UX Designer for Hire

AK Locks Ltd

01/08/18 - 30/11/18

Creation of intranet for database of previous jobs, existing and prospective products, ordering requirements, and work flow management. Design and implementation of security details
database for bespoke products such as security keys and ensuring integrity of customer content. Creating an app for field locksmiths to help with a wide range of duties, including allowing direct interface with internal programs for quotes and other salient existing customer details

Jackalope Studios

01/03/18 - 01/07/18

Following on from the work done in my other writing project, I was engaged to write groups and characters for a live gaming company. This included over a dozen groups and over a hundred characters to populate a physical set built in Texas, and the company has gone on to partner large publishers in creating other games based upon the success of this event

Elysian Advisory Ltd

01/11/17 - 01/02/18

Engaged to research property market and do discovery and initial designs for an application. Created a small heuristic analysis, competitor review, app flows, wireframe design, and rough
prototype. Project was well received but funding was not allocated for phase 2 due to competitor release tightening the market significantly

N/A

01/07/16 - 01/10/17

Took some time out from work to write0 three full length science fiction novels for a series I have been developing

MoneySavingExpert.com

01/11/14 - 01/06/16

Engaged initially to re-design deals pages, retained to work across website and apps as UX lead. Designed CMS and website for re-platform of energy alerts service, adding more sectors, and worked with Romanian development suppliers. Created first apps for the business, and implemented new digital design processes, solidifying UX as a key business function.

Daily Mail Group (DMG)

01/10/13 - 01/10/14

Re-design and re-platform Mail Travel and retained to work across different business areas. Worked with UK and South America based suppliers for both internal and external focused design and build projects. Designed and created games for both online and print supplement for Sunday Mail games section. Created first UX style guidelines for DMG online presence, including typography, colour palette, styles, and design patterns

Tag Worldwide

01/03/13 - 01/09/13

Creation of sitemaps, personas, wireframes, and a prototype for Morgan Sindall Group. Research and design for Accenture, working on a professional engagement website for their services

Currencies Direct

01/08/12 - 01/02/13

Creation of online platform to allow remote customer currency trading and account retrieval. This had traditionally been a telephone only service. This work included a full industry heuristic analysis, integration with numerous security vendors due to nature of user needs, and selling to a company that had limited knowledge and mistrustful of change

Candi & Morrisons

01/07/12 - 01/01/13

Initial research and concepting for supermarket service, working with physical delivery teams to provide a co-ordinated solution between home delivery and store pick-up. Retained post closure of Candi to work directly for Morrisons on project until it was wound down

Splendid

01/03/12 - 01/06/12

Developing mobile application from concepting to prototype for Barclays. Worked on branding, metaphors, design and interaction direction, producing sketches, wireframes, user journeys and personas

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