UX Manager

Usability Analyst

HFI CUA

Enterprise Analytics and Reporting

Business Intelligence

Satish Kumar Rajula

Hi there, I am Satish Kumar Rajula, a user experience manager based in Hyderabad, India. With over 18 years of experience in the industry and 12 years of experience in the user experience role, I am passionate about creating easy-to-use and visually appealing applications that enhance user satisfaction.

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Summary

As a User Experience (UX) Manager and Design Thinker, I bring extensive expertise in crafting seamless and impactful digital experiences.
As a strategic thinker and collaborative leader, I bring extensive expertise to overseeing the entire UX design process, from initial concept to implementation.
I am adept at collaborating with product management, development, and business owners in agile environments.
My skills include strategic planning, user research, user-centric design, accessibility, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and a commitment to continuous improvement to deliver an optimal user experience within complex enterprise ecosystems.
Skilled in using industry-standard tools and technologies such as Axure RP, Figma, Protopie, HTML5 & CSS3, Bootstrap, LESS/SASS, FlowMapp, Treejack and Adobe Creative Suite.
Translating complex requirements into intuitive and visually appealing designs.
Over the years, my work has led me to collaborate with diverse industries, allowing me to adapt and thrive in dynamic environments.
I am always eager to learn and stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in the UX world. I am a firm believer in collaboration and teamwork, and I enjoy working with diverse and talented individuals to create impactful and meaningful user experiences.
I keep myself abreast of emerging trends, tools, and technologies in enterprise UX design to ensure that the application remains innovative and competitive.
If you are looking to create exceptional digital experiences, I would love to connect and explore opportunities where my skills can contribute to your organization’s success.

What I Do

User Research

Create a user research structure and framework, which placed user research within an agile environment and reduced development time.

HCI / UCD approach

Used Advanced HCI / UCD principles and understanding of analytical methods and how/when they affect the design process

Wireframing

Wireframing experiences both high and low fidelity. Proven ability to produce annotated wireframes using programs such as Axure, Creative Cloud, Sketch, Balsamiq, or other wireframing tools

Visual Design

Experience in visualization, creating visual designs, developing high quality of work, maintaining team, and design reviews, handling whole project through its life cycle

Heuristic Evaluation

Methodologies employed included: heuristic evaluation, cognitive walkthrough, and task analysis.

Design Thinking

Responsible for maintaining and advancing the overall quality of strategic and design thinking

Information architecture

Contribute to the development of the information architecture principles and framework for Enterprise Analytics Platform

Prototyping

Collaborate closely with teams of Researchers, Engineers, and Product Owners throughout the design process – from crafting user flows and wireframes to building user interface mockups, and prototypes

Accessibility

Drive accessibility concepts and requirements into design. Playing a key role in the evolution of accessibility from compliance requirements to a standard for software development

Usability Testing

Conducted usability tests with actionable results and generative research, to improve the overall UX design and increasing customer retention

Methodologies: generative research, usability testing, card sorting, surveys, analytics, prototypes, heuristic evaluation, competitive analysis
Workshops: facilitation, ideation, participatory design, moderator, iteration, affinity diagram
Deliverables: personas, customer journey map, empathy map, mental models, experience maps, scenarios, research reports, mind maps
Tools: Axure, Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Google Analytics, Zoom,
Processes & industries: Agile, Scrum, Lean, Design Systems, Sprints

Companies

Experience

Work Experience

Nov 2021 - Till Date

Splash Business Intelligence Pvt. Ltd.

USER EXPERIENCE MANAGER

Designed enterprise-level systems, including web, iOS, and Android platforms for SplashBI.
Worked with stakeholders and product owners to concept and design strategic cross-platform mobile projects. Responsible for user research, wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs for responsive web and mobile applications.
Collaborated in an agile, cross-functional team to design an innovative feature by conducting market research, designing user-centered solutions and building clickable prototypes in Axure RP
Recommending and integrating front-end technologies to merge the technical architecture with creative designs and art direction.

Jun 2018 - Nov 2021

EIS Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

USER EXPERIENCE MANAGER

Worked on Splash Business Intelligence web and mobile applications
Translated concepts into wireframes and mockups that lead to intuitive user experiences. Identified opportunities made strategic design and user-experience decisions for rich interactivity prospect user engagement.
Business analysis of information architecture. Writing use cases, internal usability testing according to UI/UX/IA principles and industry best practices. Designed and delivered wireframes, iterated user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.

Mar 2014 - Jun 2018

EIS Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

SR. USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER

A full stack of expertise in design process - information architecture + interaction design, usability, clickable digital prototyping, graphic / visual design, brand integration. Resolved complicated data manual input into intuitive and simple user interface. Designed business analytics tool by understanding user needs, redesigning information architecture, creating low fidelity wireframes, and performing usability tests.
Worked closely with the internal product team to provide the greatest customer experience with a high level of quality and clarity of message for all communications.

Nov 2008 - Jun 2011

MITS Pvt. Ltd.

UI/UX DESIGNER

Presented designs to stakeholders/colleagues and merged feedback with research findings to create compelling design solutions. GUI design & prototype of next-generation Enterprise Management Platform.
Worked with the product management to define new UI specifications for easy use and performance optimization.

Jun 2006 - Nov 2008

MITS Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, India

SR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Responsible for designing, producing, and maintaining digital products consumed by the company and its clients. Creative UI layouts, mockups, visual artifacts, icons, design specifications, and prototypes that are ready to be implemented.
Web 2.0 design: clean and clutter-free design and rapid prototype using HTML/CSS/JavaScript with usability/accessibility. Visual design and graphic interactive mockup for web & desktop applications using Photoshop / Illustrator

May 2005 - May 2006

Silicon Chips Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, India

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Maintained and updated ongoing web content. Developed creative content for weekly promotional and marketing emails. Designed and developed banner advertising and promotional landing pages adhering to existing branding guidelines and worked to develop additional creative enhancements to the company’s websites.
Resolved Cross-Browser Issues, Created User Interface Designing for Web Applications, Created Self running Flash presentations and CD Presentations. Created presentations for different training programs & sessions in MS PowerPoint.