Masters in Human-Computer Interaction
3.97/ 4.0 CGPA
January 2021- December 2022
Bloomington, IN, USA
Bachelors in Information Science & Engineering
~3.5/ 4.0 CGPA (63%)
June 2014- June 2018
Bangalore, KA, India
Lutron Electronics | Philadelphia
February 2023- Current
• Developed a design system adopted by 14 teams with over 15000+ inserts a week, streamlining design and delivering consistent user experiences across data-intensive applications
• Executed UX research for a groundbreaking all-in-one software by partnering with engineers and product managers to define both the long-term strategy and the short-term strategies.
• Ensuring that a team of 15 meets its sprint goals and delivers high-quality work as a Scrum Master for our Design System.
Lutron Electronics | Philadelphia
June 2022- August 2022
• Partnered hand-in-hand with a talented group of cross-functional peers to design impactful solutions for Residential Dealers to find and interact with content on Lutron's Lighting Control Institute (LCI).
• Iterated and tested the user experience at various stages of the design process with wireframes, 15+ flow diagrams, storyboards, mockups, and/or high-fidelity prototypes to improve positive feedback about LCI.
• Communicated product visions, and articulating
design decisions & trade-offs to partners & clients.
Indiana University | Bloomington
August 2022- December 2022
I549: Advanced Prototyping
• Instructed 20+ graduate students in the course that cover issues surrounding the construction of prototypes, explore different aspects of prototyping in HCI/design dealing with modalities, material, contexts, and processes.
• Persuaded students to practice manipulating different prototyping materials, both physical
and digital, and learn about different prototype evaluation techniques and accessible tools available for digital and physical prototyping in HCI/design (such as Voiceflow, IFTTT, makey-makey, Micro bits).
• Facilitated I543 classes for 60+ graduate students in I543, covering the use of qualitative methods in HCI and UX research inclusive of analysis, designing, prototyping and testing.
• Enabled current debates about qualitative research and how quantitative methods and qualitative methods can be complementary to get a better grasp of the UX research domain.
• Guided 90+ undergraduate students in I360: Web Design with a hands-on introduction to front-end standards (HTML/CSS/Bootstrap) required for professional web design.
• Enabled students on how to combine content and style, how to analyze and critique a website's structure and design apart from building Websites.
Salesforce | Remote
June 2021- July 2021
• Overhauled Salesforce’s Trailhead Live platform for a better user experience.
• Campaigned with key stakeholders and leadership to drive decisions and design directions.
• Forecasted several design solutions, prototyping and iterating based on quantitative/qualitative customer research and experimentation to deliver the best experiences
BETSOL
July 2018- December 2020
• Piloted the design team of 4 individuals to proactively collaborate with Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to iterate on designs resulting in a 37% increase in quarterly revenue.
• Fashioned human-friendly applications with User experience research and data while executing robust UI design using high-quality wireframes, mockups, user journeys, and cross-platform interactive prototypes for clients such as Dell, Avaya, and Kaiser Permanente.
• Designed, Developed, and maintained 9 websites from conception to delivery on WordPress using HTML, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript and enhanced their visual design with pertinent SEO feedback and brand specifications.
ThinkInk
February 2015- December 2020
• Established and successfully ran my own design and printing business.
• Streamlined our sales by coming up with marketing strategies.
• Catered to several local businesses and custom requirements of clients
PenBound
January 2018- February 2018
• Planned, coordinated, and conducted user research to support experience improvement efforts, sharing results to support new service opportunities and design principles.
• Collaborated to co-conceptualize the user story.
• Designed and managed various visual presentations and graphics assets for pitches, web design, social media, and more.
Quiklo
August 2017- September 2017
• Developed dynamic marketing and sales materials in collaboration with the Product Marketing team.
• Directed and facilitated social media posts.
• UX Research
• Product Design
• UI Design
• Visual Design
• UX Design
• Graphic Design
• Wireframes
• Prototyping
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Premiere Pro
• InDesign
• Figma
• Procreate
• CorelDraw
• WordPress
• After Effects
• Lightroom
• XD
• Miro
• User & Stakeholder interview
• Usability Testing
• Cognitive walkthrough
• Stakeholder Diagrams
• Heuristic Evaluation
• Competitors analysis
• Contextual inquiry
• Affinity Diagram
• Literature Reviews
• Storyboarding
• Persona
• Optimal Sort
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