Profile
I am focused on creating meaningful experiences through design. I care about the details and consider affordances to be crucial in creating effective, intuitive interfaces. I like prototyping – it helps me to think through new possibilities. Able to take ideas from concept to wireframe to prototype to production.
Skills
I have experience working with teams to brainstorm and whiteboard concepts. I can create wireframes at varying levels of fidelity and enjoy prototyping ideas. I like designing concept that is easy to use, and enjoy working with developers to build ideas out.
- User Research and Strategy
- User Empathy and Adaptability
- UI Prototyping and Wireframing
- Design Thinking
- Visual Communication
- Interaction Design
- Information Architecture
- Attention to detail
- Communication and Teamwork
- Responsive Web Design
- HTML5 and CSS3
Tools
- Adobe XD
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Dreamweaver
- After Effects
If you use a different prototyping tool that works well in your established workflow, I would be happy to learn it.
Work Experience
i3 Lending Inc.
March 2021 – Present
Sr UX Consultant
Build a responsive loan management experience where i3 Lending can reduce the loan processing time and approve loan, faster. The application should be controlled by a flexible workflow management and allows to accept and process application in a paperless mode, with a single data entry process.
- Understand the design briefs and target users deeply. Execute user requirements gathering, conceptual modelling and competitive landscape analysis.
- Produce and develop conceptual sketches, user requirements specifications, personas, storyboards, prototypes, wireframes, visual mockups and design specifications.
- Brainstorm visual ideas and participate as a contributor with other members of the product team including project managers, product strategists, and developers to create user-focused concepts and interactive solutions for the interfaces.
- Created fantastic usable and visual experiences through the use of specification decks and rapid prototypes and ensured that the design vision is executed correctly during the development process. I am happy that the final design not just solved the problem but also surprised and delighted the stakeholders.
Swazuna Technologies
April 2017 – February 2021
Co-Founder & UX Product Manager
I have created the product concept of pre-assessing jobseekers through crowdsourced industry experts using our Video Interviewing Platform - FaceInterview.com (B2C) and then connect these pre-assessed profiles with the hiring managers through a SaaS Talent Acquisition System HireGate.in (B2B). The video communication is connected through our own media server VideoTok.
I have pitched the idea in front of stakeholders from NASSCOM, TiE and Deshpande Foundation and managed to win the - Best Start-Up of 2018 among 1000+ applicants through the comprehensive entrepreneurship program Elevate2018 by Karnataka Government.
FaceInterview.com (B2C) and HireGate.in (B2B)
- I led the design vision and helped to set product direction and manage designers.
- Worked closely with marketing, product management, R&D and customer support to define and execute on the end-to-end customer experience
- As a team we brainstormed to determine features and user flows. I contributed to team efforts with visual ideas and designed product interfaces and user experiences for a variety of platforms including mobile devices and browser (web) environments.
- Worked closely with the engineering team through the development cycle, from product inception, research, prototyping and delivery into production.
- Manage design workflow and timelines to ensure accurate and timely delivery of projects.
- Lead the planning and structuring of deliverables. Planned and implemented marketing promotions and collateral.
Safer Information Systems
August 2002 – October 2011
Design Specialist
iVista Digital Solutions
August 2000 – July 2002
UI Designer