# Kofo Sulaiman > UX Designer @ IBM | Technology Zone, Global Sales Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kofo Driven by the act of hands-on creation and building entities from scratch. Interested in all aspects of design. ## Work Experience ### Lead UX Designer - IBM Technology Zone | Global Sales @ IBM Jan 2025 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area ### UX Designer - Partner Ecosystem | CIO @ IBM Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | New York City Metropolitan Area Redesigned IBM's internal benefits management system, reducing manual sign-up tasks by 78% and enhancing navigation for a better user experience. Led the User Roles Simplification project, streamlining access management and reducing user roles from 21 to 3 core roles. Collaborated on the Partner Training AI Recommendation project, potentially impacting $7M in quarterly revenue upon full implementation. ### User Experience Designer @ Siebel Center for Design at Illinois Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Urbana-Champaign Area Implemented the SCD's model of multi-disciplinary innovative design strategies, which aided in the development of communication tools and web portal redesign for SymBioSis startup. Collaborated with a team of two user experience researchers to develop and execute a research plan which involved interviews of over 30 stakeholders, insight collection, and investigated design principles. Proposed and implemented new SCD site content architecture and navigation schemes for the company website redesign. ### Photographer @ Illini Union Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Urbana-Champaign Area Operated digital and film cameras, tripods, lenses, and flash attachments to create innovative lighting effects while capturing campus life. Utilized Adobe professional software like Photoshop and Illustrator to edit headshots, student life, and special events photos. Assisted in implementing social media marketing campaigns on platforms like Instagram, Facebook LinkedIn. Digital marketing campaigns like Monday Munchies, Illini Fridays, Dad's Weekend, and UIUC Homecoming. ### Desk Clerk @ Housing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area Contributed Functional knowledge of providing office support Serviced university housing residents and heed to their necessitate ### Graphic Designer @ Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE) Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area Led in the design, development, and implementation of the graphic layout, and production communication materials. Overhauled the redesign of marketing kits including logos, brochures, newsletters, infographics, presentations, and advertisements. Created bi-weekly design presentations and proposals to receive feedback from management. ### Slay'd App Co-Founder @ Slay'd App Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area Founded a startup to connect women of color to cosmetic service providers on-demand, based on preference, referrals, and visual content; local and nation. Built brand presence across social media presence on Facebook and Instagram, resulting in 2,000+ followers (which aided in the growth of our brand’s recognition) to 2,000 followers. Facilitated the onboarding of 200+ Hairstylist, and 300+ active users. Secured 10K in seed round capital funding via iVenture Accelerator start-up ecosystem, powered by Gies College of Business. ### Creative Art Director @ Muslim.Mag Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area Piloted the vision of a magazine that showcased the distinctive perspectives of the University of Illinois Muslim students. Secured over 20+ content creators to write articles and donate art-work that contributed to the first issue. Rebuilt brand identity by creating a new logo, and managing the Facebook and Instagram accounts Designed the graphic layout of the magazine, and promotional materials. Influenced the relationship between content creators and board members by ensuring strong communication. ### Fellow @ iVenture Acceletator Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area Educational accelerator for top student startups at UIUC. Conducted market research on the minority cosmetic beauty marketplace Ideated prototype and demo for Slay'd app ### Fashion Design Assisant @ St. Firmpong Design Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Chicago Streamlined process of acquiring new clients and their measurements by creating a template that could be filled in under 2 minutes. Scheduled and organized deadlines to ensure that design projects were finalized on time for meetings and seasonal sales. Updated inventory, tracked sales, and acted as a liaison with vendors to increase efficiency of the business. Produced accurate measurements, cut fabric, and sewed hemlines for the design of the summer 2016 Frimpong clothing line. ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Product Design University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ### 3D Design University of the Arts London ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kofo-sulaiman-984758b2 --- Source: https://flows.cv/kofo JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kofo/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29