Fayaz Ashraf

Background

About Fayaz Ashraf

Designer-developer hybrid with 20+ years in web design & development, and 8+ in interactive entertainment. Presently: Notion Previously: Sr. Staff Engineer, Slack Education: MBA in Design Strategy, BASc Comp Eng I have worked as both an artist/designer and software engineer on several teams and projects, and thrive at the intersection of different disciplines. I help teams bridge the gaps between product, design & engineering, and inspire them to produce, communicate and collaborate at a superior level. I love working with content, marketing, growth and data/analytics teams. I am fascinated with the web and passionate about interaction design and user-centered design strategy. My goal is to orient design, technology and business towards the creation of memorable and meaningful online products & experiences. • Eighty20 Group - Web Designer / Developer • EA - UI/UX Designer • EA - Technical Artist • Microsoft - Software Engineer • LoudCrow - Sr. SE • LoudCrow - Director, Technical + Interaction Design • Slack, Sr. Staff Eng. • Notion, Eng. I have taken interactive projects from concept to ship on the following platforms: Web, iOS & Android, Sony PSP/PS3, Nintendo Wii/DS, Xbox 360 Kinect Specialties- Web Design & Development - Growth Marketing & Analytics - Frontend Engineering - Backend APIs & Databases - User Experience & Interaction Design - Rapid / Interactive Prototypes & Concepts - Design Strategy - Content Management Systems - Public Speaking Tools of the trade: HTML, CSS, Javascript & TS, Hacklang & PHP, SQL, Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.