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Tapiwa Gombarume

@tapiwagombarume

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UI/UX designer focused on user-centered, fast, and practical product interfaces.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I seek hands-on product design roles where I can iterate quickly, collaborate with teams, and grow through user-centered projects and mentorship.

I am a UI/UX designer with a strong foundation in design principles, clear layouts, balanced spacing, readable hierarchy, and practical user-focused thinking. My training at Uncommon.Org and hands-on projects shape my approach.

I practice product design through personal projects and team collaborations, applying user-centered methods to deliver usable interfaces. I won the GDG Hackathon by designing an interface and building an HTML dashboard during a two-hour sprint.

I teach Scratch programming to children as a volunteer twice weekly, which strengthens my communication, empathy, and ability to explain complex concepts simply. I regularly run rapid design iterations and prototyping to validate ideas.

My toolkit includes Figma, Adobe Illustrator, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and I emphasize clean modern UI, micro-interactions, and well-structured flows to create delightful user experiences.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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UI/UX Designer

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Uncommon.Org

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Actively practicing UI/UX through personal and team projects, applying user-centered design principles and producing high-fidelity interfaces and prototypes; won a GDG Hackathon by designing the interface and building an HTML dashboard in a 2-hour sprint.

Figma HTML CSS JavaScript Prototyping Wireframing User Research Visual Design

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Scratch Coding Instructor

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Uncommon.Org

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Teach programming to children twice weekly using Scratch, improving learners' foundational coding skills and communicating complex concepts simply to diverse age groups.

Scratch Teaching Communication Empathy Lesson planning Classroom Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Uncommon.Org

Bootcamp / Certificate, Product Design (UI/UX, Branding, Graphic Design)

Activities and societies: Participated in hands-on projects and hackathons; received mentorship from Uncommon.org instructors.

Completed structured bootcamp training in Product Design covering UI/UX design, branding, and graphic design, supplemented by digital marketing and programming crash courses.