UI/UX Designer & Product Strategist Crafting User-Centered Solutions

UI/UX Designer & Product Strategist

Crafting User-Centered Solutions

I design intuitive digital experiences that bridge user needs with business goals.

| About

Transforming Ideas

Into Reality

I’m a product designer passionate about turning complex challenges into simple, beautiful experiences.

Over the past 7 years, I’ve partnered with startups and agencies to design products that users love and businesses rely on, from fintech dashboards to healthcare apps.

Outside of work, I run a small design agency where I mentor junior designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions.

I thrive in environments where design and strategy intersect, and I’m always exploring new ways to balance creativity with data-driven decisions.

When I’m not wireframing or conducting user interviews, you’ll find me experimenting with AI tools or writing for interest.

| Skills

CREATIVE DIRECTION

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN

BRANDING

USER INTERFACE DESIGN

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT MANAGEMENT

AGILE METHODOLOGIES

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

CREATIVE DIRECTION

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN

BRANDING

USER INTERFACE DESIGN

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT MANAGEMENT

AGILE METHODOLOGIES

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

CREATIVE DIRECTION

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN

BRANDING

USER INTERFACE DESIGN

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

CLIENT MANAGEMENT

AGILE METHODOLOGIES

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

The Things I Do & Skillset in a Nutshell

| About

Professional Experience

JustBrain

Founded JustBrain as a design agency, growing it from a freelance practice to a team of designers and developers dedicated to elevating businesses through strategic design solutions. At JustBrain, I focused on empowering clients, from startups to large enterprises, to achieve market leadership through impactful branding, user-centric website design, and robust product strategies.

My role involved collaborating closely with clients to translate their complex needs into clear design and development roadmaps, ensuring our internal teams delivered cohesive and effective solutions. We partnered with countless businesses, consistently driving positive outcomes and measurable growth through strategic design interventions. Key responsibilities included nurturing client relationships and guiding internal teams to ensure project deliverables exceeded expectations and directly contributed to client business success.

Timeline

Jan 21 - Present

Role

Founder, Creative & Product Lead

Scope

Client Relationship Management

Project Leadership

Strategic Branding and Marketing

Product Strategy

Team Coordination

YouApp

Collaborated closely with stakeholders on product development at YouApp to align product vision with key business objectives. Played a key role in analyzing market trends and user feedback to strategically inform the direction and features of our mobile applications.

Guided the UI/UX team to create intuitive and user-friendly products, ensuring they were both highly functional and engaging. Managed the end-to-end product lifecycle and development team, implementing agile methodologies to foster enhanced collaboration, improve team efficiency, and uphold the highest standards of product quality and innovation.

Timeline

Feb 23 - Sep 23

Role

Head of Product

Scope

Stake-holder Management

Product Lifecycle Management

Strategic Planning

Agile & Scrum Methodologies

User Experience (UX) Design

Fatfish Group (ASEAN Fintech Group)

As Product Design Lead at ASEAN Fintech Group, I focused on driving product strategy and enhancing user experiences across a diverse fintech portfolio. This role involved deep collaboration with stakeholders to continuously refine products in response to evolving market demands within the fast-paced fintech industry.

Spearheaded design and user experience initiatives that measurably improved interface usability and boosted customer engagement, contributing significantly to platform growth. This experience deepened my expertise in crafting user-centered design solutions within the financial technology sector and strengthened my product management skills.

Timeline

Aug 21 - Feb 23

Role

Product/Creative Design Lead

Scope

Product Design and Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Planning

User Experience Enhancement

Market Research and Analysis

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

GBCI Ventures

As a User Experience Designer at GBCI Ventures, I played a key role in conducting UX research and designing the ‘Fincy’ application, a versatile financial tool.

My focus was on enhancing user interfaces and improving the overall user experience to ensure ‘Fincy’ was both visually appealing and highly intuitive to use. Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to integrate user feedback into design iterations and implement changes that directly addressed user needs, demonstrably boosting user satisfaction and engagement with the application.

Timeline

Feb 20 - Aug 21

Role

User Experience Designer

Scope

User Interface Design

User Experience Research & Optimisation

Collaboration with Chinese Tech Teams

Prototyping and Testing

Stakeholder Communication

| Testimonials

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ME

“Worked with Clifford for about 2-3 years now. He is a very quick learner and very confident in the designs he creates. Very efficient and adaptable, Clifford also has very  good senior designing capabilities managing a team of designers under his wing. Highly recommended to work with for designs and branding!”

Jonathan Low

Founder & CEO of biptap | Web 3 Advisor

Liow Wei Quan

CTO of Workwiz | Formal Product Manager Lead of ByteDance

Douglas Gan

CEO of YouApp | Serial Technopreneur | Angel Investor

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ME

“Worked with Clifford for about 2-3 years now. He is a very quick learner and very confident in the designs he creates. Very efficient and adaptable, Clifford also has very  good senior designing capabilities managing a team of designers under his wing. Highly recommended to work with for designs and branding!”

Jonathan Low

Founder & CEO of biptap | Web 3 Advisor

| FAQ

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