Ari Ramani
Berlin
Übersicht
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Berufserfahrung
Co-Founder
The Cooks Connection
Berlin
2024.04 - Current
- Co-Founded company based out of Berlin, successfully running for 2 years handling experience (offline and online) design , gastronomy events & Event management
- Co-founder of MamasBasket (an eCommerce solution in fixing Authenticity ingredient gap within Germany)
Director of Product Design
Motionworks LLC
Berlin
2021.03 - 2024.03
- Grew and managed a 5 member design team (along with 3 development tribes) in building a B2B SaaS platform serving 6000+ users
- Directly handled & managed product design impacting P&L
- Contributed to Product and Design strategies with vision for user experiences across full range of platforms.
- Incepted and executed a matured design framework to support platform's scalability
- Design new experiences & layouts that evolve and define visual systems to generate new visual languages minimising complexities of data inferences
- Led the transformation of core business as DaaS into a SaaS model targeting EU and the US Markets. Successfully launched in the US and CA market
- Incepted and championed a unified experience platform consolidating 4 silo applications into single Platform minimising complex workflows
- Expanded product market utilisation from 2 to 6 domains through innovative design
- Designed automated Insights using interface for Pivot Table inferences
- Direct contribution to Seed funding readiness
- Expanded integration of Design and Data centric analysis as part of User Research process
Design Consultant and Mentor
Self Employed (Covid)
Berlin
2019.12 - 2021.02
- Multiple product-design consulting engagements for Native Mobile apps & healthcare centric solutions
- Founding contributor and maintained design framework for Pika Icons
- Mentored 2 Senior Designers to accountable maturity
Associate Design Director
Delta Airlines (Cognizant Contractor)
Atlanta, USA
2017.04 - 2019.05
- Curated & led a 22-member design team (3 Design Managers, 8 Sr. Designers, 2 Researchers & 8 Designers) servicing 6 business units. Supplemented external agency AKQA with full in-house accountability, for better cross-functional development design integration
- Founded Delta's Design System, saving $122k per year in operational costs for co-partners. Co-Founded the design framework with 12 business app integrations
- Redesigned 4 native mobile apps for Delta Go, Crew Members, and Air Traffic Control
- Executed 3 global rollouts for Delta.com, Aeromexico, and Virgin Atlantic, impacting 100k+ daily transactions
- Re-designed an in-house RealtimeOS for Air Traffic Controllers to minimise latency and reduce complex, redundant workflows
- End-to-end design and execution of global payment & ticketing systems across 3 continents and 137 complex scenarios
- Integrated Brand & Marketing into design solutions; best outcome with Seat Upgrade product affecting B2B revenue
Sr. Design Manager
Wex Inc (Cognizant Contractor)
Maine, New Hampshire
2015.08 - 2017.03
- Envisioned and designed a B2B Fleet Management platform impacting 100k users in the USA; converted to a white-labelled B2B platform across multiple vendors
- Managed 5 member design team , integrated with 4 cross functional teams
- Executed a global strategy for Dashboard readiness across 10 markets of business
- Managed the lifecycle development of products from design conception to development stages.
Product Design Manager
Ernst & Young (Cognizant Contractor)
Atlanta, Gerogia, USA
2013.04 - 2015.07
- Founded the core design framework including service design for EY Atlas and Canvas; the auditor workflow platform for worldwide daily usage
- Led & managed a 7-member design team servicing 11 business units
- Devised a new design framework & UI pattern library that's more Advisory centric representing complex mathematical data models
- Collaborated at Partner level to embed Product Experience as a continuous driver of business growth
Product Design Manager
BNY Mellon (Cognizant Contractor)
Pittsburgh,PA, USA
2010.10 - 2013.03
- Designed BNY Mellon's first iPad application covering Workbench, Asset Wealth Management replicating FT-Mode, publication consumption and valuation dashboards
- Managed a 4 member design team across New York and Pittsburgh
- Integrated User Centric research methods into findings within a Banking Institution
Product Designer & Developer
Cognizant Technologies
Chennai, India
2007.08 - 2010.09
- Championed exceptional user experience solutions across entire product line within customer, business and market contexts.
- Created design experiences to meet user requirements and personas by business & user driven personas & goals
- Encouraged service design thinking and understanding that customers interacted with beyond system
- Successfully rolled out 10 websites with global presence impacting their business positively
Information Architect
Photon Infotech
Chennai, India
2004.08 - 2008.06
- Built Flash based Whiteboard product that was India's first virtual whiteboard
- Developed a wide range of easy-to-understand user interface text for online help and developer guides.
- Worked with engineers to improve user experience, including design, UI and helping refine content.
- Brokered value of Design x Product output impacting users
Ausbildung
Master of Science - Electronic Media
2002 - 2004
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
1999 - 2002
Kompetenzen
- Design Leadership
- AI / LLM & MCP Readiness
- Product launches
- Product lifecycle management
- Product development and management
- Innovation development
- Workflow optimisation techniques
Zertifizierung
- Project Management Professional (PMP), 08/15/18
- Google UX Design
- Google AI Essentials
- Design Sprints
Languages
English
First language
German
Intermediate
B1
Spanish
Beginner
A1
Tamil
Proficient
C2
Japanese
Beginner
A1
GAP Explanation
- In 2024 I had the opportunity to start my own business with The Cooks Connection
- Having hosted 166+ events in gastronomic experiences, I yearn my way back in empowering companies that can be impactful by scale.
- The journey of running a business based out of Berlin has made me understand the accountability of being business and customer ready by understanding cultural, social nuances which has helped me catapult
Zeitleiste
Co-Founder - The Cooks Connection
2024.04 - Current
Director of Product Design - Motionworks LLC
2021.03 - 2024.03
Design Consultant and Mentor - Self Employed (Covid)
2019.12 - 2021.02
Associate Design Director - Delta Airlines (Cognizant Contractor)
2017.04 - 2019.05
Sr. Design Manager - Wex Inc (Cognizant Contractor)
2015.08 - 2017.03
Product Design Manager - Ernst & Young (Cognizant Contractor)
2013.04 - 2015.07
Product Design Manager - BNY Mellon (Cognizant Contractor)
2010.10 - 2013.03
Product Designer & Developer - Cognizant Technologies
2007.08 - 2010.09
Information Architect - Photon Infotech
2004.08 - 2008.06
Anna University - Master of Science, Electronic Media
2002 - 2004
University of Madras - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
1999 - 2002