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Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Singapore, Singapore
Toptal Member Since
November 30, 2021
With 20 years of experience, Sudhir specializes in UI/UX design of digital technologies, mobile apps, and SaaS platforms. He has helped tech businesses build better products and rising startups raise capital from Sequoia and get accepted into YCombinator. Sudhir applies design thinking to deeply understand customer behavior, innovate product experiences, and build differentiated products. He loves working with customers with the highest expectations and hardest-to-solve design problems.
Work Experience
Freelance Product, UI, and UX Designer
2014 - PRESENT
Self-employed
- Designed the mobile apps and online banking platforms for retail and corporate clients using the JHA SilverLake System. The 6-month project entailed product ideation, design sprints, UI/UX design, interactive prototyping, and user testing.
- Played a key role in launching Tonik, the first digital-only bank in the Philippines, partnering with the team to create highly polished UI/UX.
- Assisted in discovering and designing a reimagined pension journey for the Dutch market.
- Completed steps toward designing a unique eCommerce platform for the circular economy.
- Created a funding platform for startups in the EU market.
- Designed dozens of Robo-Advisors for banks and fintech.
Technologies: Design Strategy, Product Design, Mobile App Design, Design Sprints, UI Design, UX Design, Interactive Prototypes, User Testing, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), eCommerce, Prototyping, User Interviews, Mobile UI Design, Web UX Design, User Journeys, Mobile UX Design, User Validation Testing, Wireframing, Usability Testing, eCommerce UX, Mobile Design, Web App Design, UX Research, Design, Mobile Wallet, Information Architecture (IA), Ideation Workshops, Mobile UX, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Fintech, B2C, Responsive UI, Customer Insights, Design Workshops, High-fidelity Prototypes, Sketch, Framer, iOS UI Design, Responsive Web Apps, Mobile UI, Figma, User Research, Customer Journeys, User Personas, Dashboard Design, SaaS Design, UI Frameworks, Framer Prototyping, UI Prototyping, Progressive Web Applications (PWA), Web Design, Web UI, Usability, Rapid Prototyping, UX Audits
Head of UX
2010 - 2014
Standard Chartered
- Drove the bank's digital experience and design agenda in some of the world's fastest-growing markets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
- Charted the next-phase UX strategy and product roadmaps for the bank's digital platforms.
- Drove product initiatives, such as Breeze and Dash, from an experiential standpoint.
Technologies: Customer Journeys, User Flows, UX Strategy, Product Design, iOS UI Design, UI Design, User Experience (UX), UX Design, Design Strategy, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, User Interviews, Mobile UI Design, Web UX Design, User Journeys, Mobile UX Design, User Validation Testing, Wireframing, Usability Testing, eCommerce, Mobile Design, Web App Design, UX Research, Design, Information Architecture (IA), Ideation Workshops, Mobile UX, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive UI, Customer Insights, Design Workshops, High-fidelity Prototypes, Sketch, Framer, Responsive Web Apps, Mobile UI, Figma, User Research, User Personas, Fintech, Dashboard Design, SaaS Design, UI Frameworks, UI Prototyping, Progressive Web Applications (PWA), Web Design, Web UI, Usability, Rapid Prototyping, UX Audits
Director, User Experience
2006 - 2010
Human Factors International
- Ran human-centered design initiatives for Fortune 500 companies, such as Citibank, ICICI Bank, HSBC, Blackberry, Reliance, Vodafone, and state governments in the United States, Singapore, and Kuwait.
- Directed user experience projects in a variety of domains, including banking, telecom, and government.
- Performed expert reviews and usability testing for analysis and design solutions.
Technologies: Customer Journeys, UX Strategy, UI Design, Mobile UI, Web UI, Usability, UI Audits, UX Audits, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Human-centered Design (HCD), Usability Testing, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, User Interviews, Mobile UI Design, Web UX Design, User Journeys, Mobile UX Design, User Validation Testing, Wireframing, eCommerce, eCommerce UX, Mobile Design, Web App Design, UX Research, Design, Information Architecture (IA), Ideation Workshops, Mobile UX, Responsive UI, Customer Insights, Design Workshops, High-fidelity Prototypes, Sketch, iOS UI Design, Responsive Web Apps, Figma, User Personas, Dashboard Design, SaaS Design, Web Design, Rapid Prototyping
Senior UI Designer
2004 - 2006
CA Technologies (Acquired by Broadcom Inc.)
- Researched, developed, and communicated a long-term design direction for CA products.
- Produced user interface designs in the form of sketches, storyboards, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
- Planned and performed user-centered design activities, including project planning, recruiting, logistics, conducting evaluations, analyzing results, documenting issues, and proposing and prioritizing recommendations.
- Educated development and product management teams in user-centered design principles.
Technologies: UI Design, Design Strategy, Wireframing, Interactive Prototypes, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, User Interviews, Web UX Design, User Journeys, Mobile UX Design, User Validation Testing, Mobile Design, Web App Design, UX Research, Design, Information Architecture (IA), Responsive UI, Customer Insights, Design Workshops, High-fidelity Prototypes, Product Design, Dashboard Design, Web Design, Web UI
Education
1994 - 1997
Bachelor of Arts Degree (Hons) in English
University of Delhi - New Delhi
Certifications
JUNE 2008 - PRESENT
Certified User Experience Analyst (CXA)
Human Factors International (HFI)
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