Oli Batstone, UXC
Senior Product Designer in Bristol, UK, He/him
About
Senior product designer with a keen eye for visual design. Over 8 years experience delivering effective software with users, business leaders, designers and engineers in mission-led B2B and B2C companies. Enjoys challenges and seeks learning opportunities. Interested in nature and the universe, architecture, evolutionary biology, language and etymologies, cooking, veganism, and travel.
Projects
We defined a new online sample identification system for our genetic test kit, boosting successful use by 4.7%.
We optimised visitor date selection and added time slots to help gardens manage crowds.
We developed an account based ticketing system (think Oyster across cities) for ticketless travel.
Work Experience
Testing service for genetic predisposition to disease
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Co-designed genetic testing service that exceeded sign up target by 40% in first month
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Led creative test kit physical packaging designs under US health regulations
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Planned, gathered and synthesised user research to guide business decisions including product name
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Contributed to and maintained a design system including large copy set
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Presented company-wide design process talks to drive organisation design maturity
Digitising garden visitation businesses to drive revenue
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Led design of multi-platform services for garden visitation firms and their customers
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Defined ticketing and attraction services for visitors aged 65+ with low digital skills
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Ran stakeholder workshops presenting journey maps and other artefacts
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Contributed to and maintained a design system
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Balanced multiple project needs in a high pressure start up environment
Product design consultation services for local businesses. Designed end-to-end experiences via affordable fixed project pricing model.
Global transport fare collection SaaS platform
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Led end-to-end design of iOS, Android and web platforms serving millions of users
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Delivered new features and data-led iterations with engineers across teams
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Worked with Uber and Google design teams
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Wrote production CSS for new client app
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Led switch to Figma to support US team collaboration and defined design system
Affordable credit finance
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Defined web experiences for 10+ brands receiving 10m total sessions a year
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Owned optimisation efforts with iterative testing
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Cut delivery time with introduction of design system documentation
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Developed on own initiative an acronym web search to ease new hire onboarding
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Managed additional stakeholder responsibility on exit of senior designer colleague
Global media production
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Assisted in motion graphics production for TV, from SU2C overlays to 3D intro segments
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Input on graphic design projects
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Leveraged professional Cinema 4D to After Effects workflows
Certifications
Learned and applied business fundamentals in this 6-week business design course. Topics included Business Empathy, Business Strategy (Strategic Goals, Strategic Places, Strategic Activities), Business Models, Prototyping with Numbers, Business and Design Metrics.
Added to service design skills in this week course with Clive Grinyer.
Certified UX knowledge with distinctions in exams in this week intensive. Courses included Discoveries, Ideation Techniques for UX Design, Emerging Patterns in UI Design, Lean UX and Agile, UI Principles Designers Must Know, and UX Deliverables.
Learned HTML/CSS and built several small websites.
Education
Specialised in UX/UI and animation from a range of media. Created a physical smartphone prototype and concept OS for final major project.
Practical graphic design skills.
Volunteering
Provided emotional and practical support for people directly or indirectly (parents) affected by stammering. Assured people it is manageable, inspires empathy and teaches you how to deal with fear.
Advised on mixed media from web design to print on an adhoc basis.
Cycled through the West Bank in Palestine for 10 days to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). MAP provides life-saving medical care to Palestinians affected by the Israeli occupation.