Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority
A platform built end to end, with a website for citizens, a system for businesses to manage their fleets, and tools for the authority to manage its clients and site visits.
Lemuel Ayesu: Product Designer
Hi, I'm Lemuel
I design and build real products
Web apps, mobile apps, and dashboards, designed by someone who also runs the systems they sit on.
Product design and IT
I bring the real users in early, ask the right questions, and make sure what I build doesn't create more problems than it solves.
Work.
About me
I do design and I do IT. I'm not giving up either.
My first computer was in a school ICT lab in Ghana. I was so little I can't remember what I did on it, but I was hooked. I kept talking about computers until my dad bought me a PC. I opened it up, broke things, replaced motherboards, and asked my ICT teacher a lot of questions.
All my plans were IT. Then I learned design for my final year project, and my first job after school was a design job. I found out I could really do it. When an IT job came up, I took it, because I can do design from anywhere but IT not so much.
Running real systems changed how I design. I use software and wonder if the person who designed it ever knew how it would be used. That's why I start with the people who'll use it.
I enjoy designing mobile apps most, because every app has its own flow and style. When something breaks, I like the problems that make me feel I don't know much, because that means I have something new to learn. I don't believe in mediocrity, and I want to be one of the best names in IT in Ghana.
Books, anime, thrillers, friends, and my Christian family. I love God.
Bungee jumping. If it's risky and fun, I'm in.
Journey
- IT ManagerAccra, GhanaNow
- Product designerPart-timeNow
- DesignerMy first job after school
- Learned designMy final year project
- First computerA school ICT lab in Ghana
What I work with
Design
Mobile apps
Web apps
Dashboards
Design systems
IT
Running systems
Troubleshooting
PowerShell
Hardware
Learning
Google IT Support
CompTIA A+
Security, next