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SAI SURYA KOTHAPALLY

Tempe,USA

Summary

Detail-obsessed and systems-thinking Product Designer with 3+ years of experience crafting intuitive, mobile-first experiences across AI-powered B2B and consumer-facing B2C platforms. Skilled in translating complex interactions into elegant, high-fidelity designs that scale. Adept at end-to-end design, from user research to prototyping and iteration in cross-functional teams. Passionate about building immersive navigation and mapping experiences that improve how people explore their world.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

UX Designer

OSAZ
, United States
05.2025 - Current
  • Redesigned the onboarding survey flow to enhance user experience and interface, tailored specifically for B2C, consumer-facing skin products.
  • Prioritized aligning business goals and user needs to design for complete user journeys, including edge cases.
  • Collaborated with user researchers to uncover key insights that informed the design of a personalized shopping experience.

Product Designer

UnderContrac Inc.
, United States
04.2025 - 05.2025
  • Partnered with the CEO to shape a forward-thinking product roadmap, contributing to a $1M capital raise.
  • Designed navigation experiences for real estate developers to explore, filter, and manage capital funding opportunities-addressing real-world mobility and spatial interaction needs.
  • Led landing page and interaction flow redesigns, improving user engagement and conversion metrics.

AI Designer

Product Manager Accelerator
, United States
01.2025 - 04.2025
  • Created and maintained a scalable design system for an MVP, ensuring mobile design consistency across 100+ screens.
  • Secured first place among 9 teams in the cohort by successfully delivering an MVP within 2 months, including a complete UI overhaul.
  • Received the AI Trailblazer Award for solving and innovating key user flows.
  • Played a pivotal role in taking the product from 0 to 1, guiding it from concept to successful launch.

UX Designer Intern

AugierAI.com
, United States
08.2024 - 12.2024
  • Architected intuitive user experiences for proposal generation and AI chatbot features, enhancing usability metrics by 30% and streamlining workflows.
  • Crafted and tested high-fidelity prototypes, boosting user satisfaction by 40% in opportunity identification processes.
  • Redesigned paywall pages, increasing subscription conversion rates by 30% through effective UX principles.
  • Revamped landing pages to enhance customer engagement from 55% to 70% using compelling storytelling.

UI Designer

Capgemini
, India
04.2021 - 11.2022
  • Boosted user engagement by 25% through development and implementation of responsive, intuitive UI designs for Payment Security features on Synchrony Financial's consumer-facing web and mobile platforms.
  • Applied user-centric design strategies in an Agile environment, driving a 32% increase in customer satisfaction.
  • Led research-driven decision-making processes for paperless sign-ups feature by conducting user research and accessibility evaluations, ensuring compliance and improving user satisfaction by 35%.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including data analysts and developers, to align with business objectives and develop reusable components resulting in a 20% improvement in project efficiency and goal alignment.

Education

Master of Science - User Experience

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
12.2024

Bachelor's of Technology - Information Technology

Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology
Hyderabad, India
08.2020

Skills

  • Information Architecture
  • User Interface Design
  • Web and Mobile Design
  • IOS Design
  • HIG Guidelines
  • Journey Mapping
  • Visual Design
  • Typography
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • User Flows
  • Interaction Design
  • User Personas
  • Consumer Product Design
  • Design Systems
  • Inclusive Design
  • Storyboarding
  • WCAG guidelines
  • Product Strategy
  • Balance business requirement and Product requirements
  • Brand Design (BXD)
  • Design thinking
  • Web standards
  • Conceptual diagrams
  • Micro interactions
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • User Surveys
  • User Interviews
  • User Research
  • A/B Testing
  • Usability Testing
  • Contextual Inquiry
  • Participatory Research
  • Structured Interviews
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Affinity Mapping
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Ethnographic research
  • Figma
  • Adobe XD
  • Sketch
  • Miro
  • Adobe creative suite
  • Framer
  • Invision
  • Google Analytics
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • JQuery

Certification

  • AI Certified Designer, Product Management Accelerator, 04/01/25, Received this certification in recognition of my demonstrated proficiency in AI design and development of AI-driven solutions.
  • UX Research - Lean Experimentation, 03/01/24, Validated design ideas quickly using lean startup methodologies, accelerating product development and feedback loops.
  • CITI Program - Human Research, 02/01/23, Acquired expertise in social and behavioral research techniques, including interviews and surveys, relevant to user research.

Timeline

UX Designer

OSAZ
05.2025 - Current

Product Designer

UnderContrac Inc.
04.2025 - 05.2025

AI Designer

Product Manager Accelerator
01.2025 - 04.2025

UX Designer Intern

AugierAI.com
08.2024 - 12.2024

UI Designer

Capgemini
04.2021 - 11.2022

Master of Science - User Experience

Arizona State University

Bachelor's of Technology - Information Technology

Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology