Wuraola Akinlade

Wuraola is a user-centric product designer passionate about creating design solutions that contribute to the consumer experience of billions of people worldwide. Her passion for technology, coupled with problem-solving skills and strong collaboration abilities, make her a valuable asset to any team. She is passionate about technology, education, and women in technology. She is interested in building usable products that solve the needs of her users while maximising growth.

Wuraola is passionate about bridging the gender gap in the tech ecosystem. She has served as the campus lead for She Code Africa UI and she is currently the co-lead of the Google Women Techmakers Community in Ibadan. She also loves volunteering and inspiring high school students to pursue STEM-related careers. Wuraola aspires to contribute to the advancement of technology in Africa and beyond.

Key skills: User research, User experience design, user interface design, Figma(software), prototyping, design thinking, usability testing, ideation, effective time management and communication.
 

SPYDERWEBDS, Wyoming, USA Jun 2022  - Present

Lead UI/UX Designer

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including product managers, product designers, developers, and stakeholders, to produce informed design suggestions and generate 99.5%  user satisfaction scores.  
• Designed Revivo Marketplace, an  Ecommerce website's vendor dashboard, admin portal, and customer-facing pages. Utilised user-centred design principles to create a streamlined, intuitive interface that made it easy for customers to browse and purchase products. 
• Led the redesign of the Muuktest company website, resulting in a 50% increase in website traffic.  
• Conducted user research to redesign the MettaSpace platform, resulting in a 30% increase in user retention. Employed design thinking methodologies to identify pain points and suggest improvements.
• Boosted UX scores by 30% above average for the company

University of Ibadan, Nigeria 2017 - 2022

BSc. Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Coursera 2022 - 2023

Google UX Design Specialization