MIRANDA RECTOR Freelance UI/UX Designer


Product designer/product manager for private tech start up (May 2017 - April '2022, 4 yrs)
I Worked for a private client on designing and overseeing the development of a Financial Tech mobile application that will help users in the Middle East track their expenses easily using machine learning. Website: https://www.anaspend.com/. Initially joining as a designer, I took on the role of overseeing the product and development team.
My responsibilities included the following:
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Initial conceptualisation discussions with founder to map our desired functionality and look and feel of app.
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UI/UX design
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Running of entire design processes; from early-stage ideation, through to research, prototyping, and execution.
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Defining user stories, journeys, flows and information architecture.
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Leading customer research and synthesising feedback insights back into product roadmaps.
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Quick turn around of lo/hi fidelity designs and interactive prototype mock ups.
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Quick uptake on designing and prototyping software such as Adobe XD, Photoshop, Figma, Marvel, etc.
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Product management, creating, updating and managing product roadmap, development master task list, etc.
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Alignment between product vision, development and performance with business goals.
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Breaking down complex functionality into a simple, intuitive designs.
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Workflow management as well as workflows within design department/teams including template feedback questionnaires, requirements documentation, gantt charts, approval tracking, etc.
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Communicating and facilitating with our design team as well as other departments within the business.
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Website creation and maintenance on wix.com and godaddy.com

Head of Product at 1001 Software Solutions (Sept 2016 - April 2018, 1 yr 7 months)
Spearheaded the successful ideation, design, development and delivery of incredible mobile and web applications that help our clients do better business in an increasingly digital market. Worked primarily in the Product and Operations team. Main product included a B2B SaaS white label supermarket ordering app and web panel solution.
My responsibilities included the following:
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Initial conceptualisation discussions to map our desired functionality and look and feel of app.
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UI/UX design
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Running of entire design processes; from early-stage ideation, through to research, prototyping, and execution.
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Defining user stories, journeys, flows and information architecture.
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Leading customer research and synthesising feedback insights back into product roadmaps.
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Quick turn around of lo/hi fidelity designs and interactive prototype mock ups.
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Quick uptake on designing and prototyping software such as Adobe XD, Photoshop, Figma, Marvel, etc.
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Product management, creating, updating and managing product roadmap, development master task list, etc.
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Alignment between product vision, development and performance with business goals.
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Breaking down complex functionality into a simple, intuitive designs.
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Workflow management as well as workflows within design department/teams including template feedback questionnaires, requirements documentation, gantt charts, approval tracking, etc.
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Communicating and facilitating with our design team as well as other departments within the business.
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Reporting and communicating product goals and development progress and performance to other departments and executive management team.

Experience
Freelance/Contractor UI/UX Designer (May 2022 - current)
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Mobile Application Design
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Product Lifecycle Management ·
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Product Innovation ·
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User Interface Design
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Product Management ·
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User Experience Design (UED) ·
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Product Design ·
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Product Strategy
Skillset
Concept Sketching
User Research
UX Wireframes
UX Prototyping
High Fidelity UIs
Design System & Component Library Creation/Management
User Testing
Agile Project Management
Cross Team Collaboration
SaaS Products
Mobile Apps
Web Apps
Websites
Web Panels
Workflow Management
Figma
Photoshop
Adobe
FinTech
EduTech
E-commerce
FashTech
Marketing & Loyalty Tech
Education
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MIT - Certificate in Mastering Design Thinking - Industrial and Product Design, 2018.
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Bachelor of Arts (Minoring in Visual Art, majoring in Spanish), 2011
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Bachelor of Behavioural Science (majoring in Psychology), 2011

About
Hi there! Thanks for checking out my portfolio. My name is Miranda and I have been creating/working with digital products over the last 10 + years or so. Passionate about great design, intuitive usability and functionality that creates a positive impact on society, my approach to digital products is wholistic and all-encompassing beginning from early conceptualisation, through to strategy, UI/UX design, prototyping, development, testing, feedback insights, management and roll-out into a production/market environment.
Originally starting off in youth work with a background in psychology and visual art, I found myself automatically designing educational digital games for students and discovered my love for the creative process and for designing digital products. Ever since, I have been obsessed with product design and digital products in general. I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to be a part of a few different tech start-ups as well as work for private clients.
My mission as a digital product specialist is to help bring to markets world class products that truly impact people's lives in a positive way.
