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