Work Experience

Duration:-   October 2004 - Present

Employer:-   Oracle| PeopleSoft – IDC, Covansys, Bangalore

Designation:- Usability Engineer

Job Responsibilities:-

§       Usability Evaluations :- Planning, Analysis, Recommendations and Reporting

§       Usability Testing :-        Planning, Local & Remote Testing, Data Analysis, Recommendations and Reporting

§       User Research :-            Cognitive Walkthrough, Contextual Enquiry, User Profiles and Persona generation

§       Design :-                       Paper Prototyping, Visio Prototyping and Wireframes

§       Idea Generation :-         Brainstorming, Focus Groups, Card Sorting Techniques and Affinity Diagramming  

§       Management :-              Coordination with UE teams, Developers and Product Management

Projects:-

§       Heuristic Evaluation & Redesigned prototypes for PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne 8.11 CRM Service Management

§       Heuristic Evaluation & Redesigned prototypes for PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne 8.11 Harvest Management (WINE)

§       Requirements, Design and Construction for PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne 8.11 FMS Activity Calendar

§       Usability Test Plan for PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne 8.11  Accounts Payable Processing & Setup

§       Usability Analysis & Redesign for SPC Automation, A Software Licensing Tool for PeopleSoft Products

Domains:-

§       CRM - Service Management, Warranty / Claim Management , Activity Calendar Module

§       WINE - Harvest Management

§       FMS - Accounts Payables

Education

August 2002 - June 2004    Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, U.P., India

                                        Master of Design (Media and Communication) CGPA: 8.0/10.0

August 1998 - May 2002   Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur, U.P., India

                                       Bachelor of Technology (Comp. Science & Engg.) Percentage: 75.1

Computer Skills

Platforms                        Windows 98/NT/2002, Red Hat Linux

Languages                       C++, Visual Basic, Fundamentals of Java

Graphic/ Web Design      Adobe PhotoShop 7, Coral Draw 11, Flash MX, Dream weaver MX

3D Modeling                  AutoCAD 2000, 3DS Max 5, I-DEAS V6

Video Editing                 Adobe Premier 6, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro for Mac.

Usability Engineering       Morae 1.1, Microsoft Visio 2003

Academic / Research Projects

Research Project:-

§       Thesis project on study of touch-screen interface usability issues and provide effective solutions. A touch screen based information system was designed for IIT Kanpur to locate various places in the academic campus.

Industrial Design Products:-

§       Designed an aortic tube with sinus for an artificial human heart valve, in collaboration with AIIMS Delhi and IIT Kanpur. Major processes involved are: Reverse engineering, optical scanning of actual human heart valve, 3d modeling, surface modeling and rapid prototyping.

§       Worked on electronics and embedded systems to develop an Intelligent Car Wiper System. Major processes involved are: Study of various arm movement mechanisms, implementation of microcontrollers to control the wiper movement.

§       Designed a dustbin for children, which can motivate them towards proper disposal of garbage. Major processes involved are: Study of child psychology, study of shapes and forms, manufacturing processes.

Multimedia & Web Design:-

§      Worked on a digital catalogue for Crompton Greaves products. This product was developed by Emantras Creative Solutions Chennai India, for the complete product range of Crompton Greaves using Flash MX.

§      Worked on a digital manual for a Mobile X-Ray Machine by Siemens. This product was developed by Emantras Creative Solutions Chennai India, using Flash MX 2004.

Advertising:-

§      A short advertisement to promote the culture, heritage and famous perfume industry of Kannauj, a city in India

Software Development-

§      Automatic Railway Announcement Systems. Development tools include: Visual Basic 6.0 and Oracle 8.0 database.

§      Interactive Voice Response System for PSTN Network. Development tools include: Visual Basic 6.0 and SQL Server.

§       General Accounting Tool for VSNL Employees’ Association, New Delhi. Development tools include: Visual Basic 6.0 and Oracle 8.0 database.

Conferences, Workshops and Seminars Attended

§   IHCI 2005, India’s first international conference on Usability Practices in India at Bangalore

§   Easy5, India’s fifth conference on Software Usability, organized by CHI-South India at Bangalore

§   Workshop on Animation Techniques by Shilpa Ranade, Asst. Professor, IDC - IIT Bombay

§   Workshop on Ergonomics by Dr. D.Chakrabarti, Professor, Department of Design, IIT Guwahati

§   Workshop on Creativity in Design by Dr Bernard Roth, Mechanical Engineering. Dept. Stanford University.

§   CII-NID Design Summit 2002 at New Delhi.

§   Workshop on Cross Cultural Communication by Centre for American Education , Bangalore

§    Participated and got invitation in K.C. Mahindra Awards for Excellence in Automotive Design 2003 at Mumbai

Academic Affiliations

§   Appointed as President of Design Forum – IIT Kanpur (2005)

§   Qualified in Common Entrance Examination for Design 2002, organized by IIT Bombay, Mumbai (2002) 

§   Secured 2 months Diploma in Professional Photography and Video shooting from ISP Hauz Khas, New Delhi (1996)

§    Worked as Student Secretary of Photography & Fine Arts Club at KNIT Sultanpur. (2001-2002)

References

Dr. Amit Ray

Head, Design Programme, IIT Kanpur.

aray@iitk.ac.in, Phone: +91-512-2597509 / 6617

Dr. Bishakh Bhattacharya

Professor, Mechanical Engg. Dept., IIT Kanpur

bishakh@iitk.ac.in

http://home.iitk.ac.in/~bishakh, Phone:+91-512-2597824