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ALI KAMRAN
http://alikamran.com
***.*******@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION
Certified User Experience Designer
User Experience Designer Extensive experience in User Experience design, User Interface design, interaction design, Information
Certificate (CXD™) Akendi
Architecture Design
-Information Architecture
Experience in applying the principles of User Centered Design to Web and mobile-based projects,
-Mobile User Experience
-GUI Interaction Design improving ease-of-use and maintenance while satisfying budget, deadline and business requirements.
-Visual Design for User Wireframes, user research and testing, eye tracking studies, remote usability testing, personas,
Experiences scenarios, storyboards, design strategy, prototyping, information design, content maps, mental models
Effectively communicate, motivate, and direct design and production teams
Digital Media Certificate
Solution oriented, inventive, enthusiastic team player and self-starter
OCAD
-Adobe After effects Work closely with clients to create vision, conceive designs, brand analyzing and consistently meet
-Advanced Web Art & Design deadlines and requirements in a fast pace environment
-CSS and HTML5 Frameworks Entrepreneurial with business acumen. Big-picture oriented.
-Building Mobile Apps for iOS
Continual learner. Avid reader of industry publications.
Specialized in Graphic design and Art Direction
Bachelor of Mechanical
Engineering Extensive experience with Web/UX/Graphics software applications on Macintosh and Windows
IAU of Tehran platforms, such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript,
JQuery, CMS, Wireframe/Prototyping applications: Axure RP, Balsamiq, Visio, Omnigraffle
Published and award winning artist, golden winner of 2007 Graphis Annual Poster
User Experience and User Interface Designer
SALT technology, UX/UI/IxD lead, 2012-2013
MAC/PC http://www.salt.com
COMPUTER SKILLS Established UX design as the first stage of multi platform mobile payment (mobile-wallet) application
Adobe Photoshop developments, instituting a user-centered design (UCD) approach.
Led UX design on ground-breaking mobile applications that redefined the market landscape. Displaced
Adobe InDesign
competitors by remaining ahead of the curve in anticipating user needs; delivered interactive device
Adobe Illustrator apps that helped capture the #1 market position.
Adobe Lightroom Design the storyboard and make different scenarios how to use the application. Design the prototype,
from low to high fidelity, sketch and wireframe the idea. Design the interaction design and use creative
Adobe Dreamweaver
gestures for different platforms and smartphones (Android, iPhone, Blackberry, windows phone). Design
Adobe After Effects different version of GUI from Skeumorphic approach to flat and metro design.
Quark QuarkXPress Find Designer, UX lead, 2012
Led UX Design for social network iPhone application, which helps designer and agencies find each
Axure RP, Balsamiq,
other. Designer can make a portfolio and profile and people/Agencies who need services can find them.
Visio, Omnigraffle Sketching and wireframing the main idea of whole process of the application, after a research on the
different mobile social network application and the persona of the people who will use the application.
Video Paradise, UX lead, 2012
Led UX Design for a mobile application, which helps indie musician, upload their video music over there
to find more audience.
Sketching and wireframing the main idea of whole process of the application, after a research on the
different mobile applications in this field as well as the persona of the users.
Design the Interactive prototype for approval and send to development team.
Optix Digital Pictures, UX/UI Designer, 2011
http://www.optix.ca
User experience designer for the interactive websites for TV programs “Artzooka” for CBC (for children)
and “Battle of Tanks” for History channel.
Participated in the Feature & Functionality definition process with Lead Developers and Creative teams.
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ALI KAMRAN
http://alikamran.com
***.*******@*****.***
RECOGNITION Ensured the design of a holistic customer experience in terms of usability standards, creative design.
Prototyping, wireframing and interactive prototypes of user interface using Axure RP and Visio
2010 & 2011 Contact Photo Educated internal development & creative teams on best practices around information architecture,
Festival (Toronto) interaction and visual designs, usability and supporting technologies
Considered the issues related to cross-platforms (Windows/Mac) and cross-browsers such as mobile,
2009 Fly With the Cage (Toronto)
Visual Art Exhibition for Human tablets and web browsers (Firefox/IE/Google Chrome) using responsive web design.
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Sutton Integrated, UX/UI Designer, 2009-2010
www.suttonintegrated.com
2008 Golden Winner for Best
Provided User Experience consulting for various industries such as real estate, Financial, mining and
Poster of 2008 Image of the Year
insurance (RIOCAN, HomeQ, ClubLink, Excellon Resources, Trimac, Lake Shore Gold Corp., Denison
2007 Golden winner of Minds, Primaris, Toronto Hydro Corporation, StoneLink, Duran Ventures Inc., …)
2007 GRAPHIS Poster Annual
Identified and analyzed business requirements through interviews and workshops
(New York)
Collaboratively designed conceptual UI models and interaction flows
2007 Tehran International Poster
Created specifications that captured the interaction design in detail
Biennial
Prototyping, wireframing and interactive prototypes of user interface using Omnigraffle
2007 Six Week of Iranian Art
BLJC Inc., UX/UI Designer, 2007-2009
Exhibition (Toronto)
www.bljc.com
2006 Biennial of Typography Led UX/UI design for RealSuite®, a web and mobile applications, which is an integrated real estate
(5th color) management software suite built and used by experts in real estate, facilities management, energy and
2005-2006-2007-2008 sustainability, occupancy planning and project management. Built on a foundation of expertise,
Image of the Year RealSuite allows the clients to optimize their operations throughout the entire real estate life cycle –
(Best Annual Visual Art)
regardless of whether they outsource or manage their portfolio in-house. Performed thorough user
2004 Press Festival: experience design and evaluation on the system, applying usability, accessibility and human factor rules
Award for best magazine layout
Organized, developed and conducted qualitative and quantitative user research including leading focus
2003 Tehran International Poster groups, card sorting, usability testing and eye-tracking studies
Biennial
Designed sites and applications with appropriate deliverables including personas, scenarios, user
2003 Best theatre poster
journeys, sitemaps, wireframes and detailed functional specifications
for 20 years
Provided UX guidance to refine the site’s strategy and functionality, optimizing the user experience.
2001 Tehran Biennial of Graphic
Interfaced with development team to ensure proper execution of UX guidance in visual design.
Development of the information architecture of the application
Other Interest and Skills
Senior Graphic Designer and Art Director, Freelance: 2007-present
Photography
International Diaspora Film Festival, since 2009
Photo Retouching
Literature
http://www.diasporafilmfest.com/
Movie/Theatre
Created the theme for each year, UX designer, designed the website, poster and all the promotional
Video Game
material for print, online and video, http://www.diasporafilmfest.com/
University of Toronto, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilization
Iran Nameh Journal
Responsible for developing and implementing general graphic design strategy of the website, journal.
ISM Sports World Magazine, 2007-2011
Led the team of designers and artists and coordinated with online and print production and sales teams
Provided overall guidelines and art direction for web, layouts and cover of the weekly magazine
Senior Graphic/UI Designer 2000-2007
Book House (Khaneh Ketab)
Led team of 7 designers and artists and coordinated with print production and sales teams.
Provided overall guidelines for Website, layouts/cover of 8 monthly magazines and the books
Contributed in design and delivery of layouts and covers
Hamshahri Publication
http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/
Hamshahri is the most publishing publication in Iran
Designed the cover of the books and magazines as well as layouts of the newspaper
Designed online newspaper and website
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