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Minase Abineh

Bellevue

Summary

Creative UX Designer with a strong engineering background, known for problem-solving, collaboration, and time management. Over six years of experience designing user-centered digital and physical products, contributing to increased usability and business outcomes throughout the product development life cycle.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

UX Designer

Poola Creatives
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • E-commerce Platform Redesign: Improved user retention by 20% and conversion rates by 15% through a streamlined mobile app redesign
  • Health Tech App: Led the design of an appointment scheduling and health tracking app, increasing downloads by 30% in six months
  • Restaurant Ordering & Menu System: Developed an intuitive ordering system and menu interface for a restaurant chain, improving order accuracy by 25% and reducing wait times by 15%
  • Applied structured problem-solving and managed the full product development life cycle to deliver projects on time with enhanced user experiences

Freelance UX Designer

01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Small Business Websites: Enhanced user engagement, increasing site interaction time by 18% through optimized user journeys
  • E-Learning Platform: Designed a user-friendly interface, boosting course enrollments by 25%
  • Collaborated with developers and stakeholders to align product life cycle goals with user needs

Infrastructure UX Design Lead

MINAC Consult
01.2016 - 01.2021
  • Public Transportation Redesign: Reduced user complaints by 40% by improving station layouts and signage for the transportation system
  • Hospital Infrastructure Redesign: Improved patient flow and reduced wait times by 35% through a user-centered hospital layout redesign
  • Leveraged engineering expertise to enhance usability, accessibility, and functionality in physical infrastructure projects

Education

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering, Construction Technology and Management

Hawassa University
01.2016

Skills

  • UX Writing
  • UX Research
  • Prototyping
  • Design thinking
  • Journey mapping
  • Usability testing
  • Design sprints
  • Visual design
  • Wireframing
  • Interaction design
  • Responsive design
  • Persona

Certification

Google UX Design Certificate, In Progress

Software

Figma

Blender

Adobe Creative Suite

AutoCAD

Revit

ETABS

SAP2000

Microsoft Project

Timeline

UX Designer

Poola Creatives
01.2022 - 01.2024

Freelance UX Designer

01.2021 - 01.2022

Infrastructure UX Design Lead

MINAC Consult
01.2016 - 01.2021

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering, Construction Technology and Management

Hawassa University
Minase Abineh