Manoj Rajamani

Designer in Vancouver, BC, Canada

Member since October 8, 2019

Manoj has nearly a decade of design experience, including print, web, and user interface design, and user experience design for web, mobile, and enterprise applications. He is an expert in human-computer interactions and user-centered design methodologies.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Roomies - Find Your Ideal Roommate in Your City
- Mobile UI
- iOS
- App UX
- UX Research
- Personas
- Task Flows
- Wireframing
- Visual Design
- Property Listings
- User Flows
- Mobile UX
- User Needs
- Surveys
- User Interviews
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Scenarios
- Sketch
- Zeplin
- Mockups
- Illustrator CC
- Adobe Illustrator
Tradeedge - Distribution Management System for Retailers
- Web App UX
- Web App UI
- UX Research
- Affinity Mapping
- Personas
- Inventory Management
- Usability
- A/B Testing
- Task Flows
- Journey Mapping
- Visual Design
- User Interviews
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- B2B
- Quantitative User Research
- User Testing
- Affinity Diagrams
- User Profiles
- Competitor Analysis & Profiling
- Logistics
- User Journeys
- User Journey Maps
- Wireframing
- Scenarios
- Data Visualization
Speedboat (Quick Concept) - Future of Banking
- Financial UX
- Wireframing
- Agile UX
- Rapid Prototyping
- Brainstorming
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Mobile Mockups
- Banking & Finance
- Online Banking
- Mockups
- Mobile Banking
- Story Mapping
- Financial APIs
- Finance Reports
- Sketching
- Ideation
- Concept Testing
- Concept Modeling
- Sketch
- Adobe Illustrator
Interactive Audio Innovation (3D Audio Technology)
- 3D
- Demos
- iPad
- Audio
- Interactive UI
- Interface Testing
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- User Experience (UX)
- VR Interfaces
- Audio Engineering
- Environmental Design
- Spatial Sound
- Audio Processing
- Audio Streaming
- Waves Audio
- Virtual Studio
- App UX
- User Flows
- Task Flows
- Events
- Live Entertainment
- Music Platforms
- Music Industry
- Music Production
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
Touch Interface for Autonomous Vehicle
- Autonomous Navigation
- Use Cases
- Scenarios
- User Interface (UI)
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- User Flows
- Task Flows
- Wireframing
- Interactive Design
- Interactive UI
- Touchscreens
- Touch Interactions
- Dashboards
- Dashboard Design
- Car Dashboards
- Visual Design
- App UI
- Dark UIs
- Principle
- Self-driving Cars
- UX
Finacle Direct Banking Solution
- Banking & Finance
- Online Banking
- Sketch
- Adobe Illustrator
- Web UI
- Web UX
- Web Forms
- Form Design
- Personal Loans
- Personal Finance Management
- Personal Finance
- User Flows
- User Needs
- Interactive UI
- WebApp
- Web App UI
- Wireframing
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- UI

Employment

Principal Consultant I
2019 - PRESENT
Neudesic
- Managed the complete visual design for the corporate internal portal based on SharePoint Modern UI. Closely collaborated with the engineering team for detailing and timely quality deliverables. Clean UI, rich content, and iconography were some of the highlights.
- Designed the information architecture and high-fidelity wireframes defining interactions and advanced search capabilities for a web-based reporting tool that provides an efficient platform for data collection.
- Worked on the overall user experience of a property management tool for both web and mobile (iOS and Android). It is a highly integrated tool that provides an intelligent platform for property owners, managers, and service providers to manage, track, and record multiple tasks and related costs for the smooth and efficient functioning of property maintenance. Additional features include monthly reports, task reminders and live chat with partners.
- Identified scenarios, and created personas and task flows for different use cases. Created wireframes and visual designs with interactions. Closely collaborated with developers for timely deliverables.
Technologies: Zeplin, Principle, InVision, InVision Studio, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch
Lead UX Designer
2018 - 2018
HUL (Hindustan Unilever Ltd (Consulting from Altimetrik India Pvt Ltd)
- Closely worked with the product manager, worked bottom up on remodeling the existing legacy system with improved user experience and effective user interactions. Introduced real-time material resource order tracking and live collaboration among respective stakeholders across departments for an internal web application tool to identify requirements to allocate, track, collaborate and manage material resources for personal care products and consumer goods across multiple departments including production, packaging, distribution, marketing, promotions, and finance.
Technologies: Interaction Design (IxD), Visual Design, UI, UX, Zeplin, Principle, InVision, InVision Studio, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch
Senior Interaction Designer
2016 - 2018
Intuit (Consulting from Altimetrik India Pvt Ltd)
- Contributed primarily on payments, payroll, and customer support (CARE) initiatives, with my contribution towards bringing new user-centric features receiving high regards from customers who appreciated the effectiveness of the latest features that saved a lot of time, effort and money in their day to day business communications and transactions.
Technologies: Interaction Design (IxD), SketchUp, Adobe Premiere Pro, Visual Design, UI, UX, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Lightroom, Zeplin, Principle, InVision, InVision Studio, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch
Senior Member UX
2015 - 2016
Edgeverve Systems Ltd
- Worked on a highly configurable ERP capability product for distributors. When the existing inventory management system needed an upgrade in a highly competitive market, his role was to reinvent the wheel for the existing customers and for the potential users.
- Conducted interviews with existing customers and taking surveys from potential users, his research brought great insights that defined the path for the future of the product. Strategic approach keeping both business and technology in mind, he brought new concepts and ideas on the table that redefined the overall performance of the product to a new level of competence.
- Provided quick onboarding, simple yet effective data management, live tracking, and real-time invoicing built a completely new level of confidence among users.
- Connected banking products and services through one seamless web interface where the users were able to compare their choices in terms of risks, benefits, and returns.
- Achieved simple and effective user interface and design architecture that enabled the best experience for the users of a single mobile application that powers multiple bank accounts merging multiple banking features, seamless fund routing and merchant payments under one hood. It also caters to the "Peer to Peer" collect request which can be scheduled and paid as per requirement and convenience.
- Designed graphic elements for multiple products/projects as and when required.
- Provided estimation for each design task and complete it within deadlines.
- Discussed ideas and concepts over sketches and layout models through wireframes using the required tools and design software.
- Decided and worked on the right tool to produce the required visual effects.
- Developed storyboards for interactive and digital products.
- Supervised and guided other designers through different phases of the design and development process.
- Established guidelines and specifications for other designers to follow.
- Created and shared design assets with the development team for production.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to understand and evaluate content and design requirements to meet their requirements.
- Executed strong interaction design, visual design principles, and created a responsive design.
- Worked closely with other teams to arrive at conclusions across multiple levels of the design process.
Technologies: SketchUp, Adobe Premiere Pro, Interaction Design (IxD), Visual Design, UI, UX, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch
Senior UI/UX Specialist
2015 - 2015
mSupply
- Built the complete B2B web experience where users can view products, compare prices, manage orders and pay online in a seamless way. The experience was built thoroughly through field research talking to various vendors, business partners, and customer needs. The website was able to fulfill orders for both small and large scale construction material requirements.
- Translated concepts into wireframes and mockups that lead to intuitive user experiences for constructcart.com eCommerce website (now msupply.com).
- Collected necessary information, organize and design the overall experience through page layout and flow of the website.
- Collaborated with other team members and stakeholders to develop graphics, content, and interactions.
- Facilitated product visions by researching, conceiving, wireframing, sketching, storyboarding, prototyping, and mocking up user experiences for the product.
- Designed and delivered wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for web, tablet, and mobile devices, and interfaces.
- Decided on the site architecture and determine both software and hardware requirements.
- Conducted quality tests and identify design problems and devise elegant solutions.
- Made strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features.
- Took a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate designs.
Technologies: Interaction Design (IxD), Visual Design, UI, UX, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch
Group Head (Creative) - Digital
2013 - 2015
Pixel Mavericks Pvt Ltd
- Supervised and led the graphic designing team (3 teams each consisting of 8 members).
- Contributed to conceptualization, wireframing and visual design for web, mobile and iPad applications.
- Analyzed and planned the framework of design according to the laid-out concept and established specifications of the project.
- Utilized a design-based innovation approach to solve customer challenges.
- Ensured that the delivered products or services adhere to the policies and standards of the company.
- Delegated job responsibilities among junior team members and oversee that quality work is being completed within the deadline.
- Oversaw page layout and production of digital magazines.
- Oversaw that new techniques and processes are used to provide the best quality of designs.
- Trained and mentored junior designers and entry-level entrants.
- Reviewed and approved designs, artwork, photography, and graphics developed by the design team.
- Kept up with the latest techniques and procedures used in designs.
- Suggested new ways of improving the quality of designs and other project issues.
- Designed and decided on templates (fonts, colors, layout, images) to apply for each magazine.
- Assisted the team members to choose the right style, attractive graphics, images, and other visual elements to adapt them according to the objectives of the project.
- Worked in collaboration with colleagues across different departments.
- Conceptualized and visualized magazine (digital version) cover art and animation.
- Created advertising or media campaign, and coordinated the work of other artistic or design staff.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Art Director
2012 - 2013
Picsean Media Pvt Ltd
- Determined how best to represent a concept visually.
- Worked as a team, interacted with designers, developers, and content writers to achieve the best results for print, web, and mobile application designs.
- Led a team of graphic designers and animation specialists (a team of 8 members) to achieve the highest quality of creative outputs.
- Subjected early-stage designs to usability testing or expert review, and offering implementation suggestions from a user-centered perspective.
- Managed projects and working within a budget.
- Worked on designs to produce an effective advertising campaign.
- Oversaw the page layouts, color guidelines, design assets and production of digital magazines.
- Introduced and applied expert art direction to the visual elements of creative projects.
- Reviewed the work of designers and providing direction and feedback.
- Took ownership of the visual elements of creative work for new business pitches.
- Uncovered new ways to incorporate emerging and new media formats into campaigns.
- Contributed to the overall user experience of digital magazines and applications designed and developed by the team.
- Suggested and implemented the latest industry-standard software and technology.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Designer
2010 - 2012
UX Design Labs (UXD)
- Met clients or account managers to discuss business objectives and job requirements.
- Designed elegant design solutions to complex service workflows that maximize the sustained engagement value for the end-users.
- Identified the best fonts and images to bring concepts to life through excellent visual designs.
- Developed simple, useable, attractive, and cross-browser web interfaces that account for speed, file size, readability, and accessibility.
- Thought creatively to produce new ideas and concepts. Used innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time.
- Worked with the latest tools to bring digital visual effects for the best results of visual communication.
- Created and translated interaction design and wireframes into visual user interfaces.
- Developed a brand and identity for small businesses and corporations. Delivered visual concepts, comps, and other graphical assets with guidelines.
- Worked as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, stylists, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers, and marketing specialists.
- Commissioned illustrators and photographers.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing, Human Resource Management
1996 - 1998
Bharathiar University - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Bachelor's Degree in Science, Botany, Zoology
1993 - 1996
Calicut University - Thrissur, Kerala, India

Certifications

Certified Pro UX/UI Designer
AUGUST 2019 - PRESENT
DesignBoat
Certified Web Master
MAY 2001 - PRESENT
World Wide Web

Experience

User Interface (UI)8 years
Data Visualization6 years
User Experience (UX)6 years
Interactive Dashboards6 years
Prototyping6 years
User-centered Design (UCD)6 years
Wireframing6 years
Usability Testing2 years

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Designer in Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Employment

Principal Consultant I

Lead UX Designer

Senior Interaction Designer

Senior Member UX

Senior UI/UX Specialist

Group Head (Creative) - Digital

Art Director

Graphic Designer

Education

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Experience

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