NARAYANAN THIRUVENGADAM

USER EXPERIENCE – Strategist, Innovator, Design Thinking Leader & Mentor

+91-9790870190 [email protected] Portfolio in.linkedin.com/in/tnarayan

User Experience professional with over 25 years of experience, 12+ years specialization in Digital Experience
Solution & Design Management, 13+ years of experience as creative design consultant in design & media
industries: Film, Broadcasting, Branding and Marketing, Interactive Learning & Gaming.
WORK EXPERIENCE SKILLS
Solution Architect - Experience Design Mar’2011 to Till date Experience Design & Strategy
HCL Technologies, India Design Management
Business Experience Design
 Strategize & Execute user-centric design techniques for large digital transformation
initiatives across technologies and channels (GE Grid, World Bank, Currys Retail, PFSA). Service Design
 Evangelize Design Thinking; Values, Process & frameworks across leadership & Design Thinking & Lean UX
capabilities to bring out the best in team members and deliver valuable business results Ideation & Co-Design Workshop
for clients. Data Visualization
 Build, Lead, Grow and Retain team of UX Architects/Designers/Developers to work with Design Conceptualization
business partners and align right talent on the work, manage resource allocations across
UX Storytelling
time & projects.
Low & High Fidelity Wireframes
 Mentor and Guide internal practitioners to get their delivery directions correct, align
them around common standards, practices, and tools. Interaction Design
 Collaborate & support sales and other service line deliveries to promote design services, Visual & Graphic Design
capabilities, define design solution, build PoCs and project execution. UI Coding & Development
 Create sales pipeline to reach annual contract value of $8M, leveraging client relation & Motion Graphics & Video Editing
supporting sales
DESIGN TOOLS
 Conduct Design Thinking Training for IIT freshers & practitioners to bring out the best from the
team members to solve customer problems and get the right solution.
Axure RP
 INDUSTRY GOOD PRACTICES- UX Rapid Prototype Design (RPD) White paper for HCL Winter Figma
Conference Adobe XD
 Designed UX TOOLKIT to accelerate design communication across the practice.
Sketch
 SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION EXCELLENCE, from Alstom Grid, UK
 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY AWARD for PFSA Maintenance Augmented Reality software solution. Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Manager – Design Consulting Adobe In Design
Dec’09 - Mar’11
Inlogic Technologies (Medtech Global Captive)
HTML/CSS & UI Frameworks
 Built & Enabled UX/UI design team, that delivered value to core business metrics as a After Effects
service and institutionalized the design approach across the organization to transform Premiere Pro
medtech medical healthcare products/services. 3ds Max
 Realizing the opportunity in Healthcare product training, I proposed, demonstrated and
executed digital learning business model as a service at a budget of ₹ 2.5M. EDUCATION
 Introduced Design Service as strategic business unit Bachelor of Engineering
 Won digital learning business proposal for healthcare products and implemented as revenue Bangalore University (1991-
generating model.
1995)

Design & Management Consultant CERTIFICATIONS

Feb’09 – Dec 09
Independent
 Human Computer Interaction
 Worked as design consultant for various clients, turned their ideas into business value Oct, 2010, (CEP) IIT Mumbai
(Clients: Maya Home Appliance, Vario Helicopter-Germany, Taurosmedia- Netherlands,  Enterprise Design Thinking
Igate & ArcelorMittal). Nov, 2020, IBM
 Successfully executed and delivered Metro Digital Learning project, by solving
challenges/escalations, defining micro level planning, building core team & redefined  Live & Archive Webcasting
development approach to production & incremental delivery model. Nov’ 2000, Web Channels, UK
 3D Modeling & Animation
Took over unsuccessful project and brought back customer confidence in the span of 6-8 weeks,
through identifying, solving multiple challenges and streamline the team & delivery model. May’ 96, Telescreen Academy
Manager-Digital Learning Experience of Creative Technologies
Aug’08- Jan’09
Hurix Digital

 Head Hurix Technology– Offshore development center for Saffron Interactive ( a leading PERSONAL INFO
digital learning and communication brand in Europe).
 Responsible for generating monthly revenue of $1.6M. Address:
New 70/Old 59,2nd Cross st.
 Developed strategic partnership with client, Increased revenue by 12% through
SBI Ext. Colony, Nanganallur,
offshoring more projects & expanded the team from 14 to 21 members within a span of Chennai, India-600061
3 months. (key Projects: British Telecom, KPMG, Mott MacDonald Group Microsoft
Workbench, Red Bull, Mencap Construction, BAT Induction, BNP Paribas, Business Links DOB:
9th Nov 1971
CMS and Aldi TMA)
Mobile:
 Improved production by 30% by redesigned effective team model, streamlined client +91 9790870190
communication and development approach.
 Strengthened the technical competency and improved the quality of deliveries by recruiting & Email:
aligning technical architects to the team. [email protected]
Portfolio
Designer / Leader / Manager - Multimedia Dec’00- Aug’08 https://www.coroflot.com/
Altosys Software Technologies Ltd narayanan/UX-Prototyping
Interactive1 Solutions (Acquired by Altosys)

 Grew from Designer to Leader and Manager, by continuously demonstrating my multi-

disciplined design skill with strategic thinking, innovation & trustworthiness.
 Built multimedia strategic business unit, delivering design service for web application &
E-commerce and handled Webcasting, Games, E-learning, AVs and design BPO services.
Generating avg. monthly revenue of approx. ₹ 2.5 - 3M.
 Built competitive 28 member multidisciplinary design team with deep competency in
multimedia, design & UI development.

 Developed & built multimedia business unit with strong design and development competency team
to deliver diverse media projects.
 PoCs on Web3D, 3D Game and Virtual tour brought new businesses and long term revenue to the
team and organization.
 Converted E-commerce and Action Portal projects to successful delivery project streamlining
planning, communication & team.

Graphic Designer Dec’99- Nov’00

SRM Technologies

 Worked as 3D Animator &Special effect Designer for multiple domestic films and Tele-
serial projects.
 Worked as designer & developer for websites, web application and automotive learning
projects for Japanese clients.

Been a part of core media team, managed different type of project from Animations, Special
Effects, Marketing, Web Designs and flash based e learning.

Faculty / 3D Animator / Graphic Designer Jun’96 - Dec’99

Telescreen Academy of Creative Technologies ( TACT)
Vinayaga Vision & Nila Television Network

 Worked as a faculty, handled many batches and imparted knowledge both in theory and
practical from Basics to Advance 3D Modelling at TACT (Authorized Autodesk Centre ),
Chennai
 Worked as Graphic Designer for Nila Television Network, managing all graphics needed
for 24 hours broadcasting channel

 Increased students strength & generated more revenue through quality of training and given special
training for differently abled students on 3d modelling tools.
 Independently handled graphic design packaging for all programs and live news releases.