A career across libraries, the web and design.
Reference and instruction in an engineering library, website and product work for clients and teams, and teaching at university level.
Professional experience
Aug. 2025 - Present
Pre-Professional Graduate Assistant
Grainger Engineering Library, UIUC
- Reference, research consultations and information literacy instruction for engineering students and faculty, including ME 470 senior design teams.
- Sole weekend Duty Officer for an 80,000 sq. ft. building and an Information Desk handling 35,000 inquiries in 2025-2026.
- Built Research Data and Scholarly Support pages and remediated accessibility across engineering LibGuides.
Summer 2026
Website Designer, Communications & Marketing
School of Information Sciences, UIUC
- Designed 180+ web pages within university brand and accessibility guidelines.
- Authored a website style guide adopted for consistency across contributors.
Apr. 2022 - Jul. 2025
Web Developer & Customer Service Representative
AKOTECH Dynamics, Lagos
- Built and maintained responsive websites and web apps in WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL.
- Resolved hosting, email and CMS issues and trained clients to manage their own platforms.
Nov. 2020 - Feb. 2022
UI/UX Designer (Remote)
Serveased Technology, Ontario
- Designed web and mobile interfaces in Figma using user-centred and accessible design practice.
- Ran research, personas, flows, wireframes and interactive prototypes through iterative review.
Feb. 2020 - Dec. 2020
School Librarian (NYSC)
Faith Alive School, Lagos
- Ran library operations and OPAC records and managed the library's web presence.
Mar. 2021 - Jan. 2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Dept. of LIS, Tai Solarin University of Education
- Supported LIS111 Information Literacy, LIS113 Library Awareness and LIS112 Information Users.
- Mentored undergraduates through tutorials and one-on-one consultations.
Outreach & volunteering
May 2026
Organizer, De-Stress Fest: Board Games & Brain Break
Grainger Engineering Library, UIUC
Conceived and led a drop-in wellness workshop supporting student mental health during high-stress periods.
Apr. 2026
Outreach, McKinley Special Populations Health Fair
University Library, UIUC
Staffed the University Library booth, connecting students to library and wellness resources.
Dec. 2021 - Apr. 2022
Literacy & Tech Instructor (Volunteer)
King's Heritage Missionary Motherless Babies Home
Taught digital and information literacy, built the organisation's website and helped secure over NGN 800,000 in funding.
Sep. 2022
Volunteer, Children's Book Week Celebration
Meiran Public Library
Ran storytelling, crafts and reading challenges for 120+ participants.
Leadership
Feb. 2019 - Nov. 2019
President, COSPED Faculty
TASUED Students' Union
Led a faculty student union, organised a 3-day digital and IT skills training programme and drove facility renovations with transparent financial reporting.
Mar. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Secretary, Academic Committee
TASUED Students' Union
Organised academic tutorials and study resources and administered a union bi-election.
Certifications
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Coursera, 2026)
- An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design (Coursera, 2026)
- Build a Free Website with WordPress (Coursera, 2025)
- Mandated Reporter: Child Abuse & Neglect Training (State of Illinois, 2026)
- Faculty-Staff Title IX Training (University of Illinois, 2026)
My full curriculum vitae is on this site, and you can email me for a PDF copy.