniter framework.
- Taught front- and back-end web development to students using HTML, CSS, Vanilla JS, Node.js, Git, Git Bash, GitHub pages, phpMyAdmin, PHP, and MySQL.
- Tutored students on WordPress for web development and blogging, plugin installation, and debugging in PHP.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Bootstrap, WordPress, PHP, MySQL, Adobe Photoshop, Figma, Adobe CS6, UI Design, UX Design, PSD to WordPress, User Interviews, Customer Journey, Interaction Design (IxD), User Research, Flowcharts, Information Architecture (IA), Prototyping, Wireframing, Style Guides, Usability Testing, Chrome, Google, User Surveys, UX Research, Design Thinking, User Flows, Case Studies, Web UI Design, Product Design, Branding, Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Web Design, Web App Design, Heuristics, Design Research, Information Design, Responsive UI, User Experience (UX), Human-computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Community Development, Collaboration, Interviewing, Personas, User Journey Maps, Participant Observation, Surveys, Reporting, Fintech, Android, iOS, UX Wireframes, Web App UI, Web App UX, Onboarding, Mobile App Design, Adobe Illustrator, Google Forms, Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design, Websites, B2B, B2C, Data Visualization, SaaS, SaaS Design, Dashboard Design, Dashboards, eCommerce, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, UX Audits, Design Systems, App Design, Landing Page Design, Logo Design, Best Practices in Design, Responsive Design, Presentations, Trello, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, XAMPP, Google Chrome, Sublime Text 3, NetBeans, Wamp, PSD to HTML, cPanel, FileZilla, PhpMyAdmin, GoDaddy, Mockups, Qualitative Research, Communication, Research Reports, Web UX Design, WordPress Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Web, Content Management Systems (CMS), Layout, Mobile, eCommerce Design
Web Developer | IT Support Officer | Social Media Manager
2015 - 2018
Gabson Engineering Services
- Built and maintained web applications, such as daily reporting apps, websites, document repositories, and eCommerce web applications.
- Managed the company web server and emails using IMAP protocols in Microsoft Outlook for easy delivery to staff computers and mobile phones.
- Advocated to migrate a web server from poorly maintained shared hosting to a private server with multiple hosting options at GoDaddy.com.
- Redesigned and branded the organization and sister companies' logos, stationery, and artifacts and positioned the company to have a strong online presence using modern web design and SEO practices.
- Administrated, reported, and posted social media content from graphics designed in Adobe Suite to various platforms to improve the company's digital presence.
- Maintained, repaired, and troubleshot computer hardware and peripherals.
Technologies: Adobe CS6, Bootstrap, WordPress, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop, Figma, UI Design, UX Design, PSD to WordPress, User Interviews, Customer Journey, Interaction Design (IxD), User Research, Flowcharts, Information Architecture (IA), Prototyping, Wireframing, Style Guides, Usability Testing, HTML, CSS, Chrome, Google, User Surveys, UX Research, Design Thinking, User Flows, Case Studies, Web UI Design, Product Design, Branding, Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Web Design, Web App Design, Heuristics, Design Research, Information Design, Responsive UI, User Experience (UX), Human-computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Community Development, Collaboration, Interviewing, Personas, User Journey Maps, Participant Observation, Surveys, Reporting, Fintech, Android, iOS, UX Wireframes, Web App UI, Web App UX, Onboarding, Mobile App Design, Adobe Illustrator, Google Forms, Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design, Websites, B2B, B2C, Data Visualization, SaaS, SaaS Design, Dashboard Design, Dashboards, eCommerce, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, UX Audits, Design Systems, App Design, Landing Page Design, Logo Design, Best Practices in Design, Responsive Design, Presentations, Trello, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Microsoft Office, XAMPP, Google Chrome, Sublime Text 3, NetBeans, Wamp, PSD to HTML, cPanel, FileZilla, PhpMyAdmin, GoDaddy, Mockups, Qualitative Research, Communication, Research Reports, Web UX Design, WordPress Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Web, Content Management Systems (CMS), Layout, Mobile, eCommerce Design
Web Developer
2009 - 2015
Webtekniks
- Built a custom eCommerce platform using PHP MVC to manage data complexity and phpMyAdmin for database management and schema design.
- Developed multiple websites from PSD to HTML and WordPress and hosted them on their respective domains using FileZilla for FTP connections and cPanel wherever applicable.
- Designed flyers, logos, brochures, stationeries, and promotional materials for clients using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Technologies: Sublime Text 3, NetBeans, XAMPP, Wamp, Bootstrap, WordPress, PSD to HTML, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, cPanel, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, JavaScript, FileZilla, PhpMyAdmin, Microsoft Office, Google Chrome, Mockups, Qualitative Research, Communication, Research Reports, Web UX Design, WordPress Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Web, Content Management Systems (CMS), Layout, Mobile, eCommerce Design
Education
2016 - 2018
Associate Degree in Peace and Security Studies
Ahmadu Bello University - Zaria, Nigeria
Certifications
JULY 2020 - PRESENT
Designing, Running, and Analyzing Experiments
University of California | via Coursera
JUNE 2020 - PRESENT
User Experience: Research & Prototyping
University of California | via Coursera
JUNE 2020 - PRESENT
Information Design
University of California | via Coursera
MAY 2020 - PRESENT
Social Computing
University of California | via Coursera
MAY 2020 - PRESENT
Input and Interaction
University of California | via Coursera
MAY 2020 - PRESENT
Design Principles: an Introduction
University of California | via Coursera
APRIL 2020 - PRESENT
Human-Centered Design: an Introduction
University of California | via Coursera
Skills
Tools
FigJam, Jira, Adobe CS6, Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Miro, Google Forms, Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom, Trello, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Microsoft Office, PhpMyAdmin, Balsamiq, Sublime Text 3, InVision Studio, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Workday Payroll, Google Meet
Languages
HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript
Platforms
Figma, WordPress, Android, iOS, SoundCloud, cPanel, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Web, Mobile, NetBeans, Axure, RStudio, XAMPP, Google Chrome
Other
Bootstrap, UI Design, UX Design, Interaction Design (IxD), User Research, Flowcharts, PSD to WordPress, User Interviews, Customer Journey, Information Architecture (IA), Prototyping, Wireframing, Style Guides, Usability Testing, Chrome, Google, Web Design, Web App Design, Paper Prototyping, Heuristic Evaluation, Design Research, Information Design, User Experience (UX), A/B Testing, User Experience Design, Personas, User Journey Maps, Fintech, Mobile App Design, UX Wireframes, Web App UX, Web App UI, Onboarding, Product Design, Web UI Design, Case Studies, User Flows, Design Thinking, User Surveys, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design, Websites, Email Design, B2B, B2C, Data Visualization, SaaS, SaaS Design, Dashboard Design, Dashboards, Brand Design, Mobile App UI, Healthcare Management Systems, eCommerce, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, Design Systems, App Design, Landing Page Design, Brand Guidelines, Best Practices in Design, Workflow, Interactive Prototypes, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Responsive Design, Component Libraries, Mobile Design, Presentations, Automation, Microsoft Teams, Windows 10, PSD to HTML, FileZilla, User Journeys, GoDaddy, UX Prototyping, Mockups, UI Prototyping, CRM Design, Qualitative Research, Communication, Research Reports, Web UX Design, WordPress Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Content Management Systems (CMS), Layout, Business Intelligence (BI), Software as a Service (SaaS), eCommerce Design, Participant Observation, UX Audits, Medtech, Wamp, MySQL, Node.js, Heuristics, Storyboarding, Responsive UI, User Personas, Human-computer Interaction (HCI), User Interface (UI), Community Development, Collaboration, Interviewing, Scheduling, Payroll & Benefits, Branding, UX Research, Logo Design, jQuery, Surveys, Reporting
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