Name:

Chandan Chaurasia (चंदन चौरसिया)

Email:

cchaurasia@gmail.com

Phone:

(+977)-9865415765

Date of birth:

03 December 1983

Address:

Birgunj, Nepal

Nationality:

Nepali

UI / UX / Web Designer and a freelance Web Developer based in Kathmandu and Birgunj, Nepal with more than 12 years of Web Design, Web Development, Wordpress Website Design and Development and User Interface Design experience and 5 years of freelancer. Code juggler filled with passion about how the User Interface Design is envisioned with simplicity that adds delightful User Experience. Self learned Web Designer / Web Developer who is adept at visualizing the story that drives the design for the web.

Potent learner with in-depth knowledge of computer science fundamentals. Creative professional with real-time industry experience creating and maintaining user-centered designs, Search Engine Optimization and Digital Social Media Marketing for diverse set of web platforms and businesses of all size.

Mentor with leadership ability and supportive quality fostering great relationship with newbies, team as well as clients.

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Work / Education

Work Experience :

One Platinum Technology Nepal

December 2016 to Present

Creative Lead / Creative Director

I am currently working as a Creative Director here managing Cross Divisional design projects across continents with excellent business analysis and requirement gathering skills. Adept at visualizing the story that drives the design of the product, I oversee all the UI / UX Engineering of the projects.

Achievements:

  • Leading the communication design, interactive design, and concept forward in any work assigned
  • Researching new technologies and alternative methods of efficiency.
  • Meeting work standards by following productivity, quality, and customer-service standards.
  • Resolving operational problems; identifying work process improvements.
  • Determining requirements by reviewing client requirements; considering scheduling factors.

Sona College of Technology Research & Development

December 2015 to September 2016

Web Development Team Lead

I developed a web based information portal that runs on Sona College Intranet named as "SonaTimes". This project emphasises on creating unified and single interface as well as robust and secure backend for R&D Center admin to manage all the information regarding college circulars, news, upcoming events, hall reservations and contacts management.

Freelance Web Designer

February 2009 to July 2015

UX (Research and Analysis) / UI (Design and Development)

I provide freelancing andUI / UX Design consultancy and Art Supervision to companies and individuals. In the fields of IT, Mobile UI/UX, Travel and Adventure, Education and Learning, my aim is to improve lives with better User Experience and lots of smile.

Achievements:

  • As a freelancer, Mentored and supported two companies iDreams and MaxWebSurf in their initial UI design, branding and online setup
  • Volunteered in Web Design and hosting of Guru Nanak Satsang, Birgunj (Nepal) website as my freelnace project
  • Trained and motivated students about the importance of great UI design and its impact
  • Learnt and created responsive website for handicraft agency
  • Gained experience in responsive web design using frameworks like Bootstrap
  • Improved User Experience skills while working as a part time UI Designer at Selvam.co.in

SoftYantra Pvt Ltd

August 2012 to September 2013

Senior User Interface Designer

SoftYantra Pvt Ltd is an innovative software development company based in Kathmandu, Nepal providing application software and web development services worldwide.

Achievements:

  • Gained significant proficiency in debugging websites using various debugging tools
  • Delivered user-centered design solutions in fast paced environment, with quick iterative cycles
  • Acquired skills in communication and collaboration by working with remote team on various projects

EPrabidhi Pvt Ltd

September 2010 to July 2012

Web Designer / Web Design Instructor

E-Prabidhi is a Kathmandu based leading software development company specialized in designing, developing and deploying software solutions for small, medium and large enterprises with prime focus on intuitive UI design for a wonderful user experience.

Achievements:

  • Mentored web designers in their projects and ideas from start to finish which helped them secure jobs in various companies
  • Increased new customer acquisition successfully by redesigning and redeploying the existing company's web user interface using HTML5/CSS3 and making it responsive for various screen sizes
  • Designed user-centered pages that conveyed with company’s brand, value proposition and industry-leading functionality
  • Gained experience with tools like Google Analytics, Google WebMaster and Google AppEngine to understand the design’s impact ultimately improving Search Engine Optimization skills
  • Boosted search ranking of company’s institutional arm IT Training Nepal’s website and outperformed existing top ranking websites in search results
  • Educated and influenced novice web designers with basics and advanced UI design and web technology

ServingMinds Pvt Ltd

January 2007 to February 2009

Senior Web Designer

Achievements:

  • Transitioned quickly from table based design to table-less design
  • Pioneered the use of CSS based design with Web 2.0 look and feel within the company
  • Designed and sketched over 100 Photoshop mockups for various websites
  • Led the front-end team to collaborate with a Ruby on Rails team and project

Education :

Sona College of Technology

Anna University, India
2013 to 2016

Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Kantipur City College

Purbanchal University, Nepal
2003 to 2006

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

Professional Skills

  • User Interface Design (UI)
    90%
  • UX Research & Analysis
    80%
  • HTML5 & CSS3
    85%
  • JavaScript / JQuery
    65%
  • CSS3 Frameworks
    70%

Newbie

Decent

Pretty Good

Master

Knowledge

User Interface Design

  • Sketches, Wireframes and Prototypes
  • HTML5, CSS3 and Javasript/JQuery
  • Bootstrap and Material Design
  • Adobe Photoshop, Balsamiq and Sketch

User Experience (UX Design)

  • UX Research and Analysis
  • Personas and User Stories
  • Taxonomies and Storyboards
  • User Research, Validation and A/B Test

Personal Attributes

  • Passion and Empathy
  • Analytical Thinking and Skepticism
  • Synthesize Information
  • Visualize Solution

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