
Ravi Shankar
I am a UX Designer with a passion for problem solving and creating user-centric experiences driven by research. I thrive on creating delightful and functional products that resonate with users. Additionally, I leverage my experience as a Web Developer and Video Editor to bring a unique perspective to the design process.
Experience
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Senior UX Designer
Hiringhood
Sep 2024 to Dec 2024
- Led the design team and coordinated with the product team to ensure designs and concepts meet stakeholder requirements and expectations.
- Designed an end-to-end ATS system with seamless AI-ML integration to help recruiters and employers.
- Designed multiple AI-powered recruitment applications that streamlined candidate processing, enabling recruiters to efficiently evaluate 1000+ candidate profiles .
- Optimized resume-to-job description matching workflow, reducing manual screening time by approximately 80%, transforming task completion from 5-10 minutes per resume to under 1 minute for batch processing of 20 resumes
- Designed an intelligent recruitment copilot that dynamically generates targeted screening questions derived from job descriptions which empowered recruiters to easily screen potential recruits.
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UX Designer
From May 2021 to Aug 2024- Created an accessibility-focused component starter kit for AstroJS called ravixUI. Available at ravixUI
- Collaborated with a mental health professional to create the design for their business website including branding and company tone.
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Associate Consultant
Wipro
Aug 2017 to May 2021
- Designed and developed over 40 responsive applications using SAPUI5 for a Top 10 Fortune 500 company in the petroleum industry.
- Lead the design decision making for the front end for all the applications while taking continuous feedback from the users and stakeholders to improve the applications and overall ease of use.
- Created intuitive dashboards and visualizations for plant performance and KPIs, enabling data-driven decision-making and an optimal user experience. The applications were deployed in many plants which improved plant operations both qualitatively and quantitatively.
- Developed tools and processes for streamlined deployments of VMs, docker containers, and Kubernetes clusters.
Skills
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Design
Web Accessibility, User Research, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Figma, Wireframing and Prototyping (Figma and HTML), UI Design ( Visual Design, Typography, Design Systems, Web Design, Mobile Design), Usability Testing and Iteration, Design Thinking, Affinity Mapping.
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Technology
Rapid Prototyping with HTML, CSS, and Javascript, Web Development, Typescript, Tailwind CSS, Astrojs, Svelte, React, SAPUI5, jQuery, Video Editing with Davinci Resolve, Middleware/API Creation using cloudflare, Open Source Creation, AI-enhanced coding.
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Soft Skills
Design communication, Teamwork and Individual Contribution, Multi-lingual (English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil), Visual Storytelling, Stakeholder Communication, Presentation
Education
B.Tech in Electronics and Communication
VIT University, Vellore
From June 2013 to May 2017