Manali J.

About Manali J.

I’m a Project Manager with a background in UX design and Front-end development. As a product designer, I am passionate about bridging the gaps between people and their goals. I put people first, and strive to create meaningful and lasting value for the user. I believe in design that leverages empathy, creativity, and storytelling to solve real human problems.• I thrive most in an environment that is constantly challenging me and teaching me new skills.• Team-focused professional, committed with a strong work ethic, infused with leadership and management ability• Skilled at identifying individual team members\' needs and skills and learning how to motivate each person effectively to create a successful and happy team with high-quality work.• Possess superior communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to learn quickly.Skills:PMO- Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, Sprints, Lean Six Sigma, Kanban, Project Charters/ScopeStakeholder & Client ManagementManage Project Life CycleEffective Communication and TransparencyInterpersonal Skills- Empowering and mentoring, Negotiation Skills, Conflict ResolutionCommunication Management Plan, Managing Cross-Functional TeamsProblem-Solving, Competitive Analysis, User Research, User Testing,User Personas, Information Architecture & User Flows, Wireframing & Prototypingand all aspects of UX DesignBranding (logo, color scheme, typography, icons, style guide), Visual DesignHTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Responsive Web Design, Git & GitHubTools:Figma, Sketch, Invision, Flinto, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Suite, Keynote, Visual Studio Code

Experience

1. Ui Design Tutor

   Careerfoundry

   Sep 2019 — Present

   CareerFoundry offers online learners the chance to kick-start or advance their tech careers and supports students in finding a job that matches their professional goals. Tutors use their deep subject matter expertise to answer day to day student questions, ensure fundamental understanding of the course curriculum, and collaborate closely with the mentor team.My role as a UI Design Tutor includes:• Identifying individual student needs and strategizing on how to close specific skill gaps by suggesting supplementary learning materials for areas where students may be struggling.• Evaluating student work and giving actionable suggestions to improve the quality of student submissions and UX portfolio projects.• Working closely with mentors to provide guidance and advice to students on creating an industry-ready portfolio of project work in line with current standards and best practices.

Education

• freeCodeCamp

  Front-end Web Developer, Computer Software Engineering

  2016 — 2017

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Masters, Personnel Management

  2004 — 2006

• Skillcrush

  Visual Designer Blueprint, Design and Visual Communications, General

  2016 — 2016

• Coursera

  Certificate, Human Computer Interaction

  2013 — 2013

• Memorisely

  Design System Bootcamp

• California Institute of the Arts

  Fundamentals of Graphic Design

  2016

• CareerFoundry

  User Interface Design, UI/UX Design

  2018 — 2019

• CareerFoundry

  User Interface Design, UI/UX

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Html 5
• Css3
• Javascript
• Visual Design
• Adobe Photoshop
• Typography
• Branding & Identity
• Design
• Graphic Design
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Web Design
• Wireframes
• User Experience
• Jquery
• Responsive Web Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Social Media
• Paper Prototyping
• Imagemaking
• Html Emails
• Bootstrap
• Blogging
• Css Sprites
• Twitter Api
• Node.js