Hi, I'mRaynor Ong
UI/UX Designer · Front-End Engineer · Product Manager
Six-plus years shipping products from every seat at the table: I set the visual direction, build the front end in React and TypeScript, and carry the product decisions in between — scoping, trade-offs, go-to-market. My first product was a livestreamed game show with thousands playing at once; I took Blipflip from positioning, design and code to the App Store and Google Play solo. When one person owns design, code and product, nothing gets lost in translation.
Selected Work
Experience
Sep 2022 — Present
UI/UX Frontend Developer
Ensign InfoSecurity · Singapore
- Own end-to-end design and frontend engineering for large-scale web apps serving critical government clients, to WCAG and high-reliability standards.
- Lead designer and frontend developer for a LangGraph/CrewAI agent platform shown at GovWare 2025 and 2026, turning unpredictable LLM behaviour into workflows analysts trust.
- Currently leading an entire project end to end as its sole owner — product scoping, UI/UX, frontend, and hands-on backend development.
- Build responsive, performant interfaces in Next.js, React, and TypeScript with TailwindCSS.
- Built the company design system end to end — Figma components plus frontend implementation.
- Led the UI/UX revamp of the corporate website, ensigninfosecurity.com — live today.
- Built custom OpenCTI frontend extensions and SOC dashboards, turning high-volume security telemetry into actionable views.
Aug 2020 — Aug 2022
UX Engineer
SecureAge Technology · Singapore
- Developed the CatchPulse security portal with Vue.js, including its data visualization dashboards.
- Built and maintained a reusable component library documented in Storybook.
- Ran heuristic evaluations, usability testing, and design thinking sessions; prototyped in Figma and Balsamiq.
Aug 2019 — Jul 2020
UI/UX Designer
Bits & Bytes · Singapore
- Led the web and mobile redesign for a yoga studio, from user research through high-fidelity prototypes.
- Produced wireframes, mockups, and design guidelines in Figma.
May 2018 — Mar 2019
Software Engineer Intern / Freelance
SGAG Media, HEPMIL Media Group · Singapore
- Worked with the Project Manager to develop internal products for the Creative and Production team.
- Performed competitive analysis for the marketing plan.
- Developed project-related formats, concepts, and content.
- Developed the Panik! mobile application using React Native — see case study below.
2014 — 2016
Multimedia Team (National Service)
17C4I Battalion, Singapore Armed Forces · Singapore
- Photography, videography and editing for battalion events across a two-year National Service posting.
- Deployed Feb–Jun 2015 to the 28th SEA Games multimedia team behind the Opening and Closing Ceremonies: shot footage for the volunteers' tribute video and two ceremony countdown films, broadcast across Southeast Asia to an audience of 600 million.
- Sourced archival footage and newspaper features of national athletes, and produced text graphics screened on the National Stadium's LED displays during both ceremonies.
About
I'm a designer, front-end engineer and product manager in Singapore — usually all three on the same project. I set the direction, spec it into a system, build it in code, and own what ships and why.
I trained in games design and development before anything else — a Higher Nitec at ITE — and my first shipped product was Panik!, a live trivia game show app at SGAG Media where I also ran the competitive analysis behind its go-to-market. Since then the pattern has held: Blipflip, an hourly video diary I took from positioning through design and code to its App Store and Google Play releases solo; Carb Kun Carb, whose identity grew from a single sticker; and my day job at Ensign InfoSecurity, owning the design system and leading the front end of an agentic AI platform. NUS-certified in digital product management, 2024.
Languages
English, Mandarin
Skills & Tools
Design
- Figma
- UI & Visual Design
- Design Systems
- Motion & Interaction
- UX Research
- Accessibility (WCAG)
Engineering
- React.js
- React Native
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- HTML & CSS
- Backend Development
- PostgreSQL
Product
- Product Strategy
- End-to-End Project Leadership
- Scoping & Prioritization
- Go-to-Market & Competitive Analysis
- Data-Informed Iteration
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
Singapore Management University · Aug 2016 — Apr 2020
Diploma in Information Technology
Nanyang Polytechnic · Apr 2011 — Mar 2014
Higher Nitec in Games Design and Development, Programming
Institute of Technical Education · Jan 2009 — Mar 2011
Professional Certificate in Digital Product Management
National University of Singapore · Jul 2024
Let's talk
Open to UI/UX design, front-end engineering and product management roles — consumer, social, live and game products especially, overseas markets welcome. The fastest way to reach me is email.
The full PDF isn't published — email me and I'll send it over, in English or 中文.