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Irfan Shaikh, Designer in Toronto, ON, Canada
Irfan Shaikh

Designer in Toronto, ON, Canada

Member since November 30, 2020
Irfan has more than 15 years of experience working for top-notch companies worldwide, including Emirates, Walmart, RBC, TurboTax, and PepsiCo. He helps companies innovate by starting with how they interact with their customers and focusing on connecting human goals and needs to possible products and services that could be launched to the market. Irfan is based in Toronto, Canada, and has a bachelor's degree in human psychology.
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Employment

  • Senior Product Designer

    2021 - PRESENT
    Toptal Clients
    • Led UI/UX, product, and brand designs for clients across various industries, using a user-centered process to ensure the success of ongoing projects and minimize costs and risks.
    • Contributed to the UX design and research for a native iOS app within the eCommerce and edtech industry.
    • Created the UI/UX design for eCommerce, fintech, edtech, and dashboard visualization projects.
    • Developed the UI/UX design for brands such as PepsiCo, Giftly, Belk, StubHub, WordPress, etc., supporting their design and business requirements.
    • Crafted the brand design for multiple clients by understanding their brand guidelines.
    • Oversaw a SaaS project management tool's UI/UX design and displayed stakeholder management and leadership skills.
    • Delivered the UX design for a SaaS finance application, including payments, reports, and insights, for customers and development teams.
    • Created a landing page for legal software, eCommerce, and SaaS clients to enhance their online presence.
    • Created design systems for multiple clients before the development handoff to ensure they had their versions of these systems and to facilitate work for future designers.
    Technologies: Qualitative Research, Fintech, Aviation, Aviation Projects, Online Banking, Mobile Banking, Digital Banking, Consumer Banking, Private Banking, Commercial Banking, Business Aviation, eCommerce UX, eCommerce UI, eCommerce, eCommerce Design, Mobile eCommerce, WordPress eCommerce, eCommerce Web Design, eCommerce Platforms, Design, UI Design, UX Design, App Design, Web Design, Icon Design, SaaS Design, Web UI Design, Motion Design, Product Design, App UX, UX Review, Web UI, App UI, TV UI, Audits, UX Audits, UI Audits, Leadership, UX Leadership, Design Leadership, User Flows, User Roles, User Interface (UI), User Interviews, Rich User Interfaces, User Experience (UX), User Experience Design, Product Mapping, Product Management, User Personas, Persona Design, Personas, Lean Canvas, Lean UX, UX Mentoring, Mentorship, Figma, Marketplace Design, Digital Product Design, MVP Design, Style Guides, UX Wireframes, Customer Journeys, Web App UI, Graphic Design, UI Prototyping, Animation, Responsive UI, Lean, Form Design, Mobile, Apps, Strategic Design, Productivity, UI Components, User Research, Retail & Wholesale, Discovery Workshops, UX Strategy, B2B2C, Best Practices in Design, UI Style Guides, Desktop App Design, Responsive Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Design Validation, Rapid Prototyping, UX Prototyping, Website Redesign, Mobile First, Shopify Customizations, Shopify Design, Accessibility, Ideation, MUI (Material UI), Websites, Web, User Engagement, Consumer Behavior, Journey Mapping, Surveys, Feature Prioritization, Layout Design, Product Roadmaps, Consumer-facing Product Design, Conversion Rate

  • Website Designer

    2022 - 2022
    Giftly
    • Collaborated closely with product managers to identify problems and perform research and testing to validate solutions.
    • Maped user journeys and utilized visual tools, including wireframes and flow diagrams, to present ideas to relevant team members.
    • Produced designs that followed established design principles and style guidelines, always keeping UX best practices in mind.
    • Collaborated with engineers to understand technical constraints. Produced designs that balance the best UX possible with implementation efforts.
    • Presented hi-fi designs, communicated flows and interactions to relevant stakeholders, and prepared notes and annotations when required to ensure a smooth handoff to development teams.
    • Followed the development progress of a project and reviewed the implementation regularly.
    • Identified UX issues with existing designs, assessed impacts, and suggested improvements.
    • Assisted engineers in identifying issues, providing design solutions, and improving usability to ensure the implementation met design requirements and usability standards.
    Technologies: UX Design, UI Design, Web App Design, Branding, User Validation Testing, Audits, User Validation, Mockups, Landing Page Design, Product Strategy, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, Usability, HTML, UX Review, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Component Libraries, Design Systems, Interactive Prototypes, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, User Experience (UX), Design, Web UI, Web Design, Lottie, Design Thinking, Design Reviews, UX Audits, eCommerce, Wireframing, UX Branding, UI Branding, Icon Design, Visual Design, Prototyping, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Stakeholder Management, User Testing, Adobe Illustrator, Figma, User Flows, Product Design, Windows UI Design, Responsive Web Apps, iOS UI Design, Web UX Design, UX Research, UX Flows, Web UI Design, Design Principles, Leadership, UX Leadership, Layout, Web App UX, Agile, Agile UX, User Interviews, Marketplace Design, Digital Product Design, Style Guides, UX Wireframes, Graphic Design, UI Prototyping, Animation, Responsive UI, Lean, Mobile, Productivity, UI Components, Retail & Wholesale, UI Animation, Animated Prototypes, UX Strategy, Best Practices in Design, UI Style Guides, Responsive Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Design Validation, Rapid Prototyping, UX Prototyping, Website Redesign, Design Leadership, Mobile First, Accessibility, Ideation, MUI (Material UI), Websites, Web, Consumer Behavior, Journey Mapping, Feature Prioritization, Layout Design, Product Roadmaps, Consumer-facing Product Design, Conversion Rate
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Education

  • Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology
    1998 - 2001
    St. Xavier's College - Mumbai, India

Certifications

  • Product Management Certificate
    AUGUST 2019 - NOVEMBER 2019
    BrainStation, Inc.

Experience

Location

Toronto, ON, Canada

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