Bhanu Prathap
UX Designer
Portfolio: https://www.bhanuprathap.com
(San Jose, CA – open to relocate)
Email: ************.**@*****.*** Phone: +1-812-***-**** Experience (5+ years)
Optum UX Designer – IC
April 2023 – Present Chicago, USA
Distilled 72+ hours of Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation (RITE) with 20+ interviews to redesign Optum’s sign-in experience, leading to a 60% improvement in user confidence scores and a 45% improvement in System Usability Scale (SEQ) ratings. Boosted NPS by 20% by transforming Optum’s support interface through A/B testing, user surveys, and glassbox sessions. Collaborated for ideation with stakeholders across healthcare, finance, and pharmacy to develop a unified design. Established the Design system from scratch, instituting governance and integration with the Brand team. Spearheaded the adoption by design teams, boosting productivity by 60% and reducing design hours by 80%. Enhanced consistency in handoff and asynchronous collaboration by 50%.
Revitalized UHG's cybersecurity portal in 2 weeks through collaborative redesign. Utilized brainstorming and affinity mapping to develop the design strategy, resulting in a 40% improvement in information dissemination and heightened user satisfaction during the Feb 2024 Change HealthCare cyberattack. Serve IT Clinic, IU Senior UX Designer
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 Bloomington, IN, USA
Led design teams, in enhancing web platforms in information architecture and user flows to develop scalable web/mobile solutions, resulting in a 13% revenue increase via sign-ups for over 6 businesses.
Directed cross-functional teams in research, product roadmap, prototyping, and site launch within 4 months, focusing on usability, accessibility, SEO, and market analysis, resulting in a 20% decrease in bounce rates and a 50% increase in session times. Salesforce UX Designer
May 2021 – June 2021 Bloomington, IN, USA
Elevated Trailhead Live’s content discovery by conducting heuristic evaluations and, enhancing content searchability and landing page design, which resulted in a 63% increase in user engagement.
Addressed usability issues by conducting contextual inquiry to understand user pain points, cutting the bounce rate by 45% through targeted user experience improvements within 1 month.
Breakout Escape Games Experience Designer
July 2018 – Jan 2020 Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA Led the ideation and development of the most sought-after Escape game, "Trapped," which boosted customer engagement, reflected in a 40% surge in positive reviews and a 35% increase in repeat visits.
Optimized game flow and difficulty, through meticulous user testing and feedback analysis, leading to a 63% rise in successful escapes, contributing to a 20% growth in monthly revenues.
Accenture Application Development Analyst
Jun 2015 – Nov 2017 Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA
Led cross-functional teams to design and prototype a ChatBot that won recognition for the best ideation and presentation.
3.14 Design Studio Co-Founder & Graphic Designer Aug 2011 – Aug 2020 Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA
Founded and led the design firm. Produced tailored marketing materials that aligned with clients' branding styles, resulting in a 30% boost in lead generation. Education
Indiana University Bloomington
MS in Human-Computer Interaction & Design
3.97 GPA Dec 2022
R.V. College of Engineering
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering
3.70 GPA June 2015
Skills
UX Design
Wireframes & Prototyping, Data visualization, Style guide & Design systems, Product thinking &
storytelling, Mobile design, Website design,
Interaction design, Graphic design, Visual design. UX Research
User & Stakeholder interview, Usability testing, A/B Testing, Cognitive mapping & walkthrough,
Heuristic evaluation, Competitor analysis,
Contextual inquiry, UX Audit, Card sorting,
Ethnography studies, CO-design, Storyboarding,
Information architecture.
Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping using Figma, Invision @ Marvel • HTML/CSS/Java script
Testing
Guerilla testing • A/B testing • Wizard of Oz •
Qualitative and Quantitative behavioral user
Testing • Rapid iterative testing evaluation
Tools
Figma • Adobe XD • Adobe Experience Deisgn •
Glassbox • Qualtrics • Sketch • InVision • Adobe
creative suite • Jira • Confluence • Workfront
Achievements
Excellence in Teaching Assistance 2021-2022
Winning Hackathon, MIT Africa Takes on COVID-19
Winning MIT Beat the Pandemic Hackathon 2020
Contact details
Email: ************.**@*****.***
Phone: +1-812-***-****
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhanuprathapyadav
Portfolio: https://www.bhanuprathap.com