Design Project

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USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER7+ years of professional experience in IT industryincluding 6+ years of experience in the field ofUser Experience Design Haresh Karkar MY EXPERIENCEProduct Development Complete lifecycle experience in scoping, designing, developing, and supportingbusiness application, using both waterfall and agile development methodsRequirement Gathering Gather, analyze, and document functional/business requirements based on thestakeholder interactionsQualitative Research Conduct contextual inquiry, competitive benchmarking, and heuristic evaluationConceptualization Conceptualize user requirements by creating site maps, flow diagrams, wireframes,use cases, and persona-based scenariosVisual Design Mapping user requirements into intuitive screen designs by following User Centric Design(UCD) process and also developing visual style guideUI Development Deep experience in developing liquid layouts using advance html and CSS conceptsUsability Testing Hands on experience in carrying out usability testing, analyzing usability errors andproviding recommendations SKILLSUSER EXPERIENCE SKILLS PROGRAMMING SKILLS SOFTWARE SKILLS HEURISTIC EVALUATION HTML MS OFFICE & VISIO CONTEXTUAL INQUIRY CSS2 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP SITE ARCHITECTURE JAVA SCRIPT DREAMWEAVER USER FLOWS JQUERY EDIT+ WIREFRAMING / PROTOTYPING IE COMPATIBILITY NOTEPAD++ DESIGN PATTERNS MOZILLA COMPATIBILITY AXURE VISUAL DESIGN FLASH AS1 MS PROJECT STYLE GUIDE PRODUCTION .NET RALLYDEV PROTOTYPE ENGINEERING USABILITY TESTING DEVICE SKILLS OPERATING SYSTEM SKILLS INFORGRPHICS INFOGRA DESKTOP WINDOWS (PC) EMAIL CAMPAIGNS EMAIL MOBILE iOS TABLET ANDROID* On a scale of 0 - 10 I believe in survival of the fittest theory, so skills keeps changing. DOMAIN KNOWLEDGENo. of Projects AGILE & SCRUM soon BANKING PROJECT & CAPITAL SPEND MARKET MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT NEWS E-LEARNING KANBAN PUBLISHING BPO HEALTHCARE Time * Size of bubble denotes knowledge level WORK HISTORYMphasiS Ltd. Dec 2010 Till dateDesignation: Information ArchitectDigit Infotech Jan 2010 Dec 2010Designation: Sr. HCI DesignerZycus Infotech April 2008 Jan 2010Designation: Sr. HCI DesignerTata Interactive Systems May 2005 Nov 2007Designation: Software EngineerEDS India Pvt. Ltd. June 2004 May 2005Designation: Help Desk Coordinator WHAT I HAVE DONE WITH WHAT I KNOW Few samplesOBJECTIVETo make a value added contribution to organization that focuses on the user centered design techniques tocreate applications that inform, inspire, and entertain. #1 FASTWIRE INTERACTION DESIGN A desktop application which enables editors and journalists to monitor news headlines in real-time. It also helps them to create and transmit alerts to downstream systems. PROBLEM: Users should be able to quickly file an alert of selected text without navigating to other screen. Also, there should be a provision to verify certain parameter before filing any alert. SOLUTION: In-story filing editor which appears when user selects some text and right click and/or press some shortcut. The story header also appears with the available filing templates and user can modify any value before sending an alert. ADDITIONAL FEATURE: Swift filing option where user selects text and press some shortcut combination to file an alert without opening the in-story editor.Deliverable: Wireframes with proposed features #2 LEAP VISUAL DESIGN A global platform to host Speed & Automation applications for editorial which is optimized to publish news and data as quickly as possible, helping win timings. PROBLEM: Revamp existing interaction and look-&-feel of LEAP to make it consistent with other products in suite SOLUTION: In-story filing editor which appears when user selects some text and right click and/or press some shortcut. The story header also appears with the available filing templates and user can modify any value before sending an alert. SOLUTION: ADDITIONAL FEATURE: Consistent look-&-feel across suite of Swift filing option where user selects text and products press some shortcut combination to file an alert without opening in-story editor.Deliverable: Visual designs and style guide #2 LEAP INTERACTION DESIGN A global platform to host Speed & Automation applications for editorial which is optimized to publish news and data as quickly as possible, helping win timings. PROBLEM: Long forms with no information grouping and large scrolls SOLUTION: In-story filing editor which appears when user selects some text and right click and/or press some shortcut. The story header also appears with the available filing templates and user can modify any value before sending an alert. SOLUTION: ADDITIONAL FEATURE: Redesigned forms with appropriate Swift filing option where user selects text and information grouping for ease of use press some shortcut combination to file an alert without opening in-story editor.Deliverable: Redesigned screens with refined interactions #3 EMC INTERACTION DESIGN A document management app which enables users to access files from online file-sharing tools like Dropbox etc. It also allows users to sync files for offline browsing. PROBLEM: Identify usability issues in existing application and suggest new interactions. SOLUTION: Redesigned interaction flows to achieve ease of use. Also proposed new features to enhance user experience. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Managed team of graphic designer and mobile developers.Deliverable: Wireframes with proposed features #4 DATAQUERY INTERACTION DESIGN A web based application that allows users to perform rich data queries and visualization functions on time series data. REQUIREMENT: To develop iPad version of existing Data Query application. SOLUTION: Developed high-level wireframes showing major user flows and interactions. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: These wireframes were included in RFP response which helped in winning the project.Deliverable: High-level wireframes #5 AIRLINE INTERACTION DESIGN A portal solution for automating Invoice Processing to enable paperless processing of the transactions. REQUIREMENT: Understand existing manual processes and legacy systems and propose a centralized, automated workflow SOLUTION: Defined information architecture for the portal, including wireframes and navigation. Also compiled unique interaction patterns for future requirements. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The project was completed in three weeks time!Deliverable: Wireframes, unique patterns library #6 BANK USABILITY ANALYST An India-based bank which operates in four segments - treasury operations, corporate/wholesale banking, retail banking and other banking operations. REQUIREMENT: Website Enhancement Increase Website Traffic / Lead Generation Adopting Latest Technology SOLUTION: To address first requirement, performed heuristic evaluation of existing site. Also, performed competitive benchmarking to derive important feature set.Deliverable: Heuristic evaluation report, competitive analysis report #7 SWIFT-KANBAN USER EXP. DESIGN A web-based tool which allows users to manage work based on Kanban practices. It helps in visualizing workflow, managing backlog and releases, collaboration, and measuring and improving processes. REQUIREMENT: Facilitate project/product management through visual board which is highly interactive and easy to use SOLUTION: Performed competitive analysis Suggested list of differentiators for the product Developed task flows, paper prototype and wireframes Designed product and visual style guide ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Prepared business and functional specification document Prepared use-casesDeliverable: Competitive analysis report, feature list, paper prototype, wireframes, visual designs and style guide INTERESTED IN WORKING TOGETHER? Or just want to know more? CONTACT ME HARESH KARKAR +91-982******* ************@*****.**.******* YOU FOR YOUR TIME !