Intro

Senior Product/UX Designer blending creative artistry with UX strategy to craft engaging digital experiences. Skilled in user-centered design, design systems, and interactive prototyping, I deliver scalable web and mobile solutions that balance usability, accessibility, and visual impact while aligning user needs with business goals.
  
Education


B.Sc. – Visual Communication Design
University of Madras, Chennai, India.

Work experience

Senior UX/Product Designer (VP, Digital Design ACD) | Citibank, N.A. | Irving, Texas
Nov 2019 – Sep 2025

• Design user-centered digital experiences across high-impact financial platforms with a strong focus on usability, accessibility, and design consistency.

• Partner with product managers, engineers, and compliance teams to translate complex business needs into intuitive, responsive web and mobile interfaces.

• Lead the end-to-end design process, including user research, journey mapping, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes.

• Contribute to and evolve Citi’s global design system, ensuring scalability and cohesive experiences across multiple product lines.

• Redesigned payment workflows, reducing task completion time by 30% and increasing adoption across 2M+ users.

Senior UX/UI Designer | Photon InfoTech Inc. | New York, New York
Nov 2014 – Nov 2019

Delivered end-to-end UX and UI design solutions for multiple Fortune 500 clients, working on-site to design, prototype, and launch enterprise-scale digital products.

• KPMG – UX/UI Designer (2014 – 2015) Supported internal platforms by designing user-friendly dashboards and workflows. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve usability and streamline reporting tools. 

• Maritz – Senior UX/UI Designer (2015 – 2016), Onsite St. Louis Designed responsive web experiences for employee engagement and incentive platforms. Conducted usability testing and implemented improvements that increased platform adoption.

• MetLife – Senior UX/UI Designer (2017 – 2019), Onsite New Jersey Led design of digital insurance solutions, including claims and policy management tools. Partnered with business and tech stakeholders to deliver accessible, scalable design systems.

Creative Lead | Photon Interactive Pvt Ltd. | Chennai, India 
Oct 2011 – Nov 2014
Led creative direction and UX/UI design for enterprise clients across retail, healthcare, and financial services, delivering impactful digital experiences for web and mobile platforms.

• Walgreens & Duane Reade – Designed and optimized e-commerce and mobile app experiences to improve customer engagement and conversions.

• Chase – Supported financial services projects, focusing on user-centric design for digital banking experiences. Macy’s & Neiman Marcus – Contributed to responsive design solutions enhancing retail customer journeys.

• Dr. Scholl’s® & Bayer – Created digital assets and product experience enhancements for healthcare and consumer goods brands.

Animation Supervisor | Accel Animation Studios | Chennai, India 
Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 
Successfully manage and coordinate creative designs and animation projects from concept through completion. Worked closely with animators and designers to create the animation, concept designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Effectively build, motivate, and direct animation, design, and production teams. Visualizing, designing, and supervising animations, Web sites, and Intranet Applications. Pre Production; Character design and all characters turnaround model sheet preparation.

Animation Director | Land Marvel Animation Studios Pvt. Ltd. | Chennai, India
Apr 2007 – OCt 2010 
Pre-production, animation direction, and Character design, and all character’s turnaround model sheet preparation. Worked closely with animators and designers to create the animation, concept designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Effectively build, motivate, and direct animation, design, and production teams. Visualizing, designing, and supervising animations.