Megha Suresh

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EDUCATION

Bachelor of Design - Interaction Design

AUGUST 2018 - SEPTEMBER 2022

  • GPA: 3.94 - First Class with Honors

  • Honors Gold Medalist

  • Key Coursework: UI/UX Design, Conversational UX, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, Human Centered Design, Graphic Design, Game Design, Human Computer Interaction, Ergonomics, Design Writing

EXPERIENCE

Product Designer

MARCH 2024 - PRESENT | Full-Time

  • Collaborated with the DAIT team to capture and translate business requirements and user needs within the CRMS

  • Coordinated with Business Analysts, Project Managers, Technical Leads, and Product Owners to establish user flows and interactions.

  • Delivered comprehensive design solutions, managing the creation of scenarios, end-to-end user experiences, and screen designs to ensure alignment with project goals and user needs

User Experience Design Intern

JUNE 2023 - AUGUST 2023 | Full-Time

  • Worked as a part of the greenhouse design team, the umbrella tool which covers aspects regarding the creation of articles to managing the users and various features related to the publishing domain

  • Designed the user management flow consisting of creation of new users and the addition/management of permissions for new/existing users

  • Redesigned facets of the config manager flow to improve user experience by optimizing the navigation and presentation of features

  • Worked with PMs and a Senior Researcher to create research plans and enhance interfaces through collaborative design

  • Worked cross-functionally with Developers, PMs and Senior Designers

  • Created components for the design system such as an unexpected error modal and proposed designs for a new date picker and calendar component

Product Design Intern

AUGUST 2021 - APRIL 2022 | Full-Time

  • Rotated across Travel, E-commerce and SuperApp, three sub-teams of the Product Design team over the duration of 9 months

  • Designed crucial flows pertaining to unified post-booking experience, flights booking and merchant masterflows for ecommerce

  • Conducted User Testing and QA of various features

  • Worked cross-functionally with Senior Designers, UX Writers, Researchers, Product Managers and Software Engineers

  • Created and maintained components on the Design system and Widget library for various LOBs

UX and Branding Designer

AUGUST 2019 - APRIL 2022 | Full-Time

PESU I/O is a one of a kind peer-to-peer platform where students interact and learn from Subject Matter Experts across various domains. I was responsible for the experience design of this organization, from planning program structures to executing a comprehensive marketing strategy to attract students.

  • Designed the courses section of the website

  • Formulated and executed extensive offline and online marketing campaigns to achieve highest registrations across 11 slots

  • Facilitated a growth of 1000 followers on their Instagram page

  • Conducted user and market research to understand the students' needs and requirements

  • Delivered all design and branding requirements including but not limited to interface designs, social media posts, promotional posters, standees and certificates

UX Designer

SEPTEMBER 2020 - OCTOBER 2020 | Freelance

  • Designed and built an e-commerce website on Shopify for a 28-year-old B2B company to facilitate their process of entering the B2C market

  • Streamlined the backend process by setting up integrations such as payment gateways and plug-ins for customer support

  • Edited product photos and created their complete digital logo pack

UX Designer

JANUARY 2021 - MARCH 2021

Virtual N Beyond is a versatile graphic design and web development agency. I worked as their sole UI/UX designer.

  • Assisted their web development team with designs and critique

  • Designed their sample website to showcase to clients

Visual Design Intern

MAY 2020 - JULY 2020 | Full-Time

Socionaut is a design and digital-marketing agency.

  • Delivered end-to-end branding and visual design for 8 clients from India and United States

  • Conducted market and competitor research to create visual style guides and establish their fundamental brand identity

  • Designed their logos, mockups, business collaterals and social media creative

OTHER ROLES

Club Head

AUGUST 2020 - AUGUST 2021

DSGNR is the official design and art club of PES University. It is a creative community for showcasing your artistic talent, learn and share skills in a mentor-mentee arrangement.

  • Recruited and managed a 10 member core team and a club of over 50 members

  • Coordinated and facilitated the creative requirements of various clubs and events across the campus.

  • Oversaw the functioning of the Editorial Design team of FYI, the official monthly college magazine and the Alumni magazine

  • Formulated and implemented the social media strategy to double the club's followers on Instagram and actively contributed the content and designs for the same

  • Coordinated extensive creative events such as our 30 day long 'Creatober' and '36 Days of Type'

Co-Founder

FEBRUARY 2020 - APRIL 2022

Cosmic Lemon is a design and merchandise business

  • Involved hands-on in coordinating and executing the entire operational cycle, which includes the creative process of ideating and illustrating our designs as well as the back-end logistics

  • Managed the social media page and marketing of the business

  • Set up over 5 stalls and have curated hamper collections for Christmas and Valentine's Day

  • Launched our own Online Store and sold over 1500 products

Physical Experience Designer

APRIL 2020 - JULY 2020 | Part-Time

  • Collaborated cross-functionally with the design and architecture teams and the management to create a blueprint for the Assessment Center in the "Golden Jubilee" building at PES University's RR campus

  • Over 4000 students and faculty will have access to this space and it is set to be completed in 2022

AT'19 & 20 Creative and Design Domain

JANUARY 2020 - MARCH 2020 | Organizer

JANUARY 2019 - MARCH 2019 | Volunteer

Aatmatrisha is the annual techno-cultural festival of PES University. I worked with the creative team to completely redecorate the college campus to make it festive

  • Delivered promotional and marketing creatives from posters to banners

  • Built Props and Creatives for various events

  • Organized the "Newspaper Vogue" eventDelivered promotional and marketing creatives from posters to banners

TAS'18 & 19 Creative and Design Domain

MAY 2019 - AUGUST 2019 | Organizer

JULY 2018 - AUGUST 2018 | Volunteer

The Amateur Scientist is the annual science-themed event for students all over the country between 8th and 12th grade, with a footfall of over 12000 students. As a part of the creative team, I executed the theme of mystery and wonder with an inspiration of Alice in Wonderland

  • Delivered promotional and marketing creatives from posters to banners

  • Built Props and Creatives for various events

  • Organized the "Shadow Art" event

SKILLS & TOOL-KIT

Design

  • Information Architecture

  • Prototyping

  • Journey Maps

  • Storyboards

  • Illustration

  • User Flows

  • Visual Design

Tools

  • Figma

  • Adobe XD

  • Illustrator

  • Photoshop

  • Framer

  • After Effects

  • Basic HTML & CSS

Research

  • User Interviews

  • Card Sorting

  • Usability Testing

  • Data Analysis

Soft Skills

  • Communication Skills

  • Detail Oriented

  • Interpersonal Skills

  • Collaborative

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Recipient of the Honors Gold Medal

  • 4-time recipient of two scholarships (CNR and MRD), awarded for being in the top 5% and 20% of the class, during my bachelors program

  • Recipient of the Best All-Rounder award at Presidency School Bangalore South - 2015-2016

Want to know more about my work or want to chat, feel free to reach out!

Designed with NCIS + Pokemon

& Matcha Lattes - Megha | 2023