Azeez Baruwa
Richmond,United States
Summary
UX Designer with experience leading teams in interface design and development. Managed designers and collaborated with developers to utilize visual design tools in maximizing customer satisfaction. Highly motivated to help teams achieve exceptional user interfaces. Seasoned User Experience Designer with 8 years of expertise leading teams to success in user interface design and development. Managed teams of up to 15 designers in understanding product specifications to create wireframes and other visual design tools and streamline information architectures to maximize ease of use and customer satisfaction. Highly motivated to drive teams toward productivity and creative output for exceptional user experiences. Seasoned User Experience Designer with 8 years of expertise leading teams to success in user interface design and development. Managed teams of up to 10 designers in understanding product specifications to create wireframes and other visual design tools and streamline information architectures to maximize ease of use and customer satisfaction. Highly motivated to drive teams toward productivity and creative output for exceptional user experiences. Performance-oriented interface designer with excellent understanding of technologies, accessibility requirements and performance capabilities. Dedicated to optimizing human-computer interactions for diverse applications. Expert in design development and optimization. Collaborative Senior UX Designer focused on optimizing usability. Experience includes site design and construction, system integration and code validation. Accomplished in meeting project specifications and innovative new strategies to surpass targets.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior User Experience Designer
US Army Reserves, Scottsdale Arizona
Scott, AR
07.2021 - Current
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and other cross-functional stakeholders to understand business objectives, needs, and constraints to deliver products that exceed the perceived need in the Army recruitment process.
- Developed creative, graphic presentations to communicate mood, emphasis and insight.
- Designed interactive graphics for licensed products on compatible consumer platforms.
Senior User Experience Designer
Terakeet
Syracuse, NY
07.2018 - 01.2021
- Leading design scrums to discuss pending items, resolve design concerns, and define scope of work
- Identified technology solution alternatives in line with specific client objectives and challenges.
- Reviewed solutions to verify alignment with customer objectives, organization guidelines and benchmarks and industry best practices.
- Creating design systems and high-quality UX deliverables including high-fidelity wireframes, flow diagrams, mock-ups, high-fidelity prototypes, and production-ready final assets.
UX/UI Designer
Walmart
San Francisco, CA
06.2016 - 01.2018
- Supported conceptual thinking processes to generate customized digital services across multiple platforms.
- Reviewed solutions to verify alignment with customer objectives, organization guidelines and benchmarks and industry best practices.
- Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with developers for the implementation of customer experiences
Education
Bachelor Psychology - Guidance And Counseling
02.2012
Skills
High level of comfort and expertise working with digital design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
Baseline understanding of front-end development languages and frameworks such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Storybook, Bootstrap, etc
Experience with responsive and mobile-first design principles
Visual Design: Strong eye for visual aesthetics and the ability to create visually appealing designs that align with branding guidelines while enhancing the user experience
Usability Evaluation: Expertise in conducting usability evaluations, including heuristic evaluations and usability testing, to identify usability issues, gather feedback, and iteratively improve the user experience
Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile or Lean development environments, participating in sprints, and collaborating closely with development teams to ensure smooth integration of UX design processes
Visual Design: Strong eye for visual aesthetics and the ability to create visually appealing designs that align with branding guidelines while enhancing the user experience
Excellent collaboration and communication skills; effectively working with cross-functional teams, presenting design work for review and feedback, and handling day-to-day queries from developers, product managers & project managers
Affiliations
UI DESIGN | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
UX DESIGN | GOOGLE UX DESIGN PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
Activities and interets
Volunteering, App Development, Environmental conservation, Art, Skiing, Flying.
Timeline
Senior User Experience Designer - US Army Reserves, Scottsdale Arizona
07.2021 - Current
Senior User Experience Designer - Terakeet
07.2018 - 01.2021
UX/UI Designer - Walmart
06.2016 - 01.2018
Ekiti State University - Bachelor Psychology, Guidance And Counseling