richa kulkarni

user experience designer

About

Studied Computer Science B.S. at UCSC

Country

united states

City

fremont

Industry

design

Skill

java, c, web2py, html, wordpress, css, python, microsoft excel, microsoft office, microsoft word, powerpoint, social media, english, research, teamwork, public speaking, editing, godaddy, programming, javascript, d3.js, active directory, jira, gotomeeting, gotoassist, amazon web services, continuous integration, redshift, user experience design, human computer interaction, computer science, ux design, ui design, product design, wireframing, usability testing, user centered design, jenkins, amazon rds, emr, hdfs, adobe xd, figma, adobe creative suite, invision, prototyping, devops, sketch, adobe creative cloud, miro, xtensio, user research, strategic design, user interaction, visual design, mockups, web design, interaction design, zeplin

Experience

user experience designer

equinix

2019-10 - Present · 7 yrs

user experience designer

save the water™ (stw™)

2019-6 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

* Participate in various design projects involving stages of research, ideation, wireframing, prototyping, testing, etc. using Figma and other collaboration tools * Contribute to user experience best practices, keep up-to-date with market trends and best practices * Collaborate with different teams in development, marketing, etc. to define and prioritize features

user experience designer

iesc - international executive service corps

2019-6 - 2019-6 · 1 mo

* Worked with design technologies like Adobe XD and Figma to improve and redesign the Bizfundi web platform * Collaborated with the ENGINE team to provide design suggestions, perform UX best practices, discuss current user behavior, and receive feedback

devops engineer

lattice engines

2017-5 - 2019-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Developed Python automation scripts for various use cases of AWS infrastructure spin up, alerting and monitoring, etc.

it technician

lattice engines

2016-7 - 2017-4 · 10 mos

Conducted database management with T-SQL programming and Python automation scripting along with working with several technology teams at this startup

engineering peer advisor

baskin school of engineering ucsc

2015-9 - 2016-6 · 10 mos

* Assist students with engineering course information, help with scheduling and major declaration * Administration work in keeping records of sessions, forms * Interact with UCSC Engineering faculty members, students, and fellow peer advisors * Utilize teamwork, leadership, and public speaking skills

Education

washington high school

2009-1 - 2013-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

university of california, santa cruz

computer science

2013-1 - 2017-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Maintaining grades, Baskin Engineering Peer Advisor, Mentor for women in engineering(Project Awesome), participating in several clubs, participating in Fusion dance team