Coroflot

Resume

Ahmed Amanatullah
Portfolio: http://www.coroflot.com/aamanatullah/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aamanatullah/

OBJECTIVE
A self-taught web, visual and interaction designer to secure a position in similar capacity to be part of a design team where I can contribute with skills of art, crafts, & technology and excel in them by applying my experience, knowledge of industry design tools, problem solving skills and personal abilities.

SKILLS
• Visual designing: Graphic design, layout design, web design, iconography, & UI design
• Interaction designing: Wire-framing, sitemaps, personas, scenarios, & prototyping
• Front-end designing: HTML, XML, CSS, jQuery, & MXML
• Multiple platforms: Web, smartphones, tablets, mobiles, desktops, & print
• SEO skills to work in conjunction with SEO team
• Create style manuals for websites, web application & brand identity
• Ability to work with Ruby, Java, PHP and .NET to update markup in existing sites & apps
• Accessibility, UI performance optimizations, & browser compatibility
• Team management: Recruitment, managing, & leading design team
• Design management: Manage the design process, drive decisions, track issues, & assist in estimating resource needs and schedules

EXPERIENCE
UI Designer at 2359 Media – (January 2011 to Present)
Projects:
• Redesigned MobDis IDE UI & MobDis app front facing pages
• Designed visuals for Singapore Ministry of Health mobile app (iPhone & Android)

Web Designer at All Property Media – (September 2010 – January 2011)
Projects:
• Created iPhone icons
• Redesigned new iPhone app UI
• Redesigned EDM Templates

Senior Graphic Designer at Folio3 – (Feb 2009 – September 2010)
Projects:
• Occlink Portal – Claims processing web app UI
• Multigig – Processor clock designing web app UI

User Experience Designer at Freelance/Independent Contractor – (June 2008 – September 2010)
Projects:
• GenieTown, Ten Oranges, Australian Maritime System, iRelai, InfoWebLink, Agency Perspective, RAC

Manager UX & Design (Mobile and Web) at PixSense Inc. – (Mar. 2006 – June 2008) -
Achievements:
• Vodafone Global Services (Incl. Softbank Japan)
o Designed web and device applications’ successful prototypes (MyPhotos & VodaPix) which helped in securing contract with Vodafone keeping their brand guidelines and PixSense technical requirements in consideration.
• Vodafone Germany PersonalAlbum
o Coordinated with Avenue A RazorFish in implementing their design to PixSense PSP Platform Template System and for use in devices.
o Revamped homepage by making it standards compliant and reduced markup code.
• Vodafone Ireland MyPhotos
o Retrofitted PersonalAlbum design to Vodafone Ireland applications.
• PixSense 3.0
o Developed new UI based on feedback from product and engineering teams.
o Maintained branding in line with new PixSense identity.
o Pitched new ideas by providing wireframes and mental models for new media sharing application.
o Made style manual for web application.
• PixSense 2.5/2.6
o Made rebranding applications easier and less time intensive.
o Made location based UI and designed blogging UI named “SupaBlog”
• PixSense Beta
o Designed the UI and developed pages.
o Contributed to product development as well.
• Paiker (Pilot with China Mobile - China)
o Designed the Paiker Chinese site UI and developed pages.
o Optimized the page to reduce http requests from around 200 to less than 50 requests while keeping UI similar to original one.
o Transitioned to standard compliant markup.
o Reduced markup code up to 60%.
• Oi (Device)
o Made device layout prototype for pitch to largest Brazilian carrier.
• Telenor Pakistan (Device)
o Made layout for new Telenor PicShare device application.
• PixSense Identity
o Developed new and past identities for PixSense and kept or improved standards in maintaining visual identity of PixSense.
o Created layouts for collaterals and materials for exhibitions.
• Others
o Initiated standard compliance and semantic based web designs
o Designed UI for PixSense widget, music application in Flex 2 & device gallery layout for application for Facebook Inc.
o Implemented Google Analytics for web based analytics
o Contributed to improving visual communications materials which was pitched to venture capitalists, investors and customers
o Took initiatives in implementing micro formats and atom feeds to PixSense corporate site
o Served all design requirements from US, Pakistani, Chinese and Indian teams.


Manager User Experience & Design at Folio3 Pvt. Ltd. – (Jan. 2006 – Mar. 2006)
After Semotus (AMEX:DLK) acquisition of Clickmarks Inc., Clickmarks Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. was transitioned into Folio3 Pvt. Ltd to serve companies beyond Clickmarks.
Achievements:
• Folio3: Identity
• Blue Vector Systems: Website
• Excelimmune: Flash Presentation
• ExpandBeyond: Exhibition graphics
• Green Cardamom: Wireframes
• OPEN Silicon Valley: Website, OPEN Forum website, marketing collateral, exhibition materials, web applications UI
• Semotus Solutions: Website, web applications UI, exhibition graphics, marketing collateral
• HipLinkXS: Website, web applications UI, exhibition graphics, marketing collateral
• ExpandBeyond: exhibition graphics, marketing collateral
• Verisium: Identity, marketing collaterals, presentation layout
• Wichorus: Identity, presentation layout

Clickmarks Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. (Jul. 2003 – Dec. 2005) - http://www.clickmarks.com
Subsidiary of Clickmarks Inc. US, acquired by Semotus Solutions (AMEX:DLK)
- Manager User Experience & Design (Feb. 2005 – Dec. 2005)
I worked in capacity of a Manager Design, resident graphics, user interface and user experience designer on projects comprising of web sites, web based software, customizing Clickmarks Framework portals’ interface/branding, graphics/illustrations, presentations, whitepapers and customer facing documents.
- Graphic Designer (Jul. 2003 – Feb. 2005)
I worked in capacity of a resident graphics, user interface and user experience designer on projects comprising of web sites, web based software, customizing Clickmarks Framework portals’ interface/branding, graphics/illustrations, presentations, collaterals and customer facing documents.

Web Designer & Developer at Uniops Pakistan (Feb. 2001 – Mar. 2003)
I have worked in capacity of web designer/developer on number of various web based projects. I was responsible for most of the graphics and presentation tier of projects.

COMPUTER SKILLS
• Web Authoring Dreamweaver CS5 (E), Flex 3 (I), Aptana Studio (I)
• Graphics Photoshop CS5 (E), Illustrator CS5 (E)
• CMS Joomla (B), Drupal (B), Squarespace (B), Wordpress (B)
• Multimedia Flash Pro. CS3 (I), Swift3D (E), Swish (E)
• Publishing InDesign CS3 (E)
• Photography Lightroom 1.3 (I)
• Audio Ejay Series (I), Sound Forge (I), Awave 4(I)
• Media Management Adobe Version Cue CS2 (B)
• Office MS Office 2007(I), Acrobat 8 Pro.(I), Visio(I)
• IxD Axure Pro (I), Visio (I), Catalyst(B)

Skill Level: Student: S Basic: B Intermediate: I Expert: E


ACADEMICS
- Bachelors:
B.Com. from Govt. College of Commerce and Eco., Karachi in the year 2002 with 2nd Division.
- Computer Courses:
• Web/graphics designing and software applications are self-taught.
• CBT Training of CIW Site Designer.
• Avid reader of articles & blogs related to web/UI design.


PERSONAL
Interest Computer games, architecture, history, economics, & photography
Languages English & Urdu.
Membership & Affiliations - User Experience Network (UXNet) – Ex-Local Ambassador
- Interaction Design Association (IxDA)
- Information Architecture Institute

REFERENCES
References will be furnished upon request.