Tristan Hewat
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Toptal member since December 2, 2018
Tristan is a product designer (UX/UI). Formerly the design director at a product agency, Tristan has the ability to lead and guide projects at any stage of the product lifecycle, from UX research through to wireframes, and prototyping to polished UI design.
Experience
- Startups - 10 years
- Product Ownership - 10 years
- Mobile App Design - 8 years
- User Experience (UX) - 8 years
- User Interface (UI) - 8 years
- Product Design - 8 years
- Figma - 5 years
- SaaS Design - 5 years
Portfolio
Helping Survivors of Sexual Assault and Violence
Measuring Patient Emotion in Hospital
Work Experience
Lead Product Designer (UX/UI)
Freelance
- Freelanced for various digital agencies and companies, both remote and on-site, delivering UX research, empathy maps, experience journeys, personas, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, and pixel-perfect UI.
- Facilitated scores of small and large stakeholder workshops.
- Delivered research and product designs in a tight time frame.
- Conducted extensive research pieces, exceeding government digital transformation guidelines.
- Produced UX and UI for AAA-accessible government and university websites.
- Designed clean, polished UI for websites and native apps.
- Designed lightweight products/prototypes and pitch decks for investment rounds.
Founder
Shoot The Frame
- Founded Shoot The Frame, a suite of monthly international photography awards.
- Built the brand, product, industry partnerships, etc.
- Acted as the designer, product owner, founder, and marketing team to get this product off the ground.
Product Owner/Designer
Tigerspike
- Built an MVP in the gig economy space; restructuring the way companies offer customer support.
- Started my role in the UX/UI space for initial concepts and pitch decks and moved into the product owner role throughout the build.
Design Director
Tigerspike
- Led and guided the Melbourne design team through all of the challenges of a fast-paced product focused agency.
- Created solutions for projects across a huge range of industries, including mining, health, insurance, convenience stores, fashion, eCommerce, education, construction, and infrastructure.
- Created scopes of work and design project phases, from design sprints to launch.
- Facilitated design and requirement workshops with clients across a wide spectrum of industries.
- Jumped on the tools to deal with high-pressure clients to ensure success.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Education
Deakin University - Melbourne, Australia
Skills
Tools
Sketch, InVision, Salesforce Lightning Design System (SLDS), Zeplin, Jira
Platforms
iOS, Android, Figma, Salesforce Experience Cloud, WordPress, Adobe Suite
Industry Expertise
App Redesign, Health, Health & Wellness, Food
Other
Responsive Web Design (RWD), Mobile Design, Mobile UX, MVP Design, Gig Economy, UX Strategy, Trauma-informed Design, Startups, Prototyping, Mobile Prototypes, SaaS, SaaS Design, UX Design, Product Design, UX Research, UI Design, User Interviews, Contextual Inquiry, iOS UX Design, iOS UI Design, User Journey Maps, User Journeys, Empathy Mapping, Pitch Decks, Pitch Presentations, User Flows, Information Architecture (IA), Mobile App Design, Responsive Design, Wireframing, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Branding, Instructional Design, K-12 Education, Teaching, Design Systems, Web App Design, User Workflows, User Research, Enterprise SaaS, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Curriculum Design, E-learning, Visual Design, Brand Guidelines, Membership Sites, Mobile Web Design, Web Design, Salesforce Lightning, Higher Education, Data Visualization, Web UI Design, Dashboards, Dashboard Design, Onboarding, Complex Data Analysis, Interactive Design, Web App UX, Product Enhancement, High-fidelity Wireframes, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, WordPress Design, WordPress Themes, Conversational Design, Agriculture, Motivational Content, HVAC, Elementor, Presentations, Presentation Design, Product Ownership, Community, Platform Design, Business Strategy, Photography, Discovery Workshops, User Testing, Ethnographic Interviews, UX Audits, Remote User Testing, Accessibility, Seed Fundraising, Rapid Sketching, Rapid Prototyping, Delivery, Persuasive Design, Emotional Design, Personas, Apps, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Tutoring, University, Tailwind UI, Portfolios, Resumes & CVs, Resumes & Cover Letters, Job Applications
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