UX DESIGNER
Stephen
O'Kane
O'Kane
I'm a UX Designer, I enjoy crafting and delivering unique digital experiences
My Resume
UX designer with 16+ years of experience.
UX Design
- Design software and platforms that meet client’s needs
- Lead workshops and gather business requirements, any technical limitations, and translate these into coherent designs
- Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journey maps, wireframes, mock-ups and proof of concepts (POCs) optimised for a wide range of devices and interfaces
- Take a user-centred design approach to rapidly test and iterate design ideas
Project Management
- Using Agile and Waterfall models for managing business application development to produce secure web applications and workflow driven products;
- Managing and developing project plans, budgets, highlight reports and technical documentation to customer satisfaction;
- Providing professional support and guidance to customers at a range of levels;
- management and quality assurance of application testing.
UI Design
- User-centered and iterative approach to digital product design to ensure the best experiences for our customers across their journeys
- Design digital product interfaces which are enjoyable and easy to use.
- Design Thinking – Able to use logic, imagination, intuition, and holistic reasoning to explore possibilities and deliver user-centred outcomes.
- Communicating - Able to express my thinking clearly to others when writing, speaking and presenting.
- Problem solving - Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
Web development
- Detail-oriented Web Designer with a passion for user experience
- Front-end design for client website builds
- Supporting the branding process to bring websites to life
- Strong knowledge of Drupal and WordPress CMS systems
- HTML & CSS
- Responsive design and optimising for mobile.
- Implement and maintain high quality SEO standards
- Best practices, standards, accessibility and cross-browser compatibility;
- XD, Photoshop, and Illustrator
EDUCATION
2005
1st Class Honours Degree – Interactive Multimedia Design,
University Of Ulster
2006
Diploma in Management (Level 5) – Chartered Management Institute
SKILLS
UX design, UI design, Interaction design, User Research, Project Management, Agile, Interaction design, Information Architecture, User Interface Design, User Research, Usability Testing, Graphic Design, Interviews, Surveys Card sorting, Ethnography, Participatory design, Task Analysis, Rapid Prototyping, Heuristic evaluation, Content Analysis, Personas, Wireframes, Competitive Analysis, Experience Maps, Scenarios, Mental Models, User journeys, Story boards, Task Flows, affinity mapping. AB tests.
My Projects
A Collection of my favorite projects I’ve designed and lead.
Contact Me
0872 140 8813
stephen.okane@gmail.com