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rama deshpande

Creative technologist, play and experience designer

I design engaging and interactive experiences that include tangibility by combining the physical and digital worlds to create a meaningful impact through innovation. I have experience in designing for FinTech, EduTech, Data Management and Technology domains

using iterative and agile methods.

work experience

Graduate Assistant, The New School

(Jul, 2022-Present)

  • Support the Executive Education department by creating infographics, pitch decks, design templates and other digital content

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Graduate Assistant, The New School

(Apr, 2022-Aug, 2022)

  • Assisted the admissions team to answer queries over phone calls

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Lead, Experience Design - Infosys + Wongdoody

(Aug, 2019-June, 2021)

  • Conducted interviews, surveys and analysis for 20k+ employees to design the platform for employee health and wellness using AdobeXD that was released in phases on internal web and mobile platforms

  • Designed web UX/UI for FinTech and banking, EduTech and data management systems on client facing projects in India and Germany using AdobeXD

  • Led client meetings, conducted client workshops with the design team to understand requirements

  • Co-authored a white paper on the impacts of COVID-19 on retail

  • Pitched pre-sales and proof of concepts to potential clients on their projects

 

Intern, HumanX

(Dec, 2018 - April, 2019)

  • Redesigned UX of an English learning PC platform for a client based on primary and secondary research

  • Conducted remote usability testing on the performance of a publication services website

  • Designed mobile and web UI and UX for short-term client projects in the FinTech and Healthcare

    domains using brand guidelines using Sketch, Invision, AdobeXD

 

Intern, FlytBase

(May, 2018 - Jul, 2018)

  • Designed and created a detailed clickthrough prototype using AdobeXD for a web-based platform for security and surveillance using drone automation to reach users worldwide and primarily in the USA

  • Studied the technical terminologies, researched on competitor platforms, created task flows and information architecture and user demos

  • Created pitch decks and static prototypes for other drone automation projects

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Intern, SmartCloud Infoservices

(May, 2017 - Jun, 2017)

  • Developed a high-fidelity prototypes with unique experiences for beginners, learners and experts for a mobile application for meditation based on competitive research

other experience/ achievements

MIT Reality Hack - Participation, Boston, USA, 2023
Participated in the MIT Reality Hack to create XR interfaces in 3 days using Oculus Quest and Unity

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Super Magfest - Indie Arcade Showcase, Maryland, USA - Alternative Controller Showcase, 2023

Developed and presented a game using alternate controls with a team

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Honorary Mention - IBM Quantum Jam, 2021

Our team received an honorary mention for our project “Quantum Uniform”which was created using Quantum Computing.

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Participant - India Film Project, 2020

I participated in the mobile category of the 50 Hour film challenge by India Film Project where my prime role in my team was as the actor.

 

Coursera Certificate - Moscow Institute of Technology, 2020

I completed a six week course on Building Arduino Robots and Devices on Coursera.  As a part of learning, I tested out the programs on a simulator.

 

Volunteer - ResQ, 2019

As a volunteer at ResQ, an animal rescue and rehabilitation centre, I spent a month where I  fed, cleaned, brushed and walked different rescue animals like dogs, cats, pigs, donkeys.

 

Backstage Head - Persona Fest, 2017

As the backstage head during a university fest, I was responsible for managing backstage operations, which involved coordination, time keeping, lineups and so on.

 

Backstage crew - Firodiya, 2016

As a part of the backstage team for a theatre competition conducted all over the city, I worked on props, installations, sets and more.

skills

These are the skills I have developed through my undergraduate and graduate degree as well as work experience. I am still building on them and always learning.

Prototyping

Low-code(Adobe XD, Sketch, Invision, Figma)

Unity 2D & 3D

Arduino

p5.js

AR/VR/XR

Design

Game Design

Narrative Design

Design Research

Usability Testing

Visual Design

Rapid Prototyping

Design Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Figma

Procreate

Basic Level

Video Editing

HTML/CSS

Python

Raspberry Pi

Unreal Engine

Twine

education

2021-2023

MFA in Design and Technology

Parsons School of Design - The New School

  • Accessibility, UX design, gamification, play design, rapid interactive prototyping, physical computing, ML, AI, soft circuits, XR

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2015-2019

B.Des in User Experience Design

MIT Institute of Design

3rd Rank Holder

  • Primary and secondary user research methods, cognitive psychology, sociology, usability testing, wireframing, prototyping

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