I am a seasoned UX/UI-UCD (Product) designer with over seven years of experience crafting data-driven enterprise solutions across diverse industries including financial services, shipping, logistics, and energy trading. I focus on user-centric design and delivery, collaborating with global companies to support transformative products, processes, and services. I thrive on leveraging data to identify opportunities and inform decisions, working closely with cross-functional teams to create high-impact digital solutions. I'm passionate about improving user experiences through thoughtful design and enjoy facilitating workshops, roadmapping, and hands-on prototyping to bring ideas to life.…

Emile H Adams

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I am a seasoned UX/UI-UCD (Product) designer with over seven years of experience crafting data-driven enterprise solutions across diverse industries including financial services, shipping, logistics, and energy trading. I focus on user-centric design and delivery, collaborating with global companies to support transformative products, processes, and services. I thrive on leveraging data to identify opportunities and inform decisions, working closely with cross-functional teams to create high-impact digital solutions. I'm passionate about improving user experiences through thoughtful design and enjoy facilitating workshops, roadmapping, and hands-on prototyping to bring ideas to life.…

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I am a seasoned UX/UI-UCD (Product) designer with over seven years of experience crafting data-driven enterprise solutions across diverse industries including financial services, shipping, logistics, and energy trading. I focus on user-centric design and delivery, collaborating with global companies to support transformative products, processes, and services.

I thrive on leveraging data to identify opportunities and inform decisions, working closely with cross-functional teams to create high-impact digital solutions. I’m passionate about improving user experiences through thoughtful design and enjoy facilitating workshops, roadmapping, and hands-on prototyping to bring ideas to life.

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Skills

Experience Level

Axure
Expert
Figma
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Jira
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
CSS
Intermediate
HTML5
Intermediate
JavaScript
Intermediate
ChatGPT
Intermediate
AngularJS
Beginner
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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Snr UX/UI Designer at EDF Trading
November 1, 2024 - July 29, 2025
Contributed to core cross-functional transformation projects at EDF Trading, including Power Position Management, Trade Limits & Breach Reporting, and Market & Quotes Data Analysis. Partnered with heads of engineering and operations to design live data visualization applications, trade management tools, and power position platforms. Produced high-level discovery, experience design roadmaps, and facilitated workshops to document requirements and align user experience strategies. Led organization of Figma asset library to streamline design process and maintain continuity.
Service Designer (UI) at Hitachi Energy 2030 — Method/Global Logic
March 1, 2022 - July 29, 2025
Designed future vision roadmap to reshape global business partnerships for 2030 and improved integration of Hitachi products by generating scenario-based case studies. Presented insights into opportunities to bridge the gap between client needs and Hitachi's product and service offerings.
Snr Product Designer at Deutsche Bank CIB — HCL Tech
December 1, 2021 - July 29, 2025
Created data platform experiences supporting timely and accurate delivery of Deutsche Bank’s CIB division data for Risk, Finance, and Treasury. Led end-to-end design of an application overviewing data structure, services, and ownership. Visualized data flow dashboards and integrated with SAFe Agile teams to inform logical data model designs. Conducted workshops with stakeholders to produce service maps and delivered detailed research, wireframes, process diagrams, service blueprints, and user journeys.
Snr UI Designer at L&G Retirement Website — EY Seren
April 30, 2019 - July 29, 2025
Increased user engagement by 70% in a website redesign aligned with rebrand strategy. Delivered scalable design components and modules ensuring senior product and business stakeholder alignment.
Snr Product Designer at Maintenance Management — 90POE
March 1, 2019 - July 29, 2025
Led experience design for two IoT-supported maritime platform products aiming at capex reduction and compliance with OCIMF TMSA requirements. Translated business goals into strategic product and experience practices, produced sketches and FLINTO prototypes for expert validation, mapped user workflows, iterated designs, and partnered with product owners and tech leads to translate compliance into prototypes.
Snr UX/UI Designer at BGC–Besso — GFT
April 30, 2018 - July 29, 2025
Developed end-to-end commercial insurance application increasing efficiency by 30%. Collaborated with domain experts and senior stakeholders. Enhanced user engagement, reduced quote delivery times, cut costs by rationalizing data processes, and produced pixel-perfect designs with high-fidelity prototypes.
Snr UI/IX Designer at Open Banking Vision — EY Seren
October 31, 2017 - July 29, 2025
Researched and designed interactive scenarios related to Open Banking initiatives including PSD2 regulation. Worked with Creative Director and Innovation team to address emerging banking technologies and customer needs. Delivered impactful presentations expanding client engagement and knowledge.
Snr UI/IX Designer at Future Of Insurance Visions — EY Seren
August 31, 2017 - July 29, 2025
Collaborated in producing 22 engaging interactive stories leveraging data access and new technologies like AI, Chat Bots, DNA Blockchain. Created user journeys, storyboards, mock-ups, presented stories supporting business needs and efficiency.
Snr UC Designer at BNP Paribas-Private Wealth — EY Seren
May 31, 2016 - July 29, 2025
Led remote experience design for a private wealth client iPad app supporting client relationship management. Participated in workshops to align product goals and delivered MVP designs that reduced travel and event management costs.

Education

BA Architecture at University of Westminster
September 1, 1992 - June 30, 1995
Computing & Structural Engineering Foundation at University of West Midlands
September 1, 1991 - June 30, 1992

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, Gaming, Healthcare, Travel & Hospitality
    paper MMS – Maintenance Management System

    MMS is a system to ensure that across the fleet maintenance schedules are data-driven & procedures standardised to ensure full visibility of work done prior to & proceeding with smooth onboarding & offboarding of Chief Engineers.

    I led the experience design for two cross-functional teams within a multi-disciplinary product design group, developing an enterprise platform for the shipping industry.

    Focused on two of the platform’s core IoT products—Planned Maintenance and Vessel Performance – Efficiency—translating business objectives, product roadmaps, user insights, and real-time data into a strategic, transformative solution.

    90POE — MMS Cards

    uniE621 MMS—Maintenance Management System
    MMS is a system to ensure that across the fleet maintenance schedules are data-driven & procedures standardised to ensure full visibility of work done prior to & proceeding with smooth onboarding & offboarding of Chief Engineers. I led the experience design for two cross-functional teams within a multi-disciplinary product design group, developing an enterprise platform for the shipping industry. Focused on two of the platform’s core IoT products—Planned Maintenance and Vessel Performance – Efficiency—translating business objectives, product roadmaps, user insights, and real-time data into a strategic, transformative solution.…
    paper Future Of Insurance (USA) Service Design

    Chatbot Agent Underwriting — Future of Insurance (USA)

    Collaborated with the Creative Director, UI, and UX designers to interpret scripts, data, and research into compelling interactive presentations. Delivered visual and interaction designs for a catalogue of 22 interactive presentations that challenged conventions and shaped engaging, content-rich narratives exploring the future of insurance.

    Sketched user journeys, storyboards, and process concepts derived from B2B, B2C, and C2B scripts—integrating insights from AI and Big Data research to communicate complex policy scenarios and customer engagement models.