Vinesh N.

Product Designer | UX Practice Lead at Vodacom Group

Vinesh N.'s work experience includes:

- Product Designer | UX Practice Lead at Vodacom since July 2022. Vinesh is part of a strategic core team leading an evolution in insurance technology and focuses on creating intuitive and engaging user experiences.

- User Experience Designer at Vodacom Financial Services from July 2020 to July 2022. Vinesh co-owned the insurance product design cycle, advocated for users at the executive level, collaborated with UX/UI designers and product owners, and developed concepts, wireframes, and prototypes.

- Lead Designer | Brand custodian at Liberty Group South Africa from 2008 to 2019. Vinesh provided leadership in brand design, created a digital asset management system, improved client onboarding experience, and delivered creative presentations for new clients.

- Group Marketing – Studio at STANLIB from November 2008 to February 2014. Vinesh strategically worked on brand manuals, positioned the Liberty Group in the financial services sector, and delivered creatively and consistently.

- Senior Graphic Designer at IDEAWORX (PTY) LTD from March 2006 to November 2008.

- Graphic Designer / CTP at Shereno Printers from January 2005 to February 2006.

- UK Work and Travel at Work and Travel from May 2003 to December 2004.

- Junior Graphic Designer at Justin James Advertising from March 2000 to May 2003. Vinesh focused on high-quality print and online design and established a creative process through research and storytelling.

Vinesh N. attended CareerFoundry in 2019 and 2020, although the degree and field of study are not specified. In 2017, they briefly studied at the University of Cape Town. Their primary education occurred between 1998 and 2000 at the Durban University of Technology, where they earned a National Higher Diploma (NHD) in Graphic Design. Additionally, they obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Graphic Design from WSS | Pietermaritzburg during the same period. Vinesh N. has also obtained additional certifications including an Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner certification from IBM in 2021 and a UX Immersion certification from CareerFoundry in 2020.

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  • Product Designer | UX Practice Lead

    July, 2022 - present

  • User Experience Designer

    July, 2020