Certifications

Google UX Design Specialization — Achieved May 2024

Work Experience

Cognizant — Teaneck, NJ | https://www.cognizant.com/us/en | June 2021 - May 2023

Production Artist | Google (under Cognizant) | Remote | August 2022 - May 2023

  • Google Cloud’s Learning Strategy & Design Team: Developed user-centered illustrations, graphics, designs, and videos for presentations, websites, sales plays, and other media, ensuring cohesive and engaging user experiences.

  • UX/UI Designer & Developer: Created an all-in-one, user-friendly website for sellers to easily access, understand, and utilize documentation. Redesigned the content material for better accessibility and usability, enhancing the overall user journey.

  • Branding and Usability Reviewer: Evaluated and refined multimedia projects, including marketing and educational presentations, videos, and websites, to align with Google Cloud’s branding standards. 

Associate Technology Analyst | TriZetto (under Cognizant) | Remote August 2021 - July 2022

  • Automation and Testing Specialist: Developed, manually executed, and automated test cases using C# and Selenium to evaluate UI functionality, backend processing, and other product functionalities within TriZetto Elements. Ensured comprehensive testing to enhance user experience and product reliability.

  • UX/UI Market Research Analyst: Conducted extensive market research for the Product Management team, analyzing competitors' products and their UX/UI design strategies. Evaluated how information is presented and interacted with on competitor websites, providing insights to improve TriZetto’s user interfaces.

Devon Labs — Remote | Dissolved, formally owned by Kiran Moturi | May 2020 - December 2020

UX/UI Designer and Frontend Software Engineer | Remote

  • UX/UI Designer and Developer for ProjectRE: Designed and implemented UX/UI concepts for ProjectRE, a dynamic rule-based engine, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front-end development and SQL for back-end integration. Focused on creating intuitive and user-friendly interfaces.

  • Website Developer and Graphic Designer: Built a comprehensive website for ProjectRE utilizing Framework7, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Designed and created graphics for various website pages, including symbols, logos, header images, and UML diagrams, using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, ensuring a cohesive and visually appealing user experience.

Freelance Experience & Independent Projects

Luminosity Gaming — Toronto, ON | https://luminosity.gg | August 2023 - Present

Lead Graphic Designer | Remote

  • Co-founder and lead graphic designer/video editor of the largest recognized algorithmic player ranking for the Super Smash Bros eSports scene. Currently contracted under Luminosity Gaming to continue development of  the ranking.

  • Leadership in the eSports player ranking scene stemmed from a passion project I started back in 2016, OrionRank. OrionRank’s growth and recognition over the years led to sponsor interest, Luminosity Gaming, to support the project.

  • The algorithms utilized were developed with Python and SQL, and have been automated to take data from smashdata.gg  to score players using parameters established by a set ranking criteria.

PGstats — Detroit, MI | https://www.pgstats.com/ | March 2021 - November 2022

Data Analyst & Visualizer | Remote

  • Wrote articles for PGstats utilizing databases and designing creative data visualizations for easy readability of data analysis.

Skills

UX Design: User Research | User Testing | Wireframing | Prototyping | Responsive Web Design

Design Software: Figma | Photoshop | Premiere Pro | After Effects | Illustrator | XD | Audition

Programming: HTML| CSS | Python | SQL/PostgreSQL | JavaScript | Angular | RStudio | C/C# | SuperCollider

3D Modeling: Rhinoceros | Grasshopper | VRay | Maya | Autocad | Revit | Enscape VR

Drafting / Other: Diagramming | Hand Sketches | Axonometric Drawing | Public Speaking | Physical Modeling

Education

Master of Science (M.S.) in Information Technology & Web Science | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute May 2020

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) | Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMay 2019