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2024 Resume

JEFFERY WIAFE 

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UX DESIGNER

I have spent 4 years as a UX Designer, Writer and Researcher, coming from a background in IT and Project Management Recruiting, Database Architecture, Content Design, and Marketing. I recently served as UX Design Lead at Reacch, specializing in both startups and enterprise software development lifecycles.

 

I utilize Lean, Agile and SCRUM methodologies to collaborate with product management, engineering, and content teams, to define and implement innovative solutions for product direction, aesthetic, and experience. My goal is to deliver human prioritized interfaces to help users and facilitate future growth for stakeholders, users, and humanity at large.

 

UX Skills

User-centered design principles, best practices for web/mobile, typography, color, and accessibility standards. Storyboards, flows, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas. I develop and maintain design wireframes, mockups, and specifications as needed. Effectively converts requirements into style guides, design systems, design patterns and stays current with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies. I also provide mentorship and guidance to students and early career designers, businesses, and organizations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Reacch Sickle Cell Advocacy App 

Product Design Lead | August 2024 – October 2024

 

  • Designed and led planning of web, mobile and apple watch user interfaces

  • Lead development team for web, mobile, and apple watch platforms.

  • Ideation, sketching, wireframes, error handling and prototyping.

  • Design system establishment, component library creation, auditing and management.

  • Communicated design decisions with stakeholders, led pitch deck design, and presentation.

  • Conducted audience and competitive research to establish branding assets, voice, tone, logo and user interface design.

  • Copydeck creation, content design, writing, and requirement gathering.

 

Products (3 in total):

Reacch mobile and web application, Reacch product storefront, Apple watch application​

HBCU Recruit Me

UX Design Lead/Content Manager | September 2023 – March 2024

 

  • Led design decisions, designed user interfaces by deploying dynamic, engaging interfaces

  • Worked with several lines of business to iterate design ideas created in Figma, and Wix.

  • Audience research, user personas and customer experience research.

  • Review content of staff for all web, print, and digital content.

  • Created and managed content related to the app launch.

  • Developed internal marketing campaigns that meet app launch and stakeholder goals.

 

 

Products (3 in total):

HBCUHUB APP “Recruit Me” App mockups and prototypes (sketches, prototypes, wireframe, design library and guide), Appstore content, product pitch deck

Chegg Inc.
UX/UI Design Mentor | April 2022 – July 2023

 

  • Served as mentor for UX Design students via Thinkful for UX Flex, Immersion, and Guild bootcamp programs as a remote contractor.

  • Provided feedback and assessed student comprehension on digital interaction design patterns, website architecture, user interfaces, navigation, accessibility, design principles & practices.

  • Set program expectations and held students accountable to Thinkful's expectations and policy.

  • Empowered students to set personal goals and maintain the big picture in the program & industry and master design leadership strategies

Ally Inc. (Contractor via Ektello)
UX/UI Designer | March 2022 - April 2023

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  • Communicated user interface standards and conventions by providing functional communication flows and pitch decks to creative critique sessions and open forum meetings with stakeholders

  • Design lead, worked with development team to iterate design ideas, sketches, prototypes, and wireframe documents via Figma, Invision, Sketch, and Axure. Projects were managed and completed through Jira

  • Assist with user and stakeholder interactions in a variety of scenarios to determine needs through requirement gathering, assessment, competitive analysis, and secondary research to drive design goals and priorities

  • User testing start to finish, including test preparation, conducting tests, observing user interactions, collating, and presenting results​Products (6 in total) Security

 

Products (6 in total)

Security Products: Biometric Screening, Multi-Factor Security Authentication, Authentication Credentials

Wealth Products: Wealth Management Onboarding

Investment Products: Stock Screener & ETF Screener redesign, Spending Buckets

HBCU HUB APP

(Contractor via Allure Social LLC) UX Researcher/Content Manager | May 2020 - March 2022

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  • Worked with development team based in India using Marvell, Figma, Upwork, and Slack.

  • Provided wireframes, prototyping, qualitative research, ADA testing, UX writing, mockups, audience, and competitive research to development team and stakeholders.

  • Redesigned Mobile App for iOS, Android and web dashboard. Provided designs and copies for website with minor HTML edits for stakeholder.

 

Products (4 in total):

HBCUHUB APP, HBCUHUB APP Recruiter Dashboard, Website, Appstore

Allure Social LLC

UX Writer/Content Manager | May 2018 – May 2020

 

  • Maintained design systems and style guides for a large variety of clients. Created content via Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, and photography using visual design principles and UX and copy writing.

  • Business strategy and development, developed products, and pricing metrics.

  • Utilized team management software such as Trello, Slack, Monday, Airtable, Buffer, Hootsuite, SharePoint, Hiring and Training.

  • Consultation and training focused on marketing for Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, Client acquisition and onboarding, account management, relationship management, budget allocation, end-to-end project and team leadership

  • Audience research, user personas and monthly KPI’s per platform via Google Analytics.

PROJECT BASED CONTRACT ROLES

PSE Local 1948

UX Researcher | April 2024 1 month sprint

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Research Quantitative Data and Users

Database design and development

Sketched, Wireframed, and built high-fidelity prototype via Figma

Designed visual map with the ability to create future deliverables for employes at PSE

 

Products (2 in total):

Database, Interactive & Printable Map of State of Washington Regions & Districts

E-Libra

UX Design Lead/Content Manager | April 2023 – September 2023

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  • Web and Mobile Design via Figma

  • API integration research and management

  •  Web3 Design Principles for blockchain token-based products

  • User Interface Design for eBooks

  • Internal Product design

 

Products (2 in total):

Web & Mobile Breakpoint Design, Internal management interfaces

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