LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sabarishraghupathy Mobile: (832) 794-3422
Summary of Experience and Qualifications:
Education:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION | ANN ARBOR, MI
Master of Science in Information, Human-Computer Interaction (American Library Association accredited program).
VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | BANGALORE, INDIA
JUL 2001 - MAY 2005
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering
Industry Work Experience:
EMPIRICAL UX (http://empiricalux.com) | PORTLAND, OR
AUG 2013 - CURRENT
User Experience Designer and Prototyper
• Help define client vision and strategy by exploring future product concepts and usages through research and design.
• Lead projects (and teams) through iterative lifecycle of research - design - development - testing.
• Create role and task models, personas, user flows and scenarios to define and bring clarity to user and client needs.
• Communicate design decisions to stakeholders through mid-hi-fi wireframes and detailed interaction specifications.
• Rapidly build prototypes, develop websites and work closely with developers to implement designs.
• Worked on nearly 30 diverse projects, including smart cars, mobile, tablet, PC, web, wearables and internet of things.
DELL - GLOBAL SITE DESIGN (http://www.delldesignlibrary.com) | AUSTIN, TX
JUN 2012 - SEP 2012
User Experience Architect
• Helped simplify the product browsing and shopping experience for millions of customers who visit dell.com every month,
by reducing the segments on Dell's homepage from five to two ('For Home' and 'For Work').
• Revamped the 'File-Uploader' and 'Pagination' patterns, and made the first responsive pattern for Dell's Pattern Library.
• Helped in the generation of a new set of personas for Dell's UX team.
• Interviewed consumers to generate journey maps of end-to-end product research, purchase, usage and service experience.
DELL SERVICES | BANGALORE, INDIA AND PLANO, TX
JUN 2005 - JUL 2011
Software Development Engineer
• Developed healthcare web-applications for several key healthcare providers, like Tenet Healthcare, Massachusetts
General Hospital, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, etc.
• Built web-applications using C#, HTML, ASP.NET, SQL Server, and automated configuration management using TFS.
• In a client-facing position, communicated project requirements to offshore team from designers, analysts and clients.
Academic Work Experience:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - C.S. MOTT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | ANN ARBOR, MI
SEP 2011 - OCT 2012
User Experience Designer and Web Developer
• Worked with doctors and nurses of the Pediatrics-Cardiology team and staff at the School of Public Health.
• Participated in contextual interviews to gain an understanding of user data collection methods.
• Observed uses and understood limitations of the disparate and outdated research tools being used by the team.
• Iteratively designed and tested new layouts and interactions by creating wireframes and high-fidelity mockups.
• Developed the initial parts of the new web-based research tool, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and an Oracle database.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - MARGARET SANGER PAPERS PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY
FEB 2012 / JUL 2013
User Experience Designer and Web Developer
• Volunteered my time to audit a New York University department's website (http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sanger) and
proposed a redesigned layout and information architecture.
• Developed the new, cleaner, simpler to navigate and easer to maintain website, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
User Experience Designer & Developer
I am an avid user experience specialist skilled in interaction design, information architecture, usability, and development. I have
experience working in all stages of a product's lifecycle, from conception to design, development and validation. I work well with
cross-functional, collaborative teams and I'm effective in bringing user-centered design methods to the table.
I enjoy designing and developing simple, usable experiences. I am comfortable using a variety of design tools (Adobe Creative
Suite, Axure, OmniGraffle) and development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery).
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