I am a seasoned UX/UI Designer and UX Engineer with 10+ years of experience leading the design and development of high-end, consumer-facing software products. I guide products through the full lifecycle, from ideation and planning to implementing design systems for web and mobile platforms, blending user-centered design, human factors engineering, and business objectives to deliver intuitive and impactful solutions. Over the last three years at Motorola Solutions, I led UX/UI design initiatives for award-winning projects such as Orchestrate, APEX NEXT, and the Uranium Design System, earning recognition for innovation. My portfolio spans Fortune 300-500 brands and innovative startups, and I excel at bridging design and front-end engineering to drive collaboration, ship scalable interfaces, and improve user outcomes.

Morris Onwuatuegwu

I am a seasoned UX/UI Designer and UX Engineer with 10+ years of experience leading the design and development of high-end, consumer-facing software products. I guide products through the full lifecycle, from ideation and planning to implementing design systems for web and mobile platforms, blending user-centered design, human factors engineering, and business objectives to deliver intuitive and impactful solutions. Over the last three years at Motorola Solutions, I led UX/UI design initiatives for award-winning projects such as Orchestrate, APEX NEXT, and the Uranium Design System, earning recognition for innovation. My portfolio spans Fortune 300-500 brands and innovative startups, and I excel at bridging design and front-end engineering to drive collaboration, ship scalable interfaces, and improve user outcomes.

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I am a seasoned UX/UI Designer and UX Engineer with 10+ years of experience leading the design and development of high-end, consumer-facing software products. I guide products through the full lifecycle, from ideation and planning to implementing design systems for web and mobile platforms, blending user-centered design, human factors engineering, and business objectives to deliver intuitive and impactful solutions.

Over the last three years at Motorola Solutions, I led UX/UI design initiatives for award-winning projects such as Orchestrate, APEX NEXT, and the Uranium Design System, earning recognition for innovation. My portfolio spans Fortune 300-500 brands and innovative startups, and I excel at bridging design and front-end engineering to drive collaboration, ship scalable interfaces, and improve user outcomes.

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Work Experience

Senior Staff UX/UI Design Engineer at Motorola Solutions (MSI)
January 1, 2025 - September 8, 2025
Led UX design and development for Orchestrate and the Safety Reimagined Initiative, CAD for APEX NEXT All Band P25 radios. Designed components in HTML and Angular, contributed to the Uranium design system, and led cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, accessible interfaces that improved user productivity and reduced errors.
Senior UI Engineer at Mercor
January 1, 2025 - Present
Lead the design of highly interactive, real-time UI systems that integrate with ML models. Translate raw ML outputs into intuitive visualizations and interactive flows; develop high-fidelity prototypes in Figma, React/TypeScript; create AI simulations for edge cases; drive design-to-code handoffs and contribute to a centralized design system with accessibility standards.
Lead Senior UX Designer at Lynx Smart Rental Automation (formerly VirtualKey)
January 1, 2021 - September 8, 2025
Led UI/UX design for IoT/SaaS product integrating smart devices with vacation rentals. Built design system components, prototypes, and end-to-end user experiences; authored UI documentation; built and maintained shared UI libraries; mentored teams; led onboarding and accessibility initiatives.
Junior/Senior UX Designer at Photon Infotech
January 1, 2018 - September 8, 2025
UX/UI designer and front-end developer for mobile and web apps; launched multiple client products; created wireframes, prototypes, and final UI specs; collaborated with product managers and engineers.
Web Designer/Developer at Maison De Haj
January 1, 2016 - September 8, 2025
UI/UX design and development; migrated website to Shopify Liquid; modernized legacy design system and improved performance.

Education

BFA in Visual Design and Web Development at Columbia College Chicago
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014
AS Computer Graphics - Web Design at Robert Morris University
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

2X MSI DCX Design & Innovation
September 1, 2022 - September 8, 2025
MSI Best Product in Interaction Design - Orchestrate Security Workflow Automation, Best UX and Interaction Design
September 1, 2021 - September 8, 2025
Columbia College Chicago Design Merit Award
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Dean's List (RMU)
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Retail