Rijo Rajan
Verified Expert in Design
UI/UX Designer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Toptal member since September 28, 2021
Rijo is a senior UI/UX designer who specializes in creating intuitive products. He balances 18+ years of industry experience with a forward-thinking approach to AI-driven design, ensuring interfaces are beautiful and optimized for the next generation of digital interaction. From revitalizing legacy brands to building AI-compatible platforms from the ground up, Rijo delivers world-class results that bridge the gap between design and code.
Experience
- Web Development - 18 years
- Graphic Design - 18 years
- Interactive Prototypes - 18 years
- User Experience (UX) - 15 years
- Visual Design - 15 years
- Responsive Design - 15 years
- Mobile App Design - 12 years
- HTML5 - 12 years
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior UI/UX Designer
Financial Services, Banking
- Handled applications that are used in the banking industry to manage client portfolios, offers, product selling, etc.
- Contributed to several mobile application designs and development used in the banking industry to manage users.
- Used user-centered design and agile development methodologies to manage projects.
WordPress Designer
Peak Prosperity LLC
- Designed a news portal for an American company with millions of viewers worldwide.
- Built a brand identity, including colors, fonts, and components.
- Created graphic design elements for this project based on specific requests.
Senior UI/UX Designer
Tech Mahindra
- Managed the UI/UX design of all projects, including web, mobile applications, newsletters, and flyers.
- Played a crucial role in the UI/UX research, usability study, design, and development of portals, web applications, mobile applications, etc.
- Led a digital innovation process within the organization.
- Performed HTML, SCSS, and CSS development after UI/UX design sign-off.
Senior UI/UX Designer
HCL Technologies
- Involved in the UI/UX design and development for projects in different sectors like banking, healthcare, education, real estate, and more.
- Participated in designing, developing, and maintaining seven websites for Abu Dhabi's commercial bank in the UAE.
- Contributed to the UX design for the Qatar Islamic Bank website.
- Co-designed the UI/UX for the Emirates Islamic Bank website.
- Provided UI/UX design services on projects for ADCB, Mashreq Bank, Emirates Islamic Bank, Doha Bank, and Qatar Islamic Bank.
- Designed and developed a web and mobile application for Dubai Civil Aviation Authority.
- Revamped the multi-language website for the First Gulf Bank, which later merged and became First Abu Dhabi Bank.
UX Designer and Developer
Izmocars
- Managed a website that handles the American automobile industry. Customers could go to the portal and purchase vehicles without going to the showroom.
- Edited images of newly launched cars to publish on the website. Created a 360-degree rotation, color changes, and elaborated animated images of the vehicles' interior and exterior images.
- Retouched shades and shadows of cars images to publish in the portal.
- Designed web pages for American automobile dealers.
UX Designer and Developer
Zee Interactive Learning Systems
- Collaborated with the interactive learning program that helps students.
- Educated hundreds of students in this learning platform.
- Trained students who were interested in the field of digital design.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Mahatma Gandhi University - Kottayam, India
Certifications
Project Management
University of California
Google Certified UI/UX Designer
Advanced Diploma in Visual Design
Digiscape Gallery
Skills
Tools
Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe CC, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Microsoft PowerPoint, Sketch, InVision, MockFlow, Figma Make
Languages
HTML5, SCSS, CSS, HTML
Platforms
Figma, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), iOS, Android, Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, Webflow
Industry Expertise
Events
Other
UX Design, User-centered Design (UCD), Visual Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Mobile App Design, Web UI, Web Design, Responsive Design, Web UX, Web Development, UI Design, eCommerce UX, Mobile UI Design, Graphic Design, Bootstrap, User Experience (UX), Wireframing, Mobile Prototypes, Responsive Web Apps, Digital Banking, Visualization, Interactive Prototypes, UI Prototyping, UX Prototyping, Branding, Logo Design, Print Ads, Product Design, Data Visualization, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web App UX, Visual Art, Dashboards, Brand Design, Landing Page Design, Infographics, Mobile UX, UX Wireflows, Websites, Landing Pages, SaaS, Creative Design, iOS UX Design, Illustration, UI Design Standards & Best Practices, eCommerce Design, Rapid Prototyping, Web App Design, UX Strategy, Design Strategy, Presentation Design, Design Systems, Design Thinking, UX Audits, Mockups, Dashboard Design, Style Guides, Email Design, Ad Design, Banner Design, Brochure Design, Mobile Apps, Digital Design, Image Design, Project Management, UX Research, Information Architecture (IA), Information Design, Social Media Marketing (SMM), Color Theory, User Testing, Gamification, User Flows, WordPress Design, User Interviews, Instructional Design, User Personas, User Stories, Naming, Pitch Decks, Prototyping, Material UI, Marketplace Design, eCommerce UI, Blogs, Web UI Design, App UI, App UX, User-centered Development (UCD), Remote User Testing
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