Dennis Tamunotonye Dickson
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Lagos, Nigeria
Toptal member since November 2, 2021
Dennis is a product designer who has worked for three financial institutions and four startups with demonstrable work in UX design, UI design, and UI development in multiple industries. He utilizes a user-centered approach to complete his work. Dennis is passionate about making mobile and web applications usable and accessible to everyone.
Portfolio
Work Experience
UX Designer
Nokhouse
- Designed user interfaces for diverse products, including machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), SaaS, B2B, and B2C solutions.
- Worked with clients from various industries, including eCommerce, franchises, NGOs, recruitment, and management consulting.
- Partnered with businesses to help unpack their ideas through discovery and ideation phases.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams and product owners to deliver intuitive interfaces and establish effective design practices within the design teams, ensuring a cohesive customer experience (CX).
Lead Designer
Protocoh
- Designed a cryptocurrency payment platform allowing anyone to send stablecoins to bank accounts and mobile money wallets across 50 countries.
- Oversaw the design team charged with designing and building client-facing sides of the company's products.
- Developed the design system for the company with reusable design components and assets that can be used for multiple projects.
UX/UI Designer
ClinqGold
- Created reusable design components and assets used for the project as required by the client.
- Made user journeys with a keen focus on organization, planning, and visual designs for the application.
- Managed the project and client expectations with clearly defined timelines, estimates, and milestones.
UX/UI Designer
dYrivaNative (via Toptal)
- Designed a Web 3.0 trading application for the project.
- Created a style guide and reusable components and handed them off for development.
- Implemented necessary and required changes to the design from direct and indirect feedback from all team members.
Product Designer (Contract)
Roava
- Designed a mobile app for borderless banking and access to send and receive funds in multiple currencies with one account.
- Created the design systems that were used for the project as required by the client.
- Made user journeys with a keen focus on organization and planning, and visual designs for the application.
Product Designer
Mkobo
- Designed a financial wellness application for salary earners to gain access to their earned wages before payday.
- Created and tested the user journey for a financial wellness mobile application focusing on ease of access to funds with an emphasis on authentication and identity verification.
- Reiterated on designs based on feedback from testers to validate the design decisions we implemented in our prototypes.
UI/UX Designer
Softcom
- Created the user interface framework for the developers on web application projects with markup and CSS deliverables, as well as assets and front-end specifications.
- Redesigned the website experience for a government organization, supporting new and old users in accessing information quickly and with less confusion.
- Managed the project and client expectations with clearly defined timelines, estimates, and milestones.
Front-end Developer
Rudigo
- Designed and built a custom media player for a client.
- Built and designed the user interface of a school management dashboard.
- Developed user interfaces for a client's eCommerce website.
Front-end Designer and Developer
Stellarball
- Redesigned a game that uses crypto-tokens for online players with guides and new features for the game.
- Designed and built the user interface with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, managing interactions for the game.
- Provided design specifications, and code components for the project.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Statistics
University of Port Harcourt - Rivers, Nigeria
Certifications
Data-Driven Design: Quantitative Research for UX
Interaction Design Foundation
Human-computer Interaction
Interaction Design Foundation
Skills
Tools
Figma, Workday Payroll, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Zapier, InVision Studio, Adobe CC, Sketch
Languages
HTML5, CSS3, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript
Platforms
Android, iOS, Mobile, Web, WordPress
Industry Expertise
Education Technology (Edtech), Creative Tech, Consumer Products, Restaurants & Dining
Other
Research & Critical Thinking, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Web App Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Data Visualization, User Research, Sitemaps, Mobile UI, Finance, UX Design, UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Mobile UI Design, Design Systems, User Flows, Mobile App Design, Mobile UX, Prototyping, Fintech, Mobile Money, Loans & Lending, Volunteering, UI Components, Usability Testing, User Journeys, User Authentication, Card Payments, Cryptocurrency Payments, Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), News Media, Blog Design, Press Releases, Digital Banking, Web Design, Product Design, Personal Finance, UI Style Guides, Wireframing, High-fidelity Mockups, Mobile Design, Web Development, Landing Page Design, Landing Pages, Agile, eCommerce, DApps, App Design, Decentralized Applications, Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Mobile Wallet, Branding, Cryptocurrency, Web 3.0, UX Research, UX Testing, A/B Testing, Dashboard Design, Dashboards, Web UI, SaaS, User-centered Design (UCD), SaaS Design, B2B, Visual Design, User Validation, UX Strategy, User Interviews, Research Reports, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Qualitative Reports, Blockchain, UX Audits, Accessibility, Information Architecture (IA), Mobile Apps, UX Wireframes, Layout Design, Style Guides, Design Leadership, Usability, Websites, Interaction Design (IxD), Mockups, Software as a Service (SaaS), Point of Sale, Complex Web Systems, Journey Mapping, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Feature Prioritization, Color Palettes, Artificial Intelligence (AI), CRM Design, Color Theory, Next.js, Front-end, Mobile App UI, Front-end Development, Responsive Design, Statistical Analysis, Critical Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Financial UX, State Government, Consumer Services, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Donations, Chatbox, IT Management, Pricing Models, Governance, Festivals, Trading, User Testing, Payroll & Benefits, Tailwind CSS, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Interactive Charts, Human-media Interaction, Interactive UX, Logo Design, Property Management, Business Services, GDPR, React, Component Libraries, User Journey Maps, B2C Marketing, B2B2C, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Framer, Data Analytics, Web Analytics, App UX, UI Audits, Remote User Testing, Workflow
Experience
- UX Design - 5 years
- Finance - 5 years
- UI Design - 5 years
- Responsive Web Design (RWD) - 5 years
- Cryptocurrency - 5 years
- SaaS - 4 years
- Mobile UI Design - 4 years
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