Resume
Objective
— Who I Am
Howdy, my name is Sazzad. I am a creative thinker and 'tinkerer' who crafts next generation of web and mobile tools. Co-creator of few greats such as BeeBack, the FWPolice, BootAdmin, DevKit, Fleech Media and more.
Professionally, I work with a family of artsy hipster, skilled nerds and sassy marketers who dedicate their time to craft and promote cool tools and services on the web. Ok fine, I'm a nerdy hipster too. That's right, I'm a pet loving, coffee drinking, tech savvy nerd. I just happened to be pretty good at coding, designing and understanding the users' needs.
As a UI/UX designer and a front-end developer, I wear multiple hats. Usually, I’m involved with managing multiple projects, consulting on branding, communicating with design and dev teams, wireframes, and idea creation. But the most common role is to be the bridge between designers and developers.
Education
— Where I Studied
June 2006 - May 2011
Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Applied Science and Technology, Rochester, NY
Degree: Bachelor of Science (Engineering Technology)
Focus: Design Engineering, Anthropology and Field Studies
Awards: Dean's List, HEOP Honors Student
September 2002 - May 2006
Renaissance Charter School
NY Department of Education, Jackson Heights, NY
Diploma: High School Diploma
Focus: Arts and Sciences
Awards: Principal's List, National Honors Society
Experience
— Where I Work(ed)
BinaryBros, LLC.
November 2019 - Present
Austin, TX
Head of User Experience
BinaryBros is a full-service digital agency. I work collaboratively with external teams to provide them with user research and help improve their products overall user experience and increase interaction. My day-to-day involves creating wireframes, high-fidelity interfaces using Sketch and Figma and translating the designs to code using their preferred front-end languages. BinaryBros’ client list includes Apple, NursingCE, Google, WildAtHeart and Stock Streaks.
Website: https://binarybros.io
BeeBack
January 2017 - Present
Flushing, NY
Chief Design Officer, Co-Founder
BeeBack is an augmented reality application that helps merchants interact with their consumers. I create, plan and drive BeeBack’s look and feel for both web and mobile application by creating sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity designs and prototypes. I also perform varied user testing to better curate the users overall experience. Furthermore, I work directly with designers, developers, engineers, stakeholders to execute the design and UX aspects of our platforms.
Website: https://beeback.io
PayCertify
April 2019 - November 2019
Los Gatos, CA
Senior UX Designer, UI Engineer (contract)
PayCertify is a payment processing company that became the standard for preventing fraud and charge-backs. At PayCertify, I worked with talented engineers in crafting the new interface and user experience for their consumer platform. Using Sketch and Figma, I created wireframes and high-fidelity designs based on analytics and user research that was collected through multiple sources. I later migrated from the UX team to the UI engineering team to code, conduct tests and present bug fixes and improvements to QA testers and stakeholders. Furthermore, I worked on the Sunflower team in creating the company’s own design system and front-end framework to increase efficiency by 70%.
Website: https://paycertify.com
Evolution Company
July 2018 - February 2019
Kalamazoo, MI
Lead UX Developer, Infrastructure Manager
Evolution Company is a subsidiary and the software division of the Reedy Group. I worked with the Staffax team and oversaw all infrastructure related research and then migrated to the production/front-end development process. I conceptualized and designed user experiences for a wide variety of user stories, improvements, and upgrades. I also gathered and synthesized feedback from consumers and stakeholders that led to more user interaction on finished product.
Website: https://evolutioncompany.com
Gravit GmbH
June 2015 - July 2016
Berlin, Germany
Chief Product Officer (Promoted from UX Manager)
Gravit is an online design tool that allows designers to collaborate through the browser. At Gravit, I worked with lead development and design team in creating new user interfaces based on customer feedback. I moderated design and development workload based on reported bugs and backlog. I engaged with our user base to gain valuable feedback to improve product usage and interaction. I also conducted user research to further improve and enhance the design product.
Website: https://gravit.io
On-Line Residential, Inc.
January 2013 – June 2015
New York, NY
Lead UX Developer
OLR is the most widely used resource for residential brokerage firms in NYC. I worked collaboratively with product, engineering and customer support teams to improve overall effectiveness and visual appeal of company products using agile development method. I also crafted and implemented design system to increase overall efficiency and UI components following industry-leading practices.
Website: https://olr.com
Jorsek Software, LLC.
January 2008 – June 2009
Rochester, NY
Creative Director (Promoted from Designer)
OLR is the most widely used resource for residential brokerage firms in NYC. I worked collaboratively with product, engineering and customer support teams to improve overall effectiveness and visual appeal of company products using agile development method. I also crafted and implemented design system to increase overall efficiency and UI components following industry-leading practices.
Website: https://easydita.com