Vikram Rao Email & Phone Number

With over 15 years of experience in design and related fields, I have had the privilege of working with design agencies, enterprising startups, and large corporations. My expertise lies in designing enterprise-wide and consumer products, content management systems (CMS), websites, intranets, art and visual design projects, as well as core user research and innovation assignments.As a subject matter expert in User Experience (UX) Design, I specialize in planning and executing UX projects. My role also involves evangelizing UX Design and Usability within the organization to elevate UX maturity levels and build software products that exceed end-user expectations.Currently, I serve as a User Experience Specialist/Strategist, leading a team of talented Product Specialists, User Researchers, UX Designers, and Visual Designers in a dynamic global SaaS platform and consulting environment. I am responsible for shaping the team's vision and strategy, overseeing project execution from a UX perspective, fostering the growth of the UX team, and ensuring alignment with organizational business objectives.An active contributor to the design community as a 'User Experience Evangelist' in my spare time: • Speaker at ICCTAC (International Conference) 2021 on 'The role of Human Computer Interaction in today's world' • Speaker at the World Information Architecture Day (WIAD 2017) on ‘User Experience and Predictive Analytics’• Conducted a Bi-lingual Workshop on 'Design Thinking' for Gubbachi Learning Community 2016• Speaker at World UXUI Design Summit 2015 on 'Socio Technical Systems Design'• Co-speaker at SecCon India 2014 (Security Conference at Cisco) on 'Striking a balance between Security and Usability' • Guest speaker at IISc, Bangalore 2014 on 'Design and its impact on every day life' • Speaker at STC India UX Session Bangalore 2011 on 'User Research Techniques' • Conducted trainings and workshops on User Experience and related topics for various companies Specialties: * User Experience & Design * User Research and Usability Testing * Strategic Project Management * Strategy Development & Orchestration* Process Engineering* Budgeting

Listed skills include Requirements Gathering, Requirements Analysis, Information Architecture, User Experience, and 39 others.