Ugo Ifezue
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Product Design Lead at Nestcoin
October 2021 - March 2025
Designed an end-to-end payments integration in Coinbase Wallet to expand across 20 global markets
Led the design of payment automation in our rails product to reduce error rates and increase sales by 85% boosting revenue and transaction efficiency.
Built the flagship B2B trading platform for high-net-worth merchants processing $5M+ escrow trades
Design Lead at Bundle
August 2019 - September 2021
Designed a peer-to-peer payment network that scaled to $20M in transactions in 12 months.
Created an interactive educational module within the app, improving retention by 30%.
Scaled the design team, hiring and mentoring designers while establishing a design system that improved efficiency.
Senior Product Designer at Toptal
September 2017 - August 2019
Designed an AR app for Microsoft HoloLens, aiding knee surgeons in experimental medical research.
Created a virtual real estate viewing platform, integrating immersive VR for client engagement, increasing property inquiries by 18%
Senior Product Designer at Heftybyte Inc.
April 2017 - May 2018
Designed and shipped an Ethereum mobile wallet, contributing to a $7M ICO fundraising target.
Crafted UX of ride-sharing app, Dollaride, for New York commuters, reducing ride booking friction by 22%.
Product Designer at Intelia.io
October 2016 - April 2017
Created an iPad interface for cosmetic consultations, enabling doctors to map surgery plans visually with patients, reducing consultation time by 15%.
Designed a web app for matching medical graduates with US hospitals, improving applicant matching efficiency by 30%.
Product Designer & Design Engineer at VConnect
April 2013 - March 2016
Redesigned and shipped the mobile site serving 4 million+ SMBs, resulting in 20% improvement in conversion rates.
Collaborated with Facebook engineers on a regional project for a lightweight, CSS-only storefront for low-bandwidth markets, increasing access and usability across 200,000+ vendor pages.
LEADERSHIP & SKILLS
Design strategy
Product visioning
Design direction & feedback
Building team culture
Prototyping
Interaction design
User Research