๐ About
Ex Lead UX Designer @Ford | MS HCI @IU Bloomington
๐ป Techie โ ๐จ Product Designer | ๐ Researcher | ๐งญ UX Strategist | ๐ฎ๐ณ โ ๐บ๐ธ โ ๐ฎ๐ณ
๐ค Interests: AI-enhanced SaaS | D2C products | Democratizing AI using SLMs & hybrid AI systems
I bring 10+ years of experience crafting user-centered products that drive growth and business impact.
๐ Journey
๐จโ๐ป Started as a Software Developer (2011)
๐ Masterโs in HumanโComputer Interaction โ Indiana University Bloomington (2018)
๐บ๐ธ Worked in the U.S. as a UX Designer & Researcher across various industries
๐ ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ญ โ Grew into a UX Project Lead, driving UX strategy and impactful solutions across multiple initiatives
๐ ๏ธ What I Do (End-to-End Product Strategy and Execution)
๐ User Research & Insights
๐ก Ideation & Problem Framing
๐งญ Information Architecture & User Flows
๐จ Interaction & UI/UX Design
โก Prototyping & Testing
{ } AI-assisted full-stack development
๐ค Dev Handoff & Presentations
๐งฉ Core Strengths
๐ Bridging Design ร Development ร Business goals
๐ฃ๏ธ Stakeholder alignment & workshops
๐งช Driving decisions through qualitative + quantitative research
โ๏ธ Design-Dev Liaison
๐ฏ Asking the right questions โ leading to actionable insights and impactful products
โพ๏ธ Research & Design Toolkit
๐ Research Methods
User Interviews โข Contextual Inquiry โข Focus Groups
Diary Studies โข Usability Testing
Qual & Quant Analysis
๐งฐ Design Execution
Interaction Design โข High-Fidelity UI/UX
Prototyping โข Client Presentations & Pitches
๐งต UX Artifacts
Journey Maps โข Personas โข Empathy Maps
Affinity Mapping โข User Flows โข Information Architecture
๐ค Interests
AI-enhanced SaaS
D2C products
Democratizing AI using SLMs & hybrid AI systems
๐ What Drives Me
โจ Building products with meaningful social impact
๐ Exploring how AI can empower enterprises & SMBs
๐ Current Status
๐ Actively exploring new opportunities
๐ Open to relocation for the right role
๐ฉ Say hi @ jvikasreddy@gmail.com
SAY HI!
I'd love to learn about what you do at your company.
Please say hi @ jvikasreddy@gmail.com or +1 (812) 717-1394