Rutuja Prabhudesai
About Me
I am a UX Designer with over 10 years’ experience in the Architecture industry. I have an empathetic outlook for the user’s needs coupled with an extensive experience conveying my ideas to the stakeholders to achieve the business goals. Striking this delicate balance is my strength, which I want to use to create better user experiences!
My design background has honed my eye for detail, and the ability to translate human needs and desires to seamless, engaging, and aesthetically pleasing solutions. I am passionate about sustainable design strategies and love creating physical and digital spaces that positively impact people’s lives.
Some of my skills include: Skills: Voice UI Design, Visual Design, User Research, User Stories, Personas, User Flows, Journey Maps, Sitemap, Information Architecture, Rapid Prototyping, Wireframing, Heuristic Evaluation, Usability Testing, Affinity Mapping, 3D Modeling
In addition to several years of working in a collaborative and high stakes work environment, I bring a human-focused, data-driven and organized mindset, excellent management and communication skills and a learning spirit to any team.
Education
CareerFoundry
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Mumbai
Work & Experience
Senior Designer
Perkins Eastman
● Mentored junior staff for graphic production and design execution ● Coordinated with multi-disciplinary teams for a new Hospital design project (269,000 sq. ft, $315M+) ● Single point of contact for design implementation, document management, and change orders affecting cost and timeline ● Executed project close-out and handover, milestones checklists, mockup reviews and asset management ● Presented to business, design, and executive-level leadership and supported user-centered design rationale using quantitative data and user research
Project Designer
Polytech Associates
● Planned proposals for client presentations, scope of work, design systems ● Analyzed user behaviors, identified opportunities to solve problems, and translated user needs to seamless, aesthetically pleasing experiences ● Created design concepts, content strategy,, project schedules, and workflows
Designer
EHDD Architecture
● Collaborated with team members to create project vision studies, design iterations, style guides, and mood boards using Adobe Creative Suite
Architect
UCJ Architecture and Environment
● Rapid prototypes with hand-drawn sketches and 3D views to develop visual mockups for the design development process
