Shakir Khan Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Within the Digital Operations department, I develop language learning content to multiple web-based platforms for education markets globally. Organisation and inter-team communication enable me to complete multiple projects to tight time-frames whilst ensuring quality, and controlling risk.● Develop web and app-based education content within various bespoke frameworks.● Collaborate with editorial and technical teams to plan milestones, and solve problems within an Agile and Waterfall environment.● Develop, analyse and apply UI patterns across different platforms. Consistent applicationof UX principles throughout the development cycle.● Developed and tested accessibility specifications for Epub 3 documents. Became a teamexpert on ePub accessibility.● Tools used: CSS, SASS, HTML 5, XML, GitHub, Terminal, Photoshop and InDesign.

London, United Kingdom

As a collaborator in a 6 member, multi-disciplinary digital team, contributed and developed my visual design and problem solving skills in a large, prestigious organisation. I used this opportunity to share and learn from other UX professionals, and engage and evangelise to internal clients with differing needs and outlooks.Initiated departmental site audits, worked with clients to rework departmental site IA and execute new designs.Successfully migrated corporate website into a new CMS.Designed, developed and tested responsive design templates in conjunction with a mobile testing suite.Designed and developed a suite of HTML newsletters designed to work in different workflows and mail clients (eg Campaign monitor, Mail Chimp and Outlook)Enhanced the User Experience of the Queen Mary website; introduced new UI patterns, promoted a more global mindset towards users.Trained and introduced Agile methodology into weekly team activitiesHeld CMS training workshops for corporate web editor users.Primary tools: Photoshop, HTML 5 + CSS 3, Javascript, Balsamiq, Apache Velocity (basic), T4 CMS and Percussion CMS

London, United Kingdom

As a Designer in a small but highly skilled digital team, I have developed mobile requirements, worked on campaigns, developed interfaces and the main UX person and developer. Ensured quality, creativity and great usability.Launched a benchmark-setting cultural website. Ensured that visuals, interaction and usability were realised to specification, and developed solutions.Initiated user testing; developed task analysis scenarios, deployed online surveys and analysed results and implemented fixes to increased user satisfaction.Defined requirements, personas and user case-scenarios for mobile website project currently underway.Created prototypes and wireframes to create new microsites, website features and content with Photoshop, Balsamiq and HTML prototyping.Produced online campaigns for high-profile exhibitions (such as Leonardo da Vinci and Picasso). Prototyping and producing online branding and promotions for Gallery’s website and third-party sites such as Ticketmaster and Guardian.Developed, tested and managed development of Virtual Reality website application; designed and tested user interface; developed Flash based website applets.Redeveloped website to ensure adherence to WAI Level AA standard.Managed and developed skill-set of 10 interns.

Main responsibilities: Designed web pages for corporate intranet, and external website. Responded to clients electronic media requests, creating bespoke Office documents, edited video, and PDF documents. Working as part of a larger team, I brought web design expertise, as well as improving the standard of content editing.

Main responsibilities: Designed and coded micro-site, editing content and creating a new site structure.A 3 week project to create a quality micro-site, working with the Chief Executive to bring external website to a high standard.

Designed and coded web pages, e-mail newsletters, banners and animations for the Shelter website, using Flash, CSS, Photoshop and Illustrator. Collaborated on a variety of projects that mainly manifested itself on main website.

Main responsibilities: Migrating data and creating content for new website- to be launched imminently.Tools used: Photoshop CS2, Dreamweaver, CSS, Google Analytics

Main responsibilities: Used CSS, Photoshop and Flash to design and code web pages on Red Nose Day website and animated banners for associated charities. Worked as part of a dynamic, objective-oriented new media team.Collaborated on the Red Nose Day (www.rednoseday.com) website; the Send My Friend (www.sendmyfriend.org) and created banners for Dubble (www.dubble.co.uk).Ability to learn new skills quickly were essential to achieve projects objectives as well as team working skills.

Main responsibilities: Managed and developed external website, generated content and developed intranet, co-managed new website development project Provided essential technical expertise within the organisation. Managed relationships with external contractors .Ensured final website specification was completed on time, currently negotiating tenders to develop website and new CMS system

Main responsibilities: Managed and developed intranet sites; provided technical and design advice for web publishers; supported team in delivering large scale projects. Improved usability and accessibility of intranet sites by applying knowledge gained from my academic and employment experience.Consultation Response Officer, Office of

London

Main responsibilities: Designed web pages for corporate intranet (audience over 8000 personnel); written policy-related and magazine-style content for a global audience; edited corporate news channel and ensured all submitted content conforms to accessibility, design and linguistic guidelines.Involved in the design and testing of a new intranet.Delivered training on writing intranet content appropriately with in-house publishing system, and provided technical support to personnel.

Msc, Interactive Multimedia

Modules taken: Programming skills for Multimedia, Interactive Multimedia Systems Design, Human-Centred Interfaces, Applied Sound and Music.

Ba (Hons), History And Politics