Mohan Kumar

Mohan Kumar

User Experience Designer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    UX Designer 2 at Microsoft

  • Education

    • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mysore, Karnataka

      2004 - 2011
      6th Grade- 12th Grade
    • FreeCodeCamp

      2016 - 2017
      Computer Software Engineering
    • RV College Of Engineering

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Experience

    • Pawfull

      Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
      User Experience Designer

      Pawfull is a one-stop platform to find veterinary specialists and pet-related services. It was piloted in Bangalore with a key focus to understand customer pain points, a sustainable business model, and a pivot.I worked as a UI & UX designer for the web & android platform and was involved in the product conceptualization and strategy from scratch.Role:- Designed the app MVP for pawfull. Tested prototype variations of the app to understand the product-market fit among Bangalore pet owners.- Led user research to understand supply-demand for pet care services in Bangalore with 15+ doctors, 5+ businesses and 40+ pet owners. Show less

    • GoodWorkLabs

      Jul 2016 - Dec 2017
      Associate UX Consultant

      - Clients worked with - Mercedes R&D, Societe General, Myntra, Akshara foundation & Haptik. - Execute at every stage of design lifecycle from ideation to delivery within set time frames. Establish design pipeline, feature scope & goals.- Designed an award-winning app, Pura Seva, empowering citizens to connect with urban municipal bodies for grievances in India. Over 290k grievances were redressed by 110+ Urban municipal bodies.- Understand customer goals, business requirements, technical constraints, and be able to work within project parameters to deliver the project up to the highest standard.- Work closely with engineering and the client to facilitate feedback, QA and establish delivery guidelines and provide post-delivery support. Roles and Responsibilities1. Product research and User discovery2. Understanding user pain points through various sources available. i.eanalytics, interviews, and sitemaps.3. Create information architecture and sitemaps.4. Create User personas and requirement writing.5. Wireframes and product flow sketching6. High-fidelity mockup/interface design7. Product prototyping8. Usability testing and iterations9. Asset and design guidelines creation10. Work closely with the developers to ship the product Show less

    • Quotient Technology Inc.

      Dec 2017 - Jan 2022

      - Designing experiences for the consumer-facing products of Quotient reaching over 9 million users monthly across the US.- Sucessfully led the design of Coupons.com's Home page, App Circular offerings, Retailer brand content and subsequent revamp of major consumer offerings.- Created the A/B testing environment for consumer products from scratch leading to over $1.5 million dollar growth in Topline revenue annually.- Being the only UX designer out of Bangalore, successfully collaborated with Engineering to ship products, features and fixes. Show less

      • Senior Product Designer

        Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
      • UX Designer

        Dec 2017 - Jan 2022
    • UNLEASH

      Nov 2019 - Nov 2019
      Unleash Talent 2019 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

      UNLEASH is a global non-profit initiative addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by bringing together 1,000 young global talents to innovate and collaborate on solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Project role:- Ideated and prototyped a community-driven, self-sustaining workshop program for women without formal financial services in Mexico.- Exploring roles & partnerships with Banks, Govts & Media to create self- sustaining financial literacy hubs that incentivise women participation.I was selected from a pool of more than 7,000 applicants to attend the UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab in Shenzhen, China, from November 6 to 13, 2019. During the eight-days program, participants went through an immersive innovation challenge facilitated by content and business experts. In groups, we worked on problem framings around the Sustainable Development Goals, ideated solutions to these problems, and prototyped our ideas through the innovation process. Show less

    • Microsoft

      Jan 2022 - now
      UX Designer 2
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Public Policy Workshop

      Office of Jay Panda, MP, Kendrapara,Orissa,India
      Mar 2013
    • Ipolicy for Young Leaders

      Centre for Civil Society
      Nov 2013
    • Membership Certificate

      The Interaction Design Foundation
      Sept 2017
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Mohan Kumar
      Runners Up - National level Case Study Competition SRCC, Delhi Sep 2015 Runners Up at "Minductor" National Level Case study competition conducted by HR club of SRCC, Delhi.
    • Awarded to Mohan Kumar
      Global online Consulting Activity UNESCO Nov 2014 Selected to be a participant in the global online consulting activity which was held during Nov-14 by UNESCO on the topic “Education for Sustainable Development
    • Awarded to Mohan Kumar
      Finalist Citizens for Accountable Governance Oct 2013 Selected as a finalist in a competition conducted by Citizens for accountable governance (CAG) called "Manthan"​ at Delhi after my team's presentation was placed in top 100 presentations on the topic of “Electoral reforms in India”
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Planning, Management & Event Co-ordinator

      Issued by RISE( Revolutionising India through Social Empowerment) on Aug 2012
      RISE( Revolutionising India through Social Empowerment)Associated with Mohan Kumar