Product Designer Ux

Kirtana Kannan

San Francisco, CA

Portfolio- www.kirtanakannan.com +1-415-***-**** ***************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/kirtanakannan/ WORK EXPERIENCE

Product Designer January 2024- Present

Collaborative Earth San Francisco, CA

• Designed an open-source platform, Sift, to streamline how forest restoration practitioners’ access and organize thousands of fragmented research resources

• Integrated AI capabilities in collaboration with an ML engineer, utilizing over 500 trained restoration resources to automate resource curation and enhance practitioner workflows

• Led user research with 15+ practitioners, conducting interviews and usability tests to ensure the platform met user needs and that AI was applied in an ethical and effective manner, driving collaboration and knowledge sharing among global restoration teams

UX Designer (Freelance) December 2021- May 2023

People Tech Ventures Bangalore, India

• Led a user-centered design approach, conducting user research with local vendors and iterating on accessible, high-fidelity prototypes to address the challenges faced by this demographic

• Simplified the inventory system for Padose.com to support pushcart vendors with limited technical skills, enabling them to sell fresh produce online by streamlining data input processes

• Identified critical usability gaps and crafted designs that enhanced vendors' ability to cater to online customers, ensuring a smooth transition from offline to digital sales UX Design Intern March 2022 – June 2022

Redcarpetup Remote

• Redesigned four co-branded credit products for tier-2 and tier-3 Indian cities. Advocated for user testing to enhance findability and successfully integrated insights from interviews and testing

• Led integration of card statements & bill reminders and optimized onboarding for medical loan products. Architect And Interior Designer September 2020- November 2021 Freelance Bangalore, India

• Design and execution of 6 residential interior projects-drawings and 3D renders for effective visualization and supervision of execution.

Junior Architect November 2019 - September 2020

Yelowhouse Bangalore, India

• Led design and delivery of 5 interior projects with mood boards and working drawings. EDUCATION

Master of Design in Interaction Design August 2023- August 2024 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA

Bachelor of Architecture July 2014- November 2019

Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal, India SKILLS

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Webflow

Wireframing

Prototyping

User Research

AWARDS

Winning Entry: Analytical Drawing of JVB Co-Living Housing Complex in the Netherlands (2021)

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