# Faruk S. > Product designer & manager crafting impactful solutions. Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia Profile: https://flows.cv/faruk I transform early-stage ideas into market-ready products, balancing rapid iteration with scalable design solutions. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer / Manager @ TopFlight Digital Jan 2026 – Present | London At TopFlight, I work as a Product Designer & Manager at the intersection of experimentation, AI, and product delivery. ### Product Designer & Manager @ Proxify Jan 2026 – Present ### Product Designer & Manager @ Kera Health Platforms Inc. Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | Dakar In this role I design, build and steward Kera’s products from fuzzy idea to stable reality. I sit at the overlap of product design, product management and governance, translating early concepts into clear specs, journeys and success criteria that engineering can ship against. I balance craft, constraints and KPIs so what ships is coherent, safe and accountable. ### Founding Product Designer @ Kera Health Platforms Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Dakar In this role I led product discovery and end to end design for Kera’s first healthcare platforms. I partnered with the founders to shape the product vision, translate complex care workflows into simple flows and ship usable tools for operations. My work covered user research, journey mapping, prototyping and production ready UI in Figma, while collaborating closely with engineering and data to prioritize and measure impact. I also established early design systems and guidelines and helped scale Kera from set of experiments to finding PMF. ### Digital Designer @ V35 Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | Kano State, Nigeria At V35, I played a pivotal role in empowering local startups by providing essential design and branding services for a nominal fee. My focus was on delivering tailored product strategies that helped these businesses establish a strong market presence. By working closely with each startup, I ensured that their unique needs were met, fostering innovation and creativity in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. ### Senior UI/UX Designer @ Babban Gona Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Lagos State, Nigeria At Babban Gona, I played a pivotal role in enhancing the user experience for smallholder farmers and field officers. As the senior UI/UX designer, I coordinated a talented team to deliver over ten applications quarterly, directly contributing to the ambitious goal of reaching 1 million farmers by 2025. My focus on user-centered design ensured that our solutions were both effective and accessible. ### Co-Founder & Product Designer @ Yoda Box Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Abuja At Yoda Box, I played a pivotal role in designing a suite of products aimed at empowering schools to maintain educational continuity during disruptions. My work focused on creating offline-first learning experiences tailored for children in Africa, ensuring that education remains accessible regardless of circumstances. By collaborating closely with educators, I was able to develop solutions that directly address their challenges and needs. ### UI/UX Designer @ eHealth Africa Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Kano State, Nigeria Designed, built, and shipped cutting-edge health and logistics technology alongside a talented team. Contributed to three key projects: •LoMIS Stock: Inventory management for vaccines and health equipment •LoMIS Deliver: Logistics and tracking for vaccine delivery and pickup, including temperature monitoring •eHealth Africa Design System: A React-based component library with a decoupled HTML/CSS version I also mentored over 60 students through the eHA Academy, three of whom became full-time interns at eHealth Africa. ### UI/UX Design Intern @ eHealth Africa Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Kano, Nigeria Worked closely with, and supported the design team, maintained and updated 3 critical projects, and provided marketing material and collateral for the communications department. ### Visual Designer & UI/UX Engineer @ Mercurie Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Lagos, Nigeria Collaborated with a talented team to create the MVP for Seller, a flagship product enabling small and medium businesses to launch e-commerce stores in minutes. Daily responsibilities included: •Designing proof-of-concept mockups for VueJS •Converting approved mockups into production code •Coordinating and designing new features •Conducting UI/UX audits for external clients •Maintaining brand elements and guidelines ### Digital Designer @ Skyline University Nigeria Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Kano Nigeria First in-house designer. I collaborate with a top-tier marketing team to define and strengthen the brand and culture through strategic media and graphics. ## Education ### Master of Arts - MA in Interaction Design Estonian Academy of Arts ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/farukshuaibu - Portfolio: https://www.rook.ninja --- Source: https://flows.cv/faruk JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/faruk/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31