I have expert experience in the preparation and filing of federal, multi-state, and local payroll tax returns in a broad range of industry settings. My in-depth knowledge of payroll tax laws and regulations help me to perform optimally as a payroll tax professional. I have extensive experience in the research and resolution of payroll tax notices with the IRS and state and local taxing authorities. I have determined the correct local payroll taxes for thousands of employees by following the often complex tax guidelines administered by the local taxing authorities. I am highly organized and detail oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills. These skills are part of my natural makeup and I apply them to all aspects of my life. I ensure the integrity of the highly confidential information I am exposed to. My past employers have been greatly satisfied with my strong work ethic and desire to take on new challenges. I believe I would be a great asset to any organization who requires a seasoned payroll tax professional with my expertise and extensive experience in this field.
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Dua T.
Schaumburg, Illinois
$25/hr
5.0
6 jobs
๐ฏ Send Me Your Website, SaaS Product, Mobile App, or Dashboard, I'll Identify the UX Issues That Are Costing You Users and Conversions.
A great product isn't just about looking good, it's about delivering results.
I'm a UI/UX Designer with 5+ years of experience helping startups, SaaS companies, and growing businesses design digital experiences that increase user engagement, improve usability, and boost conversions.
Whether you're building a Website, SaaS Platform, Mobile App, Dashboard, CRM, MVP, or Landing Page, I design interfaces that are clean, intuitive, and built around real user behavior.
Why Work With Me?
Most designers focus on aesthetics.
I focus on user experience, business goals, and conversion optimization.
Every design is backed by:
โ๏ธ UX Research
โ๏ธ User Journey Mapping
โ๏ธ User Flow Optimization
โ๏ธ Information Architecture
โ๏ธ Wireframing
โ๏ธ Interactive Prototyping
โ๏ธ Modern UI Design
โ๏ธ Conversion-Focused UX
My goal is simple:
Create products users enjoy using while helping your business grow.
My Expertise:
โ UI/UX Design
โ Website Design
โ Mobile App Design (iOS & Android)
โ SaaS Product Design
โ Dashboard Design
โ Admin Panel Design
โ CRM Design
โ Landing Page Design
โ Web Application Design
โ Responsive Web Design
โ Design Systems
โ UX Research
โ User Personas
โ User Flows
โ Wireframes
โ Interactive Prototypes
โ Information Architecture
โ Usability Testing
โ Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)
โ Startup MVP Design
What You Can Expect
โ๏ธ Modern, clean, and user-friendly designs
โ๏ธ Pixel-perfect Figma files
โ๏ธ Developer-friendly design system
โ๏ธ Fully responsive layouts
โ๏ธ Fast communication
โ๏ธ Attention to detail
โ๏ธ On-time delivery
โ๏ธ Long-term support
๐ฏ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ | ๐๐ถ๐ด๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
I create scalable design systems, high-fidelity interfaces, wireframes, prototypes, component libraries, style guides, interaction specifications, and developer-ready design documentation.
Every Figma project is structured for seamless collaboration between designers, developers, and stakeholders.
๐ฏ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป
Designed mobile applications for iOS and Android across fintech, healthcare, SaaS, marketplaces, and consumer products.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ:
โข Mobile UI Design
โข App UX Design
โข User Flow Optimization
โข Clickable Prototypes
โข Design Systems
โข App Redesign
โข UX Audits
โข Usability Improvements
The goal is always a smoother user journey, better engagement, and stronger retention.
๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ
I specialize in designing SaaS products, B2B platforms, CRM systems, internal tools, dashboards, analytics products, and enterprise applications.
๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ป:
โข User Onboarding
โข Feature Adoption
โข Data Visualization
โข Workflow Optimization
โข Information Architecture
โข Design Systems
โข Product Scalability
โข Customer Retention
Whether you're building an MVP or scaling an established platform, I create interfaces that simplify complexity and accelerate growth.
๐ฏ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป & ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป
From startup websites to enterprise platforms, I design modern, responsive, conversion-focused websites that balance user experience with business objectives.
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ:
โข Landing Page Design
โข SaaS Website Design
โข Marketing Websites
โข Web Application Design
โข Responsive Design
โข Webflow-Ready Layouts
โข WordPress Design
โข Conversion-Focused UX
๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐
1. Discovery & UX Research
Understanding users, business goals, competitors, and product opportunities.
2. User Flows & Wireframing
Mapping journeys, information architecture, and user interactions.
3. UI Design & Prototyping
Creating modern interfaces, design systems, and interactive prototypes.
4. Testing & Optimization
Usability testing, feedback loops, iteration, and validation.
5. Developer Handoff
Developer-ready specifications for React, Webflow, WordPress, and modern development teams.
๐ฏ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐
โข Figma
โข Adobe XD
โข Photoshop
โข Illustrator
โข FigJam
โข Miro
โข Webflow
โข WordPress
โข React Collaboration
โข Design Systems
๐ฏ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
SaaS โข Fintech โข Healthcare โข E-commerce โข AI โข EdTech โข B2B โข Startups โข Enterprise Software โข Marketplaces
Let's discuss your project.
Send me your website, SaaS platform, dashboard, or mobile app, and I'll provide actionable UX insights along with recommendations to improve usability, engagement, and conversions.
UI/UX Prototyping
UX & UI
Figma
Wireframing
User Experience
UX & UI Design
Mobile UI Design
Web Design
WordPress
UX Research
Prototyping
Prototype Design
User Flow
SaaS
Landing Page
Design Mockup
Mobile App Design
Website Redesign
Justin R.
Schaumburg, Illinois
$75/hr
4.8
115 jobs
$825M in ecommerce revenue scaled. 10 years in CPG. Amazon is all I do.
If you're a food, beverage, wellness, or household brand selling on Amazon โ or trying to figure out why you're not growing the way you should โ this is the profile you've been looking for.
I work in both Seller Central and Vendor Central. They are completely different businesses with different fee structures, different content rules, and different growth levers. Most Amazon freelancers only know one side. I've operated in both for a decade.
Here's what makes me different:
Most consultants will tell you to scale. I'll tell you whether you should.
Before I touch your ad spend, I'm looking at your P&L. Your margin per ASIN. Your FBA fees vs. what you're actually netting. Your operational capacity to support growth. A 40% revenue increase means nothing if the cost to achieve it wipes out the gain.
That's the lens I bring that most Amazon freelancers skip entirely.
What I do:
Amazon PPC โ Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands & Sponsored Display
Full campaign builds, restructures, and ongoing management. Keyword harvesting, match type strategy, bid management by margin tier. TACoS and ACoS targets built around your actual P&L โ not industry benchmarks.
Seller Central & Vendor Central Account Management
Full account management on both sides of the fence. Catalog health, case management, suppressed listings, Buy Box strategy, pricing compliance โ all of it.
Listing Optimization & A+ Content
Titles, bullets, backend search terms, A+ Content, Brand Story, variation architecture. Optimized for search ranking and conversion โ both matter equally.
Catalog & SKU Strategy
Which ASINs to invest in, which to consolidate, which to kill. Parent/child structure, variation strategy, and catalog architecture to maximize share of voice without cannibalizing yourself.
FBA & FBM Strategy
Inventory planning, reorder velocity, FBA fee analysis, FBM cost-to-serve modeling. I've seen what happens when FBA stock runs out and how fast it tanks organic rank. I help you build operations so it doesn't.
Subscribe & Save Strategy
S&S setup, eligibility optimization, and conversion strategy โ critical for any consumable brand where repeat purchase drives the business.
Amazon Account Audits
One-time deep dive: ad structure, listing health, catalog gaps, wasted spend, keyword coverage, competitive position. Most audits pay for themselves within the first 30 days of changes.
Who I work with:
CPG brands in food, beverage, snacks, supplements, wellness, and household โ typically $500K to $50M on Amazon โ who want a partner that understands the grocery business, not just the ad platform.
Small roster by design. You get me directly โ not a junior account manager running your account from a template.
Flat-fee only. No percentage-of-ad-spend. My incentives are aligned with your profitable growth, not your gross spend.
Typical results: 40โ50% YoY revenue growth. Wasted spend identified and recovered within 60 days. Brands that finally understand what their Amazon numbers actually mean.
Want a straight read on your account before committing?
Send me your top 5 ASINs. I'll tell you exactly what's holding you back within 24 hours.
Marketing Strategy
Brand Consulting
Market Research
Amazon
Amazon Listing Optimization
Marketing Consulting
Marketing Analytics
SEO Keyword Research
Amazon FBA
Amazon SEO
Amazon Listing
Amazon PPC
Amazon Private Label
Amazon FBA Product Research
Joseph K.
Schaumburg, Illinois
$40/hr
5.0
1 jobs
Dynamic Senior Benefit Consulting Analyst with extensive experience in leveraging Microsoft Excel for data analysis and benefit structuring. Proven track record in project
management and employee training, driving cost reductions through strategic benchmarking analysis and cross-functional coordination. Recognized for exceptional attention to detail and
effective communication skills.
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