Niem Michaud-Pouw
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Montreal, QC, Canada
Toptal member since November 10, 2022
Since 2013, Niem has been working in UX/UI design, visual design, and product design. Over the years, she has worked with small and large companies on various enterprise solutions as well as customer-facing products. With her knowledge of front-end development, she enjoys working with software engineers to effectively deliver seamless and intuitive experiences.
Portfolio
Web Design for Career Mobile Site
Web Design for Responsive Site Template
UI Design for Elevator Tablet App
Work Experience
UI/UX Designer
Université de Laval
- Created designs for the travel and management responsive web app to help school establishments manage risks.
- Established a research plan for usability testing that would help the client evolve future phases of the project.
- Involved in the project's quality assurance to ensure the implementation corresponded to the vision of the user experience and the user interface.
- Documented the web application features for easy access to the latest decisions and final concepts.
UI/UX Designer
Bloomberg Industry Group (Innosphere)
- Collaborated with the stakeholders to redesign the home page of the web application.
- Conducted user testing to assess the design and confirm hypotheses.
- Created wireframes and hi-fi prototypes to demonstrate the product features and user flows.
- Collaborated closely with Engineering to ensure high-quality user interface implementation and outstanding user experience.
UX/UI Designer
LifeWorks
- Worked collaboratively with fellow designers and developers to create a new design system for their main product.
- Led multiple initiatives and worked closely with stakeholders, designers, and developers to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Created user story mapping to help organize the development backlog and write acceptance criteria.
- Created necessary documentation for feature descriptions and behaviors.
- Helped improve existing features and strategize on a web application product redesign.
Product Designer
GSoft
- Worked collaboratively with the ShareGate product team to establish a UX and UI strategy for the software.
- Designed a custom UI library with developers and designers to help the team build a consistent product.
- Led a redesign Initiative and designed wireframes and hi-fi prototypes.
- Conducted user research and interviews to gather qualitative data.
- Used quantitative data to support design decisions.
Web Designer | Front-end Developer
The Foundry by Monster
- Worked with various Monster's clients to assist with sitemap creation, wireframes, and prototypes for our mobile, desktop, and responsive website solutions.
- Developed and maintained microsite solutions with HTML and CSS.
- Assisted in clients' photoshoots and video shoot sessions to help bring their vision to life.
Visual Designer
Monster.ca
- Contributed to various client projects to design printed solutions and create logos and page layouts.
- Collaborated with the internal marketing team to create various printed solutions and web graphics.
- Helped the content strategist and marketing director with the creation and delivery of RFPs.
Education
Diploma in Web and Graphic Design
John Abbott College - Montreal, Canada
Certifications
Product Psychology Masterclass
Growth.Design
Skills
Tools
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Photoshop CC, Jira, Photoshop 7, Adobe, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Miro, InVision, Zeplin, UXPin
Platforms
Web, Mixpanel, SharePoint, WordPress
Languages
CSS, HTM, HTML
Industry Expertise
Professional Services
Other
Digital Design, User Interface (UI), UIKit, UI Design, Office 365, UX Design, Design Systems, Visual Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Design, Web Design, Design Libraries, Mockups, Layout Design, UX Wireframes, UI Components, Best Practices in Design, Design Production, Interactive Prototypes, Presentations, Layout, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Software, App UX, Redesign, Web Administration, Design Thinking, Story Mapping, Sitemaps, User Flows, User Interviews, Usability Testing, Web App Design, Illustration, Templates, Responsive Layout, Responsive Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Information Architecture (IA), Administration, Website Redesign, Websites, Component Libraries, Web App UI, Ideation, Landing Page Design, Accessibility, B2B, Color Palettes, Typography, Web App UX, Web UX, Web UI, Responsive UI, System Design, PowerPoint Design, Pitch Decks, Agile, Audits, Auditing, UI Audits, Data Visualization, Infographics, Infographs, Vector Illustration, Front-end Development, Publication Design, Product Strategy, Framer, Design Sprints, Business to Business (B2B), Design Strategy, User Research, Branding, Tablet UI, IT, Mobile Web Design, B2C, MVP Design, Brand Guidelines, Collateral Design, Print Design, Logotype, Elementor, Dashboards, Style Guides, User Journeys, Intranets, UX Research
Experience
- Wireframing - 10 years
- User Interface (UI) - 10 years
- Product Design - 5 years
- User Experience (UX) - 5 years
- Figma - 4 years
- Design Systems - 3 years
- Component Libraries - 3 years
- Web App Design - 3 years
Tools
- Figma
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