Nizam Kazi
Mumbai
Summary
Experienced with UX/UI design, user research, wireframing, and prototyping and usability testing. Utilizes design thinking to develop intuitive interfaces that enhance user engagement. Track record of collaborating with development teams to implement designs that align with user needs and business goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
Work History
Lead UX Designer
TEKsystems (HSBC)
06.2024 - Current
- Participated in design review meetings to brainstorm new UX developments through collaborative thinking.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on design objectives.
- Executes User Research, Usability Testing, wireframing, prototyping and UI design. and help visual designer.
- Utilized design tools such as Sketch and Figma for high-fidelity mockups.
- Established design guidelines to maintain consistency across digital platforms.
- Incorporated feedback from stakeholders throughout the design process, resulting in tailored solutions that met business requirements.
Senior UX Designer
Milestone Technologies
05.2022 - 03.2024
- Mentored a team of 6 UX Designers, overseeing major design initiatives.
- Conducted multiple User Testings and Surveys and created insight report.
- Executed UX Research, Usability Testing, Heuristic Evaluation and created reports.
- Maintained Design Systems by creating components.
- Worked on dashboards and portals to improve the usability and productivity.
- Designed 50 interface prototypes for 8 different projects.
UX Expert
Crimson Interactive
04.2020 - 05.2022
- Managed 10 UX and UI designers to execute multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Increased user engagement by 20% through redesigning the company’s client portal.
- Improved project completion rates by 15% by introducing a new UX workflow.
- Managed 25+ UX projects by resource allocation, by understanding skills requirement.
- Elevated customer satisfaction scores by 30% by integrating customer feedback loops into UX design process.
- Achieved a 25% reduction in user onboarding time by optimizing UX design using iterative testing methods.
Consultant - UX Expert
Datamatics Global Services Limited
02.2017 - 04.2020
- Reduced the usability issues by 65% leading to development cost savings.
- Conducted over 150 user interviews across 10 global markets.
- Designed multiple Dashboards, Mobile Applications and Web Applications.
- Worked with the pre-sales team to gather business requirements and create BRDs.
- Designed complex employee facing portal for MMRDA Mumbai Metro called CCHS.
- Worked with international clients like UN Women, MaTa, etc.
- Achieved 50% higher customer satisfaction by implementing user-centered design methodologies.
Lead UI Developer
The Lean Apps
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Managed a team of 10 designers/developers to deliver over 20+ successful projects.
- Led initiatives of designing web applications, mobile applications and dashboards.
- Designed B2B and B2C SaaS portals with team by closely working with product owner.
- Worked for Fintech, Hospitality, Edtech, Telecom, and Transportation industry clients.
- Delivered a 20% growth in client satisfaction by enhancing project delivery standards.
- Implemented a new design framework resulting in a 40% reduction in development time.
Lead UX Designer - Contract
Prismic Reflections
07.2015 - 12.2015
- Led team of 4 UX UI designers and conducted brainstorming sessions.
- Participated in requirement gathering and delivering the project in time.
- Increased awareness about user centered design and practices.
- Interviewed and hired designer for the organization.
Team Lead UX UI
Artlog Digi
09.2012 - 06.2015
- Launched a redesigned app interface resulting in a 25% increase in user engagement.
- Improved conversion rates by 15% through targeted UX enhancements.
- Led a team managing 50+ UX/UI projects.
- Oversaw a design budget of $500k, coordinating resource allocation across multiple projects.
UX UI Designer
Aviators Infotech
07.2011 - 08.2012
- Improved website design for 20+ clients from various domain.
- Improved website engagement approximately 50% by redesigning the user interface.
Web Designer
Prismic Reflections
06.2010 - 06.2011
- Designed user interface for more than 20 websites for various clients.
Web Designer
Brains Advertising
05.2007 - 05.2010
- Created 2D animation, graphic design and presentation for Mahindra & Mahindra.
- Designed and developed HTML CSS based website for multiple clients.
- Created illustration, graphic design, edited images and icons.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce -
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Dhule, Maharashtra01.2017
Skills
- UX design
- UI design
- Visual design
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Mobile design
- Responsive design
- User research
- Usability and accessibility
- Design thinking
- Design, layout, and typography
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with offshore clients and team members in UK, UAE, Australia and USA.
- Led the designing team of designers to conceptualize B2C solutions like Trinka.ai & Testlify.com.
- Supervised team of 10 members of UX team.
- Designed interfaces Mumbai Metro by observing users, conducting interviews. for ticket vending machine and various portals for Mumbai Metro (MMRDA) project.
- Spoke in L&D sessions about “Design Thinking” and “Best UX Practices” in previous organization and meetups.
- Achieved 15% improvement in team productivity by introducing Design System for designers and developers tasks.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing, collecting feedback and conducing user interviews.
Certification
- HFI - Certified Usability Analyst
- Https://www.credly.com/badges/b0db1dbec-06c4-404f-a268-c170e9b717ec/public_url
- Google - UX Design Professional
- Https://coursera.org/share/a17fa9d6efba70b7ba90897bc60103b
- IBM - Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
- Https://www.credly.com/badges/cc7a7057-d17a-44ac-8c2f-1a08277d227d/public_url
- HFI - Service Design Thinking
- Https://www.credly.com/badges/1eeef9a8-4df7-474c-89dc-9d3da2857c22/public_url
- IxDF - Human-Computer Interaction - HCI
- Https://www.interaction-design.org/members/nizam-kazi/certificate/course/3454c184-d086-4f56-2b81-714b1ac8c5a7
- IxDF - Design Thinking: The Ultimate Guide
- Https://www.interaction-design.org/members/nizam-kazi/certificate/course/1c2d0b08-dd85-490b-8742-47d131c64001?certificateType=course
LINKS
- Https://www.linkedin.com/in/nizamkazi/
- Portfolio
- Https://www.behance.net/nizamkazi
- Credly Profile - Certificates
- Https://www.credly.com/users/nizam-kazi/badges
- IxDF Profile - Certificate
- Https://www.interaction-design.org/members/nizam-kazi
TOOLS
- Figma
- Adobe XD
- Sketch
- Miro
- Hotjar
- Maze
- UserTesting
- WebFlow
- Notion
- Jira
- Confluence
- MS Office
- Photoshop
- Adobe Creative Suite
Timeline
Lead UX Designer
TEKsystems (HSBC)
06.2024 - Current
Senior UX Designer
Milestone Technologies
05.2022 - 03.2024
UX Expert
Crimson Interactive
04.2020 - 05.2022
Consultant - UX Expert
Datamatics Global Services Limited
02.2017 - 04.2020
Lead UI Developer
The Lean Apps
01.2016 - 01.2017
Lead UX Designer - Contract
Prismic Reflections
07.2015 - 12.2015
Team Lead UX UI
Artlog Digi
09.2012 - 06.2015
UX UI Designer
Aviators Infotech
07.2011 - 08.2012
Web Designer
Prismic Reflections
06.2010 - 06.2011
Web Designer
Brains Advertising
05.2007 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Commerce -
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University