Sujilash Kakkanangottathil, Sr UI/UX Engineer

Sujilash Kakkanangottathil

Sr UI/UX Engineer

musafir.com

Location
United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
Education
Diploma, Arena Animation Academy Specialist Program (AAASP)
Experience
16 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months

Sr UI/UX Engineer at musafir.com
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • My current job since September 2013

Implemented the designed solution from scratch using SASS and Jumbo React which includes setting up the UI components to reuse for the future requirements.

Created around 50+ screen mock-ups using HTML5, Bootstrap, handlebars, Javascript, Jquery, CSS which went successfully as first part of POC in client demo.

Extensive interaction with the Teachnical Head(Founder) on requirement gathering and estimation on Sprint planning and user stories tracked in JIRA. Took lead to guide the team on implementing the front-end technologies collaborated with .Net team.

Worked on International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) launch with UAE Royals - worked on the new UI pages that UAE Royals has launched with IPTL using grunt, Git, HTML5, CSS3, CMS.

Participated in the yearly Hackathon conducted by Google. A Google engineer scheduled a brief call with the developers to develop a strategy to reduce mobile site load time. Together choose an impactful and achievable hackathon project. Worked alongside with Google developers to focused on mobile site performance to make improvements of our site.

User Interface Engineer at RMESI Pvt Ltd
  • India - Kerala
  • March 2012 to August 2013

Developed functional and appealing web-and-mobile-based applications for a UK based education consultancy RM Maths, the software used by thousands of UK schools, RM Easimaths provided latest development designed to help students to improve their maths. Worked with PHP developers to implement the Web pages and Animated Videos into the Application

Produced wire-frames, mock-ups, task flows, and UI specifications as needed to assist with business specifications and approval, as well as done the implementation and UX testing

Performed closely with customers, product management team, graphic designers plus usability experts to present the compelling user experience and advocate for user-centric research. Designed the UI to reach wide organization using strategic relationships, presentations and influence.

UI Engineer at Quadrant 4 Systems Corporation
  • India - Chennai
  • September 2011 to August 2012

Successfully re-designed and re-branded four of the company’s e-commerce websites with a fresh new look and feel. Created an exceptional UI by re-architecting the entire user experience across all main web properties.

Improved user experience by designing and creating a new web components and features. Met and exceeded all design and requirements in a very narrow time frame.

Extensive intranet portal experience for Education domain, Banking and all business functions, design consultation and suggestion through surveys and expert usability reviews.

Collaborated with various team members to ensure the UI workflow and quality of the project to remain intact throughout project life cycle.

Web Designer at PIT Solutions
  • India - Kerala
  • September 2009 to September 2011

Programmed interactive features: animations, text boxes, navigation buttons, messaging systems, forum functions exclusively in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Blaze, GIT, SASS. Designed and constructed CSS site using SASS.

Handled few projects as a single Front-end developer and helped in merging designs and application code to the finished skinned and functioning product .

Developed responsive Email templates which compatible with Gail Mobile pap and other major email clients. Integrated and tested the templates with Litmus, Email on acid and Campaign Monitor / Mail-chimp.

Web Designer at RISCE systems Pvt Ltd
  • India - Kerala
  • March 2008 to August 2009

Performed as a lead designer for websites and promotional media campaigns and delivered the project to small/medium business and/or enterprise. Created various design concepts, web graphics, including logos and advertisements.

Designed the email templates and newsletters for the site launches and event announcements. Created the pages, layout, and graphics for web pages, and play a key role in the design and development of the navigation tools on a site.

Education

Diploma, Arena Animation Academy Specialist Program (AAASP)
  • at Arena Animation APTECH
  • January 2008

Successfully completed the Professional diploma course in Animation and Multimedia from Arena Animation Institute.

Specialties & Skills

JavaScript
User Interface Design
HTML + CSS
Graphic Design
Web Development
Logo Design
Animation
Cross-browser Compatibility
Web Standards
Usability Design
User-centered Design
Adobe Creative Suite
User Interface Design
JavaScript
Photoshop
Front-end Development
Accessibility
User Experience
Wordpress Design
Web Design
User interface
Typography
wireframe
Balsamiq
Jumbo React
Adobe XD

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate
Malayalam
Expert
Hindi
Beginner

Training and Certifications

AAASP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2006
Valid Until:
August 2007

Hobbies

  • Photography
  • Traveling