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Shriram Venkatraman
Group Manager at Mphasis Corporation
- Design Systems
- Interaction Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
With over a decade at Mphasis, my tenure as Head of Design has been marked by a relentless pursuit of innovative user experience strategies. Our team's commitment to usability design and web applications has elevated Mphasis's offerings, matching the company's mission of delivering cutting-edge solutions. A certified usability analyst, I bring a unique blend of skills acquired through roles at Polaris Software Lab and Mahindra Satyam, underpinning my expertise in user research. At Mphasis, we're not just creating interfaces; we're crafting experiences that resonate with users globally, thanks to a deep understanding of cultural nuances and ever-evolving user demands.
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Lijo Joseph
Associate Vice President & Chief Designer at Air India Limited
- Graphic Design
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
- Visual Design
Lijo Joseph is a successful intrapreneur with over 20 years of experience in the Design industry. He is an established design leader heading India & APAC in TCS Interactive and mentor with a proven ability to manage geographically distributed teams to deliver product vision across platforms, surfaces and channels. In his pursuit of nurturing superior talent, he founded the reputed designLAB at Kochi. He followed on to found and lead the TCS Retail design team, CREATiX for global strategic Initiatives. TCS Interactive creates experience-led solutions based on context-centered design, design thinking, service design, user experience design, and digital content. The mission of TCS Interactive is two-fold: first, to help enterprises envision their future by applying design thinking to digital marketing, digital commerce, digital content, and digital experience; second, to help them drive that vision to execution. With a people-first approach, he follows a personal philosophy of “think with the heart and act with the brain.” He has nurtured a work culture that is Positive, Friendly and Informal. Lijo is well regarded for his relentless pursuit of excellence and contributions in team building, design strategy, design thinking, user experience, interaction design, brand identity design and visual communications. As a film producer, he is also engaged in production and creative design of feature films that have won National Award for the Best Malayalam Feature Film 2019, Kerala State award for Best Feature Film 2017, Best Feature Film at Kolkata International Film Festival 2020 and many other international awards.
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Micah Rich
Founder at The League of Moveable Type
- Graphic Design
- Typography
- User Experience
- User Interface
Product-focused design/developer with a demonstrated history of making complex things more simple. Strong entrepreneurial spirit, skilled in Typography, Web Design & Web Development.
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Logan Evasco
Director at Climate Creative
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Print Design
I’m a social impact communications designer, community organizer, and environmental activist with 10+ years of experience designing for technology companies, non-profits, community-based organizations, small businesses, and government agencies. I’m a design generalist with tons of experience in print and digital spaces. I believe in the power of creativity and visual communication to make an impact, so I founded ClimateCreative.us, a non-profit project built around the tenants of creative professional development, community empowerment, and environmental justice. I love meeting other eco-creatives, so feel free to reach out and just say hi!
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Pranava Tandra
Product Designer at Intercom
- Design Thinking
- Graphic Design
- User Centered Design
- User Interface
My name is Pranava (pra-na-va). I am a product designer working on omnichannel experiences for Intercom. Previously I was in the Microsoft Teams search team designing autosuggestions and SERP experiences. I like to design and build experiences that are intuitive, accessible, elegant, and fun. As an individual, I love telling stories and travelling. I also write stuff about design, read comics, and practice yoga when I'm not doodling. As a designer, I am deeply interested in processes that support scalable solutions. More than anything I love people and, I thrive in inclusive teams & collaborative environments. As a designer with ~5 years of experience, I've been fortunate enough to design for several products such as Intercom, Teams, Kaizala, Workplace Analytics, Viva, Excel, and Acrobat. I also like speaking and I also organize workshops as a Figma Advocate for FoF Hyderabad, doing my small part in helping the design community grow.
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Yoonah Bae
Founder • Product Designer at elegantly Accessible
- User Experience
- User Interface
- Web Design
Yoonah is a Consumer Product Designer and a technology enthusiast with understanding in UX. She values good UX research and strives to compose visual cues to create seamless digital and physical experience.
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Belen Fernandez Madero
UX Designer at acidgreen
- Creative Direction
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
I've been working a lot as a freelance designer. I'm very interested in applying new design systems, better ways of presenting new ideas to clients and engagement. Also would love to know how other agencies manage their workflow for better solutions.
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Yuhan Wang
Landscape Architect at STARR WHITEHOUOSE
- 3D
- Animation
- Visual Design
Hey! I'm a landscape architect with a background in industrial design. Besides design, I also have experience in engineering areas such as construction and 3D printing reverse engineering. I'm here to connect with fellow designers, learn about different design industries, and explore how we can support each other's needs. Looking forward to engaging with you all!
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Ryan James
Design Mentor at Designed.org
- Design Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Product Design
- Product Management
I’m a media entrepreneur and design leader that has 13 years experience build user focused product that drive community. The products I touch serve millions of monthly users across web, mobile and connected TV. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and helping others build intuitive experiences. Media and product strategist with a passion for leading an agile and user centered development process while focusing on profit and sustainable growth. Specialties: strategy, product management, design research, user experience, business modeling, business development, team and project leadership, photography, design strategy.
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Deepak Subramanian
Senior Product Designer at AssetPlus
- Design Systems
- Design Thinking
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
Seasoned Senior Product Designer with a penchant for precision and a passion for collaboration Although I have a broad skill set, designing for Mobile Apps is where my heart truly lies, combining functional elegance with user-centric approaches to create solutions that resonate with users and stand out in the digital landscape.
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Alessandro Dallafina
Sr. Interaction Designer at Google
- Graphic Design
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
Designer at Google by day and rock climber by night. I've spent the last 10 years designing strategies and digital products for major tech companies and startups in US, Canada and Europe. You can ask him anything about: Design and UX process, Career, resume or interview guidance and Portfolio review Senior Product Designer. Driven by innovative ways of translating products into superior user and customer experiences. Passionate about openness, future, technology and digital media. Published with several projects in world-recognized books, newspapers, and magazines. Previously led the User Interface design and User Experience for 500px Marketplace, helping millions of buyers to purchase high-quality photography. Worked for Getty Images, leading the visual advertising (print and digital) for the Italian market. Acquired great experience as information designer when worked for the cutting-edge data visualization lab in Europe: DensityDesign. Received his Master's degree in Communication Design at Politecnico di Milano university, finishing the studies with the dissertation "Urbanscope. Observe the city through digital footprints”. Designing a method and a visual tool to perceive urban dynamics relying on digital data only, making empirical examples on how Big Data can be used to analyze the urban environment. Portfolio: www.dallafina.com Areas of expertise include: Product Design Product Strategy Design Strategy Visual Design Web Design Interaction Design User Experience Design Production team leadership Project Management
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Pratikesh Pundkar
Senior UX Consultant at Deloitte
- Career Advice
- Design Strategy
- Interaction Design
- User Centered Design
With an immense passion for human-centric design and a quest for quenching my thirst, I find great interest in the field of design and Technology. The job profile of UX consultant. With almost 6 years of work experience, a Master’s in Design from IIT Hyderabad and a zeal to learn new concepts, I believe I can contribute my acquired skills to create a more creative solution to the real-time problems.
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Seb Klifa
Senior UX Designer at Akiani
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Senior Product Designer specializing in UX methodologies (strategy, research and design), and user-centric design, with 20 years experience in digital, branding, and packaging. Originally from France, my work has taken me all around the world across Europe, US, Middle East and Asia.
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Saneeya Khan
Senior Designer (DMED) at The Walt Disney Company
- Graphic Design
- Sketch
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
Senior Product Designer building B2B and self-serve platforms. Sole designer on Disney Campaign Manager, a $100M+ self-serve ad platform. Led its rebuild from a third-party vendor to fully in-house, revenue grew from $26M to $76M in year one, agency count up 39%. Also redesigned Disney's admin portal (28% fewer support escalations), built a self-serve pricing tool that cut CPM changes from weeks to minutes, and designed internal ad ops tooling used by Disney's technical teams. Previously: internal tools for regulated industries at Zigzy (now New American Funding) and McGraw-Hill (ed tech).
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Rubina Ramchandani
User Experience Designer at Amazon
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Research
I thrive in environments that encourage disruptive and speculative design thinking. It is imperative that I positively influence the company I work for as well as the lives of the people I design for. Data and direct customer feedback is important for me to keep the MVP focused and make informed design decisions. I believe that boundaries need to be pushed and status quo routinely questioned in order for innovation to thrive. My experience, education and skill-sets allow me to take on cross-functional responsibilities and collaborate with relevant teams and stakeholders, including researchers, engineers, product (business) owners and brand strategists. I have a proven track record of effective and balanced designing through research, innovative strategy, conceptualizing, product definition and designing cohesive systems. I am well-versed in design tools such as card sorting, sketching, rapid prototyping, concept videos and high fidelity wireframes to effectively communicate ideas and concepts. I have successfully led teams from concept to product shipment. I am exploring new opportunities that will challenge me in applying current skills while also developing new ones.
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Ramzi AlArabi
Communications & Creative Director at MONACO GROUP
- Branding & Identity
- Creative Direction
- Design Critique
- Design Thinking
With over 20 years of creative expertise spanning digital, performance marketing, large-scale events and traditional advertising, I excel at building and developing creative teams to produce exceptional work. Moreover, I have long experience in communication and program/event coordination with strong emphasis on client experience, customer retention, and presentation of brand. During my journey, I’ve managed and motivated interdisciplinary teams and built brands from the ground up, worn every hat on the rack, and leapt tall buildings in a single bound. I hold a bachelor degree in Visual Arts and a master degree in Communication, and currently pursuing my PhD degree in Mass Communication at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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Leticia Constanza
User Experience Designer at Yervana
- Accessibility
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- User Experience
Passionate UX/UI designer, with a background in Graphic Design with postgraduate in Brand specialist (UBA). Strong Visual Design and strategic skills. Large experience as a Designer and a Consultant for mid-sized and small size enterprise from different industries. Creating +50 products within websites, e-commerce, apps, and platforms, I’ve got involved In product design with successful projects and happy clients. Empathic and kind person. I discovered my passion in this fascinating field listening more than doing, solving human problems, and building a welcoming community named IterateUX. Grateful, happy, and proud to be the founder at the most human-centred, virtual community for UX/UI designers. Challenge myself and self-learner. I like to learn other fields to deliver better results to clients and data-driven designs. I learned HTML, CSS, Data Analysis, SEO, performance, Social Media strategy. Product Design is the endless subject which I enjoy keeping learning from diverse minded user experience peers. I do love to build up good stuff for people. I do love to design a better future. If you have any question, feel free to reaching out and connect with me. Happy to be useful! Namasté
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Mitul Bhat
Director of Product Design at VMware
- Design Management
- Design Process
- Design Strategy
- User Experience
I am a product design leader with over sixteen years of experience. As a design leader, I am the user's voice in a debate dominated by technology and business. I help organizations identify latent needs, generate ideas, and transform concepts into successful business outcomes.
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Junaid Ahmed
Product Marketing at LambdaTest
- Growth Marketing
- Marketing Design
- Product Management
My professional experience of over 8 years has been quite exciting & dynamic, I have got the opportunity to run the marketing activities of an India Based MNC & than managing the marketing & communication team of one of India’s most prestigious business group. Currently, I am working as a Marketing Communication specialist at one of the leading startup in cross browser testing space. An enthusiastic & result oriented professional with hands on experience of all marketing & communication wing. At LambdaTest I am handling all day to day marketing communication activities including customer communication, public relation activities, managing affiliate program, strategic partnerships, finding new business development avenues etc. With Shriram Automall I was working as Deputy Manager Marketing I am responsible for the overall communication of the company & manage a team of young & motivated professionals. Coming up with new & innovative communication ideas & implementing them successfully is one of the key accomplishments. As Sr. Exec Marketing with Stellar Information Technology Pvt. Ltd. I was responsible for carrying out the day to day marketing activities of the company smoothly that included the ATL, BTL & online marketing. As a member of a small team, the learning & implementation of new & innovative ideas attracted instant recognition. I am a Master’s Degree holder in Mass communication from Kurukshetra University. Skills – Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications, Content creating & Editing, Affiliate Marketing, Online Marketing, Public Relations, Strategic Partnerships, Brand Management, Events, Campaign Management, Advertising, Marketing Strategy, Media Planning, Social Media Marketing, Video Production, Content Marketing & Blogging.
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Andrea Mancini
Senior Manager UX at UX Lascaux
- Team Building
- User Experience
- User Interface
- User Research
Since I started studying, I have been engaged in the mission of creating satisfying digital journeys. Many years later, as a User Experience Manager, I stand up for the right of people to take advantage and satisfaction from technology. All of them, customers, users, teammates, and colleagues. I'm constantly aiming for win-win solutions. I'm focused on creating the business conditions for interpreting technology through design. In my career, I created many teams from scratch. I set up people, processes, tools, and KPIs to make them efficient and profitable. Some facts: ✔ O'Reilly book author about UX ✔ adplist.org mentor (book here: https://t.ly/lweMz) ✔ A degree in industrial design ✔ ITIL v3 Foundation ✔ PRINCE2 Foundation and Practioner ✔ ScrumAlliance Product Owner® CSPO ✔ Professional Scrum Master I by Scrum.org ✔ Recently I took with success the path to certificate myself as a User Researcher on Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF). Ten courses were completed with a top 10% distinction class.
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Jonah Mclachlan
UX Researcher at Fortius
- User Experience
- User Research
UX Researcher with over 7 years mentoring for different organisations and doing 1:1.
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Gerald Miller
Global Director of Design Engineering at bp
- Product Design
- Sketch
- User Experience
I am a creative leader with 25+ years of Design, UX, and Front end Development experience. As a passionate “forever-learner” I’m in constant pursuit of new tools and innovations to express and communicate experiences. Captivated by simplicity and minimalism, I strive to deliver delightful, meaningful, and intuitive interfaces that connect with people emotionally.
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Chris Locke
Head of Program at South Summit
- Career Advice
- Design Leadership
- Design Management
- Design Strategy
Entrepreneur, Business Strategist and Design Leader with over a decade of experience collaborating with startup founders and top leadership at world class organizations to advance their businesses, innovate effectively and embrace a human-centric approach. Currently on a mission to connect with the brightest minds in business and technology, bring them together and help them collaborate on some of our worlds most exciting innovations that are shaping the future. From launching new business ventures and scaling into new markets, to building digital experiences with the latest tech; I have partnered with a range of organizations; from fast-growing startups to world class enterprises like Nike, Disney, AB InBev and Discovery.
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Danny Shin
QA at XL8.ai
- Illustration
- Interaction Design
- Mobile Development
- Product Design
As a product manager & designer, I believe that success is found in meeting people at their greatest point of need through intuitive, smart, and visually beautiful products. I’m passionate about creating, building, and envisioning products that genuinely connect with and empower people.
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Tali Krakowsky Apel
Senior Director | Design Systems + Brand at Coinbase
- Creative Direction
- Design Strategy
- Graphic Design
- Information Architecture
A lover of design, technology and interactive architecture.
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