Haythem Gataa
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Haythem Gataa

Software Designer & Engineer in Tunisia

Designing Mindful Experiences: From Nobel-Winning Projects to AI Innovations

2 months ago

About

I'm a detail-oriented Software Designer, passionate about micro interactions, animations, and the art of design. With a track record of bringing products to life and enhancing existing ones (over 4+ years), I blend creativity with my engineering background to deliver mindful user experiences.

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Tunis, Tunisia
  • Collaborating on a design system to help accelerate new projects’ creation, and insure consistency across non-branded projects

  • Creating fun animations and micro-interactions to make our products feel dynamic (which increased the wow! effect by 2 wows/user).

  • Introduced tools like Rive, Lottie, and Framer, which helped us reduce developer frustration and reduce development time by up to one week on average.

  • Redesigned a couple of products, improving the UX and modernizing the UI. Which for some projects, paired with great enhancement by the AI team, tripled the product usage over less than 1 year.

  • Brought to life many innovative AI related projects.

2020 — 2023
Sousse, Tunisia
  • Designed an award-winning platform (Sehaty Online).

  • Designed a high-fidelity wireframe, and assisted during user testing sessions for WFP's Last Mile Ecosystem, a Nobel-awarded project.

  • Designing and ensuring the good delivery Of our work from UX to UI, then to the dev team.

  • Helped leading and integrating new designers to the team

2022 — 2022
Sousse, Tunisia
  • Created the course plan, exercises, and exams.

  • Ensured the good flow of the lesson while keeping the students entertained.

  • Organized workshops to help students practice the newly acquired information.

2021 — 2022
Sousse, Tunisia
  • Assisted students in learning UX design.

  • Organized workshops to help students understand UX basics.

  • Helped students accomplish a full UX project by the end of the program.

Education

2020 — 2023
Master in Software Engineering at Ecole Polytechnique Sousse
Sousse, Tunisia
  • Graduated with an excellent grade and jury honors
2017 — 2020
Bachelor in Computer Science at Higher Institute of Computer Science and Management of Kairouan
Kairouan, Tunisia
  • Graduated with an excellent grade and jury honors

Awards

2021
Best website design (Silver award) from Tunisia Digital Awards
2019
1st place winner of Code Camping from Mentor Nations
2019
1st place winner of Innovation Camp from Injaz Tunisia

Speaking

2024
Designer's Toolbox: Tips and Tricks at Ellevate Women
Tunis - Tunisia
2023
Design for non-designers at RNA.AI (with BioNTech)
Mainz - Germany
2022
Design for non-designers at GoMyCode Hackathon
Sousse - Tunisia
2021
Design Boost at Google Developers Group Event
Sousse - Tunisia

Certifications

Volunteering

2018 — 2023
Mahdia, Tunisia

Designed social media content and print materials that boosted event attendance and engagement., and organized an initiative to transform a neglected forest into a welcoming green space for families and children, fostering a sense of safety and community.

2020 — 2020
Online

Designed persuasive social media visuals for a COVID-19 fact-checking project. This effort aimed to counter misinformation, educating the public about accurate health practices during the pandemic.

2018 — 2020
Co-Founder and Head of design at Google Club ISIGK
Kairouan, Tunisia

Co-led the organization and branding of events and workshops to share tech knowledge, attracting students and community members.

2019 — 2020
Photographer and Designer at We Are Kairouan (a Tunivision initiative)
Kairouan, Tunisia

Responsible for capturing the historic beauty of Kairouan. Highlighted the city’s rich heritage, contributing to local tourism awareness and community pride.

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