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Mr. Kumar.V Email: [email protected], Mobile: +91-96118 43833 / 97428 34512
UI –Usability-User Experience Specialist Project Manager Corporate Trainer
Career Objective:
I am a self motivated person with Creative Thinking and like to work in an environment, where
technology, skills & creative ideas are core products. I would like to add my professional experience in
analyzing and building creative and innovative Business concepts and be a part of achieving Team.
Years of Exp: Core experience of 10 yrs in Creative designing and User experience Design and
Development for different devices like mobiles, PDAs and web apps. I have also been exposed to skills
like Business Analysis, Market Research, LMS & Content Management System, Team Leading and
also in handling onshore & offshore client interaction. Familiar with SDLC, ADDIE, Water flow &
Agile project management methodologies. Capable of handling complete Project Development Life
Cycle. I am preparing myself for next level of career challenges in management with my vast
experience and by taking up PMP exams through PMI (Project Management Institute).
Organizational Experience:
Freelance Project Consultant / Corporate Trainer Nov 2008 – till date
Sr. Design Consultant Marketing Endeavour Software Inc. Jan 2010 – till date
Responsibilities: Application user interface and interaction designing for Symbian & Apple mobile
devices, also involved in re-branding corporate documentation and branding process for CMM level
standards.
User Interaction Designer/Usability Analyst
Etisalat Telecommunication Corporation, UAE
About Employer: http://etisalat.ae/ http://shop.etisalat.ae/ Feb 2007 – Oct 08
Scope of Project: Projecting creative and easy access user interface experience concepts,
prototyping, developing PDFs & Flash presentations for in-house Product called CBCM and publish it
through open source LMS system called Moodle.
Role:
• Brining out creative project concepts with high-end User experience, performance, reliability,
scalability, & security system.
• Interacting with Management, architects, Project leads & developers of different division to
emphasize & gather accurate and complete customer requirement details.
• Planning Strategy for Project deliverables & Content Management.
• Coordination with Business team, Designing Team, Development Team, portfolio Management
team & Corporate communication team for Branding and quality standards.
• Do project analysis, Wire Framing & prototyping projects with issues related to User
Interaction, usability and accessibility.
• Involve in application re-design and user interaction issue solving process.
• Build flash based user friendly interactive learning system.
• Developed product based e-learning solutions for Etisalat users on training in-house
developed application called CBCM (Corporate Billing and Customer Management system)
• Providing solutions on cross-browser issues with latest Web technologies and Web standards.
Sr. UI Designer M/s HealthAsyst Technologies, Jan 2006 - Jan 07
About Employer: http://www.healthasyst.com/
HealthAsyst has a strong track record of projects in e-Health, application development and migration.
# 35, 2nd Cross, 2nd Main, 1st Floor, Naveen’s Cottage, Nandini Layout, B.Narayanapura,
Mahadevpura post, Bangalore – 560016.
Scope of Project:
Recreating user interface and user interaction experience with current desktop applications system to
next generation PDA applications.
Built flash based product learning system on healthcare application usage.
Role:
• Involved in planning complete Project Life Cycle process through direct onshore client
interaction for Contextual Data Gathering.
• Preparing Functional document, Wire Framing & prototyping Project Plans.
• Creating Artistic Visuals and User centric interfaces
• Regular Client Interaction on project process and delivery schedules and assuring client
approval and updates on time.
• Redesigning and Prototyping current desktop based healthcare application to embed with next
generation devices like PDA’s with User friendly and Accessible applications.
• Built flash based product learning system on healthcare application usage.
Sr. Web Designer / Developer
M/s Toucan Ltd(U.K Organization) June 2004 - Dec 05
About Employer: http://www.vanhagen.co.uk/
Role:
• Worked has One Man Show from India on User Interface designing and Web Portal
development, to support online sales for clients in UK and European countries,
• Interact with Marketing and Finance team in UK for capturing functional specs and plan the
complete project Lifecycle process.
• Developed Flash based product presentations
• Hands on simple Server side programming.
Sr. 2D flash Animator M/s Datatech Pvt Ltd May 2003 - Jan 04
Role:
• Story Board Writing according to the context provided by the Client.
• Responsible for creative designing and 2D animation process.
• Understand different application capabilities and colloid works across multi platforms.
Project Lead M/s Imagine (Edit Multimedia Institute) Nov 2001 - Mar 03
Role:
• As a Training Project Lead, trained and handled more than 100 students and corporate
employees.
Project Lead / Instructional Designing
M/s Kernel Software Pvt. Ltd Sept 2000 - July 01
http://www.kernel-soft.com/
Project scope: Building Web Based Tutorial (WBT) for Malaysian client.
Role:
• Interact with Malaysian client for scripts and updation.
• Planning project process and allocating staff resources.
• Story board writing and illustrations.
• Coordinating with team members for quality and timely delivery.
• Project Reporting to Manager on status and deliverables.
• Team Handling of 8 members mid level and Sr. level.
Graphic Designer M/s G.V. Digital Lab June 1998 – Aug 2000
# 35, 2nd Cross, 2nd Main, 1st Floor, Naveen’s Cottage, Nandini Layout, B.Narayanapura,
Mahadevpura post, Bangalore – 560016.
Role: Creative Designing and Visualization.
Corporate Trainer & Technical Multimedia Consultation Experience: 2000 – 2010
Technical & Multimedia Consultant National Aerospace Laboratories
(Part time) http://www.nal.res.in/
Worked as Freelance Corporate Trainer & Consultant for many MNC’s in India like HCL,
Novell, SAP Labs, Siemens, NAL, Alcatel-Lucent etc. in training Advanced and Professional
techniques in using Graphic software’s and web designing & development tools, along with technical
documentation tools.
Design & developed many web and multimedia projects for onshore and offshore clients.
Achievements:
Developed presentation for HAL on ISOABE (International Society for Air Breathing Engines)
which was presented on a Big Screen for International Clients at Tata Jain Auditorium in Indian
Institute of Science Campus.
A tribute presentation publicized on big screen of NAL Auditorium for all NAL staff, remembering
Prof. R.B. Damania (an engineer to the core and a designer), who built the First Indian Aircraft
called LCRA (Light Canard Research Aircraft).
A presentation developed on 20 years of co-operation between NAL (India) and DLR
(Aerospace research centre, UK), which was publicized in Berlin Aerospace centre, UK.
Educational Qualification Institution / University Location % Yr Passed
Effective Communication Skills (course) Etisalat Academy Dubai 65% 2007
Diploma in Business Management ABSS Delhi 61.5 % 2006
BSc Computers (Distance Education) Vinayaka Mission University Salem 72.58% 2005
Core Java Programming Sun Microsystems Bangalore 2004
Diploma in Multimedia Arena Multimedia Bangalore 75 % 1999
P.U.C. in Computer Science Krupanidhi Pre-University Bangalore 51 % 1994
S.S.L.C Padmavathi High School Bangalore 44.16% 1992
Software Skills:
Operating System: DOS, Windows Server, Linux, Mac OS 9 / 10.
Programming Software’s: HTML, Flash Action Script, JavaScript, ASP & XML.
Packages: Adobe Creative Suite, Quark Express, FrameMaker 7.0, Acrobat 9 Pro, Dreamweaver CS3,
Flash CS3 action scripting 2.0 and AS3.
Browser Compatibility: Fire Fox, Opera, Internet Explorer, safari.
Database: understanding MS-Access and SQL database
Practicing: - XML, DOM, JQuery, Flex, AS3 & Adobe lifecycle designer.
Personal Details:
Sex: Male DOB: 28-01-1977 Martial Status: Married Nationality: INDIAN Religion: Hindu
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam.
# 35, 2nd Cross, 2nd Main, 1st Floor, Naveen’s Cottage, Nandini Layout, B.Narayanapura,
Mahadevpura post, Bangalore – 560016.
Interest: Browsing, reading Magazines, R&D on Wireless Electronics, Network Programming &
Ethical hacking. Involve myself in all adventurous activities like, rock climbing, swimming, long
drives, nature watching and traveling.
Hereby I declare all the information mentioned above is true according to my knowledge.
Yours truly,
Kumar.V
# 35, 2nd Cross, 2nd Main, 1st Floor, Naveen’s Cottage, Nandini Layout, B.Narayanapura,
Mahadevpura post, Bangalore – 560016.
