Usayed Mahmood
Design Strategist | Creator | Investor
Accelo
Design Strategist / Lead UX
Jan 2021 - present
Role highlights:
- Establish design pillars and methodologies to increase UX maturity
- Build global teams to promote design driven development
- Enhance design system with new and improved brand strategy
- Play in a hybrid role as a Manager and IC to support my teams
- Promote resourcefulness with tested systems to deliver faster
- Balance short & long term solutions for continuous improvement
- Facilitate collaboration across time-zones for design engagement
- PI planning with stakeholders to strategize product roadmap
KindHealth
Lead UX Designer
Mar 2019 - June 2020
Role highlights:
- Built KindHealth’s entire Atomic Design System from scratch
- Created Hi-Fi userflow of the entire web experience on Sketch
- Moderated Zeplin workflow with Product and Dev Teams
- Conducted research studies and user surveys on usabilityhub.com
- Ran usability tests via usertesting.com with InVision prototypes
- Created wireframes and paper prototypes to get early feedback
- Weekly requirements gathering with COO and VP of Product
Whirlpool Corporation
Digital UX Designer
Jun2 2016 - Nov 2016
Role highlights:
- Created low to high fidelity wire-frames and user flows
- Designed gesture interactions for LCD and HMI interfaces
- Use case documentation of interactions and behaviors
- Collaborated with industrial designers and engineers
- Collaborated with graphic and motion design studios
- Worked alongside global UX teams in EMEA, Brazil, Mexico and India to satisfy regional needs