Lawrence Chege
@lawrencechege
I design inclusive digital products across mobile, web, USSD, SMS, and IVR for East African users.
What I'm looking for
At Equity Bank, I lead UX strategy and design for Move, Borrow, and Save across mobile, web, chatbot, and USSD, serving 100M+ customers in six African markets. I designed digital Government Securities access for 10M+ customers and improved usability by 12% through structured testing.
I've designed low-connectivity health services at Living Goods for Community Health Workers using SMS, USSD, and IVR, including telemedicine flows that retained 85% of 20+ onboarded CHWs. I translate field research into information architecture, prototypes, design systems, specifications, and training that teams can use.
Across Palladium, Eclectics, CyberCity Solutions, and my independent studio, I've delivered enterprise banking UX, digital health tools, brand systems, websites, and UI/UX projects for organisations across East Africa.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior User Experience Designer
Equity Bank Limited
Dec 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)
Lead UX strategy and design for the bank's Move, Borrow, and Save pillars across mobile, web, chatbot, and USSD channels, serving 100M+ customers across 6 African markets. Designed the Government Securities flow and Partner Visits staff tool, achieving a 12% usability improvement and reducing component inconsistencies by 35%.
Founder & Creative Director
Polca Creations Limited
Jan 2014 - Present (12 years 7 months)
Run an independent design studio serving small businesses and organisations, delivering 10+ projects across SaaS, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and NGOs. Led the brand identity redesign for Deliverance Church International.
Conducted and supported user research to design digital health services for community health workers in rural areas. Translated business requirements into prototypes and technical specifications, producing wireframes, prototypes, flow diagrams and XLSForms.
Owned delivery and UX for an eight-month programme equipping Community Health Workers with telemedicine tools across SMS, USSD and IVR, designed for rural low-connectivity use on basic handsets. Designed information architecture and interaction flows for all three channels, onboarded 20+ CHWs, and wrote a three-day training curriculum.
Defined UX measurement criteria with QA teams and instrumented task success, error rate and satisfaction tracking for enterprise releases. Conducted user research and designed prototypes and wireframes for enterprise applications, training cross-functional teams on UX best practices.
Graphic and UI/UX Designer
Eclectics International Limited
Sep 2017 - Aug 2019 (1 year 11 months)
Designed UI/UX for banking applications used by 10+ financial institutions. Gathered and evaluated user requirements with product managers and engineers, creating storyboards, process flows, sitemaps, UI mockups, and prototypes.
Lead Graphic Designer
CyberCity Solutions Kenya
Oct 2016 - Sep 2017 (11 months)
Led UI/UX and visual design across products, developing interactive features and translating complex information into digestible graphics, animations, and presentation design.
Programmer and Web Designer
SahanNet Ltd
Jul 2010 - Nov 2013 (3 years 4 months)
Performed web development, ICT support and server maintenance. Concurrent freelance work launched 20+ responsive websites for SMEs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Nexford University
Bachelor of Business Administration, Digital Communication and Media
Pursuing a BBA in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, expected completion in December 2027.
Presbyterian University of East Africa
Diploma, Computer Science
2014 - 2014
Earned a Diploma in Computer Science with a focus on Web Design, Development, and Programming.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Website
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