Zulqarnain AnsariHe/Him

About Me

Zulqarnain Ansari is a part of the foremost think tanks in design and user experience research. He is a pioneer in Pakistan User Experience and Design, having 21 years of experience setting up creative digital design businesses in global freelance marketplaces, Zulqarnain Ansari is CEO and founder of Pakistan's first UX Studio, Experts Desk. His creative, analytical, and business skills make him distinct in the global design community. Besides being a successful CEO, he is a life coach, techpreneur, mentor, and public speaker. His interests range from entrepreneurship to design. In past, he heads UX departments at Systems Ltd. and ROZEE.PK and some of the key accomplishments were TeamViewer, McDonalds, Zong, Freeman, Douney & Bourke, Mattress Firm, KUIU, Rebeccataylor, Sapphire, KHAADI and the list goes on. LUMS, NetSol, NSPIRE, HospitAll, Takhleek, GLUG, PopCornStudio, IDEOCON, British Council, DICE Pakistan, Startup Grind, and Payoneer are some of the platforms where he provided design thinking mentorship. His core expertise includes Stanford University D.School's and Google Sprint Design's Design thinking and digital transformation training and mentorships.

My Skills

• Design Leadership
• DesignOps
• Entrepreneurship
• Figma
• User Centered Design

My Career

• Chief Design OfficerExperts DeskJune 2018
  Current
• AVP, Experience DesignSystems LimitedAugust 2017 - May 2018
• Founder and CEOExperts DeskApril 2012 - July 2017
• User Experience & UI Design ConsultantAllainetJanuary 2012 - March 2012
• Lead Web ArchitectFormulatrixMay 2009 - January 2011
• Senior User Experience DesignerUpworkDecember 2008 - May 2009
• Senior Creative DesignerNaseeb Online Services (Pvt)Ltd - ROZEE.PKSeptember 2007 - December 2008
• Manager Operations & User Experience DirectorElanistOctober 2005 - July 2007
• Multimedia DesignerFeezible SolutionsMay 2004 - August 2005
• Web AdministratorZARCO Exchange Company (Pvt) LimitedOctober 2003 - April 2004
• Freelance DeveloperRentacoderJanuary 2001 - September 2003

My Education

• University of the PunjabMasters, LinguisticsGraduated November 2019
• University of the PunjabBS, Computer SciencesGraduated August 2005

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