Utkarsh Arya

Design Manager

Gurgaon, Haryana, India11 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Extensive experience in user-centered design.
Led design initiatives for educational technology.
Strong leadership in cross-team collaboration.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Designer specializing in User Experience for the Education sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience DesignDesignProduct Design

Other Skills

3D renderingAdobe Creative SuiteAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopConcept DesignConcept DevelopmentConcept GenerationCorel DrawCross-team CollaborationDesign ManagementDesign StrategyDesign ThinkingExperience DesignGraphic DesignIllustration

About

I am a Product Designer by education and Experience Designer by passion. I strongly believe in learning by doing and have continued to do that so far. My work is driven by understanding user needs, leading to experiences inclined to make lives easier. I look forward to broadening my knowledge and skill sets through the opportunities I receive.

Experience

Devtron inc.

2 roles

Design Director

Promoted

Dec 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · On-site

User Experience Lead

Jun 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · On-site

LeadershipStakeholder ManagementStrategic PlanningCross-team CollaborationDesignUser Experience Design

Self employed

Product Design Consultant

Jul 2019 – Jun 2020 · 11 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

DesignProduct Design

Adda247

Lead UX Designer

Feb 2016 – Jun 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

Worked on multiple products across App and web in the Education domain catering to Govt. Exam aspirants.
Conceptualized the product and design for the online wing of the company (store.adda247.com : E-commerce platform) selling products like Online Test Series, Video Courses and E-books. The product covered experience and UI for purchase and consumption of the purchased products.
Designed the UI/UX for the offline coaching institutes running under the brand-name Career Power(www.careerpower.in). The aim was to enable students to register for ongoing Classroom Programs in coaching centers in various cities and lead them to relevant educational products on the Adda247 Store.
Conceptualized the product, features, design and experience from ground up for an Android App (Adda247). The aim was to enable students to learn on the go through a variety of study materials including daily current affairs, magazines, time-bound quizzes, videos etc. The Adda247 App has 4 million+ downloads since its launch in April ’16.

Cross-team CollaborationDesignUser Experience Design

Weareholidays

UI/UX Designer

Sep 2015 – Feb 2016 · 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

DesignUser Experience Design

Zopper

Associate UX Designer

Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 · 7 mos · Noida Area, India

Zopper is a hyper-local mobile marketplace enabling users to discover & buy products from their nearest retail stores sitting at the comfort of their home or office.

Design

Microsoft

UX Intern

Feb 2014 – Aug 2014 · 6 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Worked on a UX Design Project, “Photo-capturing and QuickNote taking on Phone & Tablet”. Included research, ideation, concept presentation and documentation

Design