DESIGNING USER EXPERIENCE

AKASH SRIVASTAVA
Product Strategist / Start-Up Evangelist / UX Expert
9+ years of experience in establishing, building and managing various Mobile and Web based products

~ INTRODUCTION ~

“Professional Entrepreneur” is how Akash defines himself; coupled with good operational excellence and management skills. He brings up a perfect combination of innovation and effective execution; with more than nine years of quality experience in building interactive products. In his small stint of 9+ successful years, Akash’s exciting roller-coaster ride began while working on building-up products like Indiatimes.com, Timesjobs.com, Simplymarry.com, Magicbricks.com, Ads2book.com, Studyplaces.com, Khojguru.com, Trackut.com, CommonFloor.com, RangDe.org, Goolel.in, Ubona.com and Buzzgain.com leading them to success ladder. Apart from this he also encompasses Multi Domain expertise in handling and managing Mobile Applications like Frenzo (WAP Chat application. www.frenzo.in) and PhotoMate (Photo Blogging and Sharing Application).

Akash has a proven track record and successful case-studies of taking a product from its Inception to its Release by re-defining the product standards with high usage and user acceptance. He can very well articulate the business goals and user requirements into higher Return on Investments. The strengths are:

• Convert customer business problems and use cases into detailed product requirements in order for R&D to be able to accurately build high-impact products and features.
• Provide end-to-end oversight of all functional definition, design, development and management of the company’s product suite of services.
• Conceptualizing and ensuring continuity within the greater Product Roadmap in order to increase company’s revenue many folds.
• Leading various product development relationships with third parties.

~ KEY STRENGHTS ~

• Specialist in growing early-stage companies from concept into successful, scalable, consumer-facing Internet businesses.
• Expertise in building internet products like Social Networking, Micro-Financing, Do-it-yourself-PR, E-Commerce, E-Retail Search Engine, Jobs, Real-Estate, Matrimonial and Mobile Applications.
• Established and lead the company’s Product Strategist / Management / Usability / Design teams; Conceiving, Directing and Owning the product’s roadmap to address aggressive financial targets.
• Adept at creating and implementing innovative techniques, ideas using latest tools with Rich experience in a globally leading organization.
• Unique combination of business understanding, technical acumen, creative talent and strategic insight. Adaptable, innovative and insightful.