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A bit about me

I design inclusive, human-centred services that turn ideas into outcomes. My approach is public-sector friendly, accessibility-by-default, and focused on making complex services simple and usable.

With over six years’ experience shaping products and services across healthcare, education, and membership organisations, I work end-to-end — from discovery to delivery — and bring teams along through clear communication and pragmatic decision-making.

I currently work in health tech, partnering with organisations like NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Department for Education. My background also includes time as a Design Manager at William Hill and as the founder of a small bespoke design agency, giving me a perspective that spans both large-scale service delivery and entrepreneurial agility.

Whatever the context, my goal is the same: to design services that are easy to use, inclusive from the start, and able to deliver real-world impact.

Profile highlights

At a glance

    • 6+ years designing inclusive, human-centred services
    • Accessibility by default, WCAG 2.2 aware
    • Skilled in GOV.UK & NHS service standards
    • Experience across healthcare, education & commercial

Disciplines and sectors

Disciplines

  • Service design
  • UX design
  • User research
  • Interaction design
  • Content design
  • Prototyping & testing
  • Design systems
  • Information architecture

Sectors

  • NHS / Health
  • Public sector
  • Education
  • Non-profit
  • SME
  • Membership organisations
  • Commercial
  • Start-ups

Work Experience

Senior UX / Service Designer

AireLogic (Consultancy) 2024 – Present
  • Designed remote monitoring and vaccination services for NHS clients.
  • Produced service blueprints, prototypes, and usability testing plans.
  • Collaborated with clinicians, policy leads, and technical teams.

Design Manager

William Hill 2023 – 2024
  • Introduced accessibility audits and embedded WCAG practices.
  • Led design system overhaul, reducing duplicate UI by 60%.
  • Managed a cross-disciplinary design team delivering at scale.

Co-founder / Designer

Kraken Design Agency 2019 – 2021
  • Delivered 50+ branding and digital projects for SMEs and non-profits.
  • Established modular design system approach cutting delivery time by 40%.
  • Led client workshops, strategy sessions, and iterative design sprints.

Digital Designer

Palcic Taekwondo 2017 – 2019
  • Created scalable visual identity applied across certificates, uniforms, and large-format event signage.
  • Designed a custom CRM system to manage students, payments, and grading.
  • Improved parent engagement through accessible, mobile-first design.

Professional Development

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

Google / Coursera

A structured, end-to-end UX curriculum covering research, prototyping and testing. Helped formalise my existing practice with hands-on projects and industry-recognised certification.

IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator Badge

IBM SkillsBuild

Focused on collaboration and alignment in multi-disciplinary teams. Strengthened my ability to co-create with stakeholders and apply design thinking at scale.

HTML & CSS Fundamentals

Codecademy

Gave me practical coding foundations to prototype, test ideas quickly, and collaborate more effectively with developers.

Systems Thinking

Open University (OpenLearn)

Introduced me to systems thinking principles and their application to service design. Expanded my perspective on how individual service touchpoints fit into wider social and organisational systems.

Values

Values

  • Evidence-led
  • Continuous professional development
  • Plain English
  • Accessibility first
  • Inclusive by default
  • Collaborative
  • Pragmatic
  • Iterative
  • Ethical

Tools

  • Figma
  • Adobe suite
  • Webflow
  • Mural
  • Jira & confluence
  • Miro
  • UserZoom
  • Qualtrics surveys
  • HTML & CSS
  • Notion
  • Google Suite

stephenocall3@gmail.com