Arif Pathan

Head of Design

Pune, Maharashtra, India14 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 12 years of experience in UX design.
Expertise in creating human-centered digital solutions.
Strong background in both design and photography.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a UX Designer with a strong focus on Fintech and digital strategy.

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Skills

Core Skills

Experience DesignInteraction DesignUser Experience Design (ued)Digital StrategyUser Experience (ux)Usability Testing

Other Skills

A/B TestingAccessibilityAccessibility standardsAdobe Creative SuiteAdobe FireworksAgile MethodologiesBrandingCSS3Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Competitive AnalysisDesign ThinkingDesign consistencyDreamweaverFlashHTML

About

I’m Arif Pathan, a multidisciplinary UX Designer, Photographer, and Artist with over 12 years of experience crafting meaningful digital experiences and creative visuals. My journey has taken me through leading organizations like Capgemini, HSBC, and Infogain, where I’ve designed intuitive interfaces, streamlined user journeys, and elevated product experiences. Beyond design, my lens finds stories in the everyday—whether it’s wildlife in motion, the richness of human emotions, or the fine details of culinary art. This blend of analytical design thinking and artistic storytelling allows me to approach every project with both precision and creativity. I believe great design is not just about how it looks, but how it works—seamlessly, inclusively, and with purpose. My mission is to create human-centered solutions that inspire, engage, and deliver measurable impact. When I’m not designing or photographing, you’ll find me exploring art, experimenting with creative tools, and sharing my work to inspire others.

Experience

Thinkproject

Sr. UX/UI Designer

Mar 2025 – Jun 2025 · 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Contributed to design improvements for enterprise software UI
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-fidelity prototypes
Supported design consistency and accessibility standards

High-fidelity prototypesDesign consistencyAccessibility standardsUser Experience Design (UED)Digital Strategy

Self.

Freelancer

Jul 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

BrandingExperience DesignInteraction Design

Swiss re

Designer

Jun 2022 – Mar 2023 · 9 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Digital Strategy

Blue cross blue shield association

Interaction Designer

Feb 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Remote

User Experience (UX)Digital Strategy

Capgemini

Senior UI/UX Designer

Aug 2018 – Jun 2023 · 4 yrs 10 mos · India

AccessibilityUser Experience Design (UED)

Hsbc

UI/UX Designer

Aug 2018 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Interact with Product owners and BA and Solution architecture for design solution.
Involved in Design thinking process to identify problem and define solution.
Involved in designing UX solutions for Mobile and other hand-held business and consumer devices.
Experience working with project teams to implement overall UX strategy, Competitive analysis & design effective Interactions through wireframes and Interactive prototype and High fidelity mockup design, Usability & Accessibility testing.
Supporting developers for providing Assets and design specifications for development.
Journeys / Projects:
E-Statement (HSBC)
August 2018 – June 2019
E-Statement is an electronic mail notification sent to your e-mail address the day your statement is available to view. You can view your statement in HSBC Mobile app an initiative by HSBC to reduce paper clutter.
Statement Preferences at login & Profile (HSBC)
July 2019 – February 2020
To reduce paper clutter HSBC introduce feature in mobile app to change preferences
From paper to Digital.
Annual Summary (HSBC)
January 2020 – June 2020
Annual summary is summary of credit card statement which generates once in a year.

AccessibilityVisual DesignerUser Experience Design (UED)Usability TestingUser Experience (UX)

Silicus

Senior Visual Designer III

Mar 2015 – Aug 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Produce UX and design deliverables: Screen designs, visual elements, Low Fidelity wireframes, detailed
process flows, application maps, etc.
 Produce high-quality visual designs—from concept to execution, including those for
Mobile Apps at a variety of resolutions (icons, graphics, product logos and marketing materials).
 Good understanding of iOS (HIG - Human Interface Guidelines), Android (Material Design) and other mobile
platforms.
 Developing html pages for hybrid apps using frameworks like Bootstrap, ionic, Materialize.
 Creating Interactive Prototype using Invision for mobile apps.

Vidushi infotech

Associate Creative Designer

Jun 2012 – Feb 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Preparing website concept design according to client requirement.
Creating artwork for short and long term projects.
Responsible for designing Logos, advertisements, brochures, flyers and online
graphics.
Responsible for design site structure, Wire frames, landing page, email templates,
Infographics Design, UI design.
Producing graphic content for website re-skins, page layouts, email designs.
Preparing concept design and implementation of complete web sites using HTML/
HTML5, CSS /CSS3.
Creating Responsive Layout using HTML5, CSS3.
Responsible for design iPhone and Android Mobile applications.
Design with standards compliant code with emphasis on browser compatibility.

Universe technology solutions pune

Web & Graphic Designer

Aug 2011 – May 2012 · 9 mos · Pune

Planning, design and implementation of complete web sites.
Responsible for design site structure, wireframes, landing page, email templates.
Design with standards compliant code with emphasis on browser compatibility.
Creating artwork for short and long term projects. Involved in designing Logos,
advertisements, brochures, handouts, flyers and online graphics.

Shriameyasoft

web designer

Feb 2011 – Aug 2011 · 6 mos · pune

Planning, design and implementation of complete web sites.
Responsible for design site structure, wireframes, landing page, email templates.
Creating artwork for short and long term projects. Involved in designing
advertisements, brochures, flyers and online graphics.