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Hi, I’m Ikenna Praise Okpala, a Product Designer with over five years of experience crafting user-centric digital experiences. I specialize in product design, prototyping, design systems, visual design, analytics, and user research. I enjoy solving complex problems by balancing business goals, user needs, and technical constraints across iOS, Android, and Web platforms.
I am passionate about collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver responsive and intuitive digital products. My approach combines research, creativity, and data-driven insights to design seamless and engaging experiences for users. I’m always eager to learn and grow while contributing to innovative projects.
Experience Level
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Language
English
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Work Experience
Product Designer at Internet Brands
April 1, 2025 - June 15, 2024Designed and optimized user-centered web and mobile experiences across multiple brands. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver responsive, intuitive digital products. Created wireframes, prototypes, and conducted user research to improve usability and engagement. Ensured brand consistency while enhancing functionality and supporting business objectives.
Product Designer at Alliance Consulting & Digital Solution
April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2025Led a team in designing the mobile and web applications for the Lagos Revenue Portal (LRP), a centralized platform for bill-generating Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Lagos State. Brainstormed with peers and design team members to determine enhancements and product features. Created storyboards, user sitemaps, wireframes, and fully prototyped high-fidelity mock-ups. Delivered high-fidelity designs, specifications, and documentation to the engineering team.
Product Designer at AEDEE Design Studio
December 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023Worked remotely on projects, conducting research and analysis to direct product decisions and prioritize features. Designed user interfaces for web platforms and mobile apps, and carried out user testing to inform improvements. Generated wireframes, prototypes, and mock-ups based on user needs for multiple projects.
Product Designer and Creative Lead at Cretello Technologies
January 1, 2020 - March 31, 2022Collaborated with product designers on Cretello’s digital products, including website, customer-facing mobile app, and internal applications. Worked with Product Managers to understand customer needs through research and link them to business impact. Leveraged data to develop hypotheses and design user-centric experiments. Explored complex problems, generating multiple solutions, rapidly iterating, and evaluating trade-offs in partnership with the Growth team.
Product Designer at Kiara House
February 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Collaborated with engineers, product managers, and UX team to design creative and intuitive solutions for Kiara House and sister companies. Worked to solve unique problems differentiating products to gain substantial market share. Enhanced product design to improve user experience and created micro interactions to make products seamless and user-friendly.
Product and Graphic Designer at Lordwin Gate Group
August 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019Designed and implemented brand style guides, pattern libraries, and asset repositories. Worked closely with leadership and product management on various products. Focused on understanding the problems to solve, the users involved, and optimal approaches. Created storyboards, wireframes, user flows, journeys, personas, and complex interfaces to improve usability.
Product Designer at Internet Brands
April 1, 2025 - June 11, 2025Designed and optimized user-centered web and mobile experiences across multiple brands. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver responsive, intuitive digital products. Created wireframes, prototypes, and conducted user research to improve usability and engagement. Ensured brand consistency while enhancing functionality and supporting business objectives.
Product Designer at Alliance Consulting & Digital Solution
April 1, 2022 - April 1, 2025Led a team in designing mobile and web applications for the Lagos Revenue Portal (LRP), a centralized platform for bill-generating Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Lagos State. Collaborated on product enhancements and feature determination with peers and design team members. Created storyboards, user sitemaps, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes from business requirements. Delivered detailed designs, specifications, and documentation to the engineering team.
Product Designer at Aedee Design Studio
December 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023Worked remotely on projects involving research, analysis, and directing product decisions and feature prioritization. Designed user interfaces for web platforms and mobile apps. Conducted user testing to identify improvements. Generated wireframes, prototypes, and mock-ups tailored to users' needs.
Product Designer and Creative Lead at Cretello Technologies
January 1, 2020 - March 31, 2022Worked on all digital products including the website, customer-facing mobile app, and internal applications. Collaborated with Product Managers to understand customer needs through research, linking user problems to business impact. Used quantitative and qualitative data to design user-centric experiments. Explored complex problem spaces and iterated solutions rapidly in partnership with the Growth team.
Product Designer at Kiara House
February 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Collaborated with engineers, product managers, and UX teams to design creative and intuitive solutions. Addressed unique problems to differentiate products and increase market share. Contributed to product design enhancements and created microinteractions to improve user experience and usability.
Product and Graphic Designer at Lordwin Gate Group
August 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019Designed and implemented brand style guides, pattern libraries, and asset repositories. Worked closely with leadership and product management to understand problems and users. Created storyboards, wireframes, user flows, journeys, personas, and complex interfaces to solve user problems.
Education
Post-graduate Diploma at Conestoga College
September 1, 2023 - May 31, 2025B.Sc. at Bowen University
January 1, 2017 - November 30, 2021Post-graduate Diploma at Conestoga College
January 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025B.Sc. at Bowen University
January 1, 2017 - November 1, 2021Qualifications
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021iOS Mobile Application Development
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021IBM IT Scrum Master Professional Certificate
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022Google UX Design Professional Certificate
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020iOS Mobile Application Development
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020IBM IT Scrum Master Professional Certificate
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021McKinsey & Company: McKinsey Forward Program
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021New Horizons Computer Microsoft Office 365
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education
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