AKASH GUPTA http://www.akash-gupta.com EDUCATION Tufts University (Sept 2012 -June 2014) Master of Science in Human Factors Engineering Activities: Usability Engineering Course - Teaching Assistant (2012), Research Assistant (2013-2014) The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (UIUC) (Aug 2008 –May 2012) Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering | Concentration: Human Factors Engineering Awards: Winner of Human Factors ‘Bad Design’ Contest (2011); ‘Engineer of the Week’ (2009, 2010, 2011) • • • • User Experience Design (UX) User-centered Design Processes Human Factors Engineering Human Computer Interaction (HCI) • • • • SPECIALTIES Front End Web Development Iterative Usability Testing Interaction & Visual Design Information Architecture • • • • Conceptual Modeling Iterative Wireframing & Prototyping Product Design & Ergonomics Inferential Statistics WORK & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Staples Inc., Framingham, MA, UI/UX Lead Engineer (Sept’14- Present) • Lead Staples’ Post Transaction Domain to develop reusable UI components and responsive designs • Support in migrating Staples’ e-commerce web portal towards modern technology stacks and UI frameworks InterLACE (www.int.erlace.com), Boston, MA, UI/UX Designer & Developer (Sept’12- June’14) • Designed and developed front-end aesthetic aspects of InterLACE, a web-based collaborative educational tech startup • Built functional interactive visualization tools on InterLACE student analytics • Conducted usability tests before designing high-fidelity wireframes for overhaul of the old interface Tufts Open Courseware (OCW), Boston, MA, UI/UX Designer & Developer (Freelancer) (Jan’13-Sept’13) • Redesigned old Tufts OCW website and developed newer version for Tufts University • Developed conceptual model and prototype to enhance user-flow while navigating through Tufts-OCW website Auto Meter Products Inc., Chicago, IL, UI Engineer (Freelancer) (Jan’12-May’12) • Designed an automated meter calibration vision system with engineering team • Developed user-interface prototype focused on improving visualization concepts and image processing • Enhanced functionality by automating the gauge’s assembly system for the user’s ease of use Human Perception & Performance Lab, Beckman Institute, UIUC, UX Designer & Researcher (2010-2011) • Designed web-based user-interface called ‘MedTable-EMR’ to assist older adults in taking medications more efficiently • Built conceptual models, and constructed passages and questionnaires to test health literacy of hypertensive patients • Conducted usability and HCI studies using an eye-tracker technology for interface re-design Larsen & Toubro Limited, Heavy Engineering Division, India, Mechanical Design Intern • Designed and modeled an assembly sequence for a nuclear reactor’s canister using CAD (Summer 2010) TECHNICAL SKILLS Design-related Software: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver), Xara Design, Balsamiq, Axure, and Omnigraffle Statistics and Data Analytics Software: Minitab, R, Sigma, SPSS, and Statistical Analysis System (SAS) Computer Language Skills: AJAX, Angular.js, Bootstrap, D3.js, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, JSP, Matlab, MongoDB, MySQL, Node.JS, Sass, XML, XSL Other Software: Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Google Sketchup Pro, NI-LabView and ProEngineer Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS EXTRA-CURRICULAR & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Chapter at Tufts and UIUC, Social Chair (2011-2012) • Promoted exchange of knowledge and aspects of design in Human Factors via seminars, meetings and events • Certified Ergonomist by Board of Certification of Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) HOBBIES & INTERESTS • Travel, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Music Composition and Vocals, and Tennis