Malik Gwandu

UXC Grader at Springboard
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, NG

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Experience

    • United States
    • E-Learning Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • UXC Grader
      • Apr 2023 - Present

    • UXC Mentor
      • Dec 2022 - Present

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Product Designer
      • Nov 2022 - Present

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    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Designer
      • Dec 2022 - May 2023

    • United States
    • Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Product Designer
      • Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

      • Collaborated with Product, Engineering and Gaming teams to create high-fidelity prototypes for an improved experience for the users. • Contributed to the Design System and worked together with other Product Designers to ensure consistency across platforms. • Collaborated with Product, Engineering and Gaming teams to create high-fidelity prototypes for an improved experience for the users. • Contributed to the Design System and worked together with other Product Designers to ensure consistency across platforms.

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • User Experience Manager
      • Jun 2021 - Sep 2022

      • Conducted effective and powerful brainstorming sessions remotely with my team and relevant stakeholders that improved the output of all team members.

    • User Experience Architect
      • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

      • Created workflows, personas, interaction flows/information architecture, low-fidelity mock-ups, navigational flows, and high-fidelity prototypes for 300+ screens.

    • UI Designer
      • Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

      • Iterated, tested and designed user-friendly mockups for a Global Entrepreneurial Nation Ecosystem that consisted of over 200+ screens.• Collaborated with the Engineering team and proactively participated in weekly meetings to implement designs and ensure client's requirements were met and company procedures duly followed

    • Nigeria
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior UX/UI Designer
      • Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

      • Worked closely with the Solutions Architect to redesign an HR management app resulting in 70+ UI screens and a 23% increase in user retention. • Iterated, tested and designed the entire SMS Management System for Jaiz Bank Plc. and the Revenue Collection System for Benue State in Nigeria. • Worked closely with the Solutions Architect to redesign an HR management app resulting in 70+ UI screens and a 23% increase in user retention. • Iterated, tested and designed the entire SMS Management System for Jaiz Bank Plc. and the Revenue Collection System for Benue State in Nigeria.

    • Chief Experience Officer
      • Jun 2021 - Jul 2022

      • Oversaw a group of designers and developers tasked with producing user experiences that are both aesthetically pleasing and interesting, meeting or exceeding consumers' expectations. • Responsible for everything related to product management, from gathering requirements to organizing launches to ongoing optimization projects. • Worked with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with the overall aims and goals of the firm on projects involving UX/UI design and development, web analytics, online sales and eCommerce, CRM, etc. Show less

    • E-learning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Digital Art Director
      • Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

      • Led in thinking and conceptualisation and provided innovative thinking to iterate, test and design our digital products and marketing campaigns. • Gave direction and guidance to the team's creative designers so they can do their finest work • Produced a wide variety of page layouts, web assets, mobile app prototypes and design guidelines. • Participated in the Africa IoT & AI Challenge 2021 and won 1st place on the startup track in Nigeria and emerged as a finalist in Africa. Show less

    • Canada
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Designer
      • Jan 2019 - Jul 2021

      • Carried out several research methodologies to identify problems in the entertainment industry and worked out strategies collaboratively to address the challenges. • Created user flows, low-fidelity and high-fidelity mockups, animations, and conducted usability testing for a social networking app on both mobile and web platforms which consisted of 300+ screens. • Worked together with the Product Manager, Project Manager, Data Scientist, Engr. Team and Marketing Team to arrange an Alpha launch event that helped us get pilot users and generate insights to improve the product experience. Show less

    • Management Consultant
      • Oct 2019 - Jun 2021

      • Suggested short-term and long-term solutions based on evaluation outcomes.• Implemented strategies to boost organizational effectiveness, performance, cost management, and personnel base professionalism.

    • Mobile App Instructor
      • Jul 2019 - Oct 2019

      • Taught 200+ kids the basics of mobile app development and the fundamentals of software development.• Guided my students to build useful apps that were published in Play Store and App Store.

  • Heev
    • Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
    • Co-Founder
      • Sep 2018 - Dec 2019

      • Co-founded a Telehealth company with a mission to battle and eradicate the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS • Communicated, pitched and established relationships with healthcare institutions, advisors and potential partners. • Carried out sprints with the founding team to design and develop a functional MVP; an anonymous social network with a feed and features to help HIV/AIDS patients track their antiretroviral drugs. • Co-founded a Telehealth company with a mission to battle and eradicate the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS • Communicated, pitched and established relationships with healthcare institutions, advisors and potential partners. • Carried out sprints with the founding team to design and develop a functional MVP; an anonymous social network with a feed and features to help HIV/AIDS patients track their antiretroviral drugs.

    • Information Technology & Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Software Developer
      • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

      • Built mobile apps (Android Native) and web apps for Government parastatals in Nigeria. • Built TRIMING Agric Mobile App: Increased irrigation efficiency by up to 10% by building an offline solution. • Built mobile apps (Android Native) and web apps for Government parastatals in Nigeria. • Built TRIMING Agric Mobile App: Increased irrigation efficiency by up to 10% by building an offline solution.

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