Stephen Nelson
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Kimberley Hawthorne
Stephen is the senior UX designer for Arranger. Arranger is a cloud based SaaS product supporting funeral directors to deliver visual arrangement experiences to the bereaved and running their back office administration. With a genuine passion for developing effective designs which compliment the users actions and reduce friction wherever possible, Stephen produces high quality work and is efficient in idea generation through the use of effective tools such as wireframing and user journey mapping. Stephen is conscientious and proactive and always seeks to fully understand user needs before beginning to generate and develop his ideas. This is absolutely essential due to the large range of user archetypes and complex user flows within the Arranger application. Stephen works well as part of a team and independently. I can trust that Stephen will adhere to deadlines and he has the ability to independently liaise with other members of the design and development team in order to develop ideas which will work well in the application balanced with manageable development times.
John Cowen
I've worked with Stephen for over two years now and have always found him to be a talented and dedicated designer as well as easy going, friendly and enjoyable to work with. As the team has grown Stephen has always stepped up to provide support and guidance to new designers. His main focus is the UI & UX design for Arranger our SaaS product for funeral directors to run their business. It's a large piece of software with often complex user journeys and Stephen has done an exceptional job pushing for simplicity and consistency in the product's design. Stephen dedicates time outside of work to UX and interface design courses and brings this deep knowledge of best practices into his work. Our product team is a mixture of designers and developers working together closely and iteratively. Stephen fits right in with our culture, and is always responsive to business and technical demands without sacrificing core design or usability principles.
Kimberley Hawthorne
Stephen is the senior UX designer for Arranger. Arranger is a cloud based SaaS product supporting funeral directors to deliver visual arrangement experiences to the bereaved and running their back office administration. With a genuine passion for developing effective designs which compliment the users actions and reduce friction wherever possible, Stephen produces high quality work and is efficient in idea generation through the use of effective tools such as wireframing and user journey mapping. Stephen is conscientious and proactive and always seeks to fully understand user needs before beginning to generate and develop his ideas. This is absolutely essential due to the large range of user archetypes and complex user flows within the Arranger application. Stephen works well as part of a team and independently. I can trust that Stephen will adhere to deadlines and he has the ability to independently liaise with other members of the design and development team in order to develop ideas which will work well in the application balanced with manageable development times.
John Cowen
I've worked with Stephen for over two years now and have always found him to be a talented and dedicated designer as well as easy going, friendly and enjoyable to work with. As the team has grown Stephen has always stepped up to provide support and guidance to new designers. His main focus is the UI & UX design for Arranger our SaaS product for funeral directors to run their business. It's a large piece of software with often complex user journeys and Stephen has done an exceptional job pushing for simplicity and consistency in the product's design. Stephen dedicates time outside of work to UX and interface design courses and brings this deep knowledge of best practices into his work. Our product team is a mixture of designers and developers working together closely and iteratively. Stephen fits right in with our culture, and is always responsive to business and technical demands without sacrificing core design or usability principles.
Kimberley Hawthorne
Stephen is the senior UX designer for Arranger. Arranger is a cloud based SaaS product supporting funeral directors to deliver visual arrangement experiences to the bereaved and running their back office administration. With a genuine passion for developing effective designs which compliment the users actions and reduce friction wherever possible, Stephen produces high quality work and is efficient in idea generation through the use of effective tools such as wireframing and user journey mapping. Stephen is conscientious and proactive and always seeks to fully understand user needs before beginning to generate and develop his ideas. This is absolutely essential due to the large range of user archetypes and complex user flows within the Arranger application. Stephen works well as part of a team and independently. I can trust that Stephen will adhere to deadlines and he has the ability to independently liaise with other members of the design and development team in order to develop ideas which will work well in the application balanced with manageable development times.
John Cowen
I've worked with Stephen for over two years now and have always found him to be a talented and dedicated designer as well as easy going, friendly and enjoyable to work with. As the team has grown Stephen has always stepped up to provide support and guidance to new designers. His main focus is the UI & UX design for Arranger our SaaS product for funeral directors to run their business. It's a large piece of software with often complex user journeys and Stephen has done an exceptional job pushing for simplicity and consistency in the product's design. Stephen dedicates time outside of work to UX and interface design courses and brings this deep knowledge of best practices into his work. Our product team is a mixture of designers and developers working together closely and iteratively. Stephen fits right in with our culture, and is always responsive to business and technical demands without sacrificing core design or usability principles.
Kimberley Hawthorne
Stephen is the senior UX designer for Arranger. Arranger is a cloud based SaaS product supporting funeral directors to deliver visual arrangement experiences to the bereaved and running their back office administration. With a genuine passion for developing effective designs which compliment the users actions and reduce friction wherever possible, Stephen produces high quality work and is efficient in idea generation through the use of effective tools such as wireframing and user journey mapping. Stephen is conscientious and proactive and always seeks to fully understand user needs before beginning to generate and develop his ideas. This is absolutely essential due to the large range of user archetypes and complex user flows within the Arranger application. Stephen works well as part of a team and independently. I can trust that Stephen will adhere to deadlines and he has the ability to independently liaise with other members of the design and development team in order to develop ideas which will work well in the application balanced with manageable development times.
John Cowen
I've worked with Stephen for over two years now and have always found him to be a talented and dedicated designer as well as easy going, friendly and enjoyable to work with. As the team has grown Stephen has always stepped up to provide support and guidance to new designers. His main focus is the UI & UX design for Arranger our SaaS product for funeral directors to run their business. It's a large piece of software with often complex user journeys and Stephen has done an exceptional job pushing for simplicity and consistency in the product's design. Stephen dedicates time outside of work to UX and interface design courses and brings this deep knowledge of best practices into his work. Our product team is a mixture of designers and developers working together closely and iteratively. Stephen fits right in with our culture, and is always responsive to business and technical demands without sacrificing core design or usability principles.
Credentials
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AML 360 Certificate Program
Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists - ACFCSJun, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Service Design: How to Design Integrated Service Experiences
The Interaction Design FoundationApr, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
UX Management: Strategy and Tactics
The Interaction Design FoundationFeb, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
USER RESEARCH – METHODS AND BEST PRACTICES
The Interaction Design FoundationJan, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
INFORMATION VISUALIZATION: GETTING DASHBOARDS RIGHT
Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)Nov, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Human-Computer Interaction for User Experience Design
MIT CSAILFeb, 2018- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Senior UX Designer
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Product Designer
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Nov 2021 - Mar 2023
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Retain International
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Malta
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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User Experience Designer
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Nov 2020 - Oct 2021
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Funeral Zone
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United Kingdom
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Senior UX/UI Designer
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May 2019 - Nov 2020
Helping bring new software products to life, working with a team of designers, product managers and engineers. Creating high fidelity prototypes, user flows, and flushing out the user experience. Designing UI components and interfaces. Utilising technologies such as React, Javascript, HTML and CSS alongside the usual suite of design and coding software.
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UX/UI Designer
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Jan 2018 - Nov 2020
Helping bring new software products to life, working with a team of designers, product managers and engineers. Creating high fidelity prototypes, user flows, and flushing out the user experience. Designing UI components and interfaces. Utilising technologies such as React, Javascript, HTML and CSS alongside the usual suite of design and coding software.
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Freelance UX/UI Design
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Oct 2017 - Nov 2020
Helping bring a product to life. Assess business goals, analysis and specifications, crafting personas, research, journeys, and making way to bring this idea into our digital realm. Helping bring a product to life. Assess business goals, analysis and specifications, crafting personas, research, journeys, and making way to bring this idea into our digital realm.
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Met Office
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United Kingdom
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Environmental Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior UX/UI Designer
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Sep 2016 - Aug 2017
Contracting as the specialist in UX/UI Design to creative innovative designs and provide insight to agile development teams developing Met Office Apps. Contracting as the specialist in UX/UI Design to creative innovative designs and provide insight to agile development teams developing Met Office Apps.
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EY
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Creative Media Designer
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Mar 2016 - Aug 2016
As a creative media designer explored routes for digital innovation. Designing and developing micros sites, wireframing, UI Design, creating keynote, interactive pdfs, project proposals and Vimeo templates. Working the usual design software and coding css, html5, javascript. As a creative media designer explored routes for digital innovation. Designing and developing micros sites, wireframing, UI Design, creating keynote, interactive pdfs, project proposals and Vimeo templates. Working the usual design software and coding css, html5, javascript.
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Digital Designer / Front End Developer
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Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
Designing, conceptualising and developing interactive content for ICE Viral. Bringing content marketing into reality with the latest design trends and using the latest development tools. Conceptualising, creating user experience, design flows, and UI designs. Taking the design lead on projects and delivering results for the ICE team by achieving significant reach and views. Designing, conceptualising and developing interactive content for ICE Viral. Bringing content marketing into reality with the latest design trends and using the latest development tools. Conceptualising, creating user experience, design flows, and UI designs. Taking the design lead on projects and delivering results for the ICE team by achieving significant reach and views.
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Stephen Nelson
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United States
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Consumer Services
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UI/UX Design and Web Development
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Sep 2009 - Sep 2014
Consulting , contracting and freelancing in UX/UI design and front end development. Creating and analysing website data to plot new content structuresUsing my skills in branding, design/development and mobile application design. Visit my portfolio online for more information. http://nelsonswork.com. CLIENTS Apptation / Skibig3 / The Banff Centre / Banff Tea Company The Cookware company / The Suites of Wesakisu / Gig2Gig Athabasca University / Author Bernadette Mcdonald / Couple Friends / Whtye Musum / Rocky Mountain Adaptive Sports Centre Show less
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Mailcloud
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Lead UI Designer
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Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
Working as the designer to help bring a new product to life. Working with the team testing and revising to obtain the optimum UX/UI Design. Building top-notch mobile/web and tablet experiences based on a well-rounded set of design skills. Participate in the planning process for new features and projects develop and iterate on concepts for web, mobile, and tablet. Working as the designer to help bring a new product to life. Working with the team testing and revising to obtain the optimum UX/UI Design. Building top-notch mobile/web and tablet experiences based on a well-rounded set of design skills. Participate in the planning process for new features and projects develop and iterate on concepts for web, mobile, and tablet.
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Rely Consultancy Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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Contractor - Design / UX
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2014 - 2014
Working as a Front End Developer, building out concepts for innovative and revolutionary ideas. Working as a Front End Developer, building out concepts for innovative and revolutionary ideas.
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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
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Canada
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Digital Design, Web Developer
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2005 - Nov 2012
The Banff Centre is a non for profit organisation set up for artists to develop works and learn new skills. It offers research opportunities for artists from digital development to music and attracts well know artists from around the world. Working here I designed digital assets for the web, iOS app. I designed built and Maintain The Banff Centre Website. Researched trends. Created Wordpress templates, emails templates, flash animations and applications. Created wireframes, reviewed analytics and suggested user journeys and content practices. Managed digital signage and created animated ads. Worked one on one and in a team with departments and clients. Was acting as Senior Web Developer for small periods. Show less
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Athabasca University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Communication Designer
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Jan 2003 - Jan 2004
Graphic and Web Design Graphic and Web Design
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Education
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2017 - 2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pro Certificate Human-Computer Interaction for User Experience Design -
2002 - 2003
George Brown College
Digital Media, Digital Media -
1999 - 2003
George Brown College
Graphic Design, Graphic Design & Advertising
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