Abhijit Thosar: Work Experience


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Human Factors International, India
Group Lead / Global Product Manager

  • Directed more than 100 usability engineering projects for clients from industries such as banking, financial services, telecom, healthcare, technology, ERP, automotive, e-commerce
  • Lead instructor for HFI public training courses (User-centered analysis, Design of web sites and applications) with over 20 courses taught in India and Asia
  • Use techniques like heuristic evaluations, prototype creation and iterative usability testing for the full-scale UI development
  • Design high-level user interface architecture and navigation for the Web, GUI and hand-held devices
  • Develop prototypes using paper and pencil as well as the advanced GUI/Web based tools
  • Scope and sell of large scale UCD projects
  • Provide subject matter expertise on understanding users, tasks and scenarios in the financial services and banking ecosystem
  • Resource planning and tracking of utilization on projects
  • Provide a technical leadership on evaluation, design and coding for accessibility guidelines and Section 508 compliance
  • Played a key role in getting HFI India ISO (9000:2001) certified (first company to be ISO certified in the field of usability engineering)
  • Design of internal systems, processes and tools like budget calculators, project tracking sheet, feedback forms and project repository
  • Currently working as a Global Product Manager for HFI's flagship product (Usability Central)

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mumbai
UI Design Consultant

  • Translating stakeholder’s brief in to a design solution to address requirements of target user groups of TCS web site spread over geographies
  • Information architecture, UI and navigation design of tcs.com
  • Establishing the new Tata branding on corporate Web site
  • Developing UI standards
  • Support pre-sales activities - GUI/Navigation design and Usability reviews of Web based applications and software products

Tata Interactive Systems, Mumbai
Multimedia & Instructional Designer

  • GUI/ Navigation system design computer based training courses and Web sites
  • Content Analysis and Instructional design
  • Coordinating production team of graphics artists, software engineers
Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd., Japan/India
Manager (Design)
  • Managed a large team of CAD/CAM designers
  • Supervised training and knowledge transfer from Japan to India team
  • Played a key role in setting up of 100% export-oriented manufacturing plant in India
  • Responsible for plant design and layout
Crompton Greaves Ltd., Mumbai, India
Industrial Design Consultant
  • Design and development of new product ideas for consumer appliances and lighting products
  • Model making and prototype development
  • Development of production processes
  • Materials research (Engineering polymers)