RIMA KOLHE
PRODUCT DESIGNER, UI/UX
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/RimaKolhe
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rima-kolhe-2638a238/ Address: 320 Surrey Place, Macungie, PA 18062 Email: **********@*****.*** Contact: +1-484-***-**** Three years of industry experience with a strong foothold in principles of Product and User experience design. Passionate about developing user friendly products by translating emerging trends and identifying complex problems. Known for delivering high quality product on time and within budget.
EDUCATION
UX Design Certification Sept. 2019
University of Michigan
General Assembly – User Experience Design Oct. 2019 Master of Science- Information Systems
Engineering & Management Aug 2019- Present
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, PA Courses: User-centered design, Principles of Information and Communication Technology, Strategic Planning,
Bachelor of Design/ Graduate Diploma in Product & Interface Design 2011-2015
Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru, India Courses: Product Design, UX/UI, Packaging design
SKILLS
Design
Product Design, UX, Ideation and workflows, Interaction and UI design, Prototyping, 3D modeling and 3D printing, Redlines, User stories design, Storyboarding, Responsive Design, and Sustainable Design
Software & Tools
Sketch, Invision, Balsamiq, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Captivate, AutoCAD, CorelDraw, Inkscape, Keyshot, Keynote, Rhinoceros 5, Windows Movie Maker
Programming (Basic)- Python, Flask, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, SQL, XML, File System Access
UX DESIGN PROJECTS
Robert BOSCH Centre for Cyber Physical Systems + IISC 2014 https://www.behance.net/gallery/30243313/Breath-Sense
• Followed UX design methodology starting from User research through ideation. Design & testing to implementation of an App and a breath sense device
• Developed a concept where a device would monitor the user’s breath and guide him with different breathing techniques via app to lower down stress and anxiety.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FURTRIEVE
UX Designer Dec 2020 - Present
• Working with user-centered design approaches and interaction design.
• Contributing to the processes and workflows for the maintenance, expansion, and adoption of our platform and future needs.
• Building creative content for the company’s projects and media.
• Working with team members to help grow the company through UX/UI and Media content creation.
• Creating an intake and governance plan for design patterns to scale and meet our growing needs.
• Tracking milestones for projects.
CMRubinWorld
Digital Art Design Intern March 2020 – June 2020
• Design and manage innovative digital campaigns for a new product targeted at a global audience.
• Creating cutting-edge digital art solutions for product launches.
• conceptualizing and producing digital art and print solutions, video trailers, custom page layouts, newsletters, email templates, pitch- decks, signage, and banners.
Form3D Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 2016 – 2019 (3yrs)
Senior Product Designer May 2018 – May 2019
• Responsible for creating the entire user experience
• Lead and manage stakeholder meetings to discuss design concepts
• Synthesis Analysis, UX&UI design requirements into wireframes & workflows.
• Drive UX vision, create UX workflows, run quick prototypes and conduct usability testing.
• Collaborate with Development, Testing and Project Management teams during prototype build phase
• Responsible to ensure successful delivery of products by managing the design process.
Product Designer April 2016 – May 2018
• Help project team to produce functionally and aesthetically rich products. Selection of ideal materials for product development.
• Ideate, produce and present project deliverables such as problem identification, concept designs, iterations, rapid prototyping, user testing, and mass manufacturing.
• Supervision of the 3D printing and finishing process.
• Contribute to solving design challenges based on the functional requirements of the product.
• Creating traditional handmade mock-ups for initial testing followed by 3D printed prototypes for user testing.
• Responsible for carrying out material research and current market trends in terms of products, materials and design.
• Present ideas and designs to management throughout the product development process.
DESMANIA Design Pvt. Ltd.
Product Design Intern March 2014 – May 2014
• Interpret briefs, generate ideas, Transfer ideas to sketch, build 3d models and prepare presentation for the client.
• Provided design solutions for geyser to one of the leading brands in India - BAJAJ
• Worked on user journeys and developed designs based on the user’s needs. Took part in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Conducted meeting with clients to establish the design brief, including the concept, performance and production criteria.