🛠️ Product 

Complex software, SAAS, service design, digital products, e-commerce, back-office, employee portals, bespoke CMSs
Product development > user research > experience design > interface design > code > test

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retail software

B2B Marketplace System

A large-scale project in the MENA region needed to set up a centralised marketplace that would fit with the logistics environment that was taking shape 

I designed intersecting digital solutions to cover various perspectives; the owner-operator experience, stores for third-party local merchants and ordering + specification tools for the purchasers, as part of a complex bid response 

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iSalon Eco System

Over the past few decades, SSSL have been making a range of retail, business management, and booking software used by SMBs and their customers

I was hired to instil a UX and Design function, in what had been a Developer-led organisation. I was tasked with leading the company’s new future vision, by architecting their all-new connected eco-system of web products

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Command Centre

SSSL had separate desktop applications but wanted a modernised way to replace these

I spearheaded 0>1 product development to plan out and design the company's next-generation software from scratch. Here I architected the design of a single web application, that would be able to combine and reimagine all functions. I built the designs in HTML and in a small development team we launched the MVP in ReactJS. Once there were enough features, this became the company’s primary, fully mature and multiple-featured product, used across EMEA.

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Retail Till EPOS Redesign

One of SSSL's primary products has been an industry leading specialist retail till software, used by thousands of stores, salons and hotels for over two decades

I led a UX UI audit to assess their most established product. I distilled the customer feedback and research to discover insights. I then transformed/evolved the global design so all functions would be easier to learn, make it more app-like to use, and operate on new custom ergonomic touchscreen hardware

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SalonPay

Bricks-and-mortar businesses needed innovation during the times of lockdown and strict distancing

To help give businesses and their customers an integrated payments system, we were able to develop a pay-by-SMS facility that was used during no-contact Covid-19 times

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people software

Client Appointment Planner

A complex appointment planner used by businesses, needed to cope with differing numbers of users, and use-cases to organise clients

I designed a scalable, visual appointment planner, that looked at both vertical and horizontal representations of time. With these patterns in place, I reimagined how primary and secondary functions would work

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Staff Rota system

A rota system was in place but this had an obtuse number-based interface

As a reflection of the client calendar, I designed a version for organising staff details, including shift facilities

CRM and Customer Profile

In a complex business management software, users found the client management area was complicated to use

I designed a new CRM list optimised for first glance searches. And for each customer profile, I designed a dashboard-like overview, with social media style history timeline

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Customer Marketing and Automations

Using a previous system, we found that customers were repeating their client marketing tasks manually, and some times, on an individual basis 

I designed a marketing system with built-in SMS / email builder. Segmentations includes ready-to-use popular presets or custom tasks that could be run individually and saved for later use, along with repeat / schedule functions

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Employee Team App

In a busy shop floor environment, staff had to refer back to usually a single computer multiple times during the day

Design of a native app that works in tandem with the main software and can be installed on to the iOS and Android devices. This lets managers and staff conveniently refer to the app for most situations

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Staff Security Levels

A matrix to assign different securities was quite a labour-intensive process, especially on a touch screen

I designed a touch-friendly, and visual representation of various security levels

business software

Business Set Up Console

Each business was set up and maintained via complicated database processes that only a few Developers could do

Forming the backbone of internal tools, I designed a time-saving web interface that let different departments gain visibility and perform the majority of actions with ease

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Analytics Reports

Business managers wanted a way to run a variety of reports, on an ad-hoc, weekly or monthly process 

I designed a flexible, tactile data analytics tool, where users can select from a range of popular report presets, or make custom reports. Each report could show key facts highlights, data visualisation, and if needed, complex data table manipulation. 

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Timesheets

A studio that that was in the process of being partially acquired needed to update / integrate internal processes

I designed a versatile web platform that could used via job number, client, staff or department perspectives

Stock Manager

Businesses would manually search for stock from different catalogues

I designed a centralised master stock catalogue that featured the product lines of various suppliers. To complement this, I also hands-on portal for businesses to manage their on-site inventory. This could also process pre-orders based on information from the centralised system

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Bookings Website CMS

Each business user usually had bespoke requests for their website and/or bookings system 

I designed an intuitive CMS that let owners easily change a variety of e-commerce settings, and of course their website appearance

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Marina Software

An established software company wanted to redesign their application

Working with stakeholders, I ran a UX UI audit, to see what improvements could be made, while being feasible with the unique codebase

Desktop applications

Search Improvements

Similar screens had differing versions of search faciliites but the underlying data wasn't fully available 

I designed a consistent and unified search UI, related filters and search results - working with the Developers to link in relevant data 

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Software Updater

A Windows application was quite inconvenient to update, as this needed to be done in-person or remotely by technicians

Collaborating with Development, I devised a time-saving process to pre-download installer updates and inform the owner to install when convenient, or book in a technician

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Software Preferences

A complex software had over 150 configuration settings, but even Product Specialists weren't sure about what to adjust

I worked with stakeholders to understand each configuration setting. I then used card sorting and UX writing approaches to simplify and redesign this fundamental area

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Shop Integration

A complex software and hardware combination needed a better way to top up digital and physical peripherals, which were both external services

Integrating a shop area into the software meant that the effort needed to order top-ups by phone was reduced by having indicators and direct access to order directly within the software.

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processes

CX Processes

Information collection for producing iOS, Android app and web design for clients, was collated by non-designers, which sometimes led to confusion on both sides

I took a service design approach to organise the 'hot potato' briefing and handover process between us and the client - so it would also work with our CRM

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