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User experience designer
Experience
2022-Present
Principal user experience designer
AMADEUS
​▪ Working in Amadeus as a Principal UX Designer. I play an integral role as a team member in expanding and nurturing the UX team, fostering a culture of growth and excellence in user-centered design.
â–ª Champion the importance of UX across the division, working diligently to enhance the overall maturity and understanding of UX practices.
â–ª Collaborate closely with management to identify and attract top talent, aligning recruitment efforts with the specific UX skillsets required in interaction design, visual design, and user research.
â–ª Lead projects aimed at showcasing exemplary UX practices, collaborating effectively with project management and development teams.
â–ª Actively contribute expertise and insights to project discussions, ensuring the implementation of optimal UX strategies and solutions.
â–ª Provide guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering their professional development and promoting a collaborative and innovative work environment.
2018-2022
Lead user experience designer
OPENTEXT
â–ª Worked in OpenText as a Lead UX Designer, for a product in the domain of Content management system. It is a legacy application and my objective is to revive the application with current design guidelines.
â–ª Led end-to-end user experience design projects, collaborating with stakeholders, product managers, and development teams to deliver seamless and intuitive digital products.
â–ª Conducted extensive user research, including user interviews, surveys, and usability tests, to gather insights and validate design decisions.
â–ª Translated user requirements and business goals into user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
â–ª Implemented design thinking methodologies to ideate, iterate, and refine user experience solutions based on user feedback and business requirements.
â–ª Collaborated closely with developers to ensure the successful implementation of designs, providing detailed design specifications and conducting regular design reviews.
â–ª Advocated for user-centered design principles within the organization, promoting usability best practices and accessibility guidelines.
â–ª Monitored user behavior and conducted A/B testing to identify opportunities for improvement and optimize user journeys.
â–ª Worked with cross-functional teams, including visual designers, content strategists, and developers, to deliver cohesive and consistent user experiences across multiple platforms and devices.
2016-2018
Module lead UX Designer
IMPETUS
Worked in Impetus as a Module lead UX Designer, for a product in the domain of Big Data which involves storage and analysis of the data. It is a data warehouse to store different kinds of data, where raw data is stored in a usable format for data analysis.
I was involved in designing the new version of the application which involves wireframing, data visualizing, and facilitate a better user experience. To design the new version, usability studies, heuristic evaluation, contextual interviews have been conducted to come up with the ideas of the next generation application.
The next version will be totally responsive i.e. for mobile, tablet, and desktop, and would be flexible to become a platform of applications. In short, it is a part of the Data Analytic Suite.
2013-2016
User experience designer
ALTAIR ENGINEERING
Worked in Altair Engineering as a User Experience Designer. I was working as a part of the user experience team for three of their products.
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Enterprise Process Management, which is an automated process management application for a Simulation Project in the Computer-Aided Engineering Domain.
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An Analytic Application for Work Load Management in the field of High Power Computing and Clusters.
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Remote Visualization of Simulation analysis in the field of Computer-Aided Engineering.
2010-2013
User experience designer
MINDTREE
Worked in Mindtree (Bangalore) as a User Experience Designer. I was involved in multiple projects based on the web, mobile, and desktop applications. One of the major projects that I have involved in was:
Development of a Strategic Application for Defence Forces. I was individually responsible for the user experience of the application. I worked in DRDO with scientists and defense personals to come up with an Artificial Intelligence equipped application for the movement of army deployments. The project was awarded the best project of the year and I was appraised with “Outstanding Contributor” of the year.
2008-2010
User experience designer
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGIES
Worked in Cognizant Technologies Solutions (Pune) as a User Experience Designer. Involved in the Design, Development of User Interfaces for various Internet/Intranet Applications for various network applications. Involved in Requirement gathering, Usability Analysis, User Testing, High and Low Fidelity Prototyping, Wireframes development, Heuristic Analysis, Expert review, Card Sorting, etc.
2006-2008
Academic project
WATERPOLY - A LEARNING KIT
The Project is a physical board game named “Waterpoly” to teach water conservation methods to children. The game uses physical simulation to create awareness and the need for adopting water conservation methodologies. Along with the game, there is a serving CD, which contains multimedia flash presentations and animations for various water conservation methodologies used within the game. The game along with the CD tries to experiment with a Multimedia Learning Experience for better understanding and internalization of a concept. Heuristic Analysis, Expert review, Card Sorting etc.
Education
2006-2008
Master's Degree
2004-2005
Certification Course
2001-2004
Bachelors
MASTERS IN DESIGN - COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT) - Gujarat.
POST GRADUATION DIPLOMA IN VISUAL EFFECTS
ICAT Design and Media Collage - Chennai.
BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA
Indira Gandhi National Open University - Delhi And
Higher National Diploma - England
SPECIAL COURSES
To be abreast of technological innovations, I have attended and completed the following online courses.
Human-Centered Design
A course with the University of California San diago and Coursera
Usable Security
A course with the University of Maryland and Coursera
User Experience: Research & Prototyping
A course with the University of California San diago and Coursera
Introduction to Augmented Reality And ARCore
Google AR & VR
Introduction to Psychology
A course with the University of Yale and Coursera
Gamification
A course with the University of Pennsylvania and Coursera
AI for Everyone
deeplearning.ai
SKILLS
Design
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Interaction design, Information Architecture, Rapid Prototypes, Contextual Inquiry, Personas, Scenarios, Card Sorting, Competitive Analysis, Affinity Diagrams, etc.
Software
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Axure RP, Sketch, Omnigraffle, Xmind, Balsamic, Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop, Figma, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Fireworks, Microsoft Visio.
3D, Compositing and Editing software
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Maya, Combustion, Shake, Final Cut Pro.
Programming and Scripting​
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C, Java, HTML 5, ActionScript, JavaScript.
APPRICIATIONS
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Won “Outstanding Performer of the year 2011” in Mindtree for getting client appreciation for the project done in DRDO.
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Won “Outstanding Performer of the year 2011” in Mindtree for getting client appreciation for the project done in DRDO.
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Won best team award in Cognizant. I was one of the team members.
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Won 2nd Prize for the film titled “The Era that was…” in a National level competition of Short Films for Amateur film-makers. (Worked in a group)
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Won first prize in the All India Inter College Poster Competition at NID. (Worked in a group)