Sarojani-Powar-UX Designer

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SUMMARY 2 years experience in User Experience, Graphic Design, Development, with expertise in web, ios, android and wearable apps. Designed Official Radio app for T20 Cricket World Cup (IOS and Android), Web-based Hiring Software (Predikt) End-to-end design, including conceptualization, user research, prototyping, wireframing, design, user testing, html, css, javascript. Other projects include: E-commerce Mobile application, Livestrong Apple Watch wearable fitness app(concept) Background in Information Technology and Web development. Experience working with developers, product managers in an agile environment. WORK EXPERIENCE User Interface and Graphic Designer, Mobifusion Inc. Sunnyvale CA Jan 2016 – Present Responsible for designing an Official IOS and android app for T20 Cricket World Cup. Core features of the app include: Live audio streaming, Live feed for cricket scores, social media news, photos, images. Incharge for designing Automated AI Messaging Bots for interacting with Celebrities. The app allows subscribing to a celebrity and recommends content and actions such as: watch movies, buy merchandise etc. Worked using UX Processes such as Paper sketching, Application flow, wireframes, lo-fi / hi-fi mock-ups, and interface design specifications. Tools: Photoshop / Illustrator for Designing User Experience and UI Designer, Predikt Inc. Sunnyvale CA Jun 2015 – December 2015 In-charge for designing the UX and UI for a Hiring Software to be used by startups and large companies. Developed HTML prototypes and UI deliverables, such as wireframes, flowcharts, screen mock-ups, and interface design specifications. Worked on usability testing internally with product manager and externally with customers, iterated according to the user behavior. Created interactive prototypes using HTML, CSS, JavaScript front End code from a combination of wireframes, visual designs and design standards. Tools: Photoshop / Illustrator for Designing, Axure for wireframing and prototyping Computer Engineering Instructor, D.Y. Patil Polytechnic College, India Jun 2011 – May 2012 Conducted coursework to a class of above 50 students on topics including: Web Development, Html / Css/ Javascript. Responsible for conducting labs, grading papers, coaching and helping students. EDUCATION Web and User Experience Design (Certificate Course) Oct 2015 University of California Santa Cruz Extension, Santa Clara. [GPA: 3.86] Bachelors in Information Technology Engineering Jun 2011 Shivaji University, India [GPA: 3.45] RELEVANT PROJECTS User Experience Research/Design for Educational Toys Ecommerce Mobile App Conceptualized and Designed an e-commerce website and app for selling toys for kids in the age range 3-14. Conducted various research methods (interviews, heuristic analysis), built Wireframes using Balsamiq and clickable mockups using Invision design. Produced user flows, site map, sketches, wireframes and the final prototype. Visual & UX Design for Livestrong Apple Watch iOS application (Wearable app design) Livestrong has a health and fitness mobile app, I created a conceptual design for Apple Watch application. Brainstormed on various ideas for app and created initial sketches. Built hi-fidelity prototypes using Photoshop. Produced user flows, sitemap , sketches, wireframes, UX strategy blueprint and final high fidelity prototype Sarojani Powar San Mateo, CA User Experience / UI, Visual designer (248)-345-3792 [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/spowar http://sarojanipowar.wix.com/portfolio

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SUMMARY 2 years experience in User Experience, Graphic Design, Development, with expertise in web, ios, android and wearable apps. Designed Official Radio app for T20 Cricket World Cup (IOS and Android), Web-based Hiring Software (Predikt) End-to-end design, including conceptualization, user research, prototyping, wireframing, design, user testing, html, css, javascript. Other projects include: E-commerce Mobile application, Livestrong Apple Watch wearable fitness app(concept) Background in Information Technology and Web development. Experience working with developers, product managers in an agile

environment.

WORK EXPERIENCE User Interface and Graphic Designer, Mobifusion Inc. Sunnyvale CA Jan 2016 – Present

Responsible for designing an Official IOS and android app for T20 Cricket World Cup. Core features of the app include: Live audio streaming, Live feed for cricket scores, social media news, photos, images.

Incharge for designing Automated AI Messaging Bots for interacting with Celebrities. The app allows subscribing to a celebrity and recommends content and actions such as: watch movies, buy merchandise etc.

Worked using UX Processes such as Paper sketching, Application flow, wireframes, lo-fi / hi-fi mock-ups, and interface design specifications.

Tools: Photoshop / Illustrator for Designing

User Experience and UI Designer, Predikt Inc. Sunnyvale CA Jun 2015 – December 2015 In-charge for designing the UX and UI for a Hiring Software to be used by startups and large companies. Developed HTML prototypes and UI deliverables, such as wireframes, flowcharts, screen mock-ups, and interface design

specifications. Worked on usability testing internally with product manager and externally with customers, iterated according to the user behavior. Created interactive prototypes using HTML, CSS, JavaScript front End code from a combination of wireframes, visual designs and

design standards. Tools: Photoshop / Illustrator for Designing, Axure for wireframing and prototyping

Computer Engineering Instructor, D.Y. Patil Polytechnic College, India Jun 2011 – May 2012

Conducted coursework to a class of above 50 students on topics including: Web Development, Html / Css/ Javascript. Responsible for conducting labs, grading papers, coaching and helping students.

EDUCATION Web and User Experience Design (Certificate Course) Oct 2015

University of California Santa Cruz Extension, Santa Clara. [GPA: 3.86] Bachelors in Information Technology Engineering Jun 2011 Shivaji University, India [GPA: 3.45]

RELEVANT PROJECTS User Experience Research/Design for Educational Toys Ecommerce Mobile App Conceptualized and Designed an e-commerce website and app for selling toys for kids in the age range 3-14. Conducted various research methods (interviews, heuristic analysis), built Wireframes using Balsamiq and clickable mockups

using Invision design. Produced user flows, site map, sketches, wireframes and the final prototype.

Visual & UX Design for Livestrong Apple Watch iOS application (Wearable app design) Livestrong has a health and fitness mobile app, I created a conceptual design for Apple Watch application. Brainstormed on various ideas for app and created initial sketches. Built hi-fidelity prototypes using Photoshop. Produced user flows, sitemap , sketches, wireframes, UX strategy blueprint and final high fidelity prototype

Sarojani Powar San Mateo, CA User Experience / UI, Visual designer

(248)-345-3792 [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/spowar http://sarojanipowar.wix.com/portfolio

Visual Design for the Art and Craft studio Redesigned an existing website, created a flat design layout. Worked on branding, Typography, colors and simplified the navigation.

Graphic Design for Pop Workout Music CD Designed Logo, Typography for the content on the CD. Created paper sketches, and transformed into final design after testing color palette / background images.

Skills and Expertise

Design Tools Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator CC, Justinmind Prototyping, Balsamiq wireframing, Draw.io for Flowcharts, Axure prototying,

Proto.io prototyping Programming HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript, PHP. UX Design Methods User Analysis, Branding, Persona, Usability testing, Brainstorming, Storyboarding, Sitemaps, Wire framing , High fidelity visual design,

Clickable Prototyping, Heuristic evaluation.