Zulqarnain Ansari
Angestellt, Visiting Faculty, Beaconhouse National University
Lahore, Pakistan
Über mich
Zulqarnain Ansari is a leading figure in design and user experience research. With 22 years of experience in establishing creative digital design businesses on global freelance platforms, he's the CEO and founder of Pakistan's inaugural UX Studio, Experts Desk. His unique blend of creativity, analytical prowess, and business acumen sets him apart in the global design community. Beyond his role as CEO, he's a life coach, technopreneur, mentor, and public speaker, with interests spanning entrepreneurship and design. Additionally, he serves as a visiting faculty member at Beaconhouse National University. Previously, he led UX departments at Systems Ltd. and ROZEE.PK, contributing to projects for TeamViewer, McDonald's, Zong, Freeman, Douney & Bourke, Mattress Firm, KUIU, Rebeccataylor, Sapphire, KHAADI, and many more. His expertise encompasses Stanford University D.School's and Google Sprint Design's design thinking and digital transformation training and mentorship.
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Berufserfahrung von Zulqarnain Ansari
Bis heute 9 Monate, seit Sep. 2023
Visiting Faculty
Beaconhouse National University
Bis heute 6 Jahre, seit Juni 2018
Director User Experience Design
Experts Desk
• Oversee Internal and external communications • Assist stake-holders in defining new business units for company • Collaboration with Product directors and managers to understand and validate the problems and align the best IT decisions to create flawless results • Help BU heads to define SOPs and created training material for in-house and field teams • Coordinate with department heads for resource allocation and management to ensure smooth sprint deliveries
10 Monate, Aug. 2017 - Mai 2018
AVP, Experience Design
Systems Ltd
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: * Define the Experience Design vision &strategy across the company along with the UX process planning & execution. * Work with design team, end customers and company stake holders at both the macro & micro interaction level. * Define critical KPIs, metrics & business outcomes that deliver an ROI to the organization. * Infuse the culture with a design thinking mindset. * Design resource allocation & management. * Coaching & mentoring team members in meetings & training sessions.
6 Jahre und 8 Monate, Jan. 2011 - Aug. 2017
Founder and CEO
Experts Desk
Creative Direction UX / UI Team Management Setting Business Goals, Objectives and Strategies Mentor Innovate Building culture Project Management Resource Management Operations Fund raising & Capital Allocation
3 Monate, Jan. 2012 - März 2012
User Experience Consultant
Allainet
UI / UX Consultancy for online product
1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Mai 2009 - Jan. 2011
Lead Web Architect
Formulatrix
Web site Management + Planing Web Site + Designing Interface, Template + Development / Coding XHTML, CSS and JQUERY + Optimization (CSS , Imaging) + Search Engine Ranking Increasing (SEO, SEM) Designing (All Print Media Designing)
1 Jahr und 4 Monate, Sep. 2007 - Dez. 2008
Senior Creative Designer
Naseeb Online Services (Naseeb Networks Inc.)
PROJECTS: ROZEE, MOBILINKGSM, MCDONALDS, UNITED NATIONS PAKISTAN, COCA COLA, LUMS, FAST, ERICSSON, PAKISTAN TOBBACO COMPANIES, EDEN HOUSING SOCIETY, NATIONAL FOODS, BAHRIA, NED RESPONSIBILITIES: * Develop XSL Transformation based website through XML & XSL templates using the power of advance CSS & implement it by interacting XSL department * Web Parsing - Authoring (html, xhtml, css & web 2.0) * Web Quality Management & validations (w3c compliance) * Newsletter Publishing for ROZEE.pk & NASEEB.com
1 Jahr und 10 Monate, Okt. 2005 - Juli 2007
Team Lead, Designing Dept.
Experts Desk
Project Management Web Management Web Authoring Web Designing Animated Interfaces Client Dealing Image Editing
1 Jahr und 4 Monate, Mai 2004 - Aug. 2005
Multimedia Author
Feezible Solutions
Web and Graphics Designing Animated features Interactive Presentations Image Editing
7 Monate, Okt. 2003 - Apr. 2004
Web Administrator
Zarco Exchange
Web Designing Web Authoring Animated Features Image Editing Print Media
4 Monate, Feb. 2003 - Mai 2003
Internee
Pakistan Telecommunication Company {PTCL}
Web Designing Animated Features Image Editing
Ausbildung von Zulqarnain Ansari
2000 - 2003
Computer Sciences
University of the Punjab (PU)
Pascal, C, C++, VB, Java MS Access, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL HTML, Javascript, PHP OOP, OOAD, SDLC, Software Engineering, Project Managment, Rational Rose
Sprachen
Englisch
Fließend