Design Management

User Experience & Interaction Designer*-734-***-****

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Education

University of Michigan, School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI Graduated April 2010

Master of Science in Information, Specialization in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Social Computing (SC)

Key Courses:

HCI :Interface and Interaction Design, Evaluation of System and Services, Principles of Software Design, Fundamentals of Human Behavior, Contextual Enquiry, Principles of Software design for Learning

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Guwahati, India Graduated April 2008

Bachelor of Design, Interaction Design

Cumulative Performance Index 8.91/10, Departmental Rank: 2nd out of 19Work Experience

User Experience Designer,, Champaign, IL

July-2010-Present

Design interactions, flows and information architecture for Wolfram products including mobile and web applications.

Perform usability testing for products while still in early development and in beta phases

Research experience issues by testing hypothesis of psychology principles to interface design.

User Interface Designer, Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network (ESIN), Ann Arbor, USA

Sep-2009-Oct 2010

Design new architecture/interfaces and work with developers to migrate the site to Drupal.

Develop design documents to define patterns for use by developers to implement website.

Implement new social features to encourage contribution and promote a healthy community.

Analyze network data to check user activity and support these through appropriate designs.

Intern, Strategic Interaction Design, Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI

May-Aug 2009

Performed market survey and competitive analysis of products for energy management.

Investigated user interaction for energy management on appliance electronic displays.

Developed prototype for the product after following user centered design methodology.

Created brand specifications for Maytag to be used across appliance categories.

Web Designer, Smithsonian Museum of African Art, Washington DC, USA

February 2009

Worked with the stakeholders and users to understand user needs and expectations.

Created Information architecture and Navigation model for the new intranet.

Developed intranet for the Docents using HTML 4.1 strict and CSS.

Implemented third party tools like Wikis, forums and blogs for discussing lectures.

Student Research Assistant, SPECS, UPF, Barcelona, Spain

May-July 2007

Worked extensively on acquiring real time physiological measurements of stroke patients, using mobile biosensors, to adapt a rehabilitation game according to them.

Defined threshold levels for various game adaptations based on physiological feedback.

Wrote an extensive framework using C to integrate the feedback to Torque Gaming Engine.

Conducted studies on users after this successful implementation.

Intern, First Usable, Bangalore, India

May-July 2006

Worked closely with developers to manage development of various ongoing projects.

Developed a product to assist developers in making accessible and usable products.

Involved in information architecture, paper prototyping, heuristic evaluation, database integration and prototyping. (http:/www.firstusable.com/innovation/index.html)

Worked with stakeholders and users for requirement gathering and subsequent follow-ups.Skills and Proficiency

Usability techniques: Task analysis, Contextual Enquiry, Persona and Scenario, Information Architecture, Navigation model, Rapid-prototyping, Grid test (RJT), Heuristic Evaluation, Think-aloud protocol, Eye-movement Tracking, Retrospective test

Software Packages: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Premiere, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Flex, 3D Studio Max, Solidworks, Torque gaming engine, Matlab

Programming Skills: C, C++, Python, CSS, Actionscript, Javascript, UML, Google App Engine

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux & UNIX, Mac OS Papers and Publications

Ityam Vasal, S. Deshpande, Kumar Mayank, Pradeep Yammiyavar (2009). A tangible product to enhance real time user experience of enjoying music using kinaesthetic interactions, USID 2009 Bangalore. India.

Kumar Mayank, S. Deshpande, Ityam Vasal (2009). System design to extend usage of mobile phones for microfinance services in India, USID 2009 Bangalore. India.

Kumar Mayank, Suyog Deshpande (2009). Cultural Factors Influencing Elements of Interface Design for Indian Youth: Study and Guidelines, Human Work Interaction Design 2009 IFIP 13.6, Pune, India.

Kumar Mayank, Ityam Vasal, S.Deshpande, Pradeep Yammiyavar (2009). User aspiration modeling to predict features for the design of a new group interactive music device for the young in India, ICorD, Bangalore.

Pratik Kotkar, Kumar Mayank, Suyog Deshpande (2008). A Cellular Fare Collection System for Suburban Railways in India, Wireless Systems: Advance Research and Development, IEEE conference, Bangalore, Jan 08.

Monica S. Cameirao, Sergi Bermudez i Badia, Kumar Mayank, Christoph Guger, Paul F.M.J. Verschure (2007). Physiological Responses during Performance within a Virtual Scenario for Rehabilitation of Motor Deficits, PRESSENCE, Barcelona, Oct 07.Achievements and Extra Curriculur

Ranked among 0.7% of the students to clear the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) to get into IIT.

Head, Design Team Alcheringa 07 and member in 2006 (the annual cultural festival of IIT Guwahati).

Organizer, Gyan Sanchar-lecture series held during Techniche 06 (technical festival of IIT Guwahati).

Editor, 2000-2001, Quarterly School Magazine, Hope, DAV Public Schools, India.

Part of Soccer contingent to represent IIT Guwahati in Inter-IIT sports meet at IIT Roorkee 05.

Recent ProjectsFootprints: iPhone app for eco-friendly

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