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Professional Summary

Rajashaker Reddy Allipuram has around 9 plus years of work experience, 2 plus years of working experience in USA on User Interface & Interaction design for Web based applications, Corporate Web sites, Intranets using Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, HomeSite, HTML, DHTML, CSS, Java Script, Macromedia Flash, XML/XSL etc. Rajashaker has thorough knowledge of user-centered design methodology, direct overall Web UI design and usability strategies (e.g., oversee all Web UI designs, specs, and standards; coordinate all Web UI design and usability dependencies). Rajashaker has User center design experience, knowledge of human factors and user interface concepts, successful track record in the implementation of user interface models, excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

Experience in conducting variety of user experience studies appropriate to the business objective, e.g., competitive reviews, focus groups, field studies, usability tests, surveys, cognitive walkthroughs, paired comparisons, structured interviews, contextual inquiry, task analysis, field studies, heuristic review, remote testing, and card sorting, Aggregate usability findings, structure into report, and present findings to cross-functional team members. Work closely with business and technical development to improve product based on recommendations. Work with designers to analyze and refine wire frames and mockups prior to development to promote greater ease of use and positive consumer experience.

Rajashaker has Experience in requirements gathering, information architecture, content architecture, prototype development, Wireframes development and documenting the front-end requirements and stylegudies. Good at Search engine optimization and web promotion through different media. Work with Business Analysts/Content Providers/Product Managers/Developers to define project requirements managing, directing, and mentoring a team of designers in developing concepts, design, and functionality, presenting design concepts to clients.

Employment History

CAPGEMINI Pvt. Ltd ( Formerly Kanbay)- Usability Consultant - April 2005 to Till date

Involved in Design, Development of User Interfaces for Various Internet/Intranet Applications for Insurance and banking applications. Involved in Requirement gathering, Usability Analysis, User Testing, Prototyping, Wireframes development, Use case development, and Heuristic Analysis etc. Clients includes GE, Daiwa, HSBC and ERIE Insurance,

Satyam Computer Services Ltd., India - Sr. Interaction Designer- March 2004 to April 2005

Involded in Design, Development of User Interfaces for Various Internet/Intranet Applications for General Electric, British Petroleum, RS Medicals, New Bankok International Airport, Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Involved in Design, Development of User Interfaces for Various Internet/Intranet Applications for Insurance and banking applications. Involved in Requirement gathering, Usability Analysis, User Testing, Prototyping, Wireframes development, Use case development, and Heuristic Analysis etc. Clients include GE, Merrylinch, Phillips, Brtish Petroleum etc

GI Systems Pvt. Ltd., India- Web Designer (Contractor)- Sept 2002 to March 2004

Designed and produced user interface for Medical/Healthcare Transcrioption Process. Developed solutions from product specifications, usability studies, functional and marketing requirements. Creative direction, concept, art direction, icon design, localization, and development.

Intel, Inc., USA- Web Designer (Contractor)- March 2002 to Sept 2002

Involved in User-interface design for corporate Web sites, Intranet Websites and Web-based Applications and products. Creative direction, concept, art direction, design, information architecture and site planning. Team building and management.

2Wire, Inc., USA- Sr. Web Designer- April 2001 to Jan 2002

Designed and produced next-generation user interface for consumer/business broadband Internet gateway/firewall software (Web, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows). Developed solutions from product specifications, usability studies, functional and marketing requirements. Creative direction, concept, art direction, icon design, localization, and development.

Promeria, Inc., USA- UI Designer(Contractor)- Jan 2001 to April 2001

Involved in User-interface design for corporate Web site and Web-based B2B product of Promeria. Creative direction, concept, art direction, design, information architecture and site planning. Team building and management.

Tavant Technologies Inc, USA- UI Designer ( Contractor)- July 2000 to Dec 2000

Involved in User-interface design for corporate Web sites and Web-based B2B product of Promeria. Creative direction, concept, art direction, design, information architecture and site planning. Team building and management.

Compulse Systems Pvt. Ltd, India- Web Designer- Feb 2000 to July 2000

Involved in User-interface design for corporate Web sites and Web-based product of Compulse called VCM. Creative direction, concept, art direction, design, information architecture and site planning. Team building and management.

India Domain Web Services, India- Web Designer- Dec 1997 to Feb 2000

Involved in User-interface design for several corporate Web sites and Web-based product. Creative direction, concept, art direction, design, information architecture and site planning. Team building and management.

Niha Communications Pvt. Ltd, India- Web Designer- Dec 1996 to Nov1997

Involved in Graphics and UI design for several corporate Web sites. Creative direction, concept, art direction, information architecture, site planning. Corporate identity, collateral and exhibit design.

Technical Skills

Hardware: IBM PC, MAC

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/2000/2003/NT/XP, Linux/Unix

Web Authoring Tools: Macromedia Dream Weaver, Net Objects Fusion, Macromedia
Home Site, FrontPage 2003, Adobe GoLive, EditPlus, Microsoft VisualStudio.net and MS office Applications

Languages: HTML, DHTML, Java Script, CSS, XSL, XML Familiarity with ASP, PHP and Perl

Tools & Utilities Image Editing & Designing: Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks, Corel Draw, Adobe Image Styler, Painter, Paint Shop Pro, Animation Shop, GIF animations, 3D Max, Microsoft Visio and other Adobe, Corel and Macromedia products

Editing Tools – Sound Forge 7.0, Adobe Premier

Domain Knowledge: User Interface Design, Usability, Interaction Design, Branding, Content Architecture, Information design, Heuristic Analysis, User Testing, UI for Web Applications and web sites.

Databases MS-Access, MS-SQL Server 7.0

Content and Portal Management: Vignette, PlumTree, Documentum & MS-SharePoint, Open CMS, Joomla, Mambo, Contribute 3

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communications) from CBIT, Osmania University.

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Resume Keywords

Usability Engineer, Interaction Designer, UI designer, Web Designer, Web Developer, Interaction Analyst, GUI Designer, GUI Developer, Usability Analyst, Usability Consultant, Graphic designer, Flash Designer, Flash Developer, Usability Architech, Information Architect, Visualizer, Creatvie Director, User Experience Designer, User Experience Consultant

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