Alok Kumar ↗ — Head of Design
As a forward-thinking Design Leader with over 19 years of experience and a Doctorate in Design student, I bring a wealth of expertise in crafting innovative solutions that bridge the gap between user needs and business goals. Specializing in Design Strategy and User-Centered Design, I have a proven track record of driving impactful change in organizations such as Myntra, Vedantu, BlueStone, Walmart, Microsoft, and others. A big believer of User Research and User centred design and implemented in most of the organisation I worked for. 📚 Recently learning how to optimise the process with the help of AI and build impactful innovation with AI. Delivered bunch of AI features like Fashion GPT, Maya, Mystylist for Myntra which is Gen AI driven 🏆 Few Achievements to highlight ><=>=><=>=><=>=><=>=><=>=>< 1 ↗ Published my first book - Psychology of UX Design 2 ↗ Delivered 50+ talks 3 ↗ Been invited to reputed college like IIT Bombay, IITDM, Chitkara University + few more, Reputed organization like Dell, Nykaa, Reputed event like CACE summit, Metvy, Intellipaat 4 ↗ Got Featured in DesignWhine Magazine for my design approach 5 ↗ Delivered bunch of AI features like Fashion GPT, Maya, Mystylist for Myntra which is Gen AI driven 6 ↗ Built UX Design & Research team from scratch in multiple organisation 7 ↗ Co-founded a community of 50,000 UX Designers across the globe with the mission to democratize design knowledge and promote design-led initiatives. 8 ↗ Visited 10+ Universities to spread the awareness and value of Design thinking 9 ↗ Helped 5000 + Students to bridge the gap between Industry standard and College education Throughout my career, I have been passionate about fostering a culture of design excellence, both within my teams and across entire organizations. I have successfully built Design teams from the ground up, instilling a design-led ethos that permeates every aspect of company operations. My commitment to promoting a design-driven culture is exemplified through my role as the Co-Founder of RethinkingUX, a global community of 50K designers dedicated to democratizing design knowledge and championing design-led initiatives worldwide.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned UX Design leader with expertise in E-commerce and EdTech.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 20 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- User Experience Design
- Design Strategy
Career Highlights
- Published first book on Psychology of UX Design.
- Co-founded a global community of 50,000 UX Designers.
- Delivered over 50 talks at reputed institutions and events.
Work Experience
Myntra
Director of User Experience (3 yrs 2 mos)
Vedantu
Director Of Product Design (1 yr 1 mo)
Moonfrog Labs
Director UX Design (7 mos)
Sr. Manager User Experience (1 yr 8 mos)
RethinkingUX
Co-Founder (6 yrs 1 mo)
BlueStone.com
Lead User Experience & Creative (10 mos)
UX Architect (6 mos)
Magicbricks
Lead UX Designer - Consultant (2 yrs 5 mos)
Bharti Retail Limited
Lead Creative Designer (UX / UI / Visual Design) (3 yrs 7 mos)
CampusEAI Consortium
Sr. UI Designer (1 yr 4 mos)
Octan Media Limited
Design Lead (2 yrs)
Microsoft
Senior Designer - Consultant (2 yrs)
Micromet Group
Web Graphic Designer (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Doctorate of Design - Pursuing at Rushford Business School
Master's degree at Indira Gandhi National Open University
Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) (2015 - 5469) at Human Factor International (HFI)
AMS at Arena MUltimedia