Professional Experiences

Professional Experiences

Professional Experiences

Senior UX Designer

Sam's Club

Apr 2021 – Present

  • Sr UX Designer: Led design initiatives to enhance customer & associate experiences to bridge the gap between physical and digital experiences within Sam’s Cafe’s, production planning, and self check out process.

  • UX Designer: Delivered a seamless search and navigation experiences across multiple platform applications combining data from over 20+ reports and tools into a comprehensive personalized experience.

  • Associate Designer: Designed an internal merchandising platform for over 300 users, featuring integrated dashboards, task management, and planning workflows to optimize daily operations.

Senior UX Designer

Sam's Club

Apr 2021 – Present

  • Sr UX Designer: Led design initiatives to enhance customer & associate experiences to bridge the gap between physical and digital experiences within Sam’s Cafe’s, production planning, and self check out process.

  • UX Designer: Delivered a seamless search and navigation experiences across multiple platform applications combining data from over 20+ reports and tools into a comprehensive personalized experience.

  • Associate Designer: Designed an internal merchandising platform for over 300 users, featuring integrated dashboards, task management, and planning workflows to optimize daily operations.

Senior UX Designer

Sam's Club

Apr 2021 – Present

  • Sr UX Designer: Led design initiatives to enhance customer & associate experiences to bridge the gap between physical and digital experiences within Sam’s Cafe’s, production planning, and self check out process.

  • UX Designer: Delivered a seamless search and navigation experiences across multiple platform applications combining data from over 20+ reports and tools into a comprehensive personalized experience.

  • Associate Designer: Designed an internal merchandising platform for over 300 users, featuring integrated dashboards, task management, and planning workflows to optimize daily operations.

Associate Designer

RH

Mar 2019 – April 2021

Collaborated with technology teams in designing processes and capabilities for internal applications/ platforms to build better structure and fluidity for the organization.

Conducted design thinking workshops and team meetings to improve efficiency and project outcomes.

Associate Designer

RH

Mar 2019 – April 2021

Collaborated with technology teams in designing processes and capabilities for internal applications/ platforms to build better structure and fluidity for the organization.

Conducted design thinking workshops and team meetings to improve efficiency and project outcomes.

Associate Designer

RH

Mar 2019 – April 2021

Collaborated with technology teams in designing processes and capabilities for internal applications/ platforms to build better structure and fluidity for the organization.

Conducted design thinking workshops and team meetings to improve efficiency and project outcomes.

UX Consultant

Self Employed

June 2020 – March 2021

Guided multiple startups in launching their UX design processes, facilitating design thinking workshops to define user needs and product direction.

Created low- and high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes to bring concepts to life and drive iterative improvements against project timelines.

UX Consultant

Self Employed

June 2020 – March 2021

Guided multiple startups in launching their UX design processes, facilitating design thinking workshops to define user needs and product direction.

Created low- and high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes to bring concepts to life and drive iterative improvements against project timelines.

UX Consultant

Self Employed

June 2020 – March 2021

Guided multiple startups in launching their UX design processes, facilitating design thinking workshops to define user needs and product direction.

Created low- and high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes to bring concepts to life and drive iterative improvements against project timelines.

Product Design Intern

Foley Design

Nov 2016 - Dec 2016

Engaged in market research and development of an upcoming kitchenware line through online and in person surveys.

Created visualizations and story boards of quantitative research collected to inform design decisions.

Product Design Intern

Foley Design

Nov 2016 - Dec 2016

Engaged in market research and development of an upcoming kitchenware line through online and in person surveys.

Created visualizations and story boards of quantitative research collected to inform design decisions.

Product Design Intern

Foley Design

Nov 2016 - Dec 2016

Engaged in market research and development of an upcoming kitchenware line through online and in person surveys.

Created visualizations and story boards of quantitative research collected to inform design decisions.

Product Design Intern

Studio ABD

July 2015

Internship focused on implementing and spreading awareness of sustainable design in Indian public health utilities.

Prioritizing the materials and efficiency in creating high quality products for mass production.

Product Design Intern

Studio ABD

July 2015

Internship focused on implementing and spreading awareness of sustainable design in Indian public health utilities.

Prioritizing the materials and efficiency in creating high quality products for mass production.

Product Design Intern

Studio ABD

July 2015

Internship focused on implementing and spreading awareness of sustainable design in Indian public health utilities.

Prioritizing the materials and efficiency in creating high quality products for mass production.

Education

Education

Other

Other

Skills

Skills

User Experience Design (UX)
User Experience Design (UX)
AI Design
AI Design
Low/High Fidelity Wire-framing
Low/High Fidelity Wire-framing
Prototyping
Prototyping
End-to-End Usability Testing
End-to-End Usability Testing
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Design Thinking
Design Thinking
Service Design
Service Design
Information Architecture (IA)
Information Architecture (IA)
Agile Methodologies
Agile Methodologies
Product Innovation & Strategy
Product Innovation & Strategy
Workshop Facilitation
Workshop Facilitation
Storytelling & Presenting
Storytelling & Presenting
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Cross-Functional Collaboration

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