I'm a creative and technically fluent Web Designer & Developer with 6+ years of experience building high-performance websites and digital products for businesses across fintech, ecommerce, and professional services. Founder of MOW Designs — an AI-powered web agency delivering custom Webflow, WordPress, and Shopify builds alongside bespoke web applications. I have a proven ability to translate brand vision into polished, conversion-optimised digital experiences, with deep expertise in CMS platforms, no-code tools, UX, SEO, and front-end development. I'm equally comfortable working independently with clients or embedded within product and design teams.

Walter Akpedeye

I'm a creative and technically fluent Web Designer & Developer with 6+ years of experience building high-performance websites and digital products for businesses across fintech, ecommerce, and professional services. Founder of MOW Designs — an AI-powered web agency delivering custom Webflow, WordPress, and Shopify builds alongside bespoke web applications. I have a proven ability to translate brand vision into polished, conversion-optimised digital experiences, with deep expertise in CMS platforms, no-code tools, UX, SEO, and front-end development. I'm equally comfortable working independently with clients or embedded within product and design teams.

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I’m a creative and technically fluent Web Designer & Developer with 6+ years of experience building high-performance websites and digital products for businesses across fintech, ecommerce, and professional services. Founder of MOW Designs — an AI-powered web agency delivering custom Webflow, WordPress, and Shopify builds alongside bespoke web applications.

I have a proven ability to translate brand vision into polished, conversion-optimised digital experiences, with deep expertise in CMS platforms, no-code tools, UX, SEO, and front-end development. I’m equally comfortable working independently with clients or embedded within product and design teams.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Digital & Social Media Lead at The Premiere
September 1, 2025 - Present
Owned website performance, content strategy, and CRM-integrated lead capture — driving 15,000+ visitors post-launch through SEO-optimised publishing. Led multi-channel paid advertising across Meta, LinkedIn, and YouTube, generating 2,500+ qualified leads in one week. Built the company's digital presence from launch, growing to 4,155 followers and reaching 4M+ accounts.
Happiness Engineer — Web Platforms at Automattic (WordPress.com)
January 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Resolved 95% of user issues on first contact across WordPress hosting, performance optimisation, security incidents, plugin conflicts, DNS, SSL, and site migrations. Developed deep, hands-on expertise across the full WordPress/WooCommerce ecosystem — themes, builders, hosting environments, and integrations. Surfaced recurring platform friction points through CSAT and support trend analysis, contributing to product improvement discussions.
Founder & Lead Web Designer / Developer at MOW Designs
January 1, 2024 - Present
Founded and operate an AI-powered web design agency delivering custom websites and web apps for clients across ecommerce, fintech, and professional services. Designed and built justdrinkzng.com — a full single-page ecommerce platform for a Lagos premium spirits brand, featuring 200+ products across six categories, Monnify payment integration, slide-out cart, and search autocomplete. Designed and built farmzone.africa — a large-scale React/Vite/TypeScript ecommerce platform for a premium halal livestock merchant, with OTP-based auth, bulk order uploads, and a full Node.js/PostgreSQL backend. Delivered imoniyame.com and additional client builds, owning full project lifecycle from discovery and wireframing through to launch and post-live iteration. Integrated AWS serverless architecture (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Cognito) to support scalable, production-grade deployments.
Digital Media & Engagement Lead at LOTUS Bank
August 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Led UX and content optimisation across web and social platforms, reducing website bounce rate by 60% and driving a 135% increase in active users. Managed web performance and coordinated with engineering teams on digital product improvements and rapid incident responses.
Freelance Web Designer & Developer at Walts Designs
May 1, 2020 - February 1, 2022
Delivered ongoing WordPress design, development, and technical support for client websites — resolving performance bottlenecks, malware infections, plugin conflicts, and hosting issues. Improved site load times and uptime across client portfolio through proactive maintenance and optimisation.
Technical Support Specialist at ExxonMobil
February 1, 2018 - February 1, 2020
Automated reporting and operational workflows, saving $6,000 annually and 1,200+ man-hours while improving data accuracy. Conducted user interviews and system reviews to surface pain points, increasing internal satisfaction by 18%.

Education

M.Sc Information, Network & Computer Security at New York Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2015
B.Sc Information Technology at New York Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2013

Qualifications

Google UX Design Professional
December 1, 2024 - April 9, 2026
KRC Credit School Training Knowledge Resource Center
April 1, 2025 - April 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Retail, Professional Services