Abdul Ghani

Abdul Ghani

Design Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-Founder, Co-CEO @ Square Aim

  • Education

    • University of London

      2011 - 2014
      Bachelor’s Degree
  • Experience

    • Self-Employed | Freelance

      Sept 2004 - Aug 2015
      Design Consultant

      Consulted and freelanced as a Designer and Developer since my childhood years, I've worked on countless diverse projects across multiple industries gaining insights and understanding of various market needs and design principles.

    • Research Society of International Law (RSIL)

      Nov 2014 - Dec 2018

      I played a key role in advancing the legal tech sector to create social impact using a human-centric design approach. My work involved complex problem-solving and designing insights-led dashboards. These tools were created for ordinary citizens and Government officials. My contributions resulted in projects gaining recognition and support from leading global organizations such as UNDP, UNODC, ABA-ROLI, and ICRC. I focused on understanding user behaviors and needs. This involved conducting comprehensive user research, analyzing data, and translating insights into impactful design decisions.

      • Principal Product Designer

        Jul 2016 - Dec 2018
      • User Experience Researcher

        Nov 2014 - Jul 2016
    • DigitalHire

      Dec 2018 - Apr 2021
      Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer

      DigitalHire is a pre-recorded video interview and evaluation app with B2B and B2C dashboards and mobile apps. I steered the end-to-end design and data architecture from inception to execution, collaborating closely with engineers, marketing, customers, and stakeholders. My responsibilities spanned the creation of a brand design system, prototypes, react dashboards, mobile patterns, A/B testing, user interviews and user interface designs—all informed by detailed metrics and user research.

    • Vakeel Online

      Jun 2020 - May 2022
      Chief Technology Officer

      Leading the design of a social network marketplace web and mobile app, I forged connections between citizens and expert lawyers. The project had multiple complexities and functions ranging from chat, pairing system, payment system, and community to Q&A. I had to go deep into extensive user research, coupled with regular interviews, journey mapping, wireframing, interface designs to guide the end-to-end design process. Vakeel Online became the largest social network marketplace in Pakistan touching millions of users.This initiative was supported by the German Government Show less

    • GatherSense

      May 2022 - Dec 2022
      Project Lead

      Designed Gathersense's core B2B e-learning and evaluation platform for web and mobile. These were complex data-driven interactive dashboards simplified and tailored to the needs of different user types. I led the design in collaboration with the developers and had to capitalize on UX research and data analysis to optimize platform usability and ease of use. The user-focused strategy resulted in a significant 60% growth during the platform's early phase.This platform was supported by the American Bar Association & and multiple other reputable international organizations. Show less

    • User Evaluation

      Dec 2022 - Jan 2024
      Product Design Consultant

      AI-powered customer research SaaS tool aimed to transform UX Research and Evaluation. My role entails tackling complex problems and designing end-to-end LLM Interfaces. This involves data analysis, user research, creating design patterns, prototyping for the GPT-4 model, and working with data scientists and prompt engineers on workflows to deliver the best user experience and user-centric interfaces. User Evaluation is being used by hundreds of top-tier companies for customer research.

    • Moveit.pk

      Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
      User Experience Consultant

      I redesigned the web app for B2B and B2C customers. My role involved advising on user experience design, devising strategies, usability testing, and designing interfaces to improve user interactions I simplified their booking processes that helped in achieving business growth.

    • Square Aim

      Dec 2023 - now
      Co-Founder, Co-CEO
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Web & Graphic Design Certification

      NICON Institute (Microsoft Certified)
      Aug 2004
    • Common Design Patterns

      Uxcel
      Oct 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Advanced UI/UX Mobile Patterns

      Udemy
      Mar 2018
    • Fundamentals of GPT and DALL-E

      Udemy
      Jan 2023
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Abdul Ghani
      Star Laureate Award South Asia Publication Star Awards 2009 Dec 2009 Received Star Laureate Award for stellar achievements in the design and technology sector at a very young age. - Ref: Galaxies of Who's Who in Pakistan, 2008.