Gautam Nagwekar
Resume
Experience
User Experience Designer
August 2022 - June 2023
Fisher Investments
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Participated in the facilitation of the new User Experience team at Fisher
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Drove firmwide marketing of our UX team through presentations for different business units (Executives, Transformation Office, HR, etc.)
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Delivered intuitive experiences on Salesforce buildout through cross-functional collaboration with product team (POs, Devs, Solution Archs)
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Partnered with the Human Capital team in improving the hiring and onboarding experience through extensive research. Led solutioning from a human-centered lens by applying UX tools such as personas, empathy maps, affinity diagrams, canvassing, etc
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Collaborated with members of the mobile development team as well as stakeholders in redesign of the Kofax Capture app
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Performed user and market research, empathized with target audience in order understand users and potential pains and frustrations they may be having with the product
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Created a rank-order list of potential design changes that can help improve overall experience and consumer satisfaction
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Designed and tested low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes with research insights taken into account
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Redesigned the overall visual design system in order to provide users with a much more simple and modern look and feel
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Performed usability testing before passing on final high-fidelity prototype to the development team and internal stakeholders
UX Design Intern
June 2021 - August 2021
Kofax Inc.
Product Designer
September 2020 - May 2021
Rutgers Blueprint, Rutgers University
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Collaborated with fellow designers to create a case study on a product of choice (Spotify)
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Created designs in Figma and Adobe XD
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Utilized user research, low and high fidelity wireframes, user flows, prototyping, sketching, and much more
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Presented final case study to the whole organization upon completion
Google UX Design Certification
June 2021 - November 2021
Google, Coursera
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Participated in the application of the design process through multiple projects
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Incorporated core UX research principles into each step of the design process
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Applied UX concepts to projects such as user-centered design, accessibility, information architecture, iterative design, etc.
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Completed hands-on assessments designed for introductory-level roles in UX Design
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Furthered skills in design software such as Figma and Adobe XD
Sales Advisor - Mobile
September 2019 - Current
Best Buy, Iselin NJ
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Gained deep understanding of customer needs and the ways in which they should be addressed
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Built strong personal skills with customers in order to provide a great experience
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Activated mobile units for Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T
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Collaborated with Mobile team in order to lead district in sales throughout the holiday season
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Helped lead and train new hires within the Mobile team prior to the holiday season
Education
Rutgers University
Bachelors in Information Technology
New Brunswick, New Jersey
2018 - 2022
Relevant Coursework:
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Human-Computer Interaction
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Social Informatics
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Web Design
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Data Analytics
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Leadership in Tech
Rutgers University
Bachelors in Psychology
New Brunswick, New Jersey
2018 - 2022
Relevant Coursework
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Cognition
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Sensation and Perception
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Quantitative Methods
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Neuropsychology
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Learning Processes