Raghukumar (Rags)

Sr. UI Designer

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
I am passionate about the user experience of digital and online environments, and my leadership and effective project management with remarkable problem solving skills have resulted in inspired and efficient teams.

With 7 years of progressive work experience and a deep understanding of user behavior, I have developed and delivered user experience strategies and built design solutions that have resulted in satisfying and desirable Web sites, intranets and User Interface Design.

Work Experience

Shift Technologies

Senior Consultatant, Design

January 2013 - Present Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Souq Al Mal

Freelance UI Designer

January 2013 - Present Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Adecco Middle East

Freelance - UI Designer

September 2012 - Present Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Shift Technologies

Senior UI Designer

• Designed User Interface for portals, intranets and custom web applications
• Lead online initiatives from concept through to launch
• Direct online user experience design practices
• Email Campaign Management
• Multimedia Presentation(Flash, PowerPoint)
• Optimise internal staff resource and structure
• Client relationship management and identify new business opportunities
• Produced online banners and supported search engine marketing
• Actively helping AW Rostamani holdings to be successful on the internet and the online digital world by creating unique online marketing plans, building their unique online presence, increasing their online visibility and web traffic, and converting online visitors to leads and measurable opportunities that generate solid business and unprecedented ROI from the internet.
January 2010 - December 2012 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Raghurangaswamy.com

Digital Art Director/UI Designer

November 2008 - Present Dubai, United Arab Emirates

AW Rostamani Holdings

Web Designer

November 2006 - December 2009 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Global Media Insight

New Media Designer

• Designed Web sites for government, semi government, real estate and FMCG organizations
• Designed and developed Director and Flash based promotional CD ROM presentations and related multimedia solutions (touch-screen applications, information kiosks etc.)
• Designed UI for portals, intranets and custom web applications
• Multimedia Presentation(Flash, PowerPoint)
• Built Flash based applications for micro-sites and portals
February 2005 - November 2006 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

World Health Organization

2D Animator

Worked as 2D animator in World Health Organization and European Commission Projects
June 2004 - January 2005 Varanasi, India

Education

Bharathair University

Master of Computer Applications

Studied computer programming and designing fields
May 2001 - June 2004 India

Languages

English (Fluent),
Tamil (Fluent),
Malayalam (Advanced),

Skills

Abode Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq Mockups, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Microsoft Visio,