Ux Designer

Sahith Uppala

Product Designer

***************@*****.*** Portfolio Linkedin 317-***-**** Indianapolis, IN SUMMARY

A Product Designer with a Master’s in HCI and 3+ years of experience in crafting meaningful digital experiences. With a solid understanding of the human-centered design process, I excel in producing user experiences that meet and exceed both customer needs and business objectives. A strong advocate for design within organizations, committed to continuous learning and upskilling. Passionate about contributing to inclusive and diverse workplace environments, leveraging unique cross-cultural skills to interact effectively with global teams.

WORK EXPERIENCE

UX Designer Aug 2022 - May 2024

Comet Lab - Research laboratory at Indiana University Indianapolis, USA

● AI-Powered Savi Web-based Product: Coordinated efforts with data scientists, designers, and stakeholders to integrate AI into the system that analyzes historical data on demographics, economy, health, and housing to predict future community needs

● Identified key use-case scenarios for AI integration, developed detailed user experience scenarios, and created visual prototypes to illustrate improvements. This helps individuals make more effective data-driven decisions

● Opening Village Doors Foundation (OVDF) Website: Collaborated with a team of developers and stakeholders, by improving accessibility adhering to (WCAG) 2.2 guidelines, and ensuring responsiveness across all devices

● Utilized no-code tools like Wix and Webflow to translate stakeholder vision into actionable design elements, leading to a 20% boost in donation contributions and attracting 153 unique weekly visitors to the OVDF donation platform Product Designer Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

Coding Ninjas - Edtech Platform Delhi, India

● Designed and optimized a B2C mobile web app for Coding Ninjas using user-centered design principles; including Double-Diamond and Design Sprint, to enhance lecture accessibility. Resulted in a increase the user base from 2% to 8%.

● Enhanced the existing design system by rebuilding interactive components as Variants in Figma and creating a style guide for the code studio platform, leading to improved design consistency and developer efficiency

● Analyzed data from user research and through tools like Microsoft Clarity and leveraged insights to drive iterative improvements in design, resulting in a 20% increase in user engagement metrics such as session duration and page views

● Conducted 20+ moderated usability and A/B testing sessions of high-fidelity prototypes of the new course plan, collaborating closely with stakeholders to gather valuable feedback. As a result, achieved a significant 15% increase in the user retention rate Product Design Intern Apr 2021 - Jul 2021

Coding Ninjas - Edtech Platform Delhi, India

● Spearheaded the Group Deals project by designing an incentivizing framework that easily facilitated access to high-priced courses for users, leading to a 3.2% increase in user engagement and a 15% increase in course sales revenue

● Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and engineers in an agile environment to create detailed mockups. Utilized front-end development skills(HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to facilitate smooth design-to-development handoff

● Successfully obtained buy-ins from Product Managers on user flows and wireframes through persuasive presentations and clear communication, ensuring alignment with product goals and objectives EDUCATION

Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction May 2024 Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana

Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology May 2021 International Institute of Information Technology Bhubaneshwar, India SKILLS

Design: Design Systems, Rapid Prototyping, Design Thinking, Visual Design, Interaction Design, Service Design, Product Conceptualization, Ideation, Wireframing, Icon Design, Data Visualization, Micro Interactions, Product Strategy, Research: Qualitative and quantitative, User Research, Information Architecture, Customer Research, Participatory Design, Focus Group facilitation, Usability Testing, Heuristic Evaluations, Competitive Analysis Tools: Figma, Sketch, Invision, Principle, Framer X, Adobe Creative Suite, Balsamiq, Miro, Webflow, Wix, Procreate, Blender

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