About
I'm Rashmi. I'm an independent UI/UX designer and developer based in California.
UI/UX Developer & Designer
UI/UX developer & designer with over a decade of experience creating UI/UX solutions for industry-leading software companies and small businesses. Leveraged prior experience as a full-stack software developer to optimize technologies and enhance user experience. Started as a UI developer and progressed to UI lead and UI/UX designer.
SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CORE STRENGTHS
- UI/UX developer & designer: Designed and developed visually appealing and user centered UI/UX solutions for thousands of users at software companies, small businesses and non-profit organizations. Provided designs for marketing campaigns at a multibillion-dollar company. Optimized UI/UXs for mobile devices and laptops. Used user-centered design principles, and incorporated new tools/technologies to enhance user experience. Led projects from end to end including requirements gathering, conducting user interviews, creating wire-frames/ prototypes, designing layout, presenting design ideas, coding pages and testing functionality.
- UI/UX development processes: Made development processes more efficient by bringing in new tools, incorporating new technologies, and following Agile methodology.
- Communication: Led projects from end to end, and coordinated with several teams. Built a network of relationships across several countries, disciplines, and business units.
- Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science with several professional certifications in Web Design, UI/UX Design and Graphic Design. Solid understanding of user centered design principles. Demonstrated proficiency in several tools, frameworks & technologies.
Skills
Professional Certificates
UX Design
UI Design
Web Design
Resume
Sumary
Rashmi Deshpande
Independent UI/UX developer and designer
UI/UX developer & designer with over a decade of experience creating UI/UX solutions for industry-leading software companies and small businesses. Leveraged prior experience as a full-stack software developer to optimize technologies and enhance user experience. Started as a UI developer and progressed to UI lead and UI/UX designer.
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Phone: (650) 282-0001
- Email: rdeshpande@protonmail.com
Education
Master of Science in Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, India
Courses
Fundamentals of Graphic Design
California Institute of the Arts at Coursera
Visual Elements of User Interface
California Institute of the Arts at Coursera
UX Design Fundamentals
California Institute of the Arts at Coursera
Web Design for Everyone
University of Michigan at Coursera
Interaction Design
Cooper U
Professional Experience
Independent UI/UX designer and developer
2019 - Present
Designed and developed several UI/UX solutions. Implemented responsive design principles, ensured mobile compatibility, and performed cross browser testing to allow compatibility across platforms and devices. Made the designs user centered and visually appealing.Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress, Figma, Canva
Senior R & D Engineer, Synopsys
2010 - 2019
Modernized the company’s UI/UX while working with teams of designers and developers. Created UI/UXs for internal tools, became the UI/UX go-to person, and helped other designers and developers with their own projects. Began as a programmer and progressed to UI lead and UI/UX designer.
Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, Java, JSP/Servlets, MySQL, SQL
Software Engineer, NetApp
2010 - 2019
Played key role in updating the UI of a major product. Enhanced DataFort Manager’s UI by designing and implementing role-based access control in Java. Added internationalization support for DataFort Manager’s UI, which allowed it to reach a global audience more efficiently.
Technologies Used: Java, GWT
Associate Consultant, Accenture
2006 - 2008
Designed, developed, and tested software solutions for financial applications, using Java. Enabled reporting of billable hours by estimating the projects. Helped develop a foreign exchange trading application. Helped generate and execute foreign exchange trades, using Java, Perl, and Oracle Database. Implemented several new features into Broker Tec’s proprietary trading application
Technologies Used: Java, Perl, Oracle, MySQL
Contact
If you would like to work together, please get in touch.
Location:
Mountain View, California
Email:
rdeshpande@protonmail.com
Call:
(650)-282-0001