Hi, I'm Paul. I design for large financial institutions, fintech products and dense back-office systems behind them.
AI-aware, comfortable in /code, happiest turning tough timelines into clear steps.
Also a compulsive doodler
Projects I’ve worked on and other design and team stories
Highlights
At the moment, I’m leading the design team of the Business Banking tribe at Emirates NBD. I make sure they laugh Monday to Friday and meet all stakeholders expectations
Showing other teams how we successfully grew the business banking portfolio from 2 to 11 projects in 3 years, how we collaborated with Research, Service Design and Design System teams
AI Innovation Workshop Awards, October 2025
At the 2025 Central Bank of the UAE Hackathon, held in partnership with KPMG, EFI, and UBF, six leading banks came together for an intensive two-day challenge to push the boundaries of Al in financial services. Among the standout participants was the Emirates NBD team, representing Business Banking, Engineering, and Product Design in a tightly coordinated cross-functional effort.
Business Banking - Emirates NBD & Central Bank of UAE
Words from collaborators
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"I initially brought Paul on board to address an urgent team need and fill a resource gap. Not only did he fulfil that need, he also became an integral team member."
James Palmer - Group Head of Design, ENBD
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“His feedback has not only taught me a great deal but has also introduced me to new and more organized ways of working."
Mehek Ć - Senior Product Designer, RAK Bank - Dubai
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"Paul's comprehensive grasp of project front and back-end aspects aids in foreseeing technical constraints, proving invaluable to our team's process."
Gianbattista Bifulco - Senior Product Designer, George Labs - Vienna
What I know well enough to stay out of
I know how design systems, research, and branding work. I just don't run them.
Design System Governance
Advanced Market & User Research
Branding
I worked for
As a Product Designer, I worked on various retail and internal (staff) projects with Emirates NBD and with Nymcard—a SaaS FinTech solution. Earlier, I worked as a front-end developer with Nymgo (2016) and Born Interactive (2011) building web-application, admin dashboards and e-commerce websites.