KEY SKILLS

WORK HISTORY

• Managed a 5-member cross-functional (product, engineering, sales, support) team and coordinated with two business partners toward the successful launch of Bombay-Gifts, an e-commerce platform.

• Write modern, performant, and robust code for a diverse array of client and internal projects.

• Work with a variety of different languages, frameworks, and content management systems such as JavaScript, React, Firebase, Node etc.

• Developed and maintained code for client websites primarily using HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, and React.

• Overhauled the obsolete legacy source code of three website - UI Masterclass, Patrick Morgan and Stanley House hotel, resulting in increased usability and reduced load time by 50%.

• Translated UI wireframes and mockups to visual elements of the application.

• Implemented best design practices to ensure consistent user experience on any device.

• Refactored source code down to 35% of its original size for an entire application.

• Optimised the application for speed and scalability with page load times less than -2 seconds.

• Fixed bugs and memory leaks with periodic code reviews among peers following the agile methodology.

• Designed and Animated social media promotional material and animated presentation for a variety of big brands such as - Vodafone, Rolls Royce, TCS, Oracle, BP, National Grid, etc.

• Lead creative and holistic thinking across diverse Project releases, platforms, and devices. Maintaining best practices guidelines for Web design and UX.

Anand Kumar Front-End Developer

Creative Developer and Designer with +5 years of extensive knowledge in Front-End development, React, UX/UI and MotionGraphics with willingness to learn and master Full-Stack Development.

Phone: +44(0)7492988833

Email: kumar@akumar.co.uk

Portfolio: www.akumar.co.uk

LinkedIn: @247anand

GitHub: @akumar-UI

Programming Languages: JavaScript (ES6), TypeScript, HTML, CSS/Sass, GraphQL

Libraries & Frameworks: jQuery, React, Gatsby, Node.js, Express

Tools & Platforms: Git, Webpack, Netlify, Heroku, Contentful, Wordpress, Firebase

Design & Animation: Sketch, InVision, InDesign, Figma, After Effects

Front-End Developer & Designer @ UI Masterclass

Jan 2019 - Present London, UK

UX/UI Designer & Animator @ Freelance

Oct 2011 - Nov 2018 London, UK

• Provide leadership, direction, and mentoring UX team; lead creative and holistic thinking across diverse Project releases, platforms, and devices. Maintaining best practices guidelines for Web design and UX.

• Research who will use the product and the various ways it might be used. Leverage data available to make user-centric design decisions.

• Travel onsite for requirement gathering, working closely with BA, Creating Low and High fidelity interactive wire-frames & prototype, defining IA, Co-ordination with development teams for various designing and development aspects. Identify usability & design problems and devise elegant solutions.

• Support Pre-Sales / marketing teams / work on RFP to provide UX related solution and approach. Making presentations to potential clients in order to win new contracts.

• Designed, executed, and optimised digital marketing campaign on Google's AdWords for Stanley Hotel Group, yielding 20% ROI improvements.

• Designed and created several animations for BBC Top shows; Dr Who and Sarah Jane Adventure.

• Translate concepts into wire-frames and mockups that lead to intuitive user experiences that meet client needs and vision.

• Work strategically with executives and other senior leaders within the organisation to deliver useful, usable and desirable user experiences.

PROJECTS

Bombay-Gifts - e-Commerce Store | Designed and Developed using React and Firebase

Stanley House - Hotel Booking Site | Designed and Developed using WordPress

Patrick Morgan - Executive Recruitment | Designed and Developed using WordPress

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Manages multiple tasks, completing projects on time

• Intelligence, Problem Solving, and Analytical Skills

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

• Flexibility and Adaptability

• Leadership and Interpersonal skills.

EDUCATION

Sikkim Manipal University 2004 - 2007 // Mumbai, India

Bachelor of Science in Computer Interaction & Experience Design

Visual Designer @ BBC

Aug 2010 - Sep 2011 Cardiff, UK