Experience

Photon Infotech

UX Researcher

March 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Led research through planning, execution and delivery: Led 14+ research projects in 20 months, focusing on planning, recruitment, and insightful analysis. Implemented efficient planning and streamlined participant recruitment, resulting in enhanced research productivity.

  • Handled extensive research workloads: Managed the workload equivalent to a 3 member team, in critical situations, acting as the sole researcher under high pressure.

  • Transformed existing research practices: Enhanced research impact by 30% by reforming prevalent research methodologies and processes, and improving the quality of insights gathered, saving time and effort.

  • Developed research guidelines and practices: Elevated organizational research capacity by authoring guidelines that enabled teams to conduct independent and impactful research.

  • Fostered engagement with multiple critical stakeholders: Ensured effective delivery of crucial insights that corresponded with business objectives and requirements, strategizing partnerships with Executives and Leadership teams in Sales, Marketing, Product, and Design.

  • Enhanced user experience using diverse research methodologies: Contributed to a 15% rise in product adoption and an increase in user engagement, implementing various usability research tests.

  • Implemented data-driven strategies for user engagement: Analyzed traffic and engagement metrics, formulating strategies that led to a 20% increase in user engagement and a 10% boost in retention rates.

  • Executed Agile research in resource-limited settings: Planned and led contextual intercepts, achieving critical research goals with zero budget, demonstrating exceptional resourcefulness.

Stratos Innovation Group

Design Researcher

September 2021 - March 2022

  • Pioneered MVP design for SaaS product: Co-led the design and prototyping of MVP for a SaaS, through co-design efforts, ensuring the product met user needs and business goals.

  • Synthesized external research for business insights: Integrated external research using the AARRR funnel framework, delivering resonant insights to business stakeholders.

  • Designed and tested playbook website wire-frames: Designed wire-frames and led usability testing for a playbook website to ensure alignment with internal stakeholder needs.

  • Crafted storyboards for IT team alignment: Developed storyboards to articulate user pain points and mental models, enhancing the IT team’s empathy and enabling effective solution development.

Panorama Innovation

Design Researcher

May 2021 - September 2021

  • Conducted ethnographic user research: Planned ethnographic studies to identify user problems and needs, informing strategies.

  • Synthesized research for business alignment: Merged research insights to pinpoint opportunity areas, aligning them with business objectives to foster concept development.

  • Facilitated stakeholder co-design sessions: Co-led in-context co-design sessions with stakeholders, capturing their needs and perspectives for collaborative solution crafting.

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Experience

Photon Infotech

UX Researcher

March 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Led research through planning, execution and delivery: Led 14+ research projects in 20 months, focusing on planning, recruitment, and insightful analysis. Implemented efficient planning and streamlined participant recruitment, resulting in enhanced research productivity.

  • Handled extensive research workloads: Managed the workload equivalent to a 3 member team, in critical situations, acting as the sole researcher under high pressure.

  • Transformed existing research practices: Enhanced research impact by 30% by reforming prevalent research methodologies and processes, and improving the quality of insights gathered, saving time and effort.

  • Developed research guidelines and practices: Elevated organizational research capacity by authoring guidelines that enabled teams to conduct independent and impactful research.

  • Fostered engagement with multiple critical stakeholders: Ensured effective delivery of crucial insights that corresponded with business objectives and requirements, strategizing partnerships with Executives and Leadership teams in Sales, Marketing, Product, and Design.

  • Enhanced user experience using diverse research methodologies: Contributed to a 15% rise in product adoption and an increase in user engagement, implementing various usability research tests.

  • Implemented data-driven strategies for user engagement: Analyzed traffic and engagement metrics, formulating strategies that led to a 20% increase in user engagement and a 10% boost in retention rates.

  • Executed Agile research in resource-limited settings: Planned and led contextual intercepts, achieving critical research goals with zero budget, demonstrating exceptional resourcefulness.

Stratos Innovation Group

Design Researcher

September 2021 - March 2022

  • Pioneered MVP design for SaaS product: Co-led the design and prototyping of MVP for a SaaS, through co-design efforts, ensuring the product met user needs and business goals.

  • Synthesized external research for business insights: Integrated external research using the AARRR funnel framework, delivering resonant insights to business stakeholders.

  • Designed and tested playbook website wire-frames: Designed wire-frames and led usability testing for a playbook website to ensure alignment with internal stakeholder needs.

  • Crafted storyboards for IT team alignment: Developed storyboards to articulate user pain points and mental models, enhancing the IT team’s empathy and enabling effective solution development.

Panorama Innovation

Design Researcher

May 2021 - September 2021

  • Conducted ethnographic user research: Planned ethnographic studies to identify user problems and needs, informing strategies.

  • Synthesized research for business alignment: Merged research insights to pinpoint opportunity areas, aligning them with business objectives to foster concept development.

  • Facilitated stakeholder co-design sessions: Co-led in-context co-design sessions with stakeholders, capturing their needs and perspectives for collaborative solution crafting.

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Experience

Photon Infotech

UX Researcher

March 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Led research through planning, execution and delivery: Led 14+ research projects in 20 months, focusing on planning, recruitment, and insightful analysis. Implemented efficient planning and streamlined participant recruitment, resulting in enhanced research productivity.

  • Handled extensive research workloads: Managed the workload equivalent to a 3 member team, in critical situations, acting as the sole researcher under high pressure.

  • Transformed existing research practices: Enhanced research impact by 30% by reforming prevalent research methodologies and processes, and improving the quality of insights gathered, saving time and effort.

  • Developed research guidelines and practices: Elevated organizational research capacity by authoring guidelines that enabled teams to conduct independent and impactful research.

  • Fostered engagement with multiple critical stakeholders: Ensured effective delivery of crucial insights that corresponded with business objectives and requirements, strategizing partnerships with Executives and Leadership teams in Sales, Marketing, Product, and Design.

  • Enhanced user experience using diverse research methodologies: Contributed to a 15% rise in product adoption and an increase in user engagement, implementing various usability research tests.

  • Implemented data-driven strategies for user engagement: Analyzed traffic and engagement metrics, formulating strategies that led to a 20% increase in user engagement and a 10% boost in retention rates.

  • Executed Agile research in resource-limited settings: Planned and led contextual intercepts, achieving critical research goals with zero budget, demonstrating exceptional resourcefulness.

Stratos Innovation Group

Design Researcher

September 2021 - March 2022

  • Pioneered MVP design for SaaS product: Co-led the design and prototyping of MVP for a SaaS, through co-design efforts, ensuring the product met user needs and business goals.

  • Synthesized external research for business insights: Integrated external research using the AARRR funnel framework, delivering resonant insights to business stakeholders.

  • Designed and tested playbook website wire-frames: Designed wire-frames and led usability testing for a playbook website to ensure alignment with internal stakeholder needs.

  • Crafted storyboards for IT team alignment: Developed storyboards to articulate user pain points and mental models, enhancing the IT team’s empathy and enabling effective solution development.

Panorama Innovation

Design Researcher

May 2021 - September 2021

  • Conducted ethnographic user research: Planned ethnographic studies to identify user problems and needs, informing strategies.

  • Synthesized research for business alignment: Merged research insights to pinpoint opportunity areas, aligning them with business objectives to foster concept development.

  • Facilitated stakeholder co-design sessions: Co-led in-context co-design sessions with stakeholders, capturing their needs and perspectives for collaborative solution crafting.

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Education

IIT Institute of Design (Chicago)

Human Computer Interaction

2019 - 2021

GPA 3.2

University of Pune (India)

Mechanical Engineering

2014 - 2019

GPA 3.4

Education

IIT Institute of Design (Chicago)

Human Computer Interaction

2019 - 2021

GPA 3.2

University of Pune (India)

Mechanical Engineering

2014 - 2019

GPA 3.4

Education

IIT Institute of Design (Chicago)

Human Computer Interaction

2019 - 2021

GPA 3.2

University of Pune (India)

Mechanical Engineering

2014 - 2019

GPA 3.4

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