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OVERVIEW: I’m a Product Designer based in San Francisco, CA passionate about leveraging empathic AI to revolutionize user experiences. With half a decade of design expertise I collaboratively create unique human-centered design solutions in complex and technical problem areas to spark wonder with compassion in experiences. WORK EXPERIENCE

MiNu Product Designer (Personal Project) Sept 2023 Present San Francisco,CA

● Led the design and development of the MiNu app aimed at helping individuals with food ordering experiences using AI.

● Employed a user-centric design approach to understand the unique needs and pain points of individuals who face decision paralysis while ordering food.

Upright Education. Product Designer and Mentor Aug 2023 Mar 2024 New York, NY

● Mentored a cohort of 10 aspiring designers and helped them reinforce their understanding of design principles and frameworks for the end-to-end design process.

● Spearheaded and led UX research, prototyping, product design, testing for 10 overlapping Agile projects of creating 0 to 1 websites and mobile apps for clients from diverse industries each spanning for 6–10 week sprints. Tiki Founding Product Designer Nov 2022 Mar 2023 Nashville, TN As the founding designer I set up the operations, devised organizational structure, standardized processes and fostered collaborative spirit to nurture an inspiring environment

● Designed the website, increasing usability by 25% for Tiki, to minimize time-consuming tasks like data aggregation, cleaning, compliance, and delivery.

● Developed and maintained a comprehensive design system in an agile environment, ensuring brand consistency, smoother developer hand-offs and enhanced customer journey, elevating the overall user experience with a 20% increase in user engagement.

BYJUS Lead Experience Designer Sepy 2019 Aug 2021 Bangalore,, India Multidisciplinary Lead Experience Designer at Byjus, a leading global edtech company based in India, renowned for its comprehensive learning app aimed primarily at school students.

● Led Products through the spectrum of UX research, product strategy, testing and visual execution of Disney x BYJUS Learning games launching 300+ games in 8 months across 3 countries.

● Mentored and managed 7 designers and peers, influencing project efficiency by 30% and crafted visually appealing designs that effectively communicated product features.

● Conducted A/B testing and meticulously analyzed user feedback to pinpoint edge cases and uncover opportunities for enhancing the user experience. This process aimed to boost user retention rates and ensure consistency across the platform, fostering an intuitive and engaging user journey.

Neointeraction Designs UI/UX Designer Mar 2018 Aug 2019 Bangalore, India IBM SAP BW Consultant Sep 2016 Dec 2017 Bangalore, India Moment Studio UI/UX Designer & Mentor Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Miami, FL EDUCATION

M.Des. Human Computer Interaction California College of the Arts 2021 2022 San Francisco, CA Relevant Courses: Product Strategy, UI, User Research, Systems, Prototyping, Experience, Testing, Data Visualization, Design Operations, Leadership Hybrid Lab Studio Monitor- Helped guide students with Arduino, C++, processing, machine learning and prototyping using circuits & equipments SKILLS Design Storyboarding, Wireframing, Prototyping, Data Visualization, Design Systems, Mobile Application Design, UI Design, Project Management, Interaction Design, UX Design, Visual Design, Systems Thinking. Research User Research: Qualitative & Quantitative, Experience Strategy, Design Thinking, Heuristic Analysis, Testing, Systems Thinking & Design, Information Architecture Product Product & Business Strategy, Product Management, Service Design, Design Operations