Chaitanya P.

Chaitanya P.

Product Designer & UX Engineer with a background in Computer Science and Design

5 yrs experience · San Francisco, CA · <10 hrs/week

About

I am a skilled designer and engineer with a passion for creating delightful digital experiences. With a strong background in computer science and design, they have worked on projects that blend empathy with business goals and engineering constraints. I have experience in UX design, product design, and user research across industries like real estate, healthcare, and social media. I'm currently open to internship (2025) and freelance opportunities.

Skills

Adobe Creative SuiteAngularDesign SystemsDockerFigmaGitGoogle AnalyticsHTML/CSSInteraction DesignJavascriptPrototypingPythonReactSQLSketchStoryboardingUsability TestingUser FlowsUser ResearchVisual DesignWireframing

Experience

  • UX Designer · Minds10-01-2022 – 08-01-2024

    Redesigned the onboarding experience on web and mobile app, increasing new user engagement by 61%. Co-designed and implemented an open source design system, improving developer efficiency and reducing component development time by 67%. Co-led design for Minds Networks, launching with 20 business clients and a 55% increase in trials.

  • Freelance Designer · Self-Employed2019-08 – Present

    Redesigned landing page for an enterprise blockchain company in stealth, increasing contact rate by 40%. Design and research for Minds.com, as well as front-end web development for various small businesses.

  • Design Engineer · CBRE (Contract through RTS)2021-09 – 2022-06

    Design and engineering for DevOps and internal tooling at CBRE. Shipped feature from conception to implementation (Mock API service) with 3rd most usage for developers. Helped transition and refactor design system from Angular to React.

  • Product Design Intern · Curology2020-06 – 2020-09

    Helped rebuild Radiance design system using auto layout, making team 20% more efficient. Owned end-to-end design and devised A/B launch plan for subscription cadence, allowing users to modify shipment frequency.

  • Product Design Intern · Wizehire2019-06 – 2019-09

    Redesigned e-mail template experience to save administrators' time. Designed referral experience to increase new user signups and aid monetization. Co-led and designed Wizehire’s design system.

  • Product Design Intern · PagerDuty2018-06 – 2018-09

    Conducted research and design on the Enterprise and Permissions team. Designed user-facing verticals and internal tools for product insights. Worked on team hierarchy feature, increasing feature usage by 13%.

Education

  • DePaul University Jarvis College of Computing and Digital MediaMaster of Science - MS, Human Computer Interaction
  • UC San DiegoBachelor of Science (B.S.), Cognitive Science, Design and Interaction, Minor in Computer Science
  • Woodstock SchoolHigh school Diploma, General education

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