About
Highly skilled UX/UI Designer with over a year of agency experience, specializing in crafting user-centered digital products through data-driven research and intuitive solutions. Currently pursuing an Honours in Information Systems, I also lecture part-time in UX Design, mentoring students in design thinking. Eager to leverage a unique blend of practical design, academic rigor, and educational leadership to drive high-impact web and product initiatives.
Work
Inscape
|User Experience Design Lecturer
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Summary
Currently shaping the next generation of UX/UI professionals by delivering foundational principles and advanced design thinking methodologies to Advanced Diploma students.
Highlights
Mentored and guided Advanced Diploma students, imparting foundational principles and processes of UX Design, fostering practical application of design thinking.
Developed and delivered curriculum content focused on the strategic role of a UX designer and the tangible impact of user-centered design practices.
MakeReign | An Interface Company
|UX/UI Designer
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Summary
Drives end-to-end UX/UI design for major client projects within a fast-paced agency environment, delivering user-centered digital products and enhancing brand experiences.
Highlights
Spearheaded UX/UI design for Woolworths' MyDifference app post-launch features, including new Round-Up and Lum-Sum donation functionalities, enhancing user engagement and charitable giving.
Served as the sole UX/UI designer for Santam's Specialist Solutions integration, centralizing the digital experience across multiple underwriting brands and improving consistency.
Led the development of comprehensive digital personas and user flows for the V&A Waterfront website refresh, leveraging user research and business requirements to inform strategic design.
Executed 5+ critical updates to the V&A Waterfront live website and launched 3 external microsites, optimizing for responsiveness, accessibility, and iterative client feedback.
Conducted rigorous post-development QA reviews, ensuring design fidelity and strict adherence to established design systems across multiple digital properties.
Developed and maintained a master style guide and component library for the V&A Waterfront website, significantly enhancing design consistency and reducing QA time.
MakeReign | An Interface Company
|Product Design (UX/UI) Intern
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Summary
Gained hands-on experience in end-to-end UX/UI design processes, contributing to major client projects and enhancing design system components.
Highlights
Completed intensive training in the end-to-end UX/UI design process, applying learned methodologies to a company-provided brief.
Developed and presented design solutions and concepts to internal stakeholders, refining presentation and communication skills.
Contributed custom illustrations and ensured visual and brand consistency for the Woolworths App Design System, supporting broader design initiatives.
University of Cape Town | School of IT
|IT Project Management Tutor
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Summary
Guided university students in agile project delivery and Design Thinking, fostering practical problem-solving skills for real-world client challenges.
Highlights
Mentored 4 student teams across two cohorts in agile project delivery, emphasizing Design Thinking principles and problem-solving for real-world client projects.
Facilitated critical stakeholder meetings and guided students in developing project roadmaps, ensuring alignment with client requirements and successful deliverable completion.
University of Cape Town | School of IT
|BPM and Enterprise Systems Tutor
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Summary
Provided expert guidance to student teams on process mapping, system analysis, and business workflow optimization, culminating in an award-winning project.
Highlights
Guided 6 student teams in process mapping, system analysis, and business workflow optimization, instilling principles of system thinking and technical precision.
Mentored an award-winning team whose project received recognition from EY, demonstrating exceptional project outcomes and strategic impact.
Education
University of Cape Town
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BCom(Hons)
Information Systems – Industry Stream
Grade: 74% Cumulative Grade
Courses
Information Systems Research Project: Investigated challenges in teaching Human-Centred Design in Information Systems in Higher Education.
Application and Technical Development: Explored emerging technologies and their applications for enhanced business processes.
Information Systems Project (Year 2, in progress): Work-integrated project applying coursework knowledge to real-world business settings.
University of Cape Town
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Bachelor of Commerce
Information Systems and Finance
Grade: Information Systems Major: 71% | Overall Cumulative Grade: 66%
Awards
Golden Key Honour Society
Awarded By
University of Cape Town
Recognized for academic excellence, placing in the Top 15% of the class.
StartupGrind Pitch Slam Winner
Awarded By
StartupGrind
Awarded for leading product design for VarsityBlock, a varsity-exclusive social application, demonstrating entrepreneurial and design leadership.
Certificates
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Issued By
Coursera
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Issued By
Coursera
Start the UX Design Process: Empathise, Define, and Ideate
Issued By
Coursera
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
Issued By
Coursera
Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
Issued By
Coursera
Skills
Research & Analysis
Stakeholder Interviews & Workshops, User Testing, User Journeys, Heuristic Evaluations, Benchmarking, Competitive Analysis, Affinity Mapping, User Stories.
Product Design
User Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Journey Mapping, Content Strategy, Interaction Design (Navigation Structures, Micro-interactions), Accessibility (WCAG Compliance, Inclusive Design), Design Systems (Component Creation, System Governance), Design QA and Validation.
Tools & Languages
Figma (Design & Dev Mode), Adobe XD, HTML/CSS, Tableau, Excel.
Collaboration
Agile Environments, Cross-functional Teams, Software Developer Handoff, Stakeholder Communication, Leadership & Mentorship.
Other Expertise
System Mapping, Design Thinking, Presentation, Facilitation.