MAITRI CHAUHAN
UX Designer
******.********@*****.*** • +1-206-***-**** • Seattle, WA, United States (open to relocation) • https://maitri.framer.website/ (Password: bluejays) • linkedin.com/in/maitrichauhan SUMMARY: UX Designer with extensive experience in designing and shipping complex, intuitive products and services. Adept in user research, UI/UX design, design systems and leveraging data for decision-making. Proficient in Adobe Suite and Figma. Demonstrated excellence in communication and collaboration. WORK EXPERIENCE
UX Designer — The D.E. Shaw Group Jul 2022 - Jul 2023 Hyderabad, India
• Conceptualized, designed, and prototyped for the Hedge Fund’s 20+ web applications and enterprise tools, including performance analysis, investment, risk and compliance platforms across cross-functional teams.
• Unified the design system by redefining the style guide and theme, enhancing consistency across platforms.
• Led user research through 1:1 interviews, focus groups, and A/B tests, focusing on inclusive design.
• Created personas and workflows using design thinking tools, and designed mocks and data visualizations aligned with heuristics while collaborating with stakeholders like engineers and product managers. UX Designer — Kotak Mahindra Bank Sep 2021 - Jul 2022 Mumbai, India
• Revamped and shipped UI/UX for the Mobile Banking app and website, positively impacting 50M+ users.
• Built the design system, introduced features like payment-only mode, increasing daily user transactions.
• Created IA, wireframes, designed 400+ UI screens and conducted usability testing through interactive prototypes, collaborating with stakeholders like engineering, marketing and legal to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Helped onboard interns and new full-time employees, and conducted hiring interviews. UX & Graphic Designer — SockSoho Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 Chandigarh, India
• Created branding for the e-commerce startup, designed 500+ social media creatives, ads, patterns, packaging, and designed the retail website’s UI/UX.
• Increased brand awareness by 50% through innovative designs and collaboration with stakeholders and applied data-driven analytics to track and iterate on design performance. Graphic Designer — Spinn Decor & Indo Count, Freelance Sep 2020 - Feb 2021 Mumbai, India
• Designed prints for bedsheets and curtains, contributing to diverse product lines. Graphic Designer — Welspun Group, Internship Jan 2020 - Aug 2020 Mumbai, India Graphic Designer — V.Fraas & Ernst Feiler, Live Projects Mar 2019 - Aug 2019 Hof, Germany EDUCATION
University of Washington — Master of Human-Computer Interaction & Design Sep 2023 - Aug 2024 Seattle, USA National Institute of Design — Bachelor of Design 2016 - 2021 Ahmedabad, India Hof University of Applied Sciences — Student Exchange, Design Mar 2019 - Aug 2019 Hof, Germany SKILLS & TOOLS
Skills: User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience (UX) Design, Design Systems, User Research, UX Writing, Wireframing, Prototyping, Information Architecture, Accessibility & Inclusive Design, Graphic Design, Product Strategy, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), GenAI, Visual Design, Service Design, Motion Graphics, Animation, Video editing, Communication & Storytelling, Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, Data-Driven Design, User-Centered Design Principles, Iterative Design Process, Agile Methodologies, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology Tools: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Aero), Figma, Sketch, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Miro, Unity 3D, Procreate, Blender, Bezi, Jira, Google Analytics