Akorede Dasilva

Experience

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  3V Learning Centre

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

  Technical Manager
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  Ismail and Partners

  Jun 2018 - Nov 2019

  Valuation Analyst and Graphics Designer

  - Conducted thorough research on industry trends, competitors design and target audience preferences to create designs that resonated with buyers and sellers.- Managed multiple design projects simultaneously, consistently meeting deadlines and delivering high-quality output,- - Assisted in the valuation of over 80 properties across 3 states, delivering assessments that reflected the true value of the property.

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  HNG Internship

  Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

  User Experience Designer

  - collaborated with large number of creative teammates consisting of designers, developers and PMs to utilize a human-centric design approach- Assisted with the wireframe on two products namely customerpay.me and micro API- Worked on some the high fidelity screens.- Developed the design style guide to ensure consistency in design components across various touch points.- Directed the entire design process of HOADR, a platform for selling old items.

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  Migrant Solutions

  May 2020 - Dec 2020

  Full stack Engineer and User Experience Design intern

  this internship ushered me into the world of tech as I practically learnt the foundation of front-end and Back-end developer. I learnt the basic html and css in my first stint with them. I was taught JavaScript and React Js in my second stint. I learnt the core language and framework needed to be a back-end engineer which are MongoDB, ExpressJs, Node Js and also went through React Js.we did an extensive recap on all we had learnt in my fourth and final stint with them and this time we went into UI/UX design. I collaborated with some of my co-interns on projects both in the capacity of UI/UX design as well as front-end development. Show less

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  George Richard Institute of Foreign Language

  Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

  Student

  learnt German and French language to B1 level

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  Solid foundation estates ltd

  Feb 2021 - Oct 2021

  Product Designer and Graphics Designer

  Executed UX design for website redesign, increasing user engagement by 30% and 25% boost in lead generation.- Put together visual designs and graphics for marketing materials, improving click-through rates by 71%.- Developed compelling email marketing campaigns & newsletters, increasing open & click-through rates by 14%. - Crafted engaging and user-focused copy, enhancing organic search traffic by 30%.- Troubleshoot computer hardware and fixed faults

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  Design Pal

  Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

  - Collaborated with other designers as a UX Designer in building two products centered around Ecommerce And Finance.- Performed a Heuristic evaluation and UX Audit on selected banking apps to find out what their strengths and weaknesses are.- interviewed users to find out about common pain points they experience when transacting via their mobile app and what features they would love to have at their fingertip- Assisted with drafting the User flow, User journey map, and Information Architecture- The final result led to the birth of the Ronda mobile banking application and Grabby E-commerce application Show less

  • UX Designer

    Feb 2022 - Apr 2022

  • Brand Identity Design

    Nov 2021 - Jan 2022
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  NP Digital

  Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

  UI/UX Designer

  - Assisted 10 clients in diverse industries which cuts across B2B, B2C, Real estate, Ecommerce, Fitness, Food for innovative UI/UX solutions.- Executed heuristic evaluation and competitive audit with 3+ competitors, increasing conversion rates by 11%. - Assessed existing websites against 260 UX best practices, improving user satisfaction by 82%.- Performed usability testing sessions with HOTJAR, resulting in 11% increase in user engagement, and 33% decrease in exit rate.Skills: Prototyping · User Flows · Heuristic Evaluation · AB Testing · Design Thinking · Information Architecture · Mobile Web Design · Communication · UX Research · Product Design Show less

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  Extend Africa

  Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  XR Developer

  Learnt about AR/VR technologies and its use cases with regards to proffering solutionsWorked with 3d models while using both marker-base and marker-less augmented reality to display my workLearnt how to make use of Spark AR and Lens studio in developing awesome filters while also creating some for my porrfolioWorked with textures and terrainsIn addition, I was able to work with Web AR platforms such as Echo3D, View AR and swift XR for quick prototyping

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  Co.Lab 🚀 joincolab.io

  Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

  Product Designer

  - Worked alongside a cross-functional team consisting of a Product manager, a backend developer and 2 frontend developers to build ONLINE, a scheduling application for gamers.- Conducted user research with 12+ participants to ascertain underlying pain points as well as the needs of gamers.- Designed low-fidelity and high-fidelity while carrying out guerilla testing along the way to correct UX flaws.

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  Sparrow Tech

  Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  Lead Product Designer

  - Spearheaded user research (interviews and surveys) with 10+ users to gain insights into their pain points.- Collaborated with a 10-member cross-functional (Product, engineering,support) team, & coordinated with 2 business partners to define the project. Goals/requirements,facilitated faster feedback loop, saving 20 hours of work per sprint. - Designed mockups and interactive prototypes for admin dashboard, mobile app, and website design using Figma. - Conducted user testing sessions with 6 participants to gather feedback, and improve the customer experience.- Assisted the team with the brand identity design Show less

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  Technical Writing Mentorship Program

  Feb 2023 - now

  I currently mentor over 40 mentees in the ongoing cohort 3 of the Technical Writing Mentorship Program I contributed to an open source technical writing course alongside 9 other technical writers.Worked extensively on information architecture for technical writing In the course of this program, I learnt extensively about technical documentation, writing in Markdown language, Git, and Github

  • Technical writing mentor

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Open Source Technical Writer

    Aug 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Technical Writer

    Feb 2023 - Jul 2023
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  Yellow Tree Academy

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Game Developer

  In the course of this program, I learnt a great deal about unreal engine and its use case.At the end of the training, I had a solid grasp of the following:Unreal EngineLook environmentProcedural environmentModular environmentLightning esentialBlueprintDispatcherAnimationLevel designSequencerAdvanced cinematic trailer

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  XR Inclusion

  Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

  XR Designer and Developer

  I successfully collaborated with XR Designers and Developers across Africa, building 3 solutions in 3 diferent problem spaces which are:Vouch Safe: A job board for XR specialist where they could showcase their works while it serves as their portfolio, as well as getting hired through the platform.Eye-check: A VR eye test platform to perform series of checks and get guidance and reports on the next step.Mother Tongue: An XR language learning application for African languages. Show less

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  DevCareer

  Oct 2023 - May 2024

  Lead Product Manager

  - Worked alongside a cross-functional team of 17 on the development of PropSqr from idea to launch.- worked extensively on the key design screens for the app.- set up a structure that enabled the team to thrive and deliver the MVP.in record time.- Assisted with the drafting of the PRD.- Curated the FRD of the PropSqr key features.- Led weekly standup meetings to ensure the team was moving in the same direction each week.- Worked alongside another team of 6 on a blood bank health mobile app Show less

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  HNG Tech

  Jun 2024 - Aug 2024

  Product Manager

  - Emerged a finalist (523) amongst the 20,000+ interns that started the intensive program in the HNG 11 cohort - Acted as the assistant team lead between stage 3 - 7, and led the cross-functional team from stage 8 - 10 in delivering Telex.im and 2 HNG Boilerplate websites for C# and Golang backend language.- Shipped 3 NFC applications within the timeframe.- Assisted the Data analysts and Video Marketers in ensuring they nailed the SEO keywords for Telex which led to a 15% increase in traffic towards the site.- Ensured 95% completion of the key functionalities of Telex within the sharp deadline provided.- Show less

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  SAIL Innovation Lab

  Jun 2024 - Sept 2024

  Unreal engine game developer

  - Worked alongside a team of 4 on a game project called EKO, the beautiful city.- Drafted the game storyline which embodied every element that makes up a fun and entertaining game.- Modeled the main protagonist for the game using Blender, Meta tailor, and Mixamo.- Led the team in the capacity of a project manager to ensure we deliver the MVP in record time amidst a sharp deadline.- Worked on the game environment imitating the vibrant scenery of Lagos.- Developed the game logic for basic actions and interactions in the game to ensure a playable game was delivered. Show less

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  Seymour Accessibility

  Nov 2024 - Dec 2024

  Product Manager