Dela A. Kumahor

About me

Dela A. KumahorI fell in love with Design a long time ago, building websites on 800x600 screens back when Adobe Flash was still a devastatingly cool thing (in my humble opinion). My foundations were built on Communication & Interaction Design and Branding, but today – close to two decades of practice later – this is what I’m focusing on:

Leadership

  • Managing teams and processes
  • Project management
  • Mentoring

Design Thinking

  • Design sprints
  • Workshop facilitation
  • Business model design
  • Prototyping

Research

  • Planning and conducting ethnographic research
  • Synthesis
  • Concept testing
  • Usability testing

Product Management

  • Product strategy
  • Defining requirements
  • Interfacing with development teams
  • Agile development

Customer Experience (CX)

  • CX Measurement
  • Omni-channel customer support
  • Mapping operational workflows

User Experience (UX) & Service Design

  • User flows
  • Journey mapping
  • Service blueprints
  • Information Architecture
  • Wireframing

Résumé

Work History

VP Product Development

Kofa (Accra, Ghana)
February 2021 – Present

Product & Experience Design Consultant

Self-Employed (Accra, Ghana)
March 2020 – Present

CX (Customer Experience) Consultant, Head of CX & Digital Services

miLife Insurance (Accra, Ghana)
September 2018 – February 2020

Product & UX Design Consultant

Self-Employed (Accra, Ghana)
September 2017 – June 2019

Partner & Design Lead

The Cobalt Partners (Accra, Ghana)
February 2014 – September 2017

Lecturer, Adjunct Lecturer

Ashesi University (Berekuso, Ghana)
September 2012 – May 2015

Product & UX Design Consultant

Self-Employed (Accra, Ghana)
July 2011 – January 2014

Interaction Designer & Developer

Experientia (Turin, Italy)
November 2010 – June 2011

Designer & Developer

Pierandrei Associati (Milan, Italy)
February 2009 – January 2010

Graphic Artist, Senior Graphic Designer

Philadelphia Housing Authority (Philadelphia, USA)
February 2003 – September 2006

Education

Masters in Product-Service Systems Design

Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy)
September 2006 – July 2010

Progetto I-Nova

Scuola Politecnica di Design (Milan, Italy)
February 2008 – May 2008

Bachelor of Applied Science, Computer Science (concentration in Digital Media Design)

University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA)
September 1998 – May 2002

Photography

the plantain seller by Dela A. Kumahor on 500px.com

the plantain seller

mother of four by Dela A. Kumahor on 500px.com

mother of four

beachboats by Dela A. Kumahor on 500px.com

beachboats

Untitled by Dela A. Kumahor on 500px.com

untitled

distance (the beggar) by Dela A. Kumahor on 500px.com

distance (the beggar)

Life is a blur by Dela A. Kumahor on 500px.com

life is a blur

hours by Dela A. Kumahor on 500px.com

hours

convergence by Dela A. Kumahor on 500px.com

convergence

5 o'clock shadow by Dela A. Kumahor on 500px.com

5 o'clock shadow