
Mobolarinwa Fakeyede
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Lagos, Nigeria
Toptal member since January 17, 2020
Mobolarinwa is a product designer with more than five years of experience. He has a unique approach to user experience design, which stems from his attitude of digging into the roots of a problem and developing proper solutions. He has been privileged to work with various companies, including Longbridge Tech, Mikro Financials, and Seamfix, where he led the design of two SaaS products: iClicker and BioRegistra.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior UI/UX Web App Designer
Nexla
- Served as the lead product designer for Nexla’s core product. Played a pivotal role in shaping the vision and execution of Nexla 2.0, working closely with product managers and key stakeholders in an agile setting.
- Designed wireframes to explore and validate new product directions, effectively communicating ideas to stakeholders.
- Developed a comprehensive design system for Nexla 2.0, incorporating accessibility features, color contrast, and various use cases to create a more inclusive product.
- Created the new UI for Nexla 2.0 and prototyped designs for usability testing and stakeholder presentations, driving alignment and feedback throughout the design process.
- Contributed to delivering a polished and intuitive experience for Nexla’s users by combining strategic thinking with user-centered design.
Mobile Designer
TACFIT
- Created user flows, information architecture, and customer journey mapping for the TACFIT mobile app.
- Designed the mobile app experience, collaborating with the product manager and engineers.
- Led the product UI design and worked on visual details for badges.
Lead Product Designer
Healthlane
- Served as the lead product designer in Healthlane. Managed a team of brand and product designers, working hand in hand to design tests and work with developers to release the company's core products.
- Conducted comprehensive user research, including interviews and usability testing, to inform design decisions and ensure the app met user needs.
- Worked closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, marketers, and healthcare professionals, to align the app's design with business objectives and health standards.
- Designed an intuitive and engaging user interface that simplified complex health data, enabling users to easily track and improve their well-being.
- Created a user-friendly, special TV interface for in-house consultations, ensuring seamless interaction between clients and health professionals.
- Implemented a feedback loop with users to continuously refine the app's features and usability, leading to increased user satisfaction and engagement.
- Delivered the app on time, contributing to its successful launch and positive reception in the market.
- Contributed to these efforts, ensuring that Healthlane’s first app was both user-friendly and aligned with the company's mission to empower individuals to take control of their health.
Lead Product Designer
Bongalow
- Served as a consultant lead product designer at Bongalow and was instrumental in designing solutions that simplified the mortgage process for users and streamlined operations for agents and banks.
- Led the research and design of the Bongalow web app (Myawayhome.com), creating an intuitive platform for users to explore mortgage options.
- Designed the Bongalow mobile app, enabling users to easily initiate mortgage applications directly from their smartphones.
- Designed the admin dashboard to help agents and banks efficiently manage user inquiries and mortgage applications, improving workflow and transparency.
- Built a comprehensive, large-scale design system for the company, ensuring consistency and scalability across all digital products.
- Contributed to enhancing user experience, operational efficiency, and the company’s ability to deliver seamless mortgage solutions.
UX/UI Designer
Bridgestone
- Served as a senior product design consultant at Bridgestone and led the rebranding of the Tirematics platform, overseeing research, design, and handover documentation for developers.
- Created new design system components tailored to the Tirematics brand, ensuring consistency and scalability.
- Revamped and modernized the visual design for Tirematics, enhancing its overall aesthetic and user appeal.
- Designed and prototyped a comprehensive end-to-end dashboard for tracking and monitoring tires, improving usability and functionality.
- Helped elevate the Tirematics platform, aligning it with Bridgestone’s innovation goals and user needs.
UI/UX Designer
Shake, Inc. (Via Toptal)
- Created a design system for the Handshake design platform.
- Set up an interactive onboarding flow to help new customers make tasks quickly without owning an account on the platform.
- Designed the flow to help users manage their ongoing tasks, allowing them to take different actions during the task.
UI/UX Designer
Marble Technologies, Inc. (Via Toptal)
- Designed the first-time user experience to help onboard new users onto the platform.
- Fabricated notification settings for users to set up their account notification preferences while considering different notification platforms.
- Created multiple designs for email templates for different types of emails, such as welcome emails and newsletter emails.
Lead Product Designer
Carbon Financial Services
- Designed the new virtual and debit card feature on both iOS and Android versions of the Carbon app.
- Redesigned the onboarding experience on the Carbon Android app to ease onboarding and also help with KYC compliance.
- Designed the KYC implementation on the app. Created an experience for getting specific user information like live facial detection, identity card scan, and more.
- Led the redesign of the Android experience after careful study of the current app, switching from the hamburger menu to bottom navigation. Created a new experience for the users.
Lead Product Designer
Metro Africa Xpress
- Led the design of the MAX ride-hailing app to include a new menu that caters to the on-demand delivery of goods from one point to another. Helped the company to ship the product fast to help with deliveries during the pandemic.
- Redesigned the MAX "God view" product that helps track bikes and riders. Providing an improved dashboard with quality metrics on the web, and a mobile app for agents to track defaulters easily.
- Led the design of Metrogov- a product created for the government to register, verify, monitor, and efficiently tax bikers in the state. This product helps the state government to monitor all the ride-hailing companies in the state.
- Conceptualized and designed a new product (MAX Marketplace) where stores and shops can create a virtual online store and monitor their orders from a unique dashboard.
Product Designer
Seamfix
- Led the design for Seamfix’s core product lines like iClocker, BioRegistra, and Verified.
- Led kick-off meetings, interviews, design sessions, and user testings.
- Advocated for the importance of user experience and engaged the core team and stakeholders throughout the design process.
- Collaborated closely with product managers, developers, and CTO to enhance product features and meet business goals.
- Increased user satisfaction (+24%) by conducting a usability test with users, identifying users' pain points, and working on new solutions to be implemented.
UX Designer
LongBridge Technologies
- Led the research, design, and evaluation of an eCommerce app (wawooh.com) that connects fashion designers to the general public.
- Created an intuitive user interface for Icon School Manager solution (a feature-rich cloud-based application that supports all aspects of school management).
- Redesigned the company’s website by improving its aesthetics to buy trust, and give delight based on current trends.
Design Intern
Gamsole Mobile Entertainment
- Designed social media and Google Ads graphics for the company’s commercial clients.
- Created 3D assets, user interfaces, and animation, for Windows and Android games.
- Created short 2D and 3D animations using Autodesk Maya and Adobe After Effects.
Education
Bachelor of Technology Degree in Industrial Design
Federal University of Technology Akure - Akure, Nigeria
Certifications
Conducting Usability Testing
Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)
Human-Computer Interaction - HCI
Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)
User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide
Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)
UX Design Acceleration Program
Stutern
Skills
Tools
Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch, CorelDRAW, Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D, Zeplin, Adobe CC, Miro, InVision, ProtoPie, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Jira
Platforms
Figma, Adobe Suite, iOS, Android, Mobile, Web
Industry Expertise
Fitness, Exercise & Fitness, Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Education, Healthcare
Other
Exercise & Gyms, UI Design, User Research, Quantitative Research, UX Design, Adobe UX, User Interviews, Graphical User Interface (GUI), Mobile UI Design, Mobile App UI, User Experience (UX), App UI, User Interface (UI), Android UI Design, iOS UI Design, Property Listings, Web UI Design, Information Design, Task Flows, User Journeys, Web UI, User Empathy, People Management, B2C, School, UX Branding, UI Branding, Branding, Product Management, Conceptual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web Design, Mobile App Design, Mobile Design, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI, Interaction Design (IxD), Dashboard Design, Product Design, SaaS, SaaS Design, UX Prototyping, UI Prototyping, Prototyping, Process Flows, Data Visualization, Design Strategy, Dashboards, Fintech, Responsive Web Apps, Customer Experience, eCommerce, Mobile Banking, Web App UI, Mobile Web, Interactive Prototypes, Enterprise SaaS, Enterprise Design, Annotated Wireframes, Web App Design, Visual Design, iOS App Design, Information Architecture (IA), User Flows, UX Research, Web UX, Web App UX, UX Sketching, A/B Testing, Usability Testing, Iterative Design, Lean UX, Mapping, User Journey Maps, Paper Prototyping, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, User-centered Design (UCD), Wireframing, Mobile UX, App UX, Desktop App Design, Design Systems, Design Sprints, Sprints, Agile Sprints, Android Design Guidelines, Web Application Design, Management Systems, Design Leadership, Product Benchmarking, User Personas, Workshop Facilitation, Mobile Prototypes, UX Wireframes, Apps, User Testing, MVP Design, Mockups, Feature Prioritization, UX Audits, Responsive UI, TV, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Analytical Dashboards, Web Applications, Agile UX, Competitive Analysis, High-fidelity Mockups, App Design, Design, UX Documentation, UI Components, B2B2C, Style Guides, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Component Libraries, Lean Startups, Journey Mapping, Product Strategy, Layout Design, Strategy, Mobile-first Design, Scenarios, Usability, Design Thinking, Agile, Mobile First, Online Payments, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), Business to Business (B2B), Website Design, Brochure Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA), Enterprise, Atomic Design, Responsive Design, Desktop Web Design, Fintech Design, Android App Design, Healthtech, Logo Design, Digital Branding, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Marketplaces, Marketplace Design, Marketplace Platforms, Brainstorming, User Stories, Social Networks, Product Ownership, Workshops, Story Mapping, Accessibility, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, DataViz, Web UX Design, B2B, Scenario-based Design
Experience
- UX Design - 6 years
- Web UX - 6 years
- User Flows - 6 years
- iOS App Design - 6 years
- UX Research - 6 years
- iOS - 6 years
- Android - 6 years
- Information Architecture (IA) - 6 years
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