United States

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Middlesex University

Samuel Ekanem Ekanem

Leading Tech Development/ Design

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Organisation skills

Adobe Photoshop

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketch

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Mentored designers to kickstart design careers through 1-on-1 video sessions, check-ins, and weekly assignment reviews and feedback.

Skills : Communication ∙ Teaching ∙ Leadership  ∙ Problem-Solving ∙ Empathy

• Led a team to redesign myMedicines, an eCommerce web platform, along with its first mobile app. Both products are still functional, resulting in stable user growth for the company.

• Established active and evolving design systems resulting in an increased quick turnaround time of product delivery by 60%

• Collaborated with a product manager, developers, and marketing leads to drive product iterations that improved engagement by 20% in 2 months

Skills : Design Leadership ∙  Business Acumen  ∙  Visual Design ∙ User Interface Design ∙ User Experience (UX) ∙ Prototyping ∙ Product Design

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