Masood Nasser

Information Architect, User Experience Designer,

Mahbūbnagar Area, India

Current
  • Web 2.0, Usability, User Experience, Information Architetcure at La Vie D'honor (Self Employed)
Past
  • Information Architecture Competency Head at Satyam
  • Information Architect- Search strategist at McGraw Hill- Satyam Client- NY
  • Lead UI Designer at Instancy
  • Web Designer at Honeywell
  • Creative Head at Microcell
  • Consultant at Character Sketches & Near Computers
  • Graphic and Interior Designer at The Inside Job design Studio
  • Graphic and Interior Designer at Tanveer Interiors
Education
  • L S Raheja School of Art
  • St Andrews high School
Connections
151 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Masood Nasser’s Summary

A verstaile and experienced professional with an experience cutting across fortune 50 companies, Design studios ( Interior & Graphic) & startups designing & architecting effective experiences for Web-based applications, Enterprise applications, E-Commerce, Financial, Community, Search, mobile & desktop applications, Spaces, & content based websites. Successful in increasing user adoption due to customer and product focus

Mentoring teams in business value of design, and UX Evangelism. Successful pre-sales support and high profile presentations resulting in tangible business returns Increased User experience RFP’s conversions by over 25% keeping an “outside-in” perspective.

Evangelizing the value of User Experience among clients, internal users, design community, decision makers, through participation and organizing informal events.

Experienced in using UE techniques including surveys, user testing, contextual enquiries, Card sorts, Personas, Expert evaluations, etc successfully in client projects.

Currently writing a book on the synergy between online Marketing, User Experience & Analytics

Masood Nasser’s Specialties:

Information Architecture, User Experience, Usability Engineering, Product Management, Accessibility, User interface Design,CMS Consulting, IT strategy consulting, branding, Marketing, Web Analytics, Leadership, Motivation


Masood Nasser’s Experience

  • Web 2.0, Usability, User Experience, Information Architetcure

    La Vie D'honor (Self Employed)

    (Internet industry)

    February 2008Present (1 year 6 months)

    Strategy, Branding, Analytics, Information architecture, Customer Acquisition, Setting processes

    Pre Sales
    User Experience Strategy
    Vendor Alliances
    Team Building
    Adsense Strategy

  • Information Architecture Competency Head

    Satyam

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAY; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2005January 2008 (3 years 1 month)

    Head the Information Architecture Competency. My repsonsibilites include pre sales, Competency builiding, and delivery

    I also head the Solutions Architecture team for the UXM practice My Key responsibilities include responding to RFP's, ensuring UCD processes in key accounts, new service offerings, Project Management of key initiatives, and mentoring UCD teams along with setting up UCD processes, co-coordinating with pre sales for business targets. I have been involved in key presentations, business meetings, and proposals that have translated to tangible business returns.

  • Information Architect- Search strategist

    McGraw Hill- Satyam Client- NY

    (Publishing industry)

    June 2007October 2007 (5 months)

    Improving Search user experience for one of the biggest architectural online directories & ecommerce website. Developed search strategy highlighting the value of incorporating user research & UCD Process

    Demonstrated sample taxonomies & controlled vocabularies based on web analytical data available. Identified search trends & demonstrated the value to senior management

    Led the solutions team for satyam; mentored team, reviewed work & encouraged team to handle RFP’s independently

    Conceptualized & managed a search based product targeted for HR & recruitment. Created specification after discussions with stake holders & managed offshore development

    As Alliance manager for a Satyam Alliance partner, developed collateral & attended sales meting with Product company’s CIO & Satyam sales team to discuss real usage scenarios & marketing strategies

  • Lead UI Designer

    Instancy

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

    December 2002January 2005 (2 years 2 months)

    Headed the Design team for the E-learning services, Product design, and leading industry Portals

  • Web Designer

    Honeywell

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

    July 2000July 2002 (2 years 1 month)

  • Creative Head

    Microcell

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)

    January 2000July 2000 (7 months)

  • Consultant

    Character Sketches & Near Computers

    (Human Resources industry)

    March 1999December 1999 (10 months)

  • Graphic and Interior Designer

    The Inside Job design Studio

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

    December 1996March 1999 (2 years 4 months)

  • Graphic and Interior Designer

    Tanveer Interiors

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    July 1994December 1996 (2 years 6 months)


Masood Nasser’s Education

  • L S Raheja School of Art

    Foundation & Elementary , Fine Arts , 19871989

  • St Andrews high School

    SSC 19761986

    Activities and Societies:
    Art, poetry, Chess, Welfare. Was part of the school chess team and was the Topper there:-) Studies never really interested me much.Coached the chess team later. We were led by an outstanding person, Mr Herman, who was our Moral science teacher to teach maths to the underpriveleged in Bandra, which perhaps is the most satisfying " job" that I have ever done.

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Masood Nasser’s Interests:

Sketching, Painting, Trekking, rafting, swimming, chess


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