EDUCATION
University of Mumbai, India
B.E. Electronics Engineering
May 2014
University of Washington, Seattle
M.S. Human Centered Design and Engineering
Mar 2018
WORK EXPERIENCE
Edifecs, Bellevue | UX Designer | Oct 2018 - Present
Leading the end-to-end research, design, and usability testing in a cross-product environment for three of Edifecs’ health management solutions.
Delivering high-fidelity mock-ups, design specs, and prototypes to business stakeholders and developers in an agile environment.
Improved a unified design component library for designers and developers which has enabled a consistent UI across products.
Recognized by various product management teams for efficient requirement gathering, collaboration, and timely production of designs.
MAQ Software, Redmond | UI/UX DesigneR | Apr 2018 – Oct 2018
Optimized dashboards, websites, and web apps by leveraging storytelling and design thinking principles for data-driven enterprises.
Designed marketing posters and flyers, helped update the company website.
University of Washington (UW), Seattle | research assistant | Oct 2017 – Mar 2018
Devised the information architecture, design system, and personas for UW’s food donation application.
Reduced food handling time by 30% by identifying pain points and validating interactions through user research and usability tests.
Apptio, Bellevue | UX Design Intern | Jul 2017 – Sept 2017
Incubated an onboarding experience for a new IT management tool, delivered design specs, icons, prototype, and UI mock-ups.
Integrated advanced features into the tool’s UX, thus making it scalable for phase two of product launch.
SELECT PROJECTS
Philips Healthcare | Usability Analyst | Jan 2017 – Apr 2017
Conducted a summative analysis study in a cross-cultural setting, and uncovered a 37% failure rate and 3 life-threatening usability issues with their external emergency defibrillator.
World Affairs Council (WAC) of Seattle | UX and Interaction Designer | Apr 2017 – Jun 2017
Redesigned the website by evaluating brand tenets and target audience, while leveraging usability tests to increase site engagement and reduce dependency on customer support.
SKILLS
METHODS
Interviews
Contextual Inquiry
User Stories & Storyboards
Card Sort
Affinity Diagrams
Personas
Usability Testing
Cognitive Walkthrough
Contextual Inquiry
Heuristic Evaluation
TOOLS
Paper & Pencil
Sketch
Axure
Figma
InVision
ProtoPie
Principle
Adobe Experience Design
Adobe Illustrator
HTML/CSS