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OBJECTIVE |
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To learn and practice design in the fields of User Experience, Interaction and User Interfaces
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
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February 2010 |
Bangalore, Karnataka |
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Product Designer, July Systems |
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Designing compelling experiences for the mobile platform through end-user services, mobile applications and the company's internal products
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October 2009 |
Chennai, India |
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Design Consultant and Volunteer, My Piece Of Chennai |
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Social Development project to provide the residents of Chennai the necessary tools and information to help improve their civic lifestyles
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January 2009 - July 2009 |
Bangalore, India |
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Design Intern, Hewlett-Packard Labs, India |
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Interaction Design project "Designing an Intuitive Music Experience" through an emotional design perspective
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September 2007 - November 2007 |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
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Graphic Designer, Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), IIM Ahmedabad |
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Graphic Design project on the Solar Innovation Programme
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November 2007 |
USA & India |
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User Experience Designer, Freelance |
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Projects in Interaction Design for the web, graphics and media
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RESEARCH |
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Design Research at HP Labs India, 6 Month Internship on "Designing an Intuitive Music Experience"
User Research, Contextual Inquiry and Systems Design practiced Self-driven obsession towards design & development of the Android mobile platform Study of trends, best practices & OS evolution |
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FIELD WORK |
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Ethnography, Contextual Inquiry, Freelance Photography
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SKILLS |
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Illustration, Systems Design, Interaction, User Interfaces, Intuitive User Experiences, Visualization, Typography, Photography
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EDUCATION |
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National Institute of Design, Gujarat, Summer 2007 - Winter 2009 |
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Post Graduation in Interaction Design, 8.1 Grade Point Average |
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SVCE, Anna University, Chennai, India, Summer 2003 - Summer 2007 |
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Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, 7.4 Grade Point Average |
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Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, Chennai, India, Summer 2001 - Summer 2003 |
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Pre-university in Computer Science, 8.2 Grade Point Average |
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Bala Vidya Mandir, Chennai, India, Summer 1991 - Summer 2001 |
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Schooling in Maths, Science, Social Science, Languages |
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TRAINING |
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OOP Refresher Course & Basic Programming Training (Summer 2000, 1 Month Programme)
Road and trail running for marathons |
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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS |
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My Piece of Chennai, CSI (Computer Society of India), DesignIndia, IxDA (Interaction Design Association), Twestival India
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AWARDS AND HONORS |
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Finalist at the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition 2009 in the 'Hidden Markets' development track (http://mit100k.org)
Won several art competitions throughout school days (Certificate list on request) 3rd Place in Annual South Zone Science Exhibition held at Birla Planetarium in Chennai (Exhibit on Lasers) |
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RAMPRAKASH R
Bangalore, Karnataka - India http://rampee.com |
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