Hi!
My name is Ahsan (æ-sun), here's some quick (fun?) facts about me:
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I did my undergraduate in Marketing, and master’s in International Employment Relations & HRM
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I'm one certification short of becoming a licensed psychotherapist
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I co-founded a non-profit with some friends in 2015
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Before switching careers, I worked in the steel manufacturing industry for over five years
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I'm a self-taught artist, and I try to post online as often as I can
Looking back now, in my career, there has inadvertently been a trade-off of sorts. Working in the marketing sector, I had little opportunity to interact and engage with people like I did as the HR Manager, but the HR role did not demand as much creativity. As a Junior Business Strategist, I got the opportunity to engage, but not indulge, in these activities as much as I wanted to.
When I stumbled into the amazing world of ux and ui, everything fell into place. I had management experience to break complex problems into simple solutions. I had self-taught experience in visual arts, especially sketching. Combine the two, add a knack for understanding (or trying to!) how the human mind works, and an opportunity to create products that gives its users one less thing to worry about; win-win-win-win. And this is why I made the switch to a career as a ux designer, so I can combine my passions for creativity and problem-solving, underlined with empathy and collaborative work.
Outside of work, I’m a huge pop culture nerd, big fan of Decoder Ring, Adam Nevill,
and reruns. Currently, other than the full-time job of dealing with the pandemic,
I'm teaching myself 2d and 3d game design on Unity (because why not?). And after that, voice ux design.
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If you feel like getting in touch or learning more about what I do, just drop me a line.
Thank you for stopping by!