I am a product designer with extensive experience across sectors including healthcare, education, finance, and market intelligence. My design journey began with visual and graphic design in 2016, but I fully transitioned into UX design in 2018. Since then, I have worked with various companies and startups, leading web and mobile platform projects that focus on creating user-centric solutions. Experience Senior Product Designer / Octave Labs Feb 2023 - Present At Octave Labs, I lead product design efforts, focusing on developing tools that scale and finance small-scale businesses in Africa while providing design services to startups. My role encompasses various key projects: Recision: Designed the MVP for an AI-driven sales intelligence and automation platform, streamlining sales processes and boosting revenue predictability. Octave Finance: Led the design of a platform enabling investments in African SMEs, while conducting research to align the company’s mission and product vision. Grifols Plasma Donor Platform: Redesigned the platform to enhance the donor experience for over 12 million individuals across North America. Edukoya: Created "Tosin the Wise Owl" mascot and redesigned the homework interface, improving engagement and personalization for African students. Product Designer, Surveys & Analytics / Safiyo.ai Aug 2021 - Jan 2023 | London, UK I spearheaded design and research efforts at Safiyo, a SaaS platform for gathering consumer insights from emerging markets. Achievements include: Reducing the platform's margin of error from 18% to under 7% through design improvements. Positioning Safiyo as a trusted tool for companies like Uber and Spotify to collect insights. Redesigning the Survey54 system, increasing reach to over 499,000 respondents across Africa. Prototyping solutions that helped Safiyo secure nearly $1,000,000 in seed funding. Product Designer, Growth Associate / Medismarts Nov 2020 - Oct 2021 | Lagos, Nigeria As the sole designer, I worked closely with engineers on the design of an Electronic Medical Record System that served over one million patients. I also created landing pages and marketing assets that significantly contributed to user growth. Designer (Web, Branding, & UX) / Various Startups Jun 2019 - Present | Remote As a freelance designer, I have worked with a range of startups on web, branding, and UX projects, including: Grifols Donor App: Led the redesign, improving the platform to facilitate over 12 million plasma donations. Kingmaker: Directed the branding and design strategy for a fashion business specializing in bespoke traditional and suit wear. Kreifish: Designed a food app from start to finish, overseeing the entire UX process.…

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I am a product designer with extensive experience across sectors including healthcare, education, finance, and market intelligence. My design journey began with visual and graphic design in 2016, but I fully transitioned into UX design in 2018. Since then, I have worked with various companies and startups, leading web and mobile platform projects that focus on creating user-centric solutions. Experience Senior Product Designer / Octave Labs Feb 2023 - Present At Octave Labs, I lead product design efforts, focusing on developing tools that scale and finance small-scale businesses in Africa while providing design services to startups. My role encompasses various key projects: Recision: Designed the MVP for an AI-driven sales intelligence and automation platform, streamlining sales processes and boosting revenue predictability. Octave Finance: Led the design of a platform enabling investments in African SMEs, while conducting research to align the company’s mission and product vision. Grifols Plasma Donor Platform: Redesigned the platform to enhance the donor experience for over 12 million individuals across North America. Edukoya: Created "Tosin the Wise Owl" mascot and redesigned the homework interface, improving engagement and personalization for African students. Product Designer, Surveys & Analytics / Safiyo.ai Aug 2021 - Jan 2023 | London, UK I spearheaded design and research efforts at Safiyo, a SaaS platform for gathering consumer insights from emerging markets. Achievements include: Reducing the platform's margin of error from 18% to under 7% through design improvements. Positioning Safiyo as a trusted tool for companies like Uber and Spotify to collect insights. Redesigning the Survey54 system, increasing reach to over 499,000 respondents across Africa. Prototyping solutions that helped Safiyo secure nearly $1,000,000 in seed funding. Product Designer, Growth Associate / Medismarts Nov 2020 - Oct 2021 | Lagos, Nigeria As the sole designer, I worked closely with engineers on the design of an Electronic Medical Record System that served over one million patients. I also created landing pages and marketing assets that significantly contributed to user growth. Designer (Web, Branding, & UX) / Various Startups Jun 2019 - Present | Remote As a freelance designer, I have worked with a range of startups on web, branding, and UX projects, including: Grifols Donor App: Led the redesign, improving the platform to facilitate over 12 million plasma donations. Kingmaker: Directed the branding and design strategy for a fashion business specializing in bespoke traditional and suit wear. Kreifish: Designed a food app from start to finish, overseeing the entire UX process.…

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I am a product designer with extensive experience across sectors including healthcare, education, finance, and market intelligence. My design journey began with visual and graphic design in 2016, but I fully transitioned into UX design in 2018. Since then, I have worked with various companies and startups, leading web and mobile platform projects that focus on creating user-centric solutions.

Experience
Senior Product Designer / Octave Labs
Feb 2023 - Present
At Octave Labs, I lead product design efforts, focusing on developing tools that scale and finance small-scale businesses in Africa while providing design services to startups. My role encompasses various key projects:

Recision: Designed the MVP for an AI-driven sales intelligence and automation platform, streamlining sales processes and boosting revenue predictability.
Octave Finance: Led the design of a platform enabling investments in African SMEs, while conducting research to align the company’s mission and product vision.
Grifols Plasma Donor Platform: Redesigned the platform to enhance the donor experience for over 12 million individuals across North America.
Edukoya: Created “Tosin the Wise Owl” mascot and redesigned the homework interface, improving engagement and personalization for African students.
Product Designer, Surveys & Analytics / Safiyo.ai
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023 | London, UK
I spearheaded design and research efforts at Safiyo, a SaaS platform for gathering consumer insights from emerging markets. Achievements include:

Reducing the platform’s margin of error from 18% to under 7% through design improvements.
Positioning Safiyo as a trusted tool for companies like Uber and Spotify to collect insights.
Redesigning the Survey54 system, increasing reach to over 499,000 respondents across Africa.
Prototyping solutions that helped Safiyo secure nearly $1,000,000 in seed funding.
Product Designer, Growth Associate / Medismarts
Nov 2020 - Oct 2021 | Lagos, Nigeria
As the sole designer, I worked closely with engineers on the design of an Electronic Medical Record System that served over one million patients. I also created landing pages and marketing assets that significantly contributed to user growth.

Designer (Web, Branding, & UX) / Various Startups
Jun 2019 - Present | Remote
As a freelance designer, I have worked with a range of startups on web, branding, and UX projects, including:

Grifols Donor App: Led the redesign, improving the platform to facilitate over 12 million plasma donations.
Kingmaker: Directed the branding and design strategy for a fashion business specializing in bespoke traditional and suit wear.
Kreifish: Designed a food app from start to finish, overseeing the entire UX process.

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HTML5
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Education

Bachelor of Science at Covenant University
August 9, 2015 - July 29, 2019

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Industry Experience

Education, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Gaming, Healthcare, Consumer Goods
    uniE621 Democratizing Access to Foreign Investments and Financial Education
    OVERVIEW Octave Finance is a financial platform designed to help Nigerians access and invest in foreign opportunities, manage currency exchange, and receive financial education aimed at countering the effects of Naira depreciation. PROJECT BRIEF The goal was to design a platform that simplifies foreign investments for young Nigerians, offering a solution to combat inflation and devaluation of the local currency. The focus was on user-friendly financial tools and educational resources to enhance investment literacy. ROLE Product Designer & Researcher METHODS I conducted interviews and surveys, exploring how Nigerians cope with financial hardships. Using insights from 42 survey respondents, I developed personas and crafted the design, focusing on easy onboarding, financial education tools, and currency exchange features. Through the Crazy 8s ideation method, we prioritized features for the MVP. LINK https://www.twine.net/signin productdesigner uxdesigner webdesigner designer branding graphicdesigner illustrator…
    uniE621 Making Consumer Intelligence for Emerging Markets Easy
    OVERVIEW Safiyo is a market intelligence platform by Survey54 that helps businesses easily track market dynamics and gather real-time consumer insights, specifically focusing on emerging markets like Africa. PROJECT BRIEF The objective was to redesign Safiyo, improving user experience for market researchers and business executives. The aim was to create a more intuitive platform, reducing the time to create surveys and providing faster insights to compete with new market alternatives. ROLE Product Designer METHODS I conducted workshops and user research, uncovering key challenges. This led to a redesign of Safiyo's interface, focusing on an intuitive, user-friendly experience with quicker setup times for surveys. We utilized wireframes and prototypes, ensuring iterative feedback was incorporated throughout the design process. LINK https://www.twine.net/signin graphicdesigner webdesigner designer illustrator branding…
    uniE613 Democratizing Access to Foreign Investments and Financial Education
    OVERVIEW Octave Finance is a financial platform designed to help Nigerians access and invest in foreign opportunities, manage currency exchange, and receive financial education aimed at countering the effects of Naira depreciation. PROJECT BRIEF The goal was to design a platform that simplifies foreign investments for young Nigerians, offering a solution to combat inflation and devaluation of the local currency. The focus was on user-friendly financial tools and educational resources to enhance investment literacy. ROLE Product Designer & Researcher METHODS I conducted interviews and surveys, exploring how Nigerians cope with financial hardships. Using insights from 42 survey respondents, I developed personas and crafted the design, focusing on easy onboarding, financial education tools, and currency exchange features. Through the Crazy 8s ideation method, we prioritized features for the MVP. LINK https://www.twine.net/signin…