Please can anyone help me with mine.
I’m a product designer with 3years and 4months experience in product design and 18months prior to that as a graphics designer. I currently work in a product-led company in Nigeria as a Product designer.
I went back technation guide after the last review and feedback from alumni’s here and did a bit of restructuring. And here’s what I have
Recommendations
1.* innovation as a an employee that have led the design team on redesign of a great corebanking platform bringing about innovation and my work on other projects within the product-based company- From Group Head in my current company
2: * My work on a startup that ensures rural areas in Nigeria has light especially for market women so they can able to sell at night. This project progressed to provide solar panels for homes and offices. I worked on the logo, graphics and also ui/ux. Reference letter from founder talks about this and how I was an exceptional member in the enactus team some years ago (which was where we met and also when and I developed the visual direction for another of his startup)
Letter 3: Reference from my first employer as a product designer stating my contribution to designing the company’s website and my role as lead in designing a product that improves voting system in government paliament in Nigeria
Mandatory criteria
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Reference letter from my current manager speaking about my work on the corebanking system
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Evidence that I command a high salary and history of earnings. Show increase in my salary too
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Reference from Faculty advisor and project head of social enterprise stating my excellent contributions to enactus forum in my school and a business we worked on. The growth and impact of the business on enactus and the entire student community. I worked on all branding for this product and also web app(mobile and web). This business has since 2021 been receiving grants, awards and also helped enactus in my campus come 3rd in the national competition
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Financial report and design screenshots of M/C 3
**Optional criteria
Number 2 - How do I demonstrate that I have been recognised for my work outside of my immediate occupation that contributed to the advancement of the sector?
I run a podcast for tech enthusiast where I interview industry leaders within design, development and product space to share knowledge from their experience for individual and organisational growth.
Evidence a. Reference letter from a a guest stating her experience coming on my podcast and also talks about the community of young adults that listen to my podcast. She’s a manager in her skill and also run a podcast
Evidence b. Podcast metrics across all streaming platforms and invite to anchor a panel I got June 2024 and after the panel I received an award form the panel organisers. The panel organisers got recommended to me by individuals that listen to my podcast
Evidence c. Evidence as a keynote speaker at a tech conference. The organisation equips Nigerians with tech skills and i was invited to speak to adolescent and young adults on the importance of getting a profittable skill and why tech skill is important in our time and age. A virtual conference with over 150 attendies from different states across the country and lastly award nomination
Number 3 - How do I demonstrate that I have made a significant technical, commercial or entrepreneurial contributions to the field as a founder, senior executive, board member or employee of a product-led digital technology company**
I serve as a board member and founding product designer of an online art gallery featuring African product and we have been able to raise over 2million in investment(no revenues yet) and recently participated in the total energies startup week and have recorded over 300 sign ups since launch
Evidence 1. Reference from the founder in relation to my work. I created all designs from logo to the web application. Link to the platform
Evidence 2. Figma screens, pitch deck, email trail inviting him for pitch, my work with devs
Evidence 3. Reference letter founder of a product company where I designed an ecommerce website(am considering removing this)
Thank you!