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Product Design Bsc graduate, with experience in app, product, graphic, user experience and web design. Leading to a unique and developed design thinking. For me design is problem solving. I believe form is nothing without function. Research is at the heart of my design, research that involves seeking insights and problems then creating solutions or getting innovative ideas from that research. That is why I am a User Experience designer/ Product designer, I like to look at things, get the insights and come up with innovative solutions. Portfolio - www.atiqueahmad.co.uk

User Experience Researcher @ From September 2015 to Present (2 months) London, United KingdomYouth Program Manager (Volunteer) @ Working as the manager of the local youth group consisting of 65 members (Ages 7-40). Managing a team of 12 people in charge of various departments required to run the day-to-day activities of the youth group. Departments include: Finance Charity Work Health & Fitness Education Employment Multimedia Administration Managed local, regional and also national events of the youth group e.g. the MKA Charity Challenge 2015 for which my local group raised over £1000 From December 2014 to Present (11 months) London, United KingdomJunior User Experience Researcher @ Junior UX Researcher, conducting/helping conduct various usability studies for digital products on mobile web, native applications and desktop. Research involved both qualitative and quantitive methods. Helped create UX Maps/Journey Maps Moderated Lab Sessions Conducted Hallway/Guerrilla Testing Conducted Lab Studies (From recruitment to presentations/reports of findings) Creating reports/summaries/presentations to present research insights/recommendations Working in the innovation team as a designer/researcher working on one week design sprints Creating surveys and analysing results From December 2014 to July 2015 (8 months) London, United KingdomUser Experience Designer @ User experience designer for an App currently being developed for the Apple App store that teaches kids how to read Arabic. Looking at how you kids (ages 4+) interact with applications on tablets and smartphones, researching how kids learn with focus groups and case studies. Coming up with the user experience for the app, the wireframes, flow and over all how the app will be fun and teach at the same time so that the kids can learn the language. From September 2014 to December 2014 (4 months) London, United KingdomFreelance Graphics Designer @ Worked as the Graphic Designer on a project that was about creating a series of educational posters based on the teachings of the Qur'an for exhibitions that were run all over the U.K. Using Photoshop, Illustrator to convert lots of written data into easy to read posters that also stand out. From April 2014 to June 2014 (3 months) London, United KingdomDesign Intern @ Working in an international team with over 28 countries involved in a research project for Gooogle looking at the potential of MOOCS (Massively Open Online Courses). Using various online products to communicate and work in the project. Role involved coming up with creative ways to present quantitative data, design input, editing videos using Adobe Premier Pro, organising video conferences and working in a team that was spread out across the world. From June 2013 to July 2013 (2 months) London, United Kingdom

Bachelor's Degree, Industrial and Product Design, 2.1 @ Kingston University From 2011 to 2014 Atique Ahmad is skilled in: Problem Solving, User Experience Design, User experience research, Design Thinking, Product Design, User-centered Design, Web Design, Research, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Wireframes, Photoshop, Graphic Design, Axure, Emerging Technologies, Team Management, Mobile Technology, InDesign, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Communication, Social Skills, Business, Model Making, Materials Research, Customer Service, Flash, Product Development, Concept Development, Concept Design, Illustrator, Usability, User Interface Design