Product designer with eight years across fintech and marketplace teams. Leads end-to-end work from research to shipped interface, and is most useful where a product has outgrown its first design and needs a system rather than more screens.
Skills
Figma, Design systems, User research, Prototyping, Accessibility (WCAG), HTML & CSS, Usability testing, Information architecture, Design tokens, Workshop facilitation
Experience
Senior Product Designer2022-03 - Present
Northwind LabsBerlin
- •Rebuilt the onboarding flow; completion rose from 41% to 68% over two quarters.
- •Introduced the first shared component library, cutting new-screen build time roughly in half.
- •Ran fortnightly usability sessions and turned the findings into a prioritised backlog the team actually used.
Product Designer2019-01 - 2022-02
Meridian PayAmsterdam
- •Owned the merchant dashboard through two major releases.
- •Cut support tickets about failed transfers by 34% by redesigning the error states.
- •Worked alongside two engineers as the only designer on the team.
UI Designer2017-06 - 2018-12
Studio KestrelManchester
- •Designed marketing sites and product interfaces for eleven client projects.
- •Built the studio's first accessibility checklist, still in use.
Education
MA Interaction Design in Interaction Design
University of the Arts London
2015-09 - 2017-06
BSc Computer Science in Computer Science
University of Manchester
2012-09 - 2015-06
Languages
English (Native), German (Advanced), Dutch (Intermediate)
Certifications
Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification, Google UX Design Professional Certificate