Resume

About Me

Hi !

I'm Shwetha Subramanian (@shworkenzy)

An aspiring UX Designer and Researcher in the early stages of her career.

Currently, I am seeking opportunities to be challenged in aspects of user experience which include engineering, research and design.

My main ambition is to make various aspects of technology both accessible and comfortable for all users.

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Education

August 2021 to May 2023

Rochester Institute of Technology

MS - Human Computer Interaction CGPA: 3.8

July 2017 to May 2021

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

B.Tech - Computer Science Engineering CGPA: 3.4

Skills

UX Skills:

UX Design, UX Research, Content Strategy Development, User Centered Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, Motion Design, Story-boarding, Contextual Inquiry, User Personas, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Design Strategy

Programming Languages:

C, C++, C#, JAVA, Python, SQL, MATLAB, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT

Software Tools:

Figma, Unity 3D, Unreal Engine 5, Spark AR, Blender, Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Jira, Trello, Notion, Miro, Microsoft 365, GSuite

Soft Skills:

Communication, Empathy, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

Others:

Photography, Digital Art, VR Art,

TECH FLEET

Project Coordinator 06/24 - Current

Coordinating and managing active Tech Fleet projects, assisting with project management and recruitment of team members

DEVELOP FOR GOOD

Design Manager 05/24 - Current

Managing a team of designers and spearheading the design work for the Joy Education Foundation AI Chatbot

ITERATE UX

Visual Designer 04/24 - Current

Designing digital assets, web-pages and other graphic media to improve brand identity and customer engagement.

WORLD WIDE WOMEN GROUP

Visual Brand Designer 04/24 - Current

Re-branding the organization’s logo & business card, visual brand guide and redesigning their website

Experience

NETELEXIR

Design Contractor 10/23 - 07/24

Performed prelimnary UX Research on upcoming products
Designed and created Graphic and Media Content

CAUSEVERSE

UX Strategist (Design and Accessibility Lead) 08/23-03/24

Designed user interfaces for various virtual environments with the goal of enhancing ease of use
Created engaging experiences and user-friendly interfaces for virtual reality projects, carefully balancing usability and encouraging a high level of engagement in VR settings
Improved and established design systems for maintaining consistency, efficiency and scalability of projects

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

Graduate Research Assistant 01/22 - 08/22

Worked on a project aimed at investigating the extent of accessibility features available for the Meta Quest 2 and understanding the perspectives of VR creators on the present state of inclusion and accessibility for VR experiences.
This was submitted as a paper for ACM's CHI 2024 and was accepted.

Research Assistant 01/22 - 08/22

Worked on a project that explored adaptive user interfaces for surface interactions in mixed reality (Meta Quest 2). This body of work investigated the manner in which users approach touch based gestures on surfaces while immersed in mixed reality.

The project secured a grant from the institution (RIT) that helped to fully fund the research.
The research was submitted to ACM's CHI 2022 and went through the first round of acceptance (top 48.1%).

NETELEXIR

Design Contractor 10/23 - 07/24

Performed prelimnary UX Research on upcoming products
Designed and created Graphic and Media Content