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Profile

Product designer and technology consultant with over 20 years of experience spanning graphic and web design, front-end development, SEO, brand strategy, and enterprise product design. Currently leading design and strategy for a US-based enterprise data operations platform as an independent consultant, working fully remotely from Kathmandu for international clients. Founder of LastDoor, a design and technology practice serving clients worldwide since 2006, with a 5.0-rated freelance record of 3,400+ hours on Upwork. Holder of UK degrees (MSc with Merit; BSc with Upper Second Class Honours), former university lecturer, and an active open-source and design community contributor. Currently training as a psychosocial counselor (CTEVT), which is where Mano comes from.

Experience

Product Designer (Consultant), Highstep Technologies Inc., New Jersey, USA · May 2025 to present

Remote consulting engagement under contract, Kathmandu.

• Leading the design and strategy for a new enterprise data operations platform: product direction, user experience, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Bridging design leadership with hands-on execution to deliver a scalable solution for enterprise clients.
• Ongoing technology consulting: UI/UX design, software development, website design and development, delivered fully remotely.

Founder, LastDoor (Last Door Solutions Pvt Ltd) · April 2006 to present

Design-driven technology practice specialising in B2B enterprise-grade Drupal and WordPress design and development for international clients. Incorporated 2011; day-to-day operations now led by a dedicated CEO.

• Brand strategy, verbal and visual identity, web design and development, AI automation, and ongoing client support.
• Freelance design and development for international clients through Upwork: 81 completed contracts, 3,400+ hours delivered, a 5.0 rating across 71 client reviews.

Creative Designer Associate, Digital Max Solutions, Kathmandu · September 2007 to June 2009

Multimedia solutions, web design and development, e-commerce and graphic design company. Graphic, web and multimedia work across client projects, alongside running LastDoor.

CSS Developer, WebSearch Professional (P) Ltd, Kathmandu · February to August 2007

European IT outsourcing company. Web design from initial concept and strategy through evaluation, improvement and final delivery, with Photoshop, HTML, XHTML, CSS and Dreamweaver.

Generalist: graphic, web, SEO and business development · April 2000 to March 2006

Various roles with international teams. Began as a graphic designer at a printing company, then expanded into web design, front-end development, SEO and digital marketing. Worked full time with international teams at Best Commerce Tools (US) and Tarsus plc (UK, now part of Informa plc). Progressively shifted toward business development: identifying opportunities, pitching services, building client relationships.

Entrepreneurial ventures

• Aurum Orbit Pvt Ltd, Kathmandu: co-founder, incorporated October 2024.
• Neptees Pvt Ltd, Kathmandu: co-founder. Graphic tees made in Nepal, neptees.com.
• Idealaya Pvt Ltd, Kathmandu: co-founder, incorporated September 2012. Web design and digital marketing agency; publisher of the BattiGayo app.
• Last Door Solutions Pvt Ltd, Kathmandu: founder, incorporated January 2011.
• Sampression: co-founder. Free WordPress themes on WordPress.org.

Teaching

Lecturer, Herald College Kathmandu · February 2022 to January 2023

University of Wolverhampton (UK) partner institution, BSc (Hons) Computer Science programme. Module leader for Human-Computer Interaction; lectured and delivered various modules; prepared lesson plans and study-guide material; worked within international university rules and regulations from academic and administrative perspectives.

Part-time Lecturer, Herald College Kathmandu · March to June 2021

Lectured various modules of the BSc programme alongside consulting work.

Final Year Project Supervisor (Multimedia), Islington College, Kathmandu · December 2020 to December 2025

London Metropolitan University (UK) partner institution. Supervised final-year projects for BSc Multimedia students across five annual cycles.

Education

• MSc with Merit, Information Technology and Applied Security, London Metropolitan University (UK), taught with Islington College, Kathmandu. Part-time, 2020 to 2024, awarded October 2024. Cybersecurity, big data and analytics with a focus on secure, data-driven systems; practical projects in banking security, data warehousing and health-data analytics.
• BSc with Upper Second Class Honours, Multimedia Technologies, London Metropolitan University (UK), studies administered by Islington College, Kathmandu. 2011 to 2014, awarded July 2014.
• Diploma in Design Communication, Graphics and Advertising, Cavendish College London, 2009 to 2010. First year of multimedia studies, continued to the BSc at Islington College.
• Higher Secondary Education (10+2), Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Memorial H.S. School, Kathmandu, 2006.
• Psychosocial Counselor course, CTEVT, Nepal, in progress.

Licences and certifications

• Professional Certification: Human-Computer Interaction, Georgia Institute of Technology, May 2023. UX research and needfinding, prototyping and rapid iteration, and related HCI competencies.
• Early professional training, PUD Computer Training and Service Center, Kathmandu, 2003 to 2004: Diploma in Webpage Designing; Windows with Applications.

Core skills

Product design and strategy; UI/UX design; human-computer interaction; UX research and prototyping; design systems; web design and front-end development; software development; CMS design and development (Drupal, WordPress); brand strategy and visual identity; SEO and digital marketing; AI automation; business development; software project management; cybersecurity fundamentals.

Selected projects and open source

See products for the full list: Mano, Mano Atlas, inkwell, BattiGayo (iOS, 2012 to 2018), Medibook, and the Sampression themes on WordPress.org (Sampression Lite, Naya Lite, Finedine). Open-source theme contributor on WordPress.org since 2012; member of the Drupal.org community since 2010.

Community

Organising team member, WordCamp Kathmandu 2017 and 2018. Platinum sponsor of the first-ever WordCamp Nepal (2012) through Idealaya. Ongoing WordPress community sponsorship and contributions through Last Door Solutions.

Languages

Nepali (native) · English (full professional proficiency; postgraduate education completed in English) · Hindi (proficient speaker).

Elsewhere

LinkedIn · GitHub · WordPress.org · Upwork · The Doers Nepal podcast: The fall and rise of a tech entrepreneur · Podcast: Remote work is the future, how anyone can start earning from home (YouTube)

Write to me at kpravash [at] gmail [dot] com.