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Designer
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Toptal Member Since
November 8, 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.
Work Experience
Lead UX Consultant
2017 - PRESENT
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.
Technologies: Product Design, Flinto, Principle, Zeplin, InVision, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch
UX Designer | Information Architect
2015 - 2017
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.
Technologies: Product Design, Adobe After Effects, Axure, Principle, Flinto, InVision, Zeplin, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch
UX Designer
2013 - 2015
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.
Technologies: Product Design, Axure, Google Apps, Flinto, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator
Education
2019 - 2019
Certificate in UX Design and Strategy for Emerging Technologies
NYU Tandon School of Engineering - New York City, NY, USA
2014 - 2014
Certificate in Interaction Design
Cooper U - San Francisco, CA, USA
2011 - 2012
Bachelor's Degree in Communication Design
Otago Polytechnic - Dunedin, New Zealand
2008 - 2010
Diploma of Communication Arts and Design in Graphic Design
Design and Arts College of New Zealand - Chirstchurch, New Zealand
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