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OLI GUNNER

Remote, UK
olliegunner360@live.com
oligunner.com
linkedin.com/in/olliegunner

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A Senior UX/UI Designer with over 7 years of experience specializing in Design Engineering. I bridge creative vision with technical execution, combining deep UX psychology with frontend development (React, Tailwind) to build scalable digital products. Proven track record of reducing development cycles by 80% through automated design systems. Expert in translating complex B2B/B2C requirements into intuitive interfaces for enterprise clients and leading tech firms (recognised on the Top 100 Tech Firms list by FTSE) across Fintech, Healthcare, and AI sectors.

SKILLS

Design Systems, Figma, Information Architecture, User Flows, Wireframing, Rapid Prototyping, Motion Design (Rive, Lottie), React, Tailwind CSS, HTML5, SCSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, Git, Storybook, Adobe Creative Suite, WCAG Accessibility, A/B Testing, User Research, User Journey Mapping

EXPERIENCE

UX Consultant
FREELANCE | January 2026 – Present
  • Providing independent UX health checks, auditing live products for usability, accessibility, and conversion issues.
  • Delivering website maintenance and frontend engineering support for SMEs and agencies on a contract basis.
  • Scoping and executing short-term design and development engagements across B2B and B2C verticals.
Senior UX/UI Designer (Design Engineering Lead)
ELEMENTAL CONCEPT | September 2018 – January 2026
  • Progressed from Intern to Senior Lead, driving the agency's transition to modern product design methodologies.
  • Architected and deployed the INNIT Design System, a custom framework bridging Figma and Storybook.
  • Reduced development setup times by 95% (weeks to hours) by implementing automated token extraction.
  • Enabled rapid white-labeling for B2B clients, allowing full thematic rebranding in under 10 minutes.
  • Led end-to-end product design for Fintech, Healthcare, and Government sectors.
  • Championed Figma migration, increasing design-to-dev velocity by 40% and eliminating handover friction.
  • Operated as a functional Design Engineer, writing production-ready React, Tailwind, and PHP code.
  • Integrated high-performance motion graphics using Lottie and Rive for enhanced user engagement.

KEY PROJECTS

Enterprise Productivity & Analytics Suite

Overhauled a legacy estate agency platform, transforming dense data into an intuitive analytics dashboard that streamlined employee productivity tracking and client management workflows.

Custom Internal Design System (INNIT)

Architected a modular system based on Angular Material, enabling teams to spin up authenticated environments in hours using automated token pipelines and pre-built feature shells.

Global Uniform Procurement Portal

Partnered with a leading tech firm (recognised on the Top 100 Tech Firms list by FTSE) to adapt their rewards platform for a US airline, re-engineering the core architecture to handle bespoke procurement rules and deliver a seamless uniform ordering experience.

EDUCATION

Staffordshire University | 2013 – 2018

Undergraduate studies focused on Gameplay Design & Production, interactive systems, and player psychology.

INTERESTS

Digital Photography, Agentic AI, Generative Models, Travel & Culture, Futurism