Theophilus Fredrick

Head of Product Design at Gidi Mobile

Theophilus Fredrick has been working in the design industry since 2016. Theophilus started at Xplosio Creative as a Design Lead, where they attempted to build a design studio. In 2018, they worked at Miraton Matador Group-MMG as a Visual Designer, crafting brand identities for two subsidiaries. That same year, they also worked at Ringier AG as a UX/Visual Designer, working on key brands such as Milo, Nescafe, Jack Daniels, Heineken, Durex, Dettol, WorldRemit, and FBNQuest. In 2019, they moved to Gidi Mobile, starting as a Product Designer and later becoming a Senior Product Designer. In 2021, they joined CareerFoundry as a UX Design Tutor and the Design Leadership Forum as a Member.

Theophilus Fredrick is currently enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they are pursuing a degree in Human-Computer Interaction for User Experience Design at MIT CSAIL. Prior to this, they attended The Interaction Design Foundation from 2018 to 2020, studying User Experience Design. Before that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, which they completed in 2016. In addition, they have obtained several certifications, including an EF SET English Certificate 80/100 (C2 Proficient) from EF Standard English Test, Human-Computer Interaction - HCI from The Interaction Design Foundation, UX Management: Strategy and Tactics from The Interaction Design Foundation, Information Visualization: Getting Dashboards Right from The Interaction Design Foundation, How to Design for Augmented and Virtual Reality from The Interaction Design Foundation, Gamification - Creating Addictive User Experiences from The Interaction Design Foundation, Product Design from Udacity, User Experience: The Beginner's Guide from The Interaction Design Foundation, Become a User Experience Designer from LinkedIn, Learning Logo Design from LinkedIn, Learning Motion Graphics from LinkedIn, and Online Marketing Fundamentals from Google Digital Skills For Africa.

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Timeline

  • Head of Product Design

    September 1, 2022 - present

  • Senior Product Designer

    March, 2020

  • Product Designer

    July, 2019