Mohammed Al-Azadi
UX Designer - UX Researcher - Product Designer
Contact
malazadi.com
www.linkedin.com/in/malazadi
ad38fh@r.postjobfree.com
Certifications
Google Certified UX Designer
- Professional Training Designed by Google
- 7 certified courses which help gain in-demand skills that prepare me for entry level jobs
Community Services
Graphic Designer
Social Media Manager
IT Coordinator
Facility Team Member
Teacher
Education
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Software Engineering University of Washington
- Tau Sigma Honor Society
- Relevant Coursework: Analysis and Design, Software Engineering, Data Structures Algorithms & Discrete Mathematics
Associates of Arts and Sciences, Computer Science
Everett Community College
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Key Skills
Figma
Adobe XD
Wireframing
Prototyping
Process Modeling
Research Analysis
Project Management
User Experience Design (UED)
UX Research
Professional o r University -base d design expe rience with a po rtfolio repr esenting design artifacts and design p rocess Exposure t o basic AI co ncepts, ethics, methodologies, and b eing abl e to us e it to a mplify new and existi ng skills Exposure to d esign fo r dat a science Familia rity with be havioral design, systems t hinking a nd ecosys tem d esign Experience wo rking with d esign to ols such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illust rato r, XD), Fi gma, I nVision, as well as c ommunication and wo rkflow platf orms like Slack, JIRA, Workfront Unde rstan ding of the p rinciples a nd methods for h uman -cent ered design incl uding us er r esearc h, ra pid idea tion an d iteration, proto typing, and us er testi ng Demonstrated acc ounta bility and adapt ability with willingness to take owners hip of highly challenging t asks and probl ems, r eadily an d volunt arily, eve n beyo nd initial sc ope of resp onsibility Th orou gh, d esign-f ocused, and a nalytical with t he cap ability to a pply logic to solve p roblems Possesses d eep e mpathy for users a nd th eir ne eds, hu mility to recognize the limits of assu mptions, and b oldness in the c onception of sol utions Effective interpersonal skills with ability to collabo rate a nd work with individuals, and teams, stren gthe ning r elationships to achi eve win-win s olutions L evera ging th e art of Storytelling, co mmunica te design app roac hes an d compl ex situations clearly and simply (via voice, words, and pict ures ), listen ac tively, and convey difficult mess ages in a positive man ner A passi on fo r innova tive ideas, coupled with the ability to unde rstand and assi milate dif fere nt points of view Background in Human-Computer Inte raction / User Experience metho dologies, Grap hic Design, Visual art d esired Willingness to t ravel u p to 100%.
Experience/Design Projects
UX Designer
Zainab Organization of Greater Seattle – Mar 2020 ~ Present
- Collect information from different stakeholders, by conducting meetings, surveys, and interviews, to ensure that the needs of all stakeholders are met
- Analyze data collected from researchers to set requirements in order to help UX Design of app and website
- Design app by creating wireframes using tools such as Figma, based off the requirements that were collected during the research, to lay down the foundations of the app and website
- Contribute to all stages of product development and development life-cycle
UX Designer
Nutanix – Internship – Jun 2023 ~ Aug 2023
- Create interactive prototypes, design flows, and simple elegant experiences based on existing user journeys
- Translate research insights into interaction flows to increase product experience
- Creatively solve design problems with a fair degree of complexity
- Present designs to key stakeholders with the rationale for design decisions with the goal of building consensus and improving the product experience
- Iterate rapidly and inspire with creative approaches