Profile Profile

I’m Shane, a product designer based in Wirral. I was most recently Founding Designer at Kiin Bio, where I focused on crafting powerful, elegant experiences for scientists.

I spend my off-hours working on DIY home projects and visiting National Trust sites.

You can find me on LinkedIn or reach out at

Experience

Kiin Bio Founding Designer
2025 ∙ 2026

Designing and building AI-powered interfaces, working across UI development, design, and product direction.

  • Designed data-intensive web interfaces and interactive dashboards for an AI-guided platform, featuring execution timelines and experiment workspaces.
  • Defined product strategy and UX foundations from the ground up for early-stage platform initiatives.
  • Built high-fidelity front-end prototypes using Claude Code, React, and Tailwind CSS for rapid validation.
Lifebit Lead Product Designer
2021 ∙ 2025

Leading product design and design systems for complex genomic analytics platforms used by global biomedical researchers.

  • Facilitated end-to-end user research to translate customer feedback into core platform improvements.
  • Maintained the Figma design system and synchronized UI components with engineering teams via Storybook.
  • Collaborated daily with PMs and engineering squads to align design requirements with technical execution.
Co-op Bank UX Design Manager
2018 ∙ 2021

Directing UX strategy and digital product design across mobile and web banking applications for millions of customers.

  • Served as Lead Designer for the Open Banking rollout, designing end-to-end consent and authentication journeys.
  • Founded and scaled the bank's design system ("Daly") across Figma, Bitbucket, and Storybook.
  • Embedded WCAG accessibility standards into design tokens and component guidelines across all products.
Paperkite Senior Interaction Designer
2015 ∙ 2018

Designed high-impact mobile ordering and payment experiences for enterprise clients.

  • Designed mobile features for the BPMe app, enabling in-vehicle fuel payments for 500,000+ users.
  • Led product design for the Hell Pizza mobile app, translating brand identities into native ordering interfaces.
  • Conducted usability testing and iterative prototyping across native iOS and Android platforms.
JTB Studios Designer & Front-end Dev
2012 ∙ 2015

Designed and developed responsive web applications and interactive digital experiences for diverse client projects.

  • Built custom front-end interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Created wireframes, visual designs, and interactive client prototypes.
  • Collaborated closely with developers to deliver production-ready assets.

Work