UX Researcher

K Shrikar Tatapudi

User Experience Researcher

*******.****@*****.***

www.shritata.com

linkedin.com/in/shrikartata/

Tempe, AZ, USA

EDUCATION

Arizona State University

Aug. 2019 - May 2021 (expected)

MS in Human Systems Engineering

GPA: 4.0/4.0

Vellore Insitute of Technology

Jul. 2015 - Apr 2019

B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering

GPA: 3.85/4.0

SKILLS

Research

Survey Design, User Interviews, Usability

testing, A/B Testing, Data visualization,

communication of findings, documentation

Design & Programming

Adobe XD, SQL, Figma, R, SPSS, MATLAB,

Python, Qualtrics, Javascript

Coursework

Applied Attention Theory, Cognitive

Science, Advanced Stats, Research Design,

Tools for User Research, UX Design, Data

Analytics, Human Computer Interaction

I am a user researcher with a penchant for story-telling and a knack for understanding people, both qualitatively and quantitatively, to guide human centered innovation. I am actively pursuing full-time and contract opportunities. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant Dec. 2020 - Present

Center for Human, AI and Robot Teaming (CHART) lab

• Working on DARPA’s collaborative Human-AI interaction project.

• Created use-cases and reviewed users’ cognitive models to design a study.

• Recruited participants and moderated & recorded user sessions.

• Involved in qualitative coding of user transcripts to highlight key insights. Usability Researcher Sep. 2020 - Present

Research Collective

• Worked on usability of medical devices for leading manufacturers (NDA).

• Conducted studies on a smart syringe and a contact-free HRV device.

• Designed formative evaluations and conducted in-situ observations of use.

• Tasked with analyzing products for FDA and EU regulatory compliance. EXTRA-CURRICULARS

Graduate Writing Coach

Arizona State University

Tutored masters, PhD and Post-docs in

reporting & documenting research and stat

-istical findings.

UX and Human Factors Consultant

Design to Combat COVID-19 Initiative

Volunteered in this country-wide collaborat

-ive initiative. masksfordocs.com delivered

100,000 masks across 6 continents.

French (interm.), German (interm.), Spanish (basic) Languages English (native), Telugu (native),

PROJECTS

UX Consultant May 2020 - Aug. 2020

Applutions Softech

• Consulted as a one-person team for UX (admin, research, design & delivery)

• Worked with fin-tech giants (NDA) to develop unique personal fin. apps.

• Performed competitor analyses, created user personas & tested UIs.

• Worked closely with developers to advocate & actualize design choices. Redesign of Hyundai’s Remote Key-fob Jan. 2020 - Apr. 2020 Usability Lab (ASU) X Hyundai

• Worked with Hyundai’s UX team to redesign their key-less car control app.

• Performed sentiment analysis of App Store reviews to gather user data.

• Conducted cognitive walkthroughs, usability tests and design sprints.

• Delivered wireframes & documented qualitative and quantitative insights. Mindfulness in Video Calling Tools Oct. 2020 - Dec. 2020 Personal Project

• This project was done to alleviate burnout caused by video-calling tools.

• Conducted surveys & user interviews to find the source of burnout.

• Coded qualitative data to find the big 5 user traits to guide mindful design.

• Four new mindful features were proposed based on final usability tests. Designing Against Misinformation Feb. 2021 - Present Personal Project X Industry Alumni

• Working with alumni in top tech. firms to tackle misinformation on social media.

• Tasked with designing cognitive affordances to curb spread of misinformation.

• Collected user behavior data remotely, using surveys and interviews.

• Generated user personas & user journeys; currently wireframing ideas.

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