Nicholas Guthrie
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Wellington, New Zealand
Toptal member since December 12, 2017
Nicholas has been working as a remote freelance UX designer in Asia for the past several years. His focus is on designing digital products and shipping them to market. Trained in his craft in San Francisco and engaged in startup activities in Asia, Nicholas has created apps and websites nationally in New Zealand throughout his career.
Experience
- Product Design - 8 years
- Web Design - 7 years
- App Design - 7 years
- Healthcare - 6 years
- Information Architecture (IA) - 6 years
- UX Strategy - 5 years
- Accessibility - 5 years
- Figma - 2 years
Portfolio
Work Experience
Lead UX Consultant
Clients (via Toptal)
- Worked as a high-impact design contractor for companies across the globe.
- Designed products for the entire lifecycle, from ideation to delivery.
- Consulted on the UX for businesses looking for an edge in the marketplace.
- Designed for all platforms: iOS, Android, web, Windows, and more.
- Developed digital strategies that matched user research with business needs and increased the product's market fit.
- Conducted in-depth cross-cultural user research, which shaped the product development process.
- Worked across multiple industries, including healthcare, eCommerce, information security, chat and social, education, property, and tourism.
- Implemented rapid prototyping of solutions, combining lightning-fast iteration and feedback loops.
UX Designer | Information Architect
Alphero
- Designed digital solutions for New Zealand's top businesses, including Westpac New Zealand, Co-operative Bank, Transpower, Genesis Energy, Kordia, and the Ministry of Social Development.
- Created agnostic platform designs, working with Android, iOS, web, and Windows.
- Collaborated with customer teams to provide design leadership and consultation.
- Met with clients regularly to manage stakeholder expectations.
- Created rapid prototype concepts and performed user testing.
- Delivered assets, specifications, and animations to developers.
UX Designer
Sush Mobile
- Delivered apps for small-to-medium enterprises and startups in New Zealand, including QV, Kiwibank, Loyalty New Zealand, Auckland Tourism, and Finzsoft Solutions.
- Incorporated UX methodologies into Sush Mobile's development process.
- Collaborated with advertising agencies to design the app as an extension of the customer's digital brand.
Education
Certificate in UX Design and Strategy for Emerging Technologies
NYU Tandon School of Engineering - New York City, NY, USA
Certificate in Interaction Design
Cooper U - San Francisco, CA, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Communication Design
Otago Polytechnic - Dunedin, New Zealand
Diploma of Communication Arts and Design in Graphic Design
Design and Arts College of New Zealand - Chirstchurch, New Zealand
Skills
Tools
Sketch 4, Zeplin, Flinto Prototyping, InVision, Adobe CC, Principle, Jira, Confluence, Sketch, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Flinto, Adobe InDesign, Axure RP Pro
Platforms
Android, iOS, Figma, Windows, Axure, Webflow, Webflow CMS
Industry Expertise
Healthcare, Real Estate, Events, Social Networking, Architecture, Psychology & Mental Health
Other
UX Design, UI Design, Web App Design, App Design, Accessibility, Information Architecture (IA), Web Design, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Product Design, User-centered Design (UCD), Agile, Dashboards, Google Design Sprints, UX Strategy, Interface Design, User Testing, Agile UX, Fintech, Data Visualization, VR Interfaces, SwiftUI, Google Apps, Web App UX, Networks, Interaction Design (IxD), Design Systems, Tourism, Location Services, Loyalty Applications, User Preferences, Prototyping, Videos, Patient Consultation, Icon Design, Wireframing, User Flows, App UX, Apps, Student Engagement, Responsive, Anonymity, Activity Feeds, Conversational UI, Illustration, Design, Material UI, Property Listings, Augmented Reality (AR), Property Valuation, Web UX, Customer Segmentation, Visual Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, User Experience (UX), Live Chat, Video Conferencing, Responsive Design, Finance, UX Flows, Mobile Web, Publishing, News, Membership Sites, UX Specifications, Web UI, eCommerce, User Research, Shops, Streaming, Social Media Apps
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