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Experience Designer
Specialising in crafting user experiences for web and mobile platforms. With a strong background in visual design, design thinking, and interaction design, I bring expertise in building and optimising design systems, creating impactful websites, and enhancing web applications. Passionate about team development, AI-driven design, and leveraging low-code/no-code solutions to deliver innovative, user-focused products across diverse industries.
Experience
Senior UI/UX Designer
Worked on the comprehensive transition of Deriv.com to Webflow, achieving a 40% improvement
in page load times and a 25% increase in user engagement .
Established new web based design system with token-based design for scalability, reducing
component development time by 30% .
Partnered with cross-functional collaboration with 15+ team members across development,
research, QA, and content.
UI/UX Designer
Revamped the deriv.com website with a focus on user-centric design enhancements .
Crafted comprehensive design system, designing components for streamlined consistency.
UI/UX Designer
Contributed to design system development, creating 100+ reusable components.
Designed a virtual and metaverse platform, achieving 90% user satisfaction in beta testing .
Developed a learning management system for an education technology initiative.
Junior UI/UX Designer
Involved in all design stages, from concept definition to executing effective UI design .
Proactively contributed to building principles and components of the design system.
UI/UX Designer
Designed creative assets and branded content
Delivered UX strategy and design for e-commerce and company websites.
Provided user interface design for Web-based projects
Creative Designer
Designed a comprehensive illustration kit aligned with the company's brand identity.
Served as the sole designer collaborating closely with developers to kickstart the MVP project.
Developed visual identity including, logo, branding, web image, and related marketing materials
UI/UX Designe Intern
Crafted an illustration kit for a mobile app dedicated to pet care.
Revamped multiple websites through redesign projects.
Contributed to various branding initiatives.
Researched and designed user-focused interaction designs
Education
Honors Degree of Bachelor of Design - First-Class Honors
Specialized in Media and Communication Design, achieving First-Class Honors with an exceptional overall GPA of 3.86 and recognition on the Dean's List for four semesters.
Recognized as the top-performing student in Media and Communication Design, achieving the highest marks in the final year.
Successfully completed a final project focused on fostering creative thinking skills in young adolescents through a participatory design-driven mobile application.
Conducted a dissertation on the enhancement of web accessibility for local online banking web applications, with a particular focus on improving usability for visually impaired users.
Completed the 2019 Cannes Lions & Mountain View program
Participated in the Google Creative Campus 2019 Cannes Lions and Mountain View Programme, benefiting from a global learning platform that introduced new, diverse, and forward-thinking perspectives. This experience facilitated the expansion of my professional network, connecting me with creatives worldwide.
Represented Sri Lanka at Roger Hatchuel Academy 2019
As a part of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France, among a group of 40 students from 32 nations. Explored diverse creative career avenues and gained valuable insights through a carefully curated learning program.
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User Experience Design
Successfully completed licensed and certified programs in Interaction Design Foundation courses.
Licenses
UI Design Patterns for Successful Software
Design Thinking: The Beginner’s Guide
Accessibility: How to Design for All
Human-Computer Interaction - HCI
Web Design for Usability
Conducting Usability Testing
Become a UX Designer from Scratch
User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide
Service Design: How to Design Integrated Service Experiences
UX Management: Strategy and Tactics
The world I see
I believe it’s our responsibility to create the future we want, now.
