This document provides a summary of Pallavi Mahajan's qualifications and experience. It includes her contact information, education history with degrees in Fine Arts and New Media Design. Her work experience consists of roles in UX design consulting since 2012 and prior freelance design work. She has skills in software like Flash, Photoshop and research methods. She has participated in art exhibitions and enjoys volunteering to help those with special needs.

1. PALLAVI MAHAJAN
pallavismahajan@gmail.com
Birth Date: 29th January 1980
Marital Status: Married
Address:
E-501, Jalvayu Vihar,
Sector-20, Kharghar,
Navi Mumbai-410210
Maharashtra, INDIA.
Contact no. 09987450024
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Post Graduate Diploma in New Media Design
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
December 2007
http://www.nid.edu/
Diploma in Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting)
Bharati Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune.
August 2000
Diploma in Advanced Computer Arts
CDAC, Pune
March 2002
SSC
Muktangan English School, Pune
March 1995
http://www.bharatividyapeeth.edu/
WORK EXPERIENCE
iYouse. Inc
www.iyouse.com
November 2012 till date
Working as a Lead UX Design Consultant with a remote team. Job profile involves:
- Understanding the user requirements and providing low fidelity prototypes to articulate my point of view.
- Defining features and common experiences, using established as well as new patterns.
- Designing and implementing high fidelity mockups.
- Working with Dev and Test to implement interaction in product.
- Ideation and visualisation of complex concepts.
- Conceptual planning for future UX directions.
Freelance UX Designer
August 2008 to October 2012
Worked as a freelance UX designer with Vesata via Odesk platform. Worked on UI Design, wire framing,
task flows, visual design, and ideation for future UX direction.
Texity Systems
http://www.texity.com/
October 2007 to July 2008
Worked as a User Experience Design Consultant for Qualcomm. Job profile involved working with a
multi-disciplinary User Research team to carry out research in rural parts of Maharashtra to look at building
an accessible platform which helps the user perform transactions for commerce purpose. To understand the
User Requirements we did Contextual Inquiry, Work Models, Interpretation Sessions, Affinity Diagram,
Consolidation and Analysis, Personas and Scenarios development.
Ford Foundation Scholarship
http://www.fordfound.org/
March 2007 to September 2007
Worked on a Systems Design of a Shopping Mall for the Differently Abled Individuals. This was an individual project, in which the design process involves, Research, Brainstorming, User Interaction Study,
Ergonomic Study, Conceptual Development, Information Architecture, Spacial Interaction Models, Design
guidelines, Scenario building, and Prototyping.
Brainvisa Technologies Ltd
http://www.brainvisa.com/
June 2003 to October 2004
Worked as a Graphic Designer. Job profile involved production of e-learning programmes in Flash MX.
Worked on Systems Design, Animations, Simulations, and Interactivities.
November 2002 to May 2003
Maximize Learning Ltd
http://www.maximizelearning.com/
Worked as a Graphic Designer, job profile involved designing of e-learning programmes in Flash MX.
Worked on Animations, Simulations, Demonstrations and Interactivities.

2. PALLAVI MAHAJAN
pallavismahajan@gmail.com
SKILLS
Software:
Advanced Level:
Macromedia Flash MX 2004, Photoshop CS2, Indesign CS, Adobe Illustrator CS2.
Intermediate Level:
3D Max 6, Sound Forge 6, Adobe Premiere
User Research:
Task Analysis, Contextual Inquiry, Field Research, Persona development, Affinity Diagram.
Usability Testing:
Heuristic Evaluation, Think aloud Protocol, Card Sort, Focus Groups.
EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Participated in the Art Show, ‘Spandan’ (2008) organised by Texity Systems.
Participated in New Media Art Exhibition(2007) at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad which was a
part of a workshop with New media Artist Tom Chambers.
http://www.tomrchambers.com/nmaatnid.html
Participated in an exhibition cum presentation at the Carnival of Electronic Creativity (CeC) held at the India
International Centre, Delhi.
http://www.theaea.org/cec%5Fcac/
Exhibited my paintings (oil on canvas and water colour landscapes) at various group shows in Mumbai
(Nehru Center and Jehangir Art Gallery) and Pune (Bal Gandharva Art Gallery)
Received several prizes in the college level competitions. Specialization in Print making (lino cut and wood cut).
Working as a volunteer for various activities carried out at the National Association for Blind (NAB).
AREAS OF INTERESTS
User Research, Information Architecture, Interface Design and Interaction Design are my areas of interest.
I am passionate about working for children and people with special needs.