Open to Work

Hello, I Am Ethan - I Build Digital Products

Helping brands build better digital products through deep research, clean interfaces, and data-driven decisions.

Web Design

Framer & Webflow

UI Design

Interfaces that convert

UX Research

Insights drive decisions

Soft Skills

Lead, mentor, deliver

Career Journeys

Work Experience

Companies and teams where I shipped real products and made measurable design impact.

Companies and teams where I shipped real products and made measurable design impact.

2022 — Present

STRIPE

Senior UX Designer

Current

I lead end-to-end product design for Stripe's dashboard, improving onboarding and task success.

UX Research

Design Systems

Accessibility

Klarna logo

2020 — 2022

KLARNA

Lead Product Designer

Past

Owned checkout experience design, improving conversion rates through research and iterative testing.

Prototyping

User Testing

Figma

Notion Logo

2019 — 2022

NOTION

Interaction Designer

Past

Designed micro-interactions and motion systems for Notion's core editor experience at scale.

Motion Design

Framer

Prototyping

Grammarly

2017 — 2019

GRAMMARLY

Lead Product Designer

Past

Grew active users from 2M to 10M by redesigning the core editor and design system.

Growth Design

Design Systems

Browser UX

Figma logo

2015 — 2017

FIGMA

Senior UX Designer

Past

Early design team member contributing to canvas interactions, components, and collaboration features.

Canvas UX

Components

Collaboration

2022 — Present

STRIPE

Senior UX Designer

Current

I lead end-to-end product design for Stripe's dashboard, improving onboarding and task success.

UX Research

Design Systems

Accessibility

Klarna logo

2020 — 2022

KLARNA

Lead Product Designer

Past

Owned checkout experience design, improving conversion rates through research and iterative testing.

Prototyping

User Testing

Figma

Notion Logo

2019 — 2022

NOTION

Interaction Designer

Past

Designed micro-interactions and motion systems for Notion's core editor experience at scale.

Motion Design

Framer

Prototyping

Grammarly

2017 — 2019

GRAMMARLY

Lead Product Designer

Past

Grew active users from 2M to 10M by redesigning the core editor and design system.

Growth Design

Design Systems

Browser UX

Figma logo

2015 — 2017

FIGMA

Senior UX Designer

Past

Early design team member contributing to canvas interactions, components, and collaboration features.

Canvas UX

Components

Collaboration

Section tag

Design Toolkit

My go-to tools for research, wireframing, prototyping, handoff, and everything in between.

My go-to tools for research, wireframing, prototyping, handoff, and everything in between.

  • Figma

    UI Design

  • Framer

    Web Design

  • Spline

    3D Design

  • Notion

    Docs & PM

Figma

UI Design

Framer

Web Design

Spline

3D Design

Notion

Docs & PM

  • Maze

    UX Research

  • Webflow

    No-code Dev

  • Hotjar

    User Analytics

  • Miro

    Collaboration

Maze

UX Research

Webflow

No-code Dev

Hotjar

User Analytics

Miro

Collaboration

  • VS Code

    Code Editor

  • WordPress

    CMS & Web

  • Lottie

    Animation

  • Adobe XD

    UI Design

VS Code

Code Editor

WordPress

CMS & Web

Lottie

Animation

Adobe XD

UI Design

  • Dovetail

    Research Mgmt

  • Clarity

    Behaviour Analytics

  • Slack

    Team Comms

  • ChatGPT

    AI Assistant

Dovetail

Research Mgmt

Clarity

Behaviour Analytics

Slack

Team Comms

ChatGPT

AI Assistant

Explore Skills

Skills & Capabilities

Core capabilities that shape how I approach design problems and product decisions.

Core capabilities that shape how I approach design problems and product decisions.

UI Design

UI design is how I translate complex ideas into experiences people actually enjoy

Prototyping

Wireframes

Motion

UI Design

UI design is how I translate complex ideas into experiences people actually enjoy

Prototyping

Wireframes

Motion

Web Design

Framer, Webflow & CMS

No-code Dev

CMS

Web Design

Framer, Webflow & CMS

No-code Dev

CMS

Product Strategy

Research, roadmaps & decisions

Agile Methods

Stakeholders

Product Strategy

Research, roadmaps & decisions

Agile Methods

Stakeholders

Soft Skills

Lead, mentor, collaborate, deliver

Team Work

On-time

Soft Skills

Lead, mentor, collaborate, deliver

Team Work

On-time

Educations

Academic Journey

Formal education across design, technology, and computer science that built my expertise.

Formal education across design, technology, and computer science that built my expertise.

Parsons School of Design School's Logo

Bachelors in Graphic Design

Parsons School of Design

May. 2016

Bachelors

Parsons School of Design School's Logo

Bachelors in Graphic Design

Parsons School of Design

May. 2016

Bachelors

Royal College of Art College's Logo

Masters in Interaction Design

Royal College of Art

Jun. 2024

Masters

Royal College of Art College's Logo

Masters in Interaction Design

Royal College of Art

Jun. 2024

Masters

University of Sindh Jamshoro Logo

Bachelors in Information Technology

University of Sindh Jamshoro

May, 2014

Bachelors

University of Sindh Jamshoro Logo

Bachelors in Information Technology

University of Sindh Jamshoro

May, 2014

Bachelors

Awwwards Academy Online logo

Digital Experience Design Diploma

Awwwards Academy Online

Jun. 2012

Diploma

Awwwards Academy Online logo

Digital Experience Design Diploma

Awwwards Academy Online

Jun. 2012

Diploma

Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Logo

Bachelors in Software Engineering

Mehran University of Engineering & Technology

Jun. 2015

Bachelors

Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Logo

Bachelors in Software Engineering

Mehran University of Engineering & Technology

Jun. 2015

Bachelors

References

Trusted Reviews

People who experienced my design process, work ethic, and product delivery firsthand.

People who experienced my design process, work ethic, and product delivery firsthand.

A person in a blueish dress wearing the sunglasses

He turned our vague brief into a polished product experience that our users genuinely love and return to.

Daniel Brooks

Product Manager

A person in a blueish dress wearing the sunglasses

He turned our vague brief into a polished product experience that our users genuinely love and return to.

Daniel Brooks

Product Manager

  • Ethan delivers clean, precise design work that engineers genuinely love building from.

    Man in Suit

    Lucas Green

    Full Stack Developer

  • Sharp thinking, fast delivery, and always collaborative with every single team member.

    Woman in a suit

    Olivia Brown

    Brand Strategist

  • Best designer I have worked with — reliable, creative, and always on time.

    Aged man smiling

    Noah Davis

    Engineering Manager

Ethan delivers clean, precise design work that engineers genuinely love building from.

Man in Suit

Lucas Green

Full Stack Developer

Sharp thinking, fast delivery, and always collaborative with every single team member.

Woman in a suit

Olivia Brown

Brand Strategist

Best designer I have worked with — reliable, creative, and always on time.

Aged man smiling

Noah Davis

Engineering Manager

Languages

My Languages

Languages I utilize for seamless international communication and cross-border collaboration.

Languages I utilize for seamless international communication and cross-border collaboration.

95%

English

Native / Fluent

93%

French

Intermediate Level

89%

Spanish

Conversational Level

92%

German

Basic Level

Contact

Let's Collaborate

One message away from starting something amazing — let's talk about your project.

Open to Work

MichaeL Carter

Senior Product Designer

Contact

Let's Collaborate

One message away from starting something amazing — let's talk about your project.

Open to Work

MichaeL Carter

Senior Product Designer

Contact

Let's Collaborate

One message away from starting something amazing — let's talk about your project.

Open to Work

MichaeL Carter

Senior Product Designer

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