Hi, I’m Ali Rana. I’m an engineer. I love improving processes and I specialise in data analytics.

The process could be anything. The way to deliver projects. Way to find a good property. Way to improve efficiency in teams. Or even the way to lose weight. What fills my cup is my curiousity in seeking to understand how something really works. Data and empathy are my favourite tools to get there.

Empathy is knowledge about users or how something, that need improving, gets done. Data is all the data that is relevant for the problem at hand e.g. to measure it or to find patterns.

I’ve worked out way to conceptualise projects that provide most value to my clients and deliver them in ways that have the highest or earliest chances of success.

I have worked with clients in Education, Information Technology and Telco sectors delivering projects and programs using agile, waterfall or bespoke approaches.

I’m particularly interested in working on data analytics, innovation for operational improvements and technology projects. Adopting a user-centric design thinking approach, I design, implement, test and transition data driven projects.

I aim to bridge the gaps between design, tech, and the business, by working cross-functionally to research, prototype and deliver real products with effective, engaging, and accessible user experiences.

Experience

Manager Service Delivery & Innovation

February 2019 - Present

Cloud Campus, Deakin University

Program & Information Manager

February 2018 - January 2019

Cloud Campus, Deakin University

Consultant Project Manager

March 2016 - January 2018

IMA Management & Technology

Project Manager & Solution Architect

Jan 2011 - Dec 2015

VIVA Bahrain & Huawei Technologies

Education

Two-day User Experience Design Bootcamp

2017

General Assembly

Master of Engineering (Telecommunications)

2002 - 2004

National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

Bachelor of Engineering

1998 - 2002

University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Competitions

Two-day User Experience Design Bootcamp

2017

General Assembly

Master of Engineering (Telecommunications)

2002 - 2004

National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

Bachelor of Engineering

1998 - 2002

University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Tool & technologies

  • Sketch app, Figma

  • Flinto, Balsamiq, Invision, Zeplin, Marvel app

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Photoshop, XD, Illustrator, After Effects…)

  • HTML

  • CSS and SASS (SCSS)

  • jQuery (for prototyping only)

  • Jekyll

  • Frontend templating languages (ERB, Handlebars, Blade, Liquid)

  • Glyphs app, Fontlab, Fontographer

Skills

  • User Experience design (UX)

  • User Interface design (UI)

  • Graphic design

  • Cross platform design (Desktop, Native Mobile, responsive, smartwatch, kiosk etc.)

  • Design libraries and Styleguides

  • User journey mapping

  • User interviews and Usability testing

  • Information Architecture

  • Wireframing

  • Interactive prototypes

  • Contextual inquiry