UI Developer | Designer | ReactJS | Vuejs | Figma
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I am a UI/UX Developer based in Singapore with international experience from London to Nairobi, designing and building consumer facing products for tech companies. I love the world of design and UI development and believe in creating and building beautiful and seamless online experiences.
March 2023 - Present
▸ Create new designs including user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes with stakeholders.
▸ Present and justify design work and advocate for all types of users needs, as well as advocating for developers on feasibility of designs.
▸ Begun a design system on Figma to integrate with Storybook
▸ Initiated a design system built on top of Vuetify which contributed to faster iterations and consistency of designs across products and faster development.
▸ Created an external npm package for components to facilitate easier design maintenance
▸ Interviewed prospective UI/UX designers based on their design ability and experience working within a cross functional team.
Immediate Media Co · Full-time
Feb 2021 - March 2023 ·
London, England, United Kingdom
▸ Built functional components with React and Storybook, applying the BEM methodology and screen reader functionality, resulting in a robust and accessible component library.
▸ Wrote unit and integration tests as well as peer reviewed code during the course of sprint, which maintained and improved the quality of the codebase.
▸ Participated in regression testing and monitored cross browser behaviour bi-weekly, increasing the integrity of brand features .
▸ Integrated paywall for brands such as BBCGoodFood using Piano, resulting in an increased subscriber engagement and a refined premium experience.
▸ Used JSON-LD structured data to improve searchability of datawalled content, increasing SEO performance and protected google search ranking.
▸ Contributed to daily standup/shaping sessions, advising on technical feasibility of proposed tickets.
▸ Co-created Women in Tech group, resulting in an open space to voice opinions/concerns, resulting in an improved work experience and participation in the Women in Tech Conference.
▸ Interviewed and onboarded incoming developers and created learning plan, facilitating understanding of company tech stack.
Nov 2020 - Dec 2020
London, England, United Kingdom
▸ Developed MVP using Vuejs in a 2 week sprint, which demonstrated visual progress to upper management.
▸ Used Vuetify to build components that resulted in reusable code for scalability and quick development.
▸ Consumed REST API with Axios and used Vuex Store for state management and later scalability.
▸ Deployed site temporarily on Github pages that resulted in iterative feedback from the development team and upper management.
▸ Participated in daily stand ups with the development team to outline blockers and to set tasks for each day.
Qhala · Full-time
Mar 2020 - Nov 2020
Nairobi, Kenya
▸ Led the tech team by running daily stand ups, and outlined sprint goals for delivery in 10 day sprints, resulting in faster iterations of feedback and consistent productivity of development.
▸ Developed frontend features of Jukua using Vue.js, including PWA functionality such as offline mode and easy installation on Android and Desktop.
▸ Wrote E2E/Integration tests for components using Cypress.io.
▸ Consumed Restful API’s with Axios to achieve CRUD functionality and used JWT authentication for login/registration functionality.
▸ Implemented Vuex state management across the platform that resulted in clean and scalable code.
▸ Presented new features and progress updates to stakeholders and defended design and development decisions.
▸ Collaborated with UX and product teams to define application features, based on UX research and feedback which helped set targets for MVP development.
▸ Spearheaded concept development and UI design using an Interactive prototype built with Figma.
▸ Developed an MVP in Vue.js that included jwt authentication, and CRUD operations; including downloadable PDF’s that was later used in cema.africa, a Bill Gates Foundation funded Covid-19 project
▸ Pitched and presented updated concepts and designs to stakeholders in Ministry of Health.
▸ Built company website using Tailwind.css, and Vue.js that fuelled online exposure, resulting in an increase in client acquisition.
BeMyGuest - Tours & Activities · Full-time
Jun 2019 - Mar 2020
▸ Wrote E2E Tests for vue.js components using Cypress.io
▸ Converted a Laravel page to Vue.js Component as part of a Git repository restructuring task.
▸ Used Figma and Tailwind.css and Vue.js to design and create a voucher redemption landing page for Shopee 11.11 singles day sale.
▸ Used Git for Version Control.
▸ Ensured accessibility result of 100% on whitelabel products.
▸ Conducted user interviews and exercises wit customer service, distribution and suppliers teams to organise information needed on Voucher/E-ticket.
▸ Redesigned BeMyGuest Tours and Attractions Vouchers that serviced all clients within APAC
▸ Made the case and created a company wide design system, including prototypes for team reference.
Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
Nairobi, Kenya
▸ Developed websites and web applications for clients using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/Django/Python frameworks
▸ Used tools such as Adobe Creative suite and Sketch to create mockups for client websites which resulted in clients confirming business with Jenga.
▸ Engaged clients to ensure expectation alignment and achieve best user experience
▸ Acted as Scrum Master for several team projects
▸ Used Git for version Control
Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
2011 - 2015
Certification,
Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
