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Rita Gitamo

@ritagitamo

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User-centric product designer blending UX, data analytics, and AI-driven insights.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role where I can apply HCI and data-driven UX to lead product design, collaborate cross-functionally, and use AI tools to deliver user-focused, business-impacting solutions.

I am a user-centric product designer with a foundation in Information Science and advanced data analytics, focused on leveraging user insights and emerging AI tools to create intuitive digital experiences. I have led cross-functional teams through the design lifecycle — from wireframing and prototyping to usability testing and stakeholder pitching — and serve as the Voice of the Customer to align products with user needs and business goals.

My background includes hands-on experience in information architecture, EDMS digitization, and field user research, where I synthesized data from 100+ users to inform design decisions. Comfortable with HCI principles, data governance, and AI tools like Python and TensorFlow, I combine rigorous data practice with human-centered design to drive measurable product outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Product Manager (Design Lead)

ALX Professional Foundations Program

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 (11 months)

Led a cross-functional team of five to conceptualize FoodLink, defined product needs from user insights, created wireframes and rapid prototypes, ran usability tests, and pitched the product to stakeholders.

Product Management Wireframing Prototyping User Research Usability Testing VOC分析 Figma Miro

Data Enumerator

DAS Group Africa

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 (11 months)

Designed and administered user-centered surveys to 100+ fish farmers and synthesized analysis reports that informed product pilot design and resource allocation.

Survey Design Data Collection Data Analysis User Research Reporting SQL Data Visualization

Information Management Attaché

Kenya Pipeline Company

Designed and maintained physical and digital information architecture and contributed to document digitization for the EDMS, enforcing confidentiality and access-control protocols to improve retrieval accuracy and data integrity.

Information Architecture EDM Records Management Access Control Data Governance HCI User Centered Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Bachelor of Science, Information Science

Activities and societies: Specialized coursework in Human-Computer Interaction, User Studies, Information Systems Analysis and Design, Database Management, and Project Management.

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Information Science with coursework in HCI, information systems, and database management; expected graduation December 2026.