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Aisha Aliyu

38years • London

Summary

A resourceful, highly organised and motivated user experience (UX) designer that strives to create powerful, simple and intuitive experiences from conception to implementation. Underpinned by 6 years experience in design for print and interaction, branding, web development and business management in a lean environment. Extremely hardworking and committed team player with managerial experience, strategic thinking and excellent communication skills. Able to work independently, interact with all levels of management, and establish and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders. I constantly challenge myself to learn new skills and technologies in and outside of UX.

Skills

Site MapsWireframesUsability TestingA/B TestingpersonasAuto-ethnographyEthnographic StudiesAccessibility AnalysisUser JourneysUser StoriesCompetitive AnalysisInteraction Designinformation architecturehtmlcssjqueryPrototypingAxureOmnigraffleMobile User Experienceuser experienceMobile DesignResponsive Designweb developmentphpmysqladobe creative suitephotoshopillustratorFireworksSEObrandingmarketing

Experiences

Procurement & IT Director

08-2012 - NowSales• Vetting and sourcing reliable and appropriate vendors for the procurement of goods and products from suppliers in the UK, Europe, Asia and the Americas. • Slashed procurement costs by up to 50% by negotiating pricing, contract terms and fees with suppliers, while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services. • Utilising market analysis, forecasting demand and inventory management for on-time deliveries. • Deployment of I.T. infrastructure, software and policies including ePOS systems, card payment systems, ecommerce websites with various payment gateway integrations. Website: https://www.tarbiyahbooksplus.com

UX Designer & Creative Director

08-2012 - NowDesign/UX/UIAn Abuja-based brick and mortar and online supplier of books, dvds and electronics • Provided user experience, creative design, SEO and social media consulting. • Branded the company to differentiate itself from its competitors. • Lead UX Designer and evangelist working closely with all stakeholders to establish the company’s UX process, identify opportunities and champion best practice. • Deployed company’s first ever catalogue website followed by a responsive ecommerce website with various payment gateway integrations. • Analysed user feedback, stakeholder and analytics data to identify opportunities for improvement of the user experience and innovation leading to a 300% rise in sales. • Performed usability tests on the website and A/B testing on its email newsletter campaigns to optimise conversion. • Simplified the taxonomy for specialist products and categories for easy way finding and discovery of products. • Led the design for the user interface for the company’s Android mobile shopping application. • Produced advertising copy and graphics including flyers, bill boards, banners, brochures to ensure alignment with branding strategy, differentiation and maximise effects of all multi-media efforts. • Implemented various low cost SEO strategies that see the company appear first on search engine results for its keywords, tags and products • Implemented various social media strategies that has built brand recognition and community around the brand that continually engages its customers online and offline.

CEO & Creative Director

12-2009 - NowDesign/UX/UIFounder and owner of London-based graphic design, translation & web development company. • Purveyor of user experience, creative design for print and interaction, web consulting and web development for a number of clients, including a team of up to eight resources. • Lean environment working closely and remotely with a multi-national and multi-disciplinary team covering the creative design process, business and user experience, including ethnography, localisation, user research and market segmentation, content strategy, personas, usability tests, wireframes, visual design, web development, website audits, webmaster services, procurement and translation services. • Clients cut across a number of industries including oil & gas, fashion, non-profit, food, real estate, government bodies and more. Past and present clients including Birmingham City Council, Nicola Adams (GB Olympic Gold Medallist), Afren Plc, Abuja Property Development Company. Website: http://designbydigo.com

IT Director

10-2009 - 10-2015 Social and cultural activitiesA luxury and lifestyle company specialising in bespoke tailoring, ready-to-wear and accessories. • Deployment of I.T. infrastructure, software and policies including ePOS systems, card payment systems, • Vetting and sourcing reliable vendors for the procurement of raw materials for production. • Production and development of all media for online and offline consumption including look books, brochures, invitation cards and business cards.

Education & training

city university london

2013 - 2015 London, United KingdomDesign/UX/UI, Audiovisual production, HR / Training

SAE Institute

2010 - 2012 Paris, France

Aston University

2004 - 2008 Birmingham, City and Borough of Birmingham

My soft skills

Creative
Enterprising
Team player
Persevering

Languages spoken

  • English

    Native language

My dreams

One day

Start an NGO to help disaffected youth, women and children

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