I am a multidisciplinary designer, passionate about user-centric design and front-end design & development. I enjoy crafting intuitive, visually engaging solutions that balance user needs with business goals. My experience includes collaborating with clients to understand requirements, conducting product research, and delivering attractive, accessible experiences across web and mobile, with a focus on consistency and measurable impact.

Opal Almeida

I am a multidisciplinary designer, passionate about user-centric design and front-end design & development. I enjoy crafting intuitive, visually engaging solutions that balance user needs with business goals. My experience includes collaborating with clients to understand requirements, conducting product research, and delivering attractive, accessible experiences across web and mobile, with a focus on consistency and measurable impact.

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I am a multidisciplinary designer, passionate about user-centric design and front-end design & development. I enjoy crafting intuitive, visually engaging solutions that balance user needs with business goals.

My experience includes collaborating with clients to understand requirements, conducting product research, and delivering attractive, accessible experiences across web and mobile, with a focus on consistency and measurable impact.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Digital Designer at Overbond Inc
June 1, 2022 - Present
Conceptualized website and web app design ideas to bring simplicity, user friendliness, and uniqueness to complex roadblocks. Created wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and sitemaps to communicate interaction and design ideas. Established and promoted design guidelines and best practices for typography, structure, and cross-device responsiveness. Ensured all web and graphic designs complied with Overbond's brand, style guide and accessibility requirements. Designed, implemented, and maintained a comprehensive design library in Figma, utilizing auto layout, variants, and component properties to ensure efficient design workflows and maintain visual consistency across products. This included: systematic component creation; variant management; auto layout mastery; property utilization; and thorough documentation and style guides. Collaboration and accessibility, testing and iteration were emphasized to promote usage across teams.
Senior Product Designer at Tugboat Logic by OneTrust
January 1, 2022 - June 1, 2022
Reviewed high-level design direction and owned the user experience of a single product area. Partnered and collaborated with product managers, engineers and customer service representatives. Took ownership of shaping project goals and clearly communicated which UX techniques add value. Shared progress and ideas with the full UX team. Collected and analyzed web-based analytics, conducted relevant user research, and collaborated with Project Managers on building personas. Advocated for users across stakeholder touchpoints using collected data to drive solutions. Crafted thoughtful content alongside a technical writer to support design solutions. Used Sketch, Overflow, Axure and other tools to create, share and test UX design assets. Performed user testing to validate design solutions and iterate within scope.
Senior UX/UI Designer at BMO
September 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
Led the functional product visual and interaction designs for a set of customer journeys. Led user research activities focused on usability, interaction, visual and information architecture. Articulated design decisions based on design principles, customer data and business needs. Advocated for users, collaborated with strategists, researchers and UX writers, contributed to the evolution of the BMO Design System, and implemented accessible design principles. Contributed to shaping and nurturing BMO’s design culture and process, while meeting tight timelines and maintaining creativity within design constraints.
UX Designer at YO2SEE. Inc
October 1, 2020 - August 1, 2021
Translated complex design problems, user pain points, and research findings into practical and impactful design solutions. Proactively engaged with stakeholders, including product managers, engineers, and other designers, to brainstorm concepts. Visualized and prototyped ideas quickly using sketches, wireframes, hi-fidelity mock-ups, prototypes, and animations. Designed modern UI patterns into elegant visual design systems from concept to execution.
Digital Designer at Accenture Operations
October 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019
Designed brochures, flyers, standees, banners, emailers, and PowerPoint presentations to publicize products globally, ensuring branding guidelines were followed. Performed quality checks to avoid content and branding issues. Consolidated branding guidelines into a single reference PDF for easy access. Updated website content and structure using Bootstrap, HTML and CSS.
UI/UX/Web Designer at Capgemini Consulting
October 1, 2014 - September 1, 2018
Collaborated with the web team to design emailers in Outlook using Photoshop and develop them in HTML/CSS. Updated website content and structure using Bootstrap. Conducted user interviews to understand issues within existing websites and redesigned sites using Sketch and XD. Coordinated with clients to understand job requirements and created test cases to ensure usability. Redesigned and structured PowerPoint slides to enhance content consumption.

Education

Postgraduate Certificate in Interactive Media and UX Design at Centennial College, Toronto
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at St. Andrews College, Mumbai
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

Making Accessible Media
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Photoshop from Arena
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Animations
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
User-centered analysis and conceptual design
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
HFI certification: The science and art of effective web and application design
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education