Gabriel Nwabudike
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Lagos, Nigeria
Toptal member since February 3, 2022
Gabriel is a product designer with 6+ years of experience creating intuitive, high-performing mobile and web products. He collaborates seamlessly with developers and stakeholders to ship designs that solve real user problems and drive business results. Gabriel has designed for a wide range of industries, consistently delivering solutions that improve usability, drive engagement, and support product growth.
Portfolio
Zleni | AI-powered Candidate Screening and Assessment Platform
Chill Frogs | NFT Collection Website
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
Facibus
- Spearheaded the redesign of Facibus's property listing platform, boosting user engagement by 35% and simplifying the property search process, leading to an over 25% increase in user retention.
- Executed a complete redesign of the company’s brand identity and developed a more impactful, cohesive design system that ensured consistency and scalability across all products.
- Demonstrated a deep understanding of the target audience's needs, effectively contributing to the company winning the prestigious "Affordable Real Estate Housing of the Year" award at the Africa Real Estate Summit in 2022.
- Led the design of Comehouseme, an innovative prop-tech platform currently developed to tackle rental accessibility and housing challenges in Nigeria.
Senior User Experience Designer
Zleni
- Designed Zleni, an adaptive AI assessment tool that analyzes job descriptions to generate role-specific questions and automate candidate scoring.
- Led full-cycle product design from user research through interface design, delivering a scalable platform used by HR teams for end-to-end hiring.
- Built interactive dashboards that surface candidate performance insights, enabling quick filtering, score overrides, and AI evaluation breakdowns.
- Positioned Zleni as Zlenox’s flagship product by delivering a differentiated UX and product strategy that addressed core gaps in competing tools.
- Built interactive dashboards that surface candidate performance insights, enabling quick filtering, score overrides, and AI evaluation breakdowns.
Associate UX Designer
Growth HQ
- Led design initiatives on the software team, bringing years of experience in mobile and web design to enhance digital products launched by the company.
- Provided design insights and strategy alignment in cross-functional meetings, aiding in the successful product launch of two major projects within 8 months.
- Streamlined the design-to-development handoff process by creating comprehensive design documentation, reducing revision cycles by 30%.
Design Lead
Grandrey Technologies
- Created design directions, managed creative efforts, and aligned visuals to clients' objectives, ensuring the design vision was accurately translated into the final product.
- Designed various products, including a tourist social media app, a logistics app, and a mobile game, all receiving positive user feedback. Notably, the logistics app exceeded profit projections, successfully delivering profitable solutions.
- Mentored junior designers, fostering skill development and contributing to a more cohesive and effective design team.
UI/UX Designer
Grandrey Network
- Implemented a consistent design system, improving UI consistency and reducing development time by 20%.
- Created wireframes, prototypes, and mockups to communicate design concepts and user flows effectively.
- Delivered essential prototypes using Adobe XD and HTML structures to facilitate user testing, interviews, persona creation, and design iterations, driving informed decision-making and enhancing user-centered design processes.
IT Technical Support
UnityKapital Assurance PLC
- Provided technical assistance and support for incoming queries and issues related to computer systems, software, and hardware.
- Played a role in redesigning the company's website, leveraging user-centered design principles to enhance user experience and drive engagement.
- Conducted regular audits to identify pain points and opportunities for improvement, resulting in ongoing enhancements to optimize web app performance and usability.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
Novena University - Delta State, Nigeria
Certifications
Product Masterclass: How to Build Digital Products
Product School
Rapid Usability Research For UX Designers
Udemy
Skills
Tools
Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe CC, Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq, Adobe Photoshop, Miro, FigJam, Figma Plugins, Adobe
Platforms
Figma, Mobile, Ethereum, Web, iOS
Industry Expertise
Media
Other
User Experience (UX), Product Design, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design (IxD), Wireframing, Mobile UX, Visual Design, Web UX Design, Fintech, WebApp, Mobile App Design, Prototyping, Responsive UI, User Flows, User Onboarding, Mobile eCommerce, Mobile UI, Landing Pages, Web UX, Web Design, UX Design, Web App Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UI Design, B2C, Consumer-facing Product Design, UX Direction, Design Systems, App UX, Web UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Data Visualization, Web App Testing, Responsive Layout, Wireframe to Product, Information Architecture (IA), Responsive Design, Mobile App UI, Mobile UI Design, Web App UI, App UI, eCommerce, UI Audits, UX Audits, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Web App UX, Audits, Dashboard Design, Landing Page Design, UX Review, SaaS, Adobe UX, UI Prototyping, Digital Product Design, UX Research, UI Research, Web Research, Color Schemes, Color Theory, Typography, UX Strategy, User Testing, Usability Testing, UX Flows, Interactive Prototypes, Agency Websites, SaaS Design, SaaS Product Marketing, Software as a Service (SaaS), User Experience Design, Business to Business (B2B), Dashboards, Design Thinking, Style Guides, User Journeys, A/B Testing, Web Dashboards, UI Style Guides, Design Research, Mobile Apps, Mobile First, Apps, Mobile Design, eCommerce UI, Websites, Responsive, Responsive UX Design, B2B, UX Wireframes, Low-fidelity Mockups, Web Page Mockups, User Journey Maps, Usability Analysis, User, Website Audits, Mockups, Low-fidelity Prototypes, Research, Rapid Prototyping, UX Prototyping, Web Usability, Redesign, Layout, Design, Styled-components, Digitization, Validated User Research, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Auditing, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Mobile Web Design, Web & Mobile Applications, Interactive UX, Interactive UI, Business, Startups, Mobile Web Services, Data Research, Web Technologies, User Personas, Website Redesign, UX Leadership, User Surveys, Tailwind UI, Microsoft 365, Website Design, Edtech Design, Learning Apps, UIKit, User-centered Design (UCD), Testing, High-fidelity Wireframes, Software QA, Software, SWOT Analysis, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Competitive Strategy, Competition Research, Cross-platform, User Research, MVP Design, Responsive Web Apps, B2B2C, Web UI, Notion, eCommerce UX, CRM Design, Marketplaces, Onboarding, SaaS Product Management, Email Marketing, Email Marketing Automation, Quantitative User Research, Proximity Technology, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), AI Design, Accessibility, Learning, Kids, Educational Games, Gamification, Information Design, HR Tools, Assessment Development, Software Technical SWOT Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Blockchain, Digital Art, Digital, User Experience Strategy, Customer Success, UI Components, Journey Mapping, Usability, User Interviews, Web Platforms, App Design, Ebook Design, Ebooks, Web Layout, Agency, Ruby Gems, SaaS Monitoring, SMS Marketing, Books, Visual Art, Pitch Decks, Mobile App Development, Accessible Design, Databases, Information Systems, Management Information Systems (MIS), Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), Competitive Analysis, Enterprise SaaS, Enterprise Design, UX Testing, Business to Consumer (B2C), User Validation, Product Design Specification (PDS), iOS App Design, Fintech Design, Sports Websites, eCommerce Design, Mobile App Testing, Real Estate UI, Real Estate Web Design, Affordable Housing, Real Estate Development, Web3, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Cryptocurrency Payments, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Decentralized Applications, Mobile Applications
Experience
- User Experience (UX) - 6 years
- Product Design - 6 years
- Figma - 6 years
- B2C - 5 years
- Mobile App Design - 5 years
- SaaS - 5 years
- Design Systems - 5 years
- User Research - 4 years
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