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Niharika

Chandigarh

Summary

Skilled UI/UX professional with 7+ years of proven end-to-end experience delivering enjoyable and user centric web and mobile products for state-owned telecommunications company BSNL.Understanding and implementing the need the need of simple yet impactful digital products in telecom industry resulting in better market penetration and network operability.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

UX Researcher

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
05.2022 - Current

BSNL Teevra Application and web portal.

Internal for BSNL technicians and engineers to real-time monitor the health of network elements, Fiber, and broadband services.

  • Understanding and analyzing user needs by conducting user research in the form of interviews, primary research.
  • Conducted over 50 user interviews, resulting in data-driven design improvements, leading to a 20% increase in product adoption.
  • Plan and execute various research methods, such as interviews, surveys, usability testing, and A/B testing.
  • Collect data from user interactions, both qualitative and quantitative.
  • Translate research findings into design concepts and wireframes, prototypes.

UI/UX Designer

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
03.2019 - 04.2022

bsnl.co.in

This is BSNL's official website.

  • Understand needs, goals, behaviors, and pain points of the target audience collaboration with the product manager, researchers via design sprints, affinity mapping and user personas.
  • Design wireframes, Lo-Fi, and Hi-Fi prototypes, and user flows to communicate design ideas.
  • Create interactive prototypes that allow stakeholders to experience the design before development for review and feedback.
  • Understand user journeys and optimize the UI to make navigation intuitive and user-friendly.
  • Re-designing existing UI as a part of iterative designing based on usability testing.
  • Use tools like FIGJAM, FIGGMA to create and share prototypes with the stakeholders.

Visuals Designer

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
12.2017 - 03.2019

selfcare.bsnl.co.in

Enable customers to manage their BSNL services, explore plans, and handle account tasks online.

  • Ensured that visual elements align with BSNL's brand identity, maintaining a cohesive look and feel across the portal.
  • Designed clear and effective visual hierarchies to guide users through the portal.
  • Created designs adaptable across various devices and screen sizes, for an optimal user experience.
  • Design intuitive UI elements like buttons, icons, and menus that enhance the usability and visual appeal of the portal.

Graphic Designer

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
06.2015 - 11.2017
  • Leveraged proficiency in Photoshop to design email blasts, catalogs, posters, flyers, and other promotional materials and marketing campaigns.
  • Developed graphics, product logos, and layouts for illustrations, websites, and mobile apps.
  • Edited photographs for use in digital media platforms including web banners and social media posts.

Enterprise Sales Executive

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
02.2014 - 05.2015
  • Consultation and assessment to understand clients' specific business needs and goals.
  • Customer onboarding and training, along with ongoing technical support.
  • Point of contact for post-delivery support, addressing technical issues or service adjustments.
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management to ensure that delivered solutions meet the agreed-upon service level.

Telecom Technical Assistant

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
07.2009 - 01.2014

Project 3.2: National Internet Backbone

  • Monitoring the performance and troubleshooting issues related to congestion or equipment failures.
  • Support in Broadband Access Deployment by configuring DSLAMs and rollout of broadband services to customers.
  • Documentation on network performance, issues encountered, and actions taken to resolve them.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication

Kurukshetra University
06-2008

Skills

Information Architecture

  • Wireframing
  • Information Gathering

Usability testing

  • Early Prototype Testing
  • AB Prototype Testing

User Centric Interface Design

  • Visual Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Design Mockups
  • User Research

Front-end Development

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Bootstrap

Industry Tools

  • FIGMA
  • FIGJAM
  • Webflow
  • Photoshop
  • JIRA

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

UX Researcher

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
05.2022 - Current

UI/UX Designer

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
03.2019 - 04.2022

Visuals Designer

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
12.2017 - 03.2019

Graphic Designer

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
06.2015 - 11.2017

Enterprise Sales Executive

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
02.2014 - 05.2015

Telecom Technical Assistant

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
07.2009 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication

Kurukshetra University
Niharika