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Procheta Nag

Procheta Nag

UI/UX Designer at BGC Engineering Inc.

Vancouver, Canada

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Procheta is a UI/UX Designer at BGC Engineering Inc, Canada. She has a Masters’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction from Simon Fraser University and Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering. She made several research publications on renowned conferences like IEEE, ACM. She is always excited to learn and solve complex design problems that evolve around ubiquitous technology.

She is engaged with the tech community from her undergraduate study life on a mission to help learners. She is a Mentor of Exchange with Google Developer, Google Developer Group Organizer, and Women Techmakers Ambassador.

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

How to prepare for your first UX Design role

If you’re wondering how to get into UX design, you’re not alone. Getting your first job in UX design can be difficult, especially when you don’t have a ton of experience. But with a little extra effort of learning and practising, you’ll be able to land your first UX position.

“UX designer” is one of the most popular career choices in the design industry nowadays. I will be sharing my experience on how I got into UX design and how to prepare for the UX design job position.

Give Your Career a Boost with Tech

Tech jobs are growing faster than ever before and making a career in tech is no longer a barrier. The tech professionals from BGC Engineering are here to share a glimpse of a career in tech. BGC Engineering Inc. (BGC) is an international consulting firm that provides professional services in applied earth sciences. They will share the challenges and learnings that revolve around research and development work in the industry, what type of job opportunities you can find there and how you can prepare for that.

Meet the amazing panellists -
Eldon Wong is a Software Development Manager at BGC and leads the development teams responsible for BGC’s web and mobile applications.

Marco Diazgranados is a Software Tech Lead at BGC with over 17 years of experience utilizing technology to solve complex problems.

Joseph Walls is a senior UI/UX Designer who leads the design team at BGC.

From Computer Science to UX Design

Curious to know about UX Design career and If it’s possible to be a UX designer without a traditional design degree? Don’t worry if you don’t have a traditional design degree or Bootcamp certification. I will share my journey of getting into a design career coming from a Computer Science background and securing a Permanent Full-time job as a UI/UX Designer. I will share my learning resources, strategies, and skills development to be a UX Designer. Self-learning and Self-motivation are the roots to follow my passion.

A roadmap to personal branding

Personal branding is a fundamental strategy to elevate career growth and development. The importance of personal branding to boost self-esteem on a personal and professional level can not be overlooked. In this talk, I will share my roadmap to find my personal brand and the strategy to develop my leadership personality. I will share how GDG and WTM community engagement, teaching, career work and other strategies helped me to master the imposter and lifted my self-esteem to grow a personal brand.

GDG San Diego DevFest '21 Sessionize Event

December 2021

Great North DevFest Sessionize Event

November 2021

Procheta Nag

UI/UX Designer at BGC Engineering Inc.

Vancouver, Canada

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