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Usman Abdullah, Senior Consultant, UX Strategist

Usman Abdullah

Senior Consultant, UX Strategist·Booz Allen Hamilton

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science in Electronics, Media, & Film

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 2 months

Senior Consultant, UX Strategist

July 2022 - Present

Booz Allen Hamilton

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

July 2022 - Present

As a UX Strategist, I focus on advancing digital twin platforms for an immersive user experience across desktop, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mobile viewports. Collaborating closely with product managers, researchers and end users, I play a pivotal role in translating client visions into user-centric solutions.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Digital Designer/Communications Strategist

October 2020 - February 2022

Defense Health Agency

Falls Church, United States

October 2020 - February 2022

Key responsibilities:
• In coordination with the Government Social Media Manager, conduct a
thorough communications audit and analysis of current social media program, platforms, and marketing to ensure the social media program is current, creative, effective and reaches target audiences.
• In coordination with the Government Social Media Manager, develop and manage Military Health System (MHS) and Defense Health Agency (DHA) current accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.
• Develop graphics as needed for messages and content for YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.

Company industry:
Other Healthcare Services
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

UX/UI and Visual Designer

October 2015 - January 2021

Navanti Group, LLC

Vienna, United States

October 2015 - January 2021

I lead stakeholder interviews, user interviews and created personas, user journey maps, and wireframes to deliver MVP and long term products to government clients. I also designed infographics used for usability test reports, visualize user survey results, and competitor analysis reports.

Company industry:
Market Research
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Sr. Graphics Designer

June 2012 - January 2020

Navanti Group, LLC

Vienna, United States

June 2012 - January 2020

I transformed raw and complex data gathered by researchers, linguists, and analysts into aesthetically pleasing artifacts. Created images and infographics to convey the company’s overall brand message.

Company industry:
Market Research
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Sr. Graphics Designer

June 2007 - October 2011

Influence Marketing

Fairfax, United States

June 2007 - October 2011

Company industry:
Events Management
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Education

Towson University

December 2011

December 2011

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science in Electronics, Media, & Film

United States

Skills

User Interface Design

Expert

User Analysis

Expert

User Stories

Expert

Human computer Interaction

Expert

Graphic Design

Expert

Adobe XD

Expert

React.js

Intermediate

HTML

Intermediate

CSS

Intermediate

MS Visio

Expert

Adobe Premiere

Expert

Figma

Expert

Adobe Illustrator

Expert

Jira

Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

Adobe Indesign

Expert

Adobe Animate

Expert

Mural

Expert

Balsamiq

Expert

Sketch

Expert

Languages

English

Native Speaker

Russian

Intermediate

Arabic

Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certifications
XR Designer
Dec 2022
UX Management
Nov 2019