I’m Martin, a designer who enjoys the detail.
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bp, UK
Design Engineer 2022–
Part of the bpCore team I have helped implement the bp design system across several in-house SaaS applications, from discovery through to deployment. This often involves implementing new iterative design processes across large multi-disciplinary teams.
TableCheck, Japan
Product Designer 2020/21
Fully remote role leading in-house UX and UI design for a Tokyo based restaurant management startup. Involved in the development of new design systems and architecture for both customer and merchant facing products.
Merchant Cantos, UK
UX Designer 2020
Agency role focussing on corporate and b2b sites. Regularly working across multiple clients with extremely tight deadlines.
JamxTech, Japan
Lead Product Designer 2019/20
Design and usability lead for a number of Hokkaido based projects.
Brilliant Basics, UK
Lead Product Designer 2018/19
Lead UX and UI across projects for BT, Shell and BP. Managed off-shore teams of designers/developers and facilitated design sprint workshops.
Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe, UK
Senior Product Designer 2017/18
Redesign of a website for an insurance product tailored for Japanese expats. The role utilised my Japanese skills alongside my UX experience.
Wunderman, UK
Senior UK Designer 2017
Assisting the redesign of the Ernst and Young website. I joined near the end of the project to produce detailed wireframes and documentation.
Critical Mass, UK
Senior UX Designer 2017
Role supporting Nissan and Infiniti Motors on a variety of projects including a chatbot for the Infiniti global site and supporting campaign material.
Flamingo, Japan
Senior UX Designer 2016/17
Lead Designer for a language learning app startup. Oversaw a complete redesign resulting in increased downloads and app ratings.
SapientNitro, UK
Senior UX Designer 2014/16
Working with RBS/NatWest on their native banking apps, we added new app functionality in 2-week sprints across all platforms.
Instinct Studios, UK
Junior UX Architect 2012/14
A technical role which developed the foundation of my skill set, working mainly on complex financial systems and processes for clients in the wealth management and insurance sectors.
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Education
Industrial Design & Technology
Loughborough University
2005 – 2009
Rainham Mark Grammar School
1998 – 2005
Skills
INTERACTION DESIGN UI DESIGN USER RESEARCH SKETCHING WIREFRAMING PROTOTYPING TESTING MOBILE APP DESIGN INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
Languages
English Native
Japanese Intermediate
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