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Rahul Kumar

Art Director
New Delhi
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behance.net/rahul_kumar
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rahulakumar93@gmail.com
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9717003825
Art director with +4 years of experience in a sensitive corporate environment. Experienced in 3D, motion graphics, print(editorial), UI, UX and graphic design. Self-critical and detail-oriented, I am proficient at building and maintaining professional relationships. Have a Bachelor's Degree in Animation.
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Work Experience

Grant Thornton

Sr. Strategy & Design Consultant
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Jul 2017 - Current

As part of the National Digital CoE at Grant Thornton, I and my team consult small to large businesses on their strategic, operational, and marketing problems.

  • Handpicked by Service Line Partner from among +50 senior consultants to lead Strategy & Design in their new DigitTech Practice.
  • Launched NCR office with Service Line Partners, recruited and managed a new team of 10 employees. Grew office revenue by 200% in first ten months (representing 10% of firm revenue).
  • Responsible for creation of product strategies for major clients.
  • Delivered product solutions on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Business Intelligence, Creative Strategy, and Customer Experience to institutional and corporate clients; grew customer base by +19% in India.
  • Analyzed industry trends and gained insights in Automobile, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Wine & Spirit, Oil & Gas, Media & Retail.

GlobalLogic

Associate Analyst, Usability & Design
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Jun 2014 - Jun 2017

As part of 30 people design team at GlobalLogic, my role encompassed defining interaction models, user task flows, and UI specifications. Communicate scenarios, end-to-end experiences, and screen designs to stakeholders. Worked with our team director and visual designers to incorporate the visual identity of businesses into respective products.

  • Lead design team for Sagoon a national social network & alert broadcasting app in Nepal.
  • Art Directed two successful campaigns with marketing, video and design team. One campaign was for internal communication and another on increasing company's visibility via social media.
  • Gained domain expertise in retail and media.
  • Overhauled the obsolete design language of internal applications, resulting in increased usability and reduced run time performance by 50%.
  • Spearheaded redesign of Verizon V3 in use by 136 million users, resulting in 10+ new features, reduction of 20% in playback time and 15% operation time.
  • Designed a hybrid app to help family members, caretakers and medical professionals to monitor the vitals of patients that are specially abled.

Freelance

3D Visualization Artist & Graphic Designer
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Dec 2009 - Jun 2014

Worked with architects to convert their blueprints into beautifully rendered CG 3D visualizations. Helped small businesses in creating their brand language.

Education

IGNOU

Bachelors of Arts in Animation Dynamics & Particles
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2011 - 2014

Coursework on complete 3D production pipeline, story writing, storyboarding, human psychology, art history, design, typography & basic accounting.

Skillshare Mavericks

Design Product Design
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Jan 2018 - Current

Taking a course in graphic design, user experience, and product design across mobile, web, iOS, and Android.

Projects

CK Birla

UX Expert
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Apr 2018 - Current

Collaborated with the CFO of CK Birla to understand his objective. I custom designed the finance dashboards that aligned those objectives with business goals. Gained insight into finance and how income statements like the balance sheet or P&L statement contribute to the operation and valuation of a company.

Select City Walk

CX Strategist
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Mar 2018 - Current

Developed 10 strategies with my colleagues that grew relevant footfall. Leveraged new-age technologies to increase customer engagement. Analyzed and optimized tenant-mix strategies to enhance customer experience and convenience.

RERA

UI/UX & BI Expert
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Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

Designed a business intelligence solution that intends to protect the interests of property buyers and enhance transparency in the real estate sector. Worked with NCRs top 10 construction vendors and the government to design a compliance solution that empowers the customer while buying new property and avoid frauds.

GTIL BI

Product Designer
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Jul 2017 - Mar 2018

A machine learning business intelligence tool. A next-gen prescriptive model that encompasses both descriptive and predictive analysis which delivers analytics features for the leadership team of the fifth largest consultancy in the world.

Sagoon

Lead Visual Designer - Android App
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Jan 2017 - May 2017

Design the mobile app for Sagoon - a Delaware corporation (USA), a Social Commerce Platform that helps its users build a rewarding life through the social path. My role in this project was to coordinate with the CEO to create a design language that could be used across the web and mobile platforms. I worked closely with the leadership and UX team and converted their research findings into a working prototype.

DISA

Visual Designer
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Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

Worked with the HQ team in the US to enhance their User experience and Visual design for the web portal that provides workplace safety and compliance services. The portal is used by thousands of companies across the globe make more informed staffing decisions by offering a broad array of industry-leading screening and compliance services.

Verizon

UI/UX Designer
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Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

Spearheaded redesign of Verizon V3 in use by 136 million users, resulting in 10+ new features, reduction of 20% in playback time and 15% operation time. Collaborated with The US design team, understood their scope and created the roadmap with lead designer.

Special Child

Visual Designer
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Dec 2014 - May 2015

Designed a hybrid app to help family members, caretakers, and medical professionals to monitor the vitals of children that are specially abled.

Skills

  • Art Direction
  • Strategy
  • Project Management
  • Stakeholder/ Client Management
  • Visual Communication
  • Business Strategy
  • Market Research
  • UX Research
  • Wireframing & prototyping
  • Interaction Design
  • Typography
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Presentation
  • Advertising
  • Logo Design
  • Photography
  • Graphic Design