With over a decade and a half of expertise in design, Anil brings a unique blend of empathy and innovative thinking to create products and experiences that are a delight to use. His unwavering persistence, boundless curiosity, and meticulous attention to detail have been honed through years of work as a creative entrepreneur. Anil is a passionate advocate of design thinking, seamlessly incorporating the best user experience practices into his offerings. Whether it be in the realm of graphic design, branding, photography, 3D character animation or even ad filmmaking, Anil is a true master of his craft. Additionally, Anil is an exceptional manager and mentor, constantly pushing his team to achieve success. He is able to inspire and guide his team members to reach their full potential. Mentor at ADPList : https://adplist.org/mentors/anil-g About me: www.neelakandan.com/about-neelakandan Current Job: =========== Design Manager for Data & AI Products at IBM. Managing a team of talented designers. Product Management, People Management, and strategizing are some of the everyday things that I do. Experience =========== . Design Director to one of the Largest UX studios in India. . Key member in building the first design studio in TCS and Managing multi-location teams. . Award-winning UX designer and wildlife Photographer . Examples of remarkable job experience include management and solution of core business problems, as well as management and delivery of state-of-the-art, award-winning user experiences for digital interactions with big clients. . User experience team formation, thought leadership, people management, UX project management, and mentorship. . Creation of a UX COE for leading clients on-site to help them improve their user experience. . Design delivery, creation, and execution of design recruitment and training inside TCS. Specialties: =================== Design Management Strategizing Design User Experience Design Interaction Design User Interface Designs Usability Testing Branding Photography