Shashank Kumar

About Shashank Kumar

Digital Designer, with a focus on cross-platform strategy, interaction and experiences. With a background in both development and design, my work is grounded at the juxtaposition of empathy and gratitude of human values - I’m a passionate believer in digital experiences equally empowering and delightful.¶ Active participant in all design phases from early phase UX concepts, mock-up sketches and wireframes to detailed design delivery.¶ Gives emphasis on user research and usability testing as crucial feedback mechanisms for iteration cycles by building rapid hi-fidelity prototypes.¶ Work closely with product managers to analyse business strategies and organise design sprints to align with desired business goals.¶ Collaborate with UI designers, Visual designers, User researchers to ensure delivery of all design assets (prototypes, style specifications, graphic assets etc)¶ Maintain product quality between design and development by working closely with the development team and assisting them with necessary quick design / code edits.

Experience

1. Head of Product Design

   Uphead Management Consulting

   Mar 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Spearheading ERP product design projects. Focusing on building seamless user experiences spanning across multiple offerings within a product ecosystem.

Education

• National Institute of Technology Karnataka

  B.Tech., Information Technology

  2003 — 2007

• National Institute of Design, R & D Campus, Bengaluru

  M.Des in Design for Digital Experience

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• User Research
• User Interface Design
• User Interface
• Experience Design
• User Experience
• Interaction Design
• Business Analysis
• User Experience Design
• Branding & Identity
• Information Visualization
• User-Centered Design
• Wireframing
• Mobile Applications
• Information Architecture
• Photoshop
• Wireframes
• Requirements Analysis