Shamika Khanolkar, Designer in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Shamika Khanolkar

Verified Expert  in Design

Bio

Shamika is a Certified Usability Analyst with nearly a decade of experience in user-centered design, strategic thinking, and branding. She has worked with brands across an array of industries, including fintech, healthcare, hospitality, retail, eCommerce, and travel, to improve brand loyalty, customer retention, and lead generation. Shamika excels at helping brands stay radical and relevant in a connected world by giving them authenticity and clarity through design.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Group Head | User Experience and Design

2018 - 2020
Webenza India, Pvt. Ltd.
  • Designed a solutions admin portal for a leading mobility solutions company that helps users manage parking spaces remotely and earn money from empty parking lots.
  • Redesigned the overall experience of a healthcare website with an empathetic UX approach to attract medical tourists from across the world.
  • Designed engaging and impactful creative landing pages for various IT infrastructure companies. Ensured that they were digitally optimized across all relevant platforms as per the analytics gathered during surveys and rereleased.
  • Planned and conducted research workshops with stakeholders. Developed high-level concepts for features, functionality, and documents by creating wireframes, information architecture, user flows, site maps, and prototypes.
  • Derived and applied strategic insights to websites and ensured website experiences rendered seamlessly across devices (web, desktop, and mobile apps).
  • Collaborated with the client to ensure that their product experiences behave according to their brand values.
  • Worked closely with a cross-functional team that includes UI designers, developers, and project managers to create simple and easy-to-use digital experiences.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Branding, UX Strategy, User Experience (UX), Web Design, User Interface (UI), App UI, User-centered Design (UCD), Interaction Design (IxD), Strategic Design, Healthcare

Lead Interaction Designer

2012 - 2018
Genuus Brand Advisory, Pvt. Ltd.
  • Delivered a digital transformation project for a leading private sector Bank in Indonesia. Designed a connected UI for internet banking, mobile banking (app), and ATM user journeys.
  • Designed and implemented the user experiences for an eWallet. Launched the product features and improvements with rigorous A/B testing.
  • Designed and delivered projects like corporate website design, credit card portals, rewards portal, ATM journeys, credit card, and welcome kit design for a leading bank in India throughout their transformation journey for almost four years.
  • Designed a new interface (eCommerce) in line with the global brand guidelines of Clark's footwear and helped set the context for the local audience with customized sections that would speak to the Indian audience.
Technologies: Axure, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Branding, UX Strategy, User Experience (UX), Web Design, User Interface (UI), App UI, Graphic Design, User-centered Design (UCD), Interaction Design (IxD), Strategic Design

Senior Designer

2010 - 2012
Flying Cursor Interactive
  • Conceptualized and designed a complete brand identity, visual communication, and website for the International Children's Film Festival India.
  • Designed websites for handicraft products, film critics, and school sports leagues.
  • Created brand identities and print collaterals, social media campaigns, and web design for different clients.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Branding, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Graphic Design

Education

2006 - 2010

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Applied Arts) Degree in Visual Design

Rachana Sansad College of Applied Arts & Craft (University of Mumbai) - Mumbai, India

Certifications

OCTOBER 2018 - PRESENT

Certified Usability Analyst (CUA No.: 2018-7181)

Human Factors International, Pvt. Ltd.

Skills

Tools

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD), InVision

Platforms

Figma, Axure, iOS, Android

Industry Expertise

Banking & Finance, Healthcare, Food & Beverage

Other

Client Interaction, Logo Design, Graphic Design, Branding, UX Strategy, User Experience (UX), User-centered Design (UCD), App UI, UX Research, Mobile Payments, User Flows, Wireframing, Interaction Design (IxD), Human-centered Design (HCD), Mobile Banking, Online Banking, Digital Transformation, User Research, Responsive Design, UX Audits, Strategic Design, Hospitals, Conceptual Design, Brochure Design, Communication Design, UX Design, Web Design, App Design, User Interface (UI), Information Architecture (IA), Storytelling, Mobile Apps, App UX, Fuel

Experience

  • Branding - 11 years
  • Graphic Design - 11 years
  • Web Design - 9 years
  • User Interface (UI) - 9 years
  • User-centered Design (UCD) - 9 years
  • UX Strategy - 9 years
  • User Experience (UX) - 9 years
  • App Design - 7 years
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