PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Hands on experience in UX Design - Wireframe concepts, Interactive HTML Prototypes, Mock Up designs, Storyboards for new functionality and site enhancements using Photoshop, Axure, Firefly, InDesign and PowerPoint.
• UI Design - Design & Creative skills, Responsive design, web Layout & styling, Logo/Icons & components, etc. using Illustrator, Fireworks, Photoshop, Flash.
• UI Development - Front-end web page development (HTML5/CSS3) using Dreamweaver.
• Framework Designs, Simulations, Flash Banners and Training demo using Flash and LMS Package using Captivate.
• Attends, contributes, and facilitates in the following artifact review meetings, Concept Model and Conceptual Flow, High-level Wireframe Creation and Detailed Wireframe and Interactive Flow Review.
• Understand customer centric product development and how to engage the customer as a participant in the UX development process.
• Develops and presents a variety of ideas or approaches to meet UX design needs based on clear and explicit verbal and written descriptions of project vision or focus.
• Enhances the brainstorming process by inspiring the creative process in others and fairly considering all ideas and approaches.
• Work in a highly collaborative environment with multidisciplinary teams to drive solutions and focused business problems.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills, and are adept at building successful relationships while gathering input from internal and external.
• Versatile team player as well as independent contributor with good problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented, flexible with excellent organizational skills.
• Creative, innovative and resourceful with ability to handle multiple projects.
• Strong knowledge on SDLC Methodologies.

AREAS OF COMPETENCE:

• User Experience (UX) Design and Research
• User Interface (UI) and Web Graphic Design
• Web Usability Best Practices
• Communication
• Creative and Strategic Brainstorming
• Animation design, video editing and motion graphics
• Training tutorials and e-learning video making
• Brand Identity Development
• Project Coordination
• Analysis and Writing
• Problem Solving and Innovation
• Responsive web design

DESIGN CAPABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Design Capabilities: Graphics, Logo, Icons, Web, Wireframe, E-banners, 2D Animations, 3D Animations, Sketching, Illustrations, Mockups, prototype, Apps, Print, brochures, Packaging, T-shirt graphics, Motion graphics Training tutorials and e-learning video making, Caricature art.
• Design Knowledge: Principle of designs, Elements of designs, Lay outing, Typography, Contrast, Balance, Grids and guidelines, look and feel, Color Management, 3D effects, Opacity, Gradients, Masking, Patterns, Brushes, Meshes, Textures, Bleed and Margins
• Command on Design: Sketches, Vector graphics, Realistic vector form, graphics and shapes, Use of different filters and effects, Creation of 3d design, depth and illusions, Mood Boards, Themes, Page lay-outing and distribution, Flow and navigation, Storyboarding, Color story, walkthrough and animation

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Design & Dev. Applications: Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Adobe InDesign CS6, 3Ds Max 2013, Corel Draw, Adobe Dreamweaver CS6, Adobe Flash CS6, Adobe Fireworks CS6, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, Character Animator, Soundbooth, audition, Edge Animate, Adobe Media Encoder.

Languages and Scripts: HTML 5, XHTML, CSS 3, jQuery

Special Applications: Axure, iRise, Acrobat Professional, MS Office, MS One Note, Rally, Bootsrap, Firefly Tools, Visio

Computer System: Windows XP/2007, Macintosh

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Piscataway, NJ

Senior UX/UI Designer

Responsibilities:

• Lead the UX/UI design team under project “Phoenix”
• Create designs from scratch, Provide direction for user experience practice and maintain consistency of visual design, create cross-application Style Guides for multiple solutions;
• Define the color scheme, typographic and iconographic elements;
• Created Storyboards, Wireframes, Mockups, Prototypes, User journey, Style guides, Color palettes, Icon libraries
• Ensure consistency and ectiveness of user experience design products and practices;
• Worked on motion graphics and animations
• Created animated promotional/marketing video to introduce new applications.
• Created video tutorials for training purpose about new applications
• Advise product owners, project management team, and executives on UX /UI practices;
• Create designs on paper, convert to wireframes in Sketch and finish in pixel-perfect, high-fidelity prototypes
• Perform A/B tests
• Conduct usability tests of lo-fi to hi-fi prototypes, Sketch wireframes and make iterations based on user feedback
• Designed a solution that alleviated key points in the user flow and UI
• Work with team of Developers using Agile approach
• Define interaction patterns, the look-and-feel of the interface;

Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe after Effect, Axure, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Muse, Adobe Dreamweaver, Captivate, MS Office, Windows Workstations, Visio.

Confidential, Jersey city, NJ

Senior UX/UI Designer

Responsibilities:

• Designed responsive web and mobile site version for the internal Confidential group.
• Execution of interaction design and visual design from sketches to prototypes through final solutions.
• Collaborating on user experience planning with peers and team leads.
• Researching user interface and interaction design trends, always working to stay up to date.
• Responsible for building delightful native and responsive mobile user experiences for all products.
• Created mockups interactive prototypes for responsive web & mobile applications.
• Collaborated closely with other team members to construct optimal user experiences for customers following UCD best practices and leveraging industry standards used my knowledge and understanding of web/mobile UI standards, grid system, responsive design frameworks, usability, and have design/developed user interfaces for web/mobile applications.
• Created innovative, unique, elegant and easy to use design solutions.
• Developed high-level storyboards, mockups, wireframes and prototypes to effectively communicate information architecture, interaction and design ideas
• Perform user research, benchmarking, competition study and conduct usability studies
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, work in partnership with developers, business stakeholder, product manager to conceptualize deliver the desired experience.
• Reviewed available data analytics, customer feedback and market research to derive user insights in order to build effective experiences for the users.

Confidential, NJ

Senior UX/UI Designer

Responsibilities:

• Designed responsive web design, mobile and Ip ad designs, dashboards and layouts by using skills of combining graphic elements, typography, and grid-based layouts.
• Created designs and layouts based on user experience principles, information architecture concepts, and data implementation usability tests.
• Worked on designs by using broad skill set including hi and low fidelity wireframes, user testing and analysis, task flows, storyboarding, prototyping, competitive analyses, quantitative surveys, point of view documents, stakeholder interviews, strategic planning and best practice recommendations from a usability/user experience perspective.
• Worked on low and high fidelity wireframes by using Axure, Balsamiq, Qlikview and Adobe Muse.
• Layout designing in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign.
• Interpret customer and user research findings, design and specify UX solutions using iterative design techniques including data drive design experimentation
• Worked on concept designing, sketching and storyboarding for various animation and training tutorial videos.
• Developed motion graphics, animations and Video tutorials by using Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier, Character Animator, Soundbooth, audition, Edge Animate, Adobe Media Encoder.
• Worked on new design guide and developed complete assets Library, color palettes, Iconography, Fonts and typography, grid systems, project process timeline, and drag n drop asset archive.
• Explained and present various design concepts and it process in front of client and explained the thought process behind each and every element of design.
• Participated as active member of the UX team to collaborate with UI designers, communicate the UX vision, maintain consistency and help build our design culture
• Produced design deliverables such as sketches, scenarios, storyboarding, wireframes, and prototypes content diagrams, content maps, wireframe diagrams, and static prototypes as part of the iterative product lifecycle.
• Effectively worked on research findings, conceptual ideas and detailed design rationale both verbally and visually
• Worked in both AGILE and WATERFALL SDLC environment.
• Proactively collaborate with information architects, product managers and developers
• Ensured that deadlines are met while providing an exemplary creative product
• Involved in innovative and creative ideas while solving practical problems
• Focused on user-centered design practices and detailed design work
• Researching and analyzing industry UX/UI trends and competitor sites and strategies and current design trends.
• Created and revise information architecture documents and diagrams including but not limited to: content diagrams, content maps, wireframe diagrams, comprehensive diagrams and static prototypes.

Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe after Effect, Axure,, Balsamiq, Qlikview, Adobe Premier, Character Animator, Soundbooth, audition, Edge Animate, Adobe Media Encoder., MS Office, Windows Workstations, Rally

Confidential, NJ

Graphic and Exhibit Designer

Responsibilities:

• Lay outing, conceptualize and communication, graphic design, space design, exhibition design.
• In-depth communication and gather all required information to understand the business requirements.
• Involved in Confidential analysis and Design of change requests and new requirements.
• Lay-outing for website pages, wireframe, mockups and prototype for different accounts.
• Produces presentations, storyboards, Wireframe concepts, Mockups and other visual aids that support internal presentations and brainstorming meetings using Photoshop, 3DS Max, Balsamiq, Axure and PowerPoint.
• Responsible to creating Graphical UI design like layout design, styling and produce a branding standard like Logos, Icons, Buttons, UI Components using with tools like Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks.
• Involved in developing virtual spaces and layouts.
• Team-oriented approach to working with everyone, including mentoring, assisting on various tasks, listening, and handling all levels of tasks as needed.
• Preparing the Design Specification Document (DSD) for the particular projects.
• Participate in Planning and Touch base meetings for enterprise application development and deployment strategies.

Confidential, NY

Graphic and Communication Designer

Responsibilities:

• Designed communication via various mediums of interaction.
• Experienced in designing for print publications and web applications.
• Developed page layout, designing, Logos, animation, buttons and icons.
• Designed space and lay outing and creating of Virtual space and 3D renderings.
• Proficient in most commonly used computer design applications, able to communicate exceedingly well with clients and meet deadlines. Polished skills to increase productivity.
• Created logo and advertising layouts for client requirements.
• Met and corresponded with clients to determine client needs.
• Worked on the wireframe, prototypes, and mockups for the websites for different clients and present design to the clients.
• Responsible to produce a broad brand of images like logos, icons, redraw complex images for both prepress & web, image color Adjustment, cover.
• Problem-solved to effectively meet deadlines.
• Met all deadlines on time till date.
• Created documents on both Macintosh and Windows systems OS.
• 100% project completion on time while meeting strict timelines & budget requirements.
• Suggested alternative presentations of ideas and visual concepts, to the customers.

Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe After effects, 3DS Max, HTML/CSS, Fire fly tools, Mac Workstations

Confidential, NY

Design Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualized and designed E-Banners, Graphics, presentations, documentation, layouts, themes, Events.
• Created corporate web pages for different events and its promotions.
• Developed and designed new web interfaces, layouts and site graphics.
• Created, designed interactive elements and tested it before final presentation.
• Responsible for quality assurance of finished designs.
• Created documents on both Macintosh and Windows systems OS.
• Quality checks the work with client specifications.
• Polished skills, with ability to increase productivity.
• Problem-solved to effectively meet deadlines.
• Met all deadlines on time till date.
• Designed various newsletters for different set of audience.

Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML/CSS, Mac Workstations

Confidential, NY

Design Intern

Responsibilities:

• Communication and Exhibit Designer - Web Design, Graphic Design, Exhibitions and trade shows, Lay outing,, space designing, Promotions, etc.