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WORK EXPERIENCE
UX Designer II | Microsoft HQ | March 2018 – May 2019
As part of the Office Media Group team that builds creative solutions to inspire the next generation of users with creative storytelling through video-capture and editing tools, I worked on the user experience of the story-editor, that is part of the Photos and Windows app inbuilt in the Windows OS.As a designer, my responsibilities included:
- Conceptual development, direction and delivery of user experience flows through exploration and critique.
- Designing vidoe-making user flows targeted towards elementary school teachers and students for their PC and Tablet experiences.
- I worked closely with other designers user researchers, product managers, brand marketers and software engineers.
UX Consultant | April 2017 – March 2018
- Improve customer experience by collaborating with team of designers, developers and business groups on short-term projects.
- Advocate for usability best practices and design heuristics
- Employing research methods for understanding user behaviors
- Getting internal stakeholders on board with the content-audit and sprint-based release of the redesign
UX Designer | GBS Inc | Dec 2015 – March 2017
- Redesigning of their E-commerce experience and adding new features and products
- Web strategies effort grows sales by $5 million in the past year
- Enhance online-customization features for products
- Advocate for usability best practices and design heuristics
- Key member in product launch development
Creative Lead | Actonate IT Solutions | Dec 2013 – Dec 2015
- Brand strategy consultant for mobile applications
- Translate design interfaces versatile to different sectors
- Prioritize to maintain brand image and consistency
- Brand experience for launch and release of mobile app
Design Researcher | Studio X + Columbia University | June 2012 – June 2013
- Work with senior leadership to identify key research questions
- Facilitate user interviews to elicit meaningful responses
- Uncover underlying motivations and mental models
- Synthesize research findings into visual frameworks
Product Designer | Primus Design Inc | Dec 2011 – March 2012
- Collaborate with designers and engineers to ideate solutions to customer problems, iterate on existing designs
- Ideate concept representation and portfolio development
- Sketching and 3D prototyping for 3D printing
Design Intern | HK Industries | April 2010 – Sept 2010
- Work with engineers and QA officers to redesign interface
- Develop working prototype of controls for industrial-plant
- Communicate design rationale and product specifications
Design Intern | Pierlite Lighting Systems | April 2009 – June 2009
Conceptualize, sketch and 3D render new lighting concepts
FREELANCE PROJECTS
Dashboard Design: for Veyo‘s Facility Portal based on their product research and design style-guide.
User Research: for Ingenu’s internal Element Management System in an effort to triage design and an hierarchy of functionalities.
Mobile App Design: Ongoing Collaboration with Performa Learning Inc. to develop a language proficiency-learning web – app for both Android & iOS
Web Design: Mobile responsive Website to showcase SAAS product features for Storedock app.
Web and Graphic Design: San Diego Humane Society Campaign website design with visual artwork
Web Design: Redesign of E-commerce food company: www.cakestudio.in
EDUCATION
User Experience Design Certificate //2015 // UCSD Extension – one-year program- GPA 3.7
UX Certification // 2015 // Nielsen Norman Group
Graphic & Web Design Certificate // 2015 // UCSD Extension – one-year program
The Young India Fellowship // 2012-13 // One year Liberal Arts program–GPA 3.08
Pforzheim School of Design, Germany // 2008 -2009 // Study Abroad Scholarship
Bachelors in Product Design // 2006 – 2010 // National Institute of Design, India – GPA 3.6 (WES Evaluated)
SKILLS
Tools: Axure RP | Sketch | InVisionApp | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign
UX: User research | Task analysis | User journey maps | Storyboard | Wireframes | Paper sketching | Mock-ups | Responsive prototypes | 3D – prototyping | Heuristic evaluation
Visual: Branding | Digital illustrations | Photography | Documentary Film-making
Web: HTML, CSS | JavaScript | Bootstrap | Foundation | WordPress CMS
RECOGNITIONS
HomeReview – Magazine – published as designer of the month, 2013, Design Wise article.
DAAD Scholarship – Study Abroad Scholarship to Pforzheim School of Design, Germany, 2010
Ratan Tata Merit Scholarship-For academic excellence in Undergraduate program, NID, 2006
AFFILIATIONS
Microsoft Innovate for Good – Youthspark candidate on ideas for Social change – 2013
Mingei International Museum – Volunteer on Family Sundays
AIGA – member of the SD chapter