Gaurav Kashyap

CV Gaurav Kashyap P:- E:-Skype: gkdesigns A bit about me: I have a total experience of 15+ years in designing. I am a dynamic and creative UX designer with experience of working on international brands, working in a fast paced collaborative environment. As a hands on individual who isn’t afraid of a pen and paper I work through the full UX lifecycle from research to design and testing utilising all elements of a user centred design process to create innovative cross platform experiences. My forte lies in UX Design of desktop app, mobile app and web app, design QA, usability report, branding, logo, brochure, posters etc. Working with major companies like Cisco, Intel, HP has provided me a lot of exposure to User Centered Design. Payment Process Hourly: 25 USD Time Availability: 40 hrs per week Fixed Price: *30% upfront payment, 50% wireframe completion, 90% UI Design Completion, 100% File Deliverable Places I have worked: User Experience Consultant and Information Architect Independent Contractor: May 2013 – present I work to help research, plan and design engaging user experiences for digital solutions, utilising all elements of the User-Centred Design process. I have been responsible for radically developing the UX teams approach as well as leading and supporting the delivery of a varied of projects developing UX solutions for Universal, Clean Program and small design agencies. Places I have worked: Design Lead Inteligaia: April 2009 – April 2013 Involved utilising elements of a user centered design process to research, plan and design a new website/web app projects as well as develop a refreshed brand identity & strategy. - Created paper prototyping and wireframing with complete interaction * Involved in Design, Development of Web Sites and User Interfaces for Various Internet Applications based on Web 2. 0 concepts. * Responsible for the creation and updates of web pages and optimizing graphics for the site as well as layouts and interface design. Places I have worked: User Experience and User Interface Designer Visions: April 2008 – March 2009 My work with Visions consisted of assisting on interaction design, information architecture and production of the kiosk UI for a major software release and localizing Visions website for several international markets. Highlights: - Created a prototype for the next generation of their kiosk's consumer UI, using a back-end of XML/XSLT and PHP to output static HTML. - Maintained the clients website and assisted the interactive designer in exploring options for enhancements to style and content of same, including the implementation of automated web traffic analysis software and production work for a Lotus Notes/Domino-driven extranet database of artwork Places I have worked: Senior Web Designer Alchemist Pvt. Ltd. : February 2007 – March 2008 As a hybrid designer/front-end developer, I worked on a variety of web projects for local and national clients. Interpreting FreeHand-designed layouts, creating original concepts, production, and webmaster tasks were all my responsibility. In addition, I contributed to the design and was responsible for the implementation of group administration website on the occasion of their name change and identity overhaul. Places I have worked: Art Director Sirspeedy, Tustin: February 2003 – January 2007 - Created new branding system and logo for the organization, including a large library of reusable production art, web buttons/banners and other collateral, and authored an extensive branding guide - Produced artwork for national print advertising campaign - Designed collateral materials, including certificates, posters, postcards, brochures, shirts, etc. for marketing communications, giveaways and promotions Skill Set: User Research- Task Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Information Architecture, Storyboarding Interaction Design, Persona, Interviews, Card Sorting, Focus Groups UX Articulating- Paper Sketching, Wireframe, Low/High fidelity prototype UI Design- HTML & Photoshop Usability Testing- Usability Design reviews, Heuristic Evaluation, Accessibility Testing Tools & Technology: Wireframing- Axure, Balsamiq, Invision, Dreamweaver, Pencil Technologies- HTML/CSS, Javascript, Jquery, Bootstrap Other Applications- Team viewer, Office, Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Paint, Mind map, Podio, Basecampq, Adobe Indesign My education so far: Graduation from Panjab University, Chandigarh, UT, India 2000 – 2003 Certification Certificate in Web Designing, Arena Multimedia, Chandigarh. Our Motto TRUST TESTS, NOT OUR GUESSES Analytics prove what’s right and what works, not our guess of what we feel should work BE USABLE NOT JUST COOL Don’t build a site that looks cool but is difficult to use. Build a site that functions for your end user and is still cool ITERATE, DON’T GET STUCK If the plan is to build a site, launch, and just walk away - you’re planning to lose I. Strategy Traditional Approach Start with listing all the content Prioritize the listed content Develop a Sitemap Create IA diagrams DELIVERABLE Sitemap + Data Diagrams Traditional Approach 100% focus on logical user You don’t get to s e Who really know e any designs be fore architecture s what will work a nd what will fail? is completed Advanced Approach Start with all the content Prioritize the listed content Develop a Sitemap Create 1-2 design documents Include usability testing DELIVERABLE Sitemap + Few Design Docs Advanced Approach I testing to se e what works I still leaving o & we get the u t th e e n d u s er design docum ents Design Approach Create User Profiles + Develop User Stories Develop wireframes & design documents to diagram the user stories Usability Test + Iterate Step 1 & 2 Architect sitemap based on final results DELIVERABLE Full User Stories, Wireframe of Core Pages, and Sitemap Design Approach 100% focus on e n d-user (non-logic a You get to see & in You test designs a l) teract with real d nd architecture. esigns the whole You don’t rely on w ay assumptions. User Profile User Profiles are useful in considering the goals, desires, and limitations of users in order to help to guide decisions about a service, product or interaction space such as features, interactions, and visual design of a website Use Case Use case focuses on describing how to achieve a goal or a task Wireframes Over the course of a project the wireframing exercise functions as a stable base on which to consider changes, diverse user paths, and new requirements II. Design Live Project Portfolio: ios app store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toms/id- https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/yammer/id-?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pulse-by-biobeats/id- https://cuff.io/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zazzle/id- ios apps: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vbci7i5eg07iu85/AAA2fpwvbZ7woZcVJ0w_C8Wva Mobile apps: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lw1xpngyxfx89vn/6HU0Zp62i0 Interactive Prototyping/Wireframe: http://omfzom.axshare.com/ http://3j55fa.axshare.com/ http://up2ss9.axshare.com/ http://sd8ac1.axshare.com/ http://5ip39b.axshare.com/ Medicine UX/UI Design & Front End Development: http://www.cleanprogram.com/ http://www.drfranklipman.com/ http://ashcenter.com/ http://www.doctorondemand.com/ http://www.naturalhi.com/ ------------------------------ Live Project Portfolio: Medicine UX/UI Design & Front End Development: http://www.cleanprogram.com/ http://www.drfranklipman.com/ http://ashcenter.com/ http://www.doctorondemand.com/ http://www.naturalhi.com/ ------------------------------ E-commerce UI/UX Design & Front End development by me: http://www.etonic.com/ http://zhealtheducation.com/ http://www.cleanprogram.com/ http://www.cuyana.com/ http://kangol.com/ http://www.coupons.com/ http://www.vedicjuices.com/ ---------------------------- UX/UI Design & Front End development by me: http://www.talentkast.com/ http://www.911day.org/ http://www.robasghar.com/ http://varunsoni.com/ http://fusionteachertraining.com/ http://www.tandementrepreneurs.com/ http://daviddanielkennedy.com/ Design Process Start with hand sketches Upgrade to wireframes Create design compositions in Photoshop Quickly prototype hyperlinked designed for testing and demos Sketch Wireframe Photoshop Design Sketch Wireframe Photoshop Design Sketch Wireframe Photoshop Design Portfolio HP TouchSmart ACT SAT Touch Applications And 50+ Small Businesses Contact: Gaurav Kashyap Phone: - Email:-Skype: gkdesigns