Khalid Bin Awlad (Kd) Email & Phone Number

Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland

As passionate about blending aesthetics with functionality, I bring a wealth of experience as a Product Designer at Churchfield Home Services. I thrive on crafting delightful user experiences and driving product innovation in the realm of retrofit services. My primary focus revolves around the strategic design of intuitive interfaces and the orchestration of seamless interactions, transcending conventional boundaries within the intricacies of retrofitting enterprises. At the helm, I lead cross-functional teams in the conceptualization and execution of innovative, user-centric solutions, thereby significantly enhancing how easily we can manage our operations.Key Contributions:• Strategic UX Redesign: Successfully orchestrated a thorough redesign of the ERP platform's user experience, prioritizing intuitive navigation and heightened accessibility standards.• User-Centric Implementation: Implemented a user-centric methodology, yielding a notable 25% increase in user satisfaction and streamlining onboarding processes by 30% for new users.• Workflow Optimization: Applied insights garnered from collaborative workshops to meticulously optimize workflows, resulting in a substantial 20% improvement in overall system efficiency.• Design System Leadership: Spearheaded the development and seamless implementation of a robust design system, ensuring uniformity and coherence across diverse modules within the ERP platform.• Collaborative Efficiency Enhancement: Engineered a more streamlined collaboration between design and development teams, culminating in a commendable 15% reduction in design-to-development timelines.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Efficient Software Solutions (ESS) serves as the dedicated IT arm of Churchfield Home Services (CHS) in Bangladesh, operating independently to provide comprehensive IT services for CHS, Premium Facades, SmartLotto, and NEAI. Our primary focus is on delivering high-quality solutions tailored for the Irish market. I currently hold a leadership role within the UX UI department, leading the product design team.In my capacity as a Product Designer, my responsibilities encompass the management of persona analysis, product flow, UCD assessment, design challenges, and risk analysis. Collaboration is key, and I work closely with both the Bangladesh and Ireland teams to ensure seamless cooperation and meet project delivery deadlines.Key Contributions:• Conducted extensive research and development on user personas and case development.• Created prototypes for new modules, facilitating a more dynamic and user-centric product development process.• Visualized user flow concepts, extending support to the sales and marketing teams for a comprehensive understanding.• Acted as a bridge between the development and design teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.• Maintained a vigilant awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects, proactively addressing any impacts to maintain project integrity.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

🚀 Smart Lotto | Transforming Fundraising for ClubsEmpowering clubs to thrive in the digital era, Smart Lotto emerged as a solution to elevate local lotto promotion. Evolving beyond its origin, our platform has grown into a comprehensive fundraising hub, seamlessly integrating Membership, Lotto, 50/50 Draws, and Prize Draws for clubs.Key Contributions:• UX Research Excellence: Conducted in-depth UX research to enhance the existing product, ensuring a user-centric and efficient platform.• Prototyping and Presentation Mastery: Designed and crafted engaging prototypes and presentations tailored for clubs, facilitating effective communication and showcasing the platform's capabilities.• Bridge Between Development and Design: Acted as a crucial liaison between the development and design teams, fostering collaboration and ensuring a harmonious workflow.• Proactive Project Management: Maintained a keen awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects, mitigating risks and ensuring seamless integration within the broader Smart Lotto ecosystem.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

BJIT Limited, the largest Private software park in Bangladesh, More than 700 peoples are working in Bangladesh and Japan under BJIT. As a senior UX UI Analyst, I suppose to manage all kinds of UX/UI assessment, design challenges, risk analysis and meet delivery deadlines cooperation with an offshore and onshore team.Key Contributions:• Designing Prototypes and Presentation for new client & project• Visualize client concept and communicate regarding that• UX Research for the new product, Asset Development for Branding and UI• Interfacing between the development team and design team• Maintaining an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projectsand their impact

Mirpur Dohs, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Established in 2011, WebHawks IT embarked on its journey, dedicating efforts to both experimenting with proprietary business models and delivering project-based IT products and services to clients in Bangladesh, Japan, and the USA.Key Contributions:• Managing, coordinating and delivering technically challenging projects on time, within budget and to the desired quality.• Managing design team responsible for delivering projects in accordance with client’s requirements.• Coordinating design activities across various disciplines within the design team.• Comfortable with interfacing with the Client and other design team members regarding the production of information in line with agreed deliverables.• Understanding and managing changes to scope, budget and programme.Identifying risks and opportunities and contributing to the project risk and opportunities register.Progress reporting and monitoring progress in line with project KPI’s.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

A creative brand communication agency with creative innovation and excellence, dedicated to helping business houses to enhance its enterprise value by building their brands.Key Contributions:• Planing advertising, oversee the creative process for clients• Analyzing trends & Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, andre-designing processes; recommending changes to art, copy writing, andproduction departments.• Meets cost standards by monitoring expenses; implementing cost-saving actions.

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science