PIYUSH DAWANDE
User Experience Designer who enjoys dancing,
photography and teaching.
EDUCATION
PROJECTS
WORK EXPERIENCE
Tools
Development
SKILLS
Design
Research
Prototyping
Indiana University Bloomington
M.S. Human-Computer Interaction Design
Bloomington, IN May 2020
Pune University
B.E. Computer Science & Engineering
Pune, India May 2016
(913) 602 - 1969
www.piyush.design
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UX Design Intern Tibco Softwares
Palo Alto, CA May 2019 - Aug 2019
• Collaborated with 4 interns to create accessibility guidelines for the company, laying the foundations for inclusive design.
• Designed data management and conversational scheduling for Cloud Integration tool.
• Spearheaded knowledge workshops for Palo Alto interns. Android Developer Helpshift Inc.
Pune, India Jun 2016 - May 2018
• Collaborated with a product designer to improve the chat experience of 2 million customers on their application.
• Designed & developed proof of concept for image censoring in the application. Stylo - Hair Styling
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
• Collaborated with 3 designers to improve communication between hairstylists and customers.
• Built innovative AR based prototypes to test the design concept with participants.
• Facilitated team progress and growth meetings to boost team morale. Customer Experience & A.R. prototyping
My Sister’s Closet
Bloomington, IN Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
• Proposed a strategic plan for My Sister’s Closet to build long term donor relations.
• Designed the web and brand experience to improve their value as a woman empowering non-profit thrift store.
• The year-long plan will create a sustainable cash flow to pursue its non-profit initiatives.
Strategic Design for women empowement
Associate Instructor Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN Aug 2018 - Present
• Instructed 45 graduate students for HCI/ Interaction Design course and facilitate group discussions.
• Lead collaborative initiatives with the HCI/d department director to enhance the student’s learning experience.
• Mentor 2 teams on their semester long design project sponsored by Lucid. Storyboarding
Co-design Workshops
Heuristic Evaluation
Bodystorming
Wireframing
Lego Brainstroming
Wireframing
Paper Prototyping
Experiential Prototyping
Material Explorations
Experiential storytelling
Video Prototyping
Interviews
Contextual Inquiry
Affinity Mapping
Workshops
Toolkits
Figma
Adobe XD
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Rhinoceros 3D
Premiere Pro
CSS
HTML
Android
Python
Salesforce Journey Builder Experience Design
Sept 2019 - Dec 2019
• Designed team review & feedback features for Journey Builder and devised a strategic plan to transform it into a collaborative tools in next 3 years.
• Lead co-design sessions with Salesforce CX Team and marketers at local stores.
• Team-based experiences for marketers will improve Salesforce’s initiatives in 4 billion+ marketing automation industry in coming years.