Behind every recognition lies a story of dedication, breakthrough thinking, and meaningful contributions. This collection of awards and accolades showcases Abraham’s enduring commitment to excellence in user experience design, digital strategy, and creative innovation. From industry accolades and hackathon wins to leadership recognitions and community honors, these milestones reflect a career defined by purpose, passion, and impact.

Main Awards & Industry Recognitions

  • Golden Spoke Award – UX Leadership (2022)

    Institution: Wells Fargo

    Key Highlight: Honored for outstanding UX leadership in the Corporate & Investment Banking Division. Recognized for transforming capital markets applications with a scalable design system and accessibility-first UX practices.

  • Captain’s Pick Award – Design Excellence (2022)

    Institution: Wells Fargo
    Key Highlight: Selected by senior leadership for taking complete ownership of UX delivery for enterprise platforms, improving collaboration across global teams, and driving product innovation.

  • Eureka Award – Innovation of the Year (2017)

    Institution: Tech Mahindra
    Project: Intellichat – Conversational AI Chatbot
    Key Highlight: Recognized for conceptualizing and designing an AI-powered chatbot experience for enterprise clients.

  • Hackathon Champion – Guardian Life Innovation Challenge (2017)

    Key Highlight: Won the Guardian Life Hackathon, USA for designing a conversational chatbot assistant that improved customer service automation.

  • Hackathon Winner – MLC Life, Australia (2017)

    Recognition: Awarded for “Best Use of Modern Technology in Customer Context”
    Key Highlight: Led UX strategy for next-gen financial product experiences, winning jury appreciation for innovation and usability.

  • Appify5050 Innovation Contest – Tech Mahindra (2017)

    Recognition: Winner, Team “TechIT”
    Key Highlight: Designed a tech management app that won accolades for innovation and design during a global company-wide app contest.

Spotlight Awards

  • Spotlight Award | Feb 2025

    Category: UX Recognition
    Focus Area: Enterprise UX Strategy & Workflow Optimization

    Key Highlight: Awarded for leading UX design initiatives for enterprise applications, improving workflow efficiency, and supporting cross-functional collaboration.

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  • Spotlight Award | Feb 2024

    Category: Community Recognition
    Focus Area: UX Community & Knowledge Sharing

    Key Highlight: Received for actively contributing to internal UX communities, promoting knowledge exchange, and strengthening design practices within the organization.

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  • Spotlight Award | Nov 2023

    Category: Community Recognition
    Focus Area: Team Collaboration & Engagement

    Key Highlight: Recognized for supporting collaborative engagement programs and contributing to knowledge-sharing initiatives within internal teams.

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  • Spotlight Award | Jan 2023

    Category: UX Recognition
    Focus Area: Enterprise Analytics UX

    Key Highlight: Awarded for advancing UX practices and optimizing design processes for enterprise analytics platforms through structured, user-centered design strategies.

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  • Spotlight Award | Dec 2022

    Category: UX Recognition
    Focus Area: UX Patterns & Platform Enhancement

    Key Highlight: Recognized for leading UX improvements for enterprise platforms by implementing scalable design patterns, improving platform usability and adoption.

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  • Spotlight Award | Jul 2022

    Category: UX Recognition
    Focus Area: UX Strategy & Design System

    Key Highlight: Received for contributing to UX strategy refinement and supporting the implementation of design systems that improved usability, accessibility, and design consistency across critical platforms.

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Other Awards

  • Pat On Back Award | Mar 2017

    Category: UX Recognition
    Focus Area: UX for Innovation & Hackathons

    Key Highlight: Awarded for creating innovative UX solutions for financial services and insurance projects, contributing significantly to hackathon success and advancing concepts to final presentation stages.

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  • Pat On Back Award | Sep 2017

    Category: UX Recognition
    Focus Area: Multi-Project UX Delivery & Collaboration

    Key Highlight: Awarded for successfully supporting multiple enterprise UX projects, driving design innovation during hackathons, prototypes, and client RFPs. The recognition also acknowledged the role in strengthening design delivery practices and fostering a positive design culture.

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  • Pat On Back Award | Nov 2017

    Category: UX Recognition
    Focus Area: Digital Experience & Client Impact

    Key Highlight: Recognized for contributing to enterprise UX projects, delivering impactful user experience solutions that enhanced client satisfaction and unlocked new engagement opportunities.

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  • BFSI Hackathon – Best Team Award | 2017

    Category: Innovation & Product Prototyping
    Focus Area: Conversational UX and AI

    Key Highlight: Recognized as part of the winning team for developing an AI-driven chatbot prototype for wealth management. The solution showcased the potential of conversational interfaces within financial applications.

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Early Achievements

Abraham’s professional foundation in user experience, digital strategy, and innovation was shaped during his school and college years through early exposure to creativity, structured problem-solving, and analytical thinking. During this period, he received multiple national and regional recognitions for visual communication, innovation, and cultural excellence across competitive platforms organised by reputed institutions and international bodies.

Selected early recognitions include:

  • First Prize – Lions International Peace Poster Contest
  • First Prize – YMCA Balarama All-India Children’s Painting Contest
  • First Prize – Rotary International Pencil Drawing Competition
  • Kerala State Youth Festival Awards (Drawing, Cartooning, Expressive Arts)
  • District Science Fair – Technology Demonstration (Nuclear Power Reactor Model)
  • Kerala Youth Festival – Cultural Excellence Award (Parichamuttu Kali)

These achievements demonstrate an early aptitude for imagination, visual storytelling, analytical reasoning, and design-led thinking—capabilities that continue to inform his approach to enterprise UX design and digital innovation.

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