About
Hello. I'm Askar, a Enthusiastic Product Designer with UX & UI Expertise. UX is central to everything I do. I love to work with inspiring, creative people and brands. I love the evolving nature of digital, which encourages constant learning of new standards and technologies. I have a thirst for pushing the boundaries whenever I take on a new project.
Digital Product Designer (UI & UX Design), Web Developer.
An innovation oriented professional, offering over 15 years of rich & extensive experience IT Project based on Product / Project Management using Agile SDLC, User Experience Design (UX), User Interface Design (UI) for Desktop, Web, Mobile Web, Wearable for iOS, Android, Windows, B2B and B2C Applications
- Birthday: 10 December 1984
- Phone: +974 7056 8034
- Current City: Doha, Qatar
- Degree: Graduated in Computer Science Engg.
- Email: mohamedaskark@outlook.com
Certified HFI - Mobile UX, Usability Analyst, Experience Designer, Human Computer Interaction, Mobile User Experience (UX) Designer, Information Visualization from Interaction Design Foundation (IDF).
Notable Accomplishments
✓ Delivered 10+ end-to-end small and medium projects and Guided 5+ Start-up ideas.
✓ Mentored 20+ Designers and Developers and build a Design Team from scratch to 15 members.
✓ Designed and shipped solutions for 75+ Mobile, Web, B2C, B2B and B2E applications.
✓ Certificate of Appreciation, July 2019, Korean Air Cargo, IBS Software.
✓ Best Performer, May 2013, Span InfoTech India Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru.
✓ Best Team Player, August 2013, Span InfoTech India Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru.
✓ Best preloaded App in Microsoft Windows phone Nokia Lumia segment.
Websites B2B and B2C Applications
Mobile Applications in iPhone, Android and Windows Applications
Successful Projects Delivery
Happy Customers
Skills
Tools
Resume
Professional Experience
Senior Lead - Product Designer (UX & UI Design)
2022 - Present
Qatar Islamic Bank, Doha
❖ Coordinating with Internal stakeholders like Business, Design and Development Team; revamping existing mobile apps with latest design trends with Design system, Information Architecture, Wireframing, User Flows/Journey, Prototyping.
❖ Defining & delivering Design System and guidelines for new product revamp apps for mobile and web with Omni channel experience.
❖ Leading and mentoring the team size of 5 UI & UX designers.
❖ Analyzing user needs and product requirements for determining feasibility of design within time & cost constraints; consulting with stakeholders about product UX design & maintenance and launching product.
❖ Adhering to next generation user experience standards across the company's products in order to ensure a consistent, appealing & dynamic customer experience.
Lead - Product Designer (UX & UI Design)
2021 - 2022
Commercial Bank of Qatar, Doha
❖ Understanding the interaction design needed for each project and meet those needs to ensure the best possible user experience is delivered.
❖ Driving customer engagements on UX deliverables and Infinite Product/UX pitch to the customers; identifying UX problems in the estimation solution through expert review, stakeholder talks and user research.
❖ Analyzing user needs and product requirements for determining feasibility of design within time & cost constraints; consulting with clients about product UX design & maintenance and launching product.
❖ Defining service standards and guidelines as per global best-practices, governance structures, best practices for software delivery life cycle (SDLC) and documentation that serve as benchmarks for excellent service delivery.
❖ Preparing proposals, business presentations to clients and managing resource planning, technical direction, effort estimation, tracking, risk management & mentoring.
Consultant - Creative Design
2017 - 2021
IBS Software, Trivandrum, India
❖ Worked for B2B and B2C travel domain such as Flight Bookings, Logistics as Usability Analyst and Creative Consultant.
❖Interacting with Business Analyst and capturing business requirements to design of the proposed UI adhered to the client expectations.
❖ Ensuring the Web Accessibility in Mind as per WCGA 2.0 guidelines. Designing for Mobile Adaptability for better Mobile User experience.
❖ Rapid Prototyping with Axure RP, Balsamiq wireframe, Usability Review and Usability Testing. Initiated the Agile SDLC process in JIRA management tool for few Projects.
❖ Applied qualitative & quantitative analysis techniques to continuously improve end-user experiences; presented UX designs and solutions to senior staff, evangelizing for user centric design decisions.
❖ Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication and resource utilization issues.
❖ Analyzed user feedback to influence future UX updates, ameliorating user concerns and pain points during subsequent patch cycles.
❖ Performed manual testing on UX design elements and complete UX designs, authoring feedback reports for use in future updates.
❖ Modified existing designs to meet changing customer preferences ❖ Facilitated with designer and frontend developers to ensure consistent and accurate communication.
❖ Revamped existing websites with new User Interface and User Experience
❖ Managed the team with respect to the following in Agile SDLC model Assignment, tracking of resources and task progress and handover of deliverables planned as part of different sprints
Team Lead - User Experience Engineer
2013 - 2017
Founding Minds Software Pvt. Ltd., Cochin, India
Interacting with clients and capturing business requirements to design of the proposed UI adhered to the client expectations. Designing Mobile Applications for iOS and Android. Was key in providing the necessary support when needed to the developers with respect to the backend facets. Demo releases through walkthroughs. Preparing UI design documentation for team and client for reference. UX reviewing against GUI guidelines before the UAT Testing and production. Creating mock-ups for new proposals. Build the User Experience Team from scratch to the team of 15 members includes the Visual Designers and User Interface Developers. Responsible for the User Experience and Visual Designs for Web and Mobile applications to meet the design guidelines. Initiated re-skilling the team through trainings, workshops, certifications, presenting individual ideas. Onsite visits to understanding client user expectations.
Senior Graphic Designer
2012 - 2013
Span Infotech (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Now EVRY, Norway), Bangalore, India
Interacting with clients and capturing business requirements to design of the proposed UI adhered to the client expectations. Designing 50+ Mobile Applications for Windows, 5+ iOs applications and 5+ Android applications Worked with association with Microsoft for designing Windows apps for Nokia Phones. Worked on My Movies - Pre installed app with Nokia 820 Model Was key in providing the necessary support when needed to the developers with respect to Microsoft Blend XML code.
Graphic Designer
2010 - 2012
Tilaka Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India
Designing Mobile Applications for iOS and website for Petrizia Pepe Fashion Ecommerce. Creating mock ups for new proposals for iPhone and Android apps.
Web Developer
2009 - 2010
Softnotions, Trivandrum, India
Developing Website with HTML, CSS and Php.
3D Animator
2007 - 2009
Y-Axis, Trivandrum, India
Creating Animation and Modeling.
Education and Certifications
Bachelor in Computer Science Engineering
2002 - 2006
Noorul Islam College of Engineering, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India
Bachelor in Business Administration
2007 - 2010
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu, India
Certified Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
2018 - 2019
Interaction Design Foundation(IDF), Denmark.
Certified User Experience Designer
2018 - 2019
Interaction Design Foundation(IDF), Denmark.
Certified Mobile User Experience (Mobile UX)
2018 - 2019
Interaction Design Foundation(IDF), Denmark.
Certified Information Visualization
2018 - 2019
Interaction Design Foundation(IDF), Denmark.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
2017 - 2018
Scrum Alliance
3D Animation
2007 - 2008
Anim Studios, Trivandrum, India
Php
2007 - 2008
Command, Trivandrum, India
Visual Basic 6.0
2002 - 2002
Net, Tamil Nadu, India