Design Graphic Designer

Gitanjali Deshpande

UI/UX Designer & Developer

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Summary

• Over 6+ years of Solid Experience in designing User Interface (UI) Websites & Applications and UX Research.

• Provided research guidance across multiple projects running concurrently.

• Analyzed findings from usability tests and contextual inquiries into reports with

‘Usability Tools’ and communicated the findings to other team members.

• Responsible for checking cross browser compatibility and hence worked on different browsers like Safari, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google chrome.

• Solid experience with Responsive Web Design (RWD).

• Create responsive user interfaces, using front-end code in HTML, CSS 3, Java and Bootstrap a must perform recurring tasks, routine maintenance, updates and upgrades to existing pages and respond to ad hoc requests.

• Experience in UX design with a strong background working in Wireframes Prototypes, Mockups, Storyboard and User Flows.

• Hands on Experience with Figma, Sketch, Invision and Axure Pro.

• Solid Design Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator).

• Set design standards and consistency by creating style guides, and reusable patterns.

• Built Journey maps and collaborated with the teams on Miro Board.

• Produced visually appealing designs focused on usability, utility, UX, cross-browser compatibility and SEO / web standards.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey Ideas and Work-flow to the Clients.

• Re-Branding of Avaya licensing tool and implementing a responsive view for multiple devices.

• Strong proficiency with Graphic and Web Designing using Provided with visually appealing designs focused on interactivity, usability, UI, cross-browser compatibility.

• Experience in working with Action Script, Adobe Flash. Worked with Adobe Premier and Adobe after Effects for creating Video clips and templates.

• Utilized Adobe InDesign and MS Excel and PowerPoint to produce visually dynamic reports for each phase in the research, analysis, and design process; Presented reports to the Clients.

• Experienced in creating Power Point templates and giving presentations to the Clients.

• Strong ability to work in a stressful environment dealing with multiple projects and interaction with different teams.

Education

• Pursued Master of Science in Computer Science, Graduated in Fall 2015 Texas A&M University- Commerce,Texas,USA.

• Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Multimedia, June 2007- August 2011 JNTU University, Hyderabad, India.

Professional Experience

CBRE, Dallas, TX March 2019 – March 2020

UI/UX Designer & Developer

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience.

• Follow best practices and standards for accessibility and Cross-browser compatibility.

• Designing user-centered, functional, innovative and easy-to-use web application interfaces that will enable customers to become more productive, efficient and enhance the adaptability.

• Building Web & mobile Applications making sure they are pixel perfect with the design comps using HTML5, CSS3.

• Create wire frames, Prototypes, user flows, process flows and site maps using software like Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, Axure to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.

• Take the help of various design tools like Invision, Adobe Creative suite, Zeplin etc., in the Design Process to support the Designs.

• Collect feedback from design and technical staff on Website development needs.

• Conduct usability testing to resolve interface problems and evaluate user feedback.

• Ensure design consistency with client’s development standards and guidelines. Environment: Sketch, Adobe XD, Invision, Miro Board, HTML5, CSS3Zeplin, Adobe Creative suite.

Avaya Inc., Coppell, TX Aug 2018 – Feb 2019

UI/UX Designer & Developer

Responsibilities:

• Complete front-end development to bring high and low fidelity mock-ups to production.

• Translate concepts & user stories into wireframes and mockups that lead to intuitive user experiences using Figma.

• Exporting the Wireframe screens into Invision and building a navigation.

• Facilitate client’s product visions by researching, conceiving, wire framing, sketching, prototyping, and mocking up user experiences for digital products.

• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.

• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions.

• Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features.

• Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks.

• Create Web Applications front end as per design comps and information architecture using HTML5, CSS3.

Integrate front-end application with the application business layer.

• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs.

• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders. Environment: Sketch, Figma, Invision, Axure, Adobe Creative suite, HTML5, CSS3. Harris County, Houston, TX Sept 2017 – Aug 2018

UI/UX Designer & Developer

Responsibilities:

• Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers.

• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps.

• Building Brand Guides for the Wireframes & Prototypes.

• Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets.

• Build page Interactive elements such as navigation buttons and search fields.

• Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like.

• Responsible for web page layout implementation in HTML, CSS and related front- end UI behavior.

• Create original graphic designs (e.g. Logos, Icons, images, sketches and tables).

• Experience developing the mockups with user center design approach and coding with frontend technologies of HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap framework.

• Participate in Team discussions & Analyzing the Project and its requirements.

• Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders.

• Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images. Environment: Axure, Sketch, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, MS Visio.

Avaya Inc., Coppell, TX Apr 2016 – June 2017

UI/UX Designer & Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analyze findings from usability tests and contextual inquiries into reports with

‘Usability Tools’ and communicated the findings to other team members.

• Responsible for the UX Design process—combining empathetic design thinking and brainstorming into lo-fi wireframes and high-fidelity designs.

• Create Wireframes using Axure and User Interface design using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.

• Conducting usability testing.

• Help improve our code quality through writing tests, automation, and performing code reviews.

• Creating storyboards, sitemaps and screen flows.

• Creating product prototypes.

• Developing personas and usage scenarios.

• Analyzing user feedback and activity and iterating to enhance the user experience.

• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions.

• Assisting with content development & Conducting competitor and customer analysis.

• Provide with visually appealing designs focused on interactivity, usability, UI, cross-browser compatibility.

• Interacting with other Designers & Developers from different departments to improvise the Design Structure.

• Take the initiative in providing input and feedback in both departmental discussions and on issues relating to other departments.

• Create Images, Logos and Icons that are used across the web pages. Environment: Axure, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD. Texas A&M University - Commerce Jan 2015 – July 2015 Graphic Design Intern

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Graphic Designer at Career Development Department at TAMUC.

• Designed campaigns, Professional Flyers for Department/University Events for online and Print purpose.

• Designed Mailers for upcoming Fests and Career fairs.

• Worked on usual and Events Calender designs.

• Designed cover pages and look of the University Magazine.

• Worked in various faces of Web Development including analysis, design, and development.

Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, HTML. Green Gold Animations PVT LTD, India Jan 2012 – June 2014 Visual Designer

Responsibilities:

• Developed project plans, screener surveys, & scripts for website usability testing & Provided client with reports that included research findings and recommendations.

• Helped UX design team to create, evaluate, and iterate rapid UI prototypes to support key design decisions early and often throughout the design process.

• Designing and updating different websites using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

• Worked in the backend development of web pages using HTML5, CSS.

• Provided designs for various Mobile Applications for Android and IOS.

• Designed online Newsletters & Mailers for promoting the Products according to the client Requirement.

• Designed Banners, Images, Logos & Icons that are used across the web pages.

• Worked on Interactive video demos using Adobe Premier and Adobe after Effects.

• Worked for Product photography and editing the images for Online use.

• Developed Textures for Digital Media.

• Created Wireframes using mockups.

• Active participation in meetings and discussions regarding the Promotion and publicity of the Company.

Environment: Sketch, HTML5, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Moqups, Adobe Premier, Adobe after Effects, Action Script, Eclipse. Additional Information

Design skills:

User Experience Design, User Testing, Responsive Design, Wire framing, User Flow, UI Design, Mobile Design, Illustration, Branding, Print Design. Software:

Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, Axure, Invision, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Unreal Development Kit, Moqups, Visual Studio.

Technical skills:

HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Bootstrap Framework, Angular 2, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery.

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