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Ameet Palkar

Ameet Palkar

User Experience Designer

Summary

User experience designer with a background in behavioral psychology focused on creating innovative and approachable experiences incorporating user research, modern tools and creative finesse. Designed varied creative experiences, ranging from learning workshops & e-learning courses to websites, mobile applications and video games, over the last 20 years. Crafted experiences that are intuitive and meaningful for users, using empathy, creativity and user research. Lead multiple project teams involving learning, instructional design, user experience design & game design.

Skills

User Experience - Research, Personas, Journey Maps

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Work History

Designer, Co-founder

Witty Raven
Pune, MH
01.2020 - Current
  • Conceptualize, design and develop digital products for various clients helping them achieve their business goals
  • Continue to support clients to enhance their digital products
  • Developed design deliverables that elevated, differentiated and functioned on-brand and on-strategy.
  • Reviewed project requirements to plan workflows and evaluate client time and budget constraints.
  • Researched and proposed new solutions to make website more user-friendly.

Creative Consultant - Product & Game Design

Yipli
Pune
03.2020 - 01.2022
  • Effectively designed and implemented mobile app, multiple games and website through understanding product and business objectives
  • Ideated enhancements and product features with product owners to add to existing application and games
  • Managed and communicated art, production and programming teams to design innovative game elements and optimize quality for better player experiences
  • Converted project specifications into drawings and other materials that would be used to create product (app, games, website)
  • Produced rapid prototypes using Figma, XD, Blender3D, Unity3D and Flutter
  • Developed team communications, work patterns and delivery systems for game design team
  • Managed multiple projects and teams effectively in demanding environment with tight deadlines to get product off drawing board and into market

Learning Design Lead (LX)

Zeta
Bangalore
01.2019 - 03.2020
  • Designed various learning projects that helped improve organizational development
  • Designed end to end onboarding programs for different tracks within organization
  • Lead the learning team to deliver various programs to teams across multiple business functions
  • Facilitation of key leadership programs for middle and senior management
  • Identification of LMS platform and defining features that would be applicable for entire organization
  • Defined course structure and learning opportunities for technical teams across multiple grades

Senior Learning Specialist

Persistent Systems
Pune
03.2013 - 09.2016
  • Designed various learning projects that helped improve organizational development
  • Projects included - workshop design, e-learning and authoring, assessments, and facilitation
  • Learning content included - personal and professional skills, leadership and management skill development
  • Lead facilitator of all leadership development programs for middle to senior management
  • Led a team of 10 learning specialists to execute various learning projects

Freelance Learning Design and Facilitation Expert

Self Employed
Pune
10.2010 - 03.2013
  • Various learning design and facilitaion projects across various organizations and varied domains.

Senior Training Executive

WNS
Pune
02.2007 - 09.2010
  • Training facilitation and learning design
  • Training Trainers

Soft Skills and Communications Trainer

Hero Mindmine
Pune
10.2003 - 02.2007
  • Training facilitation
  • Content design
  • Business development

Certification

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

Timeline

Creative Consultant - Product & Game Design - Yipli
03.2020 - 01.2022
Designer, Co-founder - Witty Raven
01.2020 - Current
Learning Design Lead (LX) - Zeta
01.2019 - 03.2020
Senior Learning Specialist - Persistent Systems
03.2013 - 09.2016
Freelance Learning Design and Facilitation Expert - Self Employed
10.2010 - 03.2013
Senior Training Executive - WNS
02.2007 - 09.2010
Soft Skills and Communications Trainer - Hero Mindmine
10.2003 - 02.2007

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