James Godwin

James Godwin has a diverse work experience in the field of user experience design and technology management. James is currently working as a Senior UX Designer at FROM, The Digital Transformation Agency since June 2022. Prior to this, they held the same position at IIIMPACT, Inc. starting from December 2020.

In 2010, James co-founded Mady By Them (Pty) Ltd, where they focused on making complex technologies easy to use through human-centered design and advanced technologies. James also managed remote teams in this role.

James also has experience as a Founder of Just Being, a company that focuses on developing emotional intelligence through mindfulness meditation practices. James held this role from April 2016 to April 2022.

As a co-founder of SwiftVee, James was responsible for building an online livestock auction platform with real-time online bidding and live streaming features. James managed remote teams in this role and worked as a UX specialist. James held this position from January 2019 to December 2021.

James also served as a Remote UX specialist and CTO at PrivySeal from June 2018 to January 2019. James was responsible for developing an app that verifies credentials in real-time by linking with trusted and accredited bodies.

Prior to these roles, James worked as a Senior UX Consultant at StraTech • Strategic Technology Solutions from October 2016 to December 2017.

James'sexperience also includes working as a CTO at JUMO.WORLD, where they were responsible for building a money market platform that integrates with mobile network operators and financial service providers. James held this position from October 2014 to October 2016.

James also worked at Let's Sell Lobster as the Head of Engineering, where they were involved in scaling an education system by transitioning from a monolithic application to a microservice architecture. James was also responsible for UI/UX and utilized various technologies such as NodeJS, Golang, MongoDB, AngularJS, Docker, and Javascript. James held this role from July 2014 to September 2014.

Additionally, James has experience as a Senior UI/UX Engineer at Let's Sell Lobster from December 2013 to June 2014.

James co-founded IMBO in 2011 and served as the CTO until October 2013.

James Godwin has a strong background in UX design, remote team management, and technology leadership across different industries.

James Godwin's education history includes the following:

- From 1989 to 1991, they attended Cape Peninsula University of Technology and studied Mechanical Engineering.

- In 1993 to 1995, they attended Ruth Prowse Art School and focused on Graphic Design.

- In 1998 to 1999, they studied C Programming at Damelin.

- From 1984 to 1988, they attended Rondebosch boys high school, but the field of study is not specified.

In addition to their formal education, James Godwin has also obtained various certifications:

- In September 2021, they completed "The Ultimate Figma & UI Masterclass" from the-designership.

- In November 2020, they earned a Membership Certificate from The Interaction Design Foundation.

- Also in November 2020, they completed "Postman: The Complete Guide - REST API Testing" from Udemy.

- In April 2020, they completed "Modern HTML & CSS From The Beginning (Including Sass)" from Udemy.

- In March 2020, they completed "Learn Figma - UI/UX Design Essential" from Udemy.

- In December 2019, they completed "Adobe Premiere Pro CC: Video Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro" from Udemy.

- In August 2019, they completed "Sketchbook Pro for Beginners on PC Mac and iPad Pro" from Udemy.

- In July 2019, they completed "LIVE Streaming Masterclass: Start Live Streaming like a Pro" from Udemy.

- Also in July 2019, they completed "Landing Page Design & Conversion Rate Optimization 2018" from Udemy.

- In July 2019, they completed "Social Media Marketing - Complete Certificate Course" from Udemy.

- In July 2019, they completed "Ultimate Google Ads Training 2020: Profit with Pay Per Click" from Udemy.

- In July 2019, they completed "WIN at Starting a Social Media Management Business" from Udemy.

- In June 2019, they completed "Affinity Photo: Solid Foundations" from Udemy.

- In June 2019, they completed "Color Grading and Correction with DaVinci Resolve" from Udemy.

- In June 2019, they completed "Video Editing using DaVinci Resolve" from Udemy.

- In May 2019, they completed "Facebook Ads & Facebook Marketing MASTERY 2021 | Coursenvy" from Udemy.

- In February 2019, they completed "Complete Flexbox Course: Master CSS3 Flexbox for Good" from Udemy.

- Also in February 2019, they completed "The Complete Sass & SCSS Course: From Beginner to Advanced" from Udemy.

- In November 2017, they completed "Learning CSS3 - A Comprehensive Tutorial For Web Developers" from Udemy.

- In August 2016, they completed "Sketch 3: learn to create mobile and web designs" from Udemy.