Information Architect, User Experience Designer,
Mahbūbnagar Area, India
- Current
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- Web 2.0, Usability, User Experience, Information Architetcure at La Vie D'honor (Self Employed)
- Past
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- 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
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- L S Raheja School of Art
- St Andrews high School
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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
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Web 2.0, Usability, User Experience, Information Architetcure
La Vie D'honor (Self Employed)
(Internet industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Strategy, Branding, Analytics, Information architecture, Customer Acquisition, Setting processes
Pre Sales
User Experience Strategy
Vendor Alliances
Team Building
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Information Architecture Competency Head
Satyam
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAY; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2005 — January 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 2007 — October 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 2002 — January 2005 (2 years 2 months)
Headed the Design team for the E-learning services, Product design, and leading industry Portals
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Web Designer
Honeywell
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2000 — July 2002 (2 years 1 month)
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Creative Head
Microcell
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)
January 2000 — July 2000 (7 months)
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Consultant
Character Sketches & Near Computers
(Human Resources industry)
March 1999 — December 1999 (10 months)
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Graphic and Interior Designer
The Inside Job design Studio
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
December 1996 — March 1999 (2 years 4 months)
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Graphic and Interior Designer
Tanveer Interiors
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 1994 — December 1996 (2 years 6 months)
Masood Nasser’s Education
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L S Raheja School of Art
Foundation & Elementary , Fine Arts , 1987 — 1989
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St Andrews high School
SSC 1976 — 1986
- 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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