Usman Naeem K. Email and Phone Number

"Mission to build break-through experiences like no other."Welcome to my LinkedIn profile. Thank you for your visit.I facilitate & drive immersive product (-zation) experiences.I thrive in creative environments. A 3rd culture child who's lived in:Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Malaysia & UAE with work experience covering clients in Egypt, GCC, USA & Pakistan, mixing creativity & business.I'm a trend forecaster. Flexible & adaptable design thinking practitioner & research-led UX professional from being a thought leader in journalism to communications, to all facets of the product & it management in an agency & corporate culture setting.In doing so, I've spent over 14 years working on timely delivered projects within (both non-) digital experience design; their management, strategies, entrepreneurship models & extensions for both online (enterprise) & traditional human-centric consumer projects. I aim to build lasting brand loyalty & immersion. In turn, developing analytics/KPIs, as a design extension. Over the course of my vertical transition of transferable skills, I've gained experience & understanding of the supply chains & operations for ecommerce/last-mile, retail overall, garments & fashion, broadcasting, automotive leasing, print & gaming industries.Constantly testing new apps, games, entertainment, tech, retail & hospitality. Research focused always, I thrive when it comes to mixed-methods approach in creative problem-solving regardless of industry. I'm a quick learner, traveling & meeting people.My exposure to various industries & personal challenges have increased my sensitivity to accessibility, ergonomics, inclusion and ethics in all work I do.My passion for product discovery, has helped me build a sound knowledge of startup ecosystems (mgmt & research) in Cairo, Dubai, Beirut, Amman & Lahore ecosystems from service/business design, systems thinking perspectives since Tech Backpack.What I have learned to love, is working with new innovative ways to enrich experiences derived from my interests using document focused process.Specialties:Dyslexic-thinkingCreative Problem SolvingProduct design Service design facilitationIdeation & gamificationGame design & mechanicsUX mapping exercisesNew product researchStrategic UX DesignResearchOpsDesignOps & Design SystemsCustomer identificationCommunity managementAmbassador programsStartup ecosystemsInnovation strategy Entrepreneurial journalism Digital media planningProduct ManagementBusiness model generationEntrepreneurial mentorshipDigital project mgmtSaaS design