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about me

Hi, I’m Suviksha, I have a master's in UX Research and Design from the School of Information at University of Michigan

I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Architecture and pivoted onto a digital canvas as a UX researcher and designer. From crafting physical spaces to digital experiences.

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EDUCATION

University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | ‘21 -’23

Master of Science in Information | GPA: 3.95  

  • Specialization in User Experience Research and Design

Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Bangalore, India| ‘14 -’19 Bachelor of Architecture | GPA: 3.71

  • Specialization in Urban Design, and Phenomenology

Architecture Association | London, UK | July '17 

  • Summer School Program Study abroad coursework in Material Science of Physical Interfaces

WORK EXPERIENCE

UX Specialist | University of Michigan Library | Remote - NYC, NY | June ‘23 – Present

  • Co-led the phase 2 redesign of U-M Library Digital Collections, executing a heuristic evaluation and 50 usability tests to address 20+ usability issues.

  • Developed a user testing outline template, now added to the team's UX templates inventory, enhancing test script quality and optimizing user’s time.

  • Authored an article on my experience and contribution to emerging ResearchOps, offering insights and advice on the same.

UX Research Intern | University of Michigan Library | Ann Arbor, MI | May ‘22 – April ’23

  • Utilized service design and qualitative user research, extracting evidence through 6 interviews, to advocate for a revamped student employment system to stakeholders

  • Designed a workshop and template on how to make user journeys.

  • Created mockups and co-designed the U-M Library’s Design System homepage banner.

UX Research Assistant | Michigan Medicine | Ann Arbor, MI | December ‘22 – April ’23

  • Conducted research in developing a learning tool that visualizes VR data to evaluate emergency medicine trainees’ cognitive and behavioural processes.

  • Developed design guidelines for the data visualisation of VR data streams.

Junior UX Designer | House For Learning | Bangalore, India | January ‘21 – June ’21

  • Crafted wireframes and developed prototypes for the mobile interface of an Ed-tech startup's MOOC platform.

DESIGN SKILLS

  • Interaction Design

  • UI Design

  • Prototyping

  • Wireframing

  • Storyboarding

  • Personas

  • Information Architecture

RESEARCH SKILLS

  • A/B Testing

  • Contextual Inquiry

  • Comparative Analysis

  • Heuristic Evaluation

  • Surveys

  • User Interview

  • Usability Testing

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • JavaScript

  • HTML/CSS

  • Python (Introductory)

TOOLS

  • Figma

  • Adobe XD

  • lllustrator

  • InDesign

  • Photoshop

  • Qualtrics

  • Sketch

  • Miro

PROJECTS

UX Designer, The West Virginia School for the Blind and Deaf

  • Designed an app to help increase independence in playing Disc Golf for students with blindness and low vision.

  • This project gained a feature on the U-M School of Information’s website, was presented at the UMSI project expo and secured funding for travel to conduct on-site low-fidelity product testing.

UX Consultant, Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS Detroit)​

  • Conducted qualitative research via contextual inquiry for the homeless shelter 'COTS' in a team of 5.

  • Conducted 8 interviews, created a swim lane org chart and used affinity diagrams to arrive at findings.

  • Provided recommendations to optimize knowledge management and workflow protocol.

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