SHUJA AT IQ BA L
Art Director, Visual Designer,
Front-End UI UX Designer
D ESI G N EX P ER I EN CE AN D C A R EER H I G H LI G H TS
dinCloud, A Cloud Service Provider
Product Design Manager, July 2015 - Present
E-mail:-Phone No: -
pk.linkedin.com/in/shujaatiqbal
http://shujix.deviantart.com/gallery/
H # 156, st – 4, PAF Falcon Complex
Jahaz Ground, KRL Road,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Provide direction and guidance to product design teams to meet timely delivers.
Surprvise team on daily basis in product design and development activities.
Address team member grievances and provide support as needed.
Work with team to prepare product design support as needed.
Work with the team to prepare product design specification and integration documents.
Procide design solutions to meet cost-effectiveness and on-time deliveries.
Validate product designs, identify constraints and provide corrective actions.
Implement process improvements to ensure product quality and productivity.
Interact with customers to clearlyunderstand product requirements and vision.
Identify resource requirements and perform work load assignments to meet product design
goals.
• Develop best practises to ensure smooth and continuous product development processes.
• Assist in employee recruitment, performance evaluation, promotion and termination activities.
SUMMARY
Art Director, Graphic Designer,
based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Focused
on the digital space and exploring all it
has to offer. Experience designing for
small, medium and large businesses,
agencies and brands.
Strength in leading a creative team
through a variety of marketing design
projects across all platforms in both
digital and print.
Skilled in hiring, training, and
supervising talent. Holds a passion for
typography, photography, color, and
illustration. Offers strategic thinking for
all marketing advertising initiatives.
Expert in Adobe Creative Suite 6, CC.
dinCloud, A Cloud Service Provider
Sr. Front End UI UX Developer, Aug 2013 - July 2015
• Works with production personnel, providing complete input, and instruction and supervision
required to smoothly complete production of approved design.
• Create compelling design concepts, artwork and layout for multi-channel and integrated
marketing efforts.
• Develop and design e-newsletters and other web-based communications using online
marketing best practices.
• Provide informed recommendations for design and layout, behavior and functionality of
websites through general knowledge of UI best practices.
• Create styles in content management system (CSM) and assist in administering users a
needed, troubleshooting bug fixes and deploying builds.
• Use responsive design techniques for web development across multiple platforms.
• Apply critical thinking and find solutions to moderately-complex software and technological
issues within the scope of the role.
• Serve as a lead graphic designer by assisting to establish styles, providing guidance and
sharing advanced-level knowledge with other designers and freelancers as needed.
dinCloud, A Cloud Service Provider
Front End UI UX Developer, Dec 2011 - Aug 2013
• Innovate using the latest web technologies to create best in class experiences for our
customers
• Work closely with the world class UX and product design teams to implement modern
user experiences for our products
• Write quality, well-fo rme d code that serves as the foundation of the front-end of our
flagship product
• Create UI patterns and components for maximum reusability by other teams
• Suggest improvements in existing code to make a better software experience for our
customers
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S HU JAA T IQBA L
D ESI G N E XPE R IEN C E A N D C A R E ER H IG H LIG H TS contin u ed
Art Director, Visual Designer,
Front-End UI UX Designer
AKITS, IT and Web Solutions Provider
Team Lead, Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
E-mail:-Phone No: -
pk.linkedin.com/in/shujaatiqbal
http://shujix.deviantart.com/gallery/
H # 156, st – 4, PAF Falcon Complex
Jahaz Ground, KRL Road,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
CO M PUTER SKIL L S
Mastery of design applications in
Adobe Creative Suite 6: InDesign,
Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash,
Dreamweaver, Fireworks,
After Effects, Acrobat
Keynote, Microsoft Office, Outlook,
WordPress, CMS
HTML, XHTML, HTML5, CSS & CSS3,
JavaScript & JQuery
• Work alongside with copywriters and additional designated “team" personnel.
• Works with production personnel, providing complete input, and any instruction and
supervision required to smoothly complete production of approved design.
• Reviews all production materials on assigned projects, and signs off prior to forwarding job to
traffic manager for further required approvals/outside production.
• Art directs photography sessions, tapings, web projects, press-checks, etc., and supervises
third parties as needed.
• Create compelling design concepts, artwork and layout for multi-channel and integrated
marketing efforts.
• Design mockups and wireframes using Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks.
• Develop and design e-newsletters and other web-based communications using online
marketing best practices.
• Create and implement intuitive, functional websites, purchase pages and other web-based
assets using HTML5/CSS3 to accomplish marketing goals.
• Provide informed recommendations for design and layout, behavior and functionality of
websites through general knowledge of UI best practices.
• Create styles in content management system (CMS), and assist in administering users as
needed, troubleshooting bug fixes and deploying builds.
• Assist in testing cross browser, cross-platform, and/or cross-device compatibility for
inconsistencies.
• Apply critical thinking and find solutions to moderately-complex software and technological
issues within the scope of the role.
• Serve as a lead graphic designer by assisting to establish styles, providing guidance, and
sharing advanced-level knowledge with other designers and freelancers as needed.
Avenir Technologies, IT and Web Solutions Provider
Team Lead Multimedia, Mar 2008 - Jan 2011
ED UCATIO N
SZABIST Islamabad, Pakistan
MS in Project Management
2011 - Present
Major: Qualitative Tools For Research,
Managing Projects, Project Risk Dynamics,
Research Methodology
Minor: Project Constraints, Quality Management
Project Review Assurance & Governance,
Enterprise PM
Allama Iqbal Open University,
Islamabad, Pakistan
Bachelors in Computer Sciences
2003 - 2007
Major: Database, Data Communication,
OOP-I, OOP-II
Minor: Fundamentals of Computer, Networking,
Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence
• Work alongside with copywriters and additional designated “team" personnel.
• Works with production personnel, providing complete input, and any instruction and
supervision required to smoothly complete production of approved design.
• Create compelling design concepts, artwork and layout for multi-channel and integrated
marketing efforts.
• Design mockups and wireframes using Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks.
• Create and implement intuitive, functional websites, purchase pages and other web-based
assets using HTML5/CSS3 to accomplish marketing goals.
• Provide informed recommendations for design and layout, behavior and functionality of
websites through general knowledge of UI best practices.
• Create styles in content management system (CMS), and assist in administering users as
needed, troubleshooting bug fixes and deploying builds.
Protech Soft, IT and Web Solutions Provider
Freelance Designer, Jun 2010 - present
• Create compelling design concepts, artwork and layout for multi-channel and integrated
marketing efforts.
• Design mockups and wireframes using Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks.
• Create and implement intuitive, functional websites, purchase pages and other web-based
assets using HTML5/CSS3 to accomplish marketing goals.
• Provide informed recommendations for design and layout, behavior and functionality of
websites through general knowledge of UI best practices.
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S HUJA A T IQ BAL
Art Director, Visual Designer,
Front-End UI UX Designer
E-mail:-Phone No: -
pk.linkedin.com/in/shujaatiqbal
http://shujix.deviantart.com/gallery/
H # 156, st – 4, PAF Falcon Complex
Jahaz Ground, KRL Road,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
DESIGNING SKILLS
Logical Thinking, Attention to detail,
Creativity, Web Interface Layouts, Logos,
Business Cards, Banners, Vector
Illustrations, Brochures, Letterheads,
Newsletters, Flash Animations
(Banners and Website), Digital Art,
User Interface Design, Web Applications
W EB SKILLS
HTML, XHTML, HTML5, CSS & CSS3,
JavaScript & JQuery, Cross Browser Skills
UI FRAMEWORKS
Twitter Bootstrap, Kick start, Foundation
ESS E NTIAL SKILLS
Problem Solving, Team Player,
Critical Thinker, Task Planner, Organizer,
Experienced IT Professional, Ability to
work in Fast-Pace Environment, Ability to
work under Tight deadlines, Ability to
work under Pressure
W EB TOOLS
Adobe Creative Suite CC, ActionScript,
Sublime Text 2, Jet Brains PyCharm 2.7.1,
Microsoft Office, OS ( Windows XP,
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8,
Ubuntu 12.10, OSX Lion , OSX Mavericks,
OSX Yoshemite ), FTP Clients ( FileZilla,
WinSCP ), VM Ware Workstation 9,
Browsers ( IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari,
Opera )
TE S TIMO N I A LS F R O M L I N K E D I N
"Shujaat is a very hardworking and intelligent person who is a thorough gentleman and dedicated
professional."
— Suhail Iqbal ( Management Consulting )
“Shujaat Iqbal (AKA Picasso) has worked under my direct supervision as a graphic designer for
dinCloud. During this time he has shown exemplary initiative in creating a wide variety of design
artwork including documentation covers, logos, posters, banners, advertisements, web graphics,
and more. His eye for design is first-rate as are his skills in Adobe Creative Suite and other leading
design software.
Since Shujat was hired on, I have seen his design skills steadily improve. He has won accolades from
management and clients who consistently praise him for his pleasant demeanor, “can-do” attitude,
and his ability to follow through in a timely manner.”
— Walid H Elemary ( VP Of Engineering and Product Development - dinCloud )
“I have had the opportunity to view Shujaat’s ability to accomplish tasks in a timely manner, develop
creative and unique displays and to support difficult implementation of web designs.
Shujat is one of the brightest minds I have ever worked with. He has great ideas, and the insight on
how to execute them. Quite simply, he gets it.
If you are looking for an organized and articulate person to help as a Graphic Designer, I can think
of no better candidate than Shujaat.”
— Rehan Raja ( Business Analyst at IBM )
“Well what can I say about Shuji? Kind, devoted, professional, kindhearted, always learning, reliable,
creative, excellent designer and best of all a good human being.
You can always rely on him to do the job with very little input. A pure genius when it comes to
designing and fun to talk with. I can recommend him without any hesitation.”
— Junaid Akhtar ( Founding Partner at WebGate LLC )
“Hardworking, talented and quick learner. Shujaat can prove to be an asset when worked to his
strengths. Wish him luck with all his future endeavors.”
— Raheel Cheema ( Managing Director - Mosaic Technology Consulting Inc. )
“Shujaat is a highly energetic and motivated professional. He is a true sportsman and a very good
resource for any team. I wish him good luck for the future endeavors.”
— Omer Shams ( Manager/Deputy Project Director/Speaker/Professional Trainer )
“Shujaat is an incredibly talented and creative designer. He has a very strong work ethic, works
very hard, is very dedicated to his work and is very honest. His strengths lie in the ability to listen
to customer requirements and design needs and to develop those business requirements into
an amazing design. His attention to detail, style and creative art is impeccable. As an artist, he
expresses himself beautifully. As a technical expert, he knows all of the technical tools in depth
and is able to quickly learn new tools. I’d highly recommend Shujaat for any type of design work.”
— Azhar Mehmood ( CEO / Co-Owner NextTech Solutions )
“Shujaat is is an Artist. He always comes up with innovative designs. He is a Team player and
hardworking person. I wish him best of luck for his future Endeavors.”
— Ehsen Mustafa ( Senior Software Architect dinCloud | Ovex Technologies )
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