Personal Info
| Full name | Sree Teja Kalakota |
|---|---|
| [email protected] | |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Roles | Web Developer, Graphic and UX/UI designer |
Sree Teja Kalakota
UI Designer
UT Austin' 24
Summary
Creative and data-driven marketing professional with a talent for transforming ideas into impactful digital campaigns and promotional materials. Recognized for a collaborative, authentic approach in working with teams and clients, bringing both creative insight and marketing expertise.
Professional Experience
Product
Designer
Revive Software Systems, Plano, TX
June 2024 - Present
Working with a small team of passionate AI Engineers in building a AI powered SaaS product. I created Logo and color guide for the startup. My role is to understand our clients' needs and cater to their specific needs through workshops, prototyping and user testing before shipping the product to our engineers. I am also helping to build a design system and design community within the company to meet up with teams from around the world.
UI Designer
Carolinas Psychiatric Institute, Charlotte, NC
December 2023 - May 2024
Worked alongside developers, I redesigned a landing page to make it more engaging and focused on storytelling, helping the business grow. I created detailed design prototypes, added visuals and animations to make it look appealing, and made a 2D animated demo to explain the product in a simple way. This helped improve the overall experience for users and made the product more memorable.
User Experience
Specialist
The University of Texas Center for Teaching and Learning, Texas
June 2023 - August 2024
Facilitating website updates by incorporating stakeholder and user feedback, while aligning with client requirements. Executing updates for enhanced user experience and organizational goals, aligning with industry best practices. Assisting in the design and development of digital products and services, enhancing the communication strategy.
Software development
Engineer (SDE)
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
Spearheaded AEM development for the e-commerce project, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance. Implemented a robust CI/CD pipeline with Bitbucket for efficient code integration and automated testing. Customized CQ5 Templates, Dialogs, and Workflow on AEM for smooth content management. Collaborated closely with UI/UX designers to create functional AEM components and enhance the user experience. Optimized the AEM-based e-commerce website, leading to increased user engagement and higher conversion rates. Actively participated in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions to uphold coding standards. Identified opportunities for process improvements, proposing innovative solutions for efficient workflows.
Visual Designer
Aditya Mehta Foundation
Oct 2018 - Feb 2021
Officiated as the design captain of the franchise for 3 years. Crafted the India Cycling Team jersey for the 2019 Asian Road Cycling Championship. Masterminded the interior of the Infinity parasport academy and rehabilitation center. Conceptualized the planning and execution of the design activities for more than 15 National Events. Mapped out designs in collaboration with major brands, celebrities, and para-athletes.
User Experience Design
Intern
Intense Technologies Limited, India
March 2017 - August 2017
- Involved in the planning and design of a low-code, rapid enterprise application production platform.
- Conducted comprehensive usability testing, analysed data, and optimized design approaches.
- Produced high-quality animations and motion graphics for use in marketing campaigns and presentations.
Academic Qualification
Masters in
Information Studies - User Experience
Design
The University of Texas at Austin - Texas
Aug 2022 - May 2024
Specializing Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience Design as a domain of expertise.
Bachelors in Computers and
Information Technology
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University - India
Aug 2016 - Oct 2020
Developed an Android-based gamification assessment application for academic students in a school system.
Academic Projects
Smart Cookbook with
Advanced Pantry Management
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
- Implemented a competitive analysis on existing applications based on Information Architecture.
- Screened User Interviews and Surveys to understand the user flow and created a Content Inventory.
- Designed Wireframes and High Fidelity UI based on the information hierarchy of the study.
- Responsibility: Competitive Analysis, User Interviews, Content Inventory, Wireframes and High Fidelity UI.
An Android
Application for Gamified Learning
Dec 2019 - Apr 2020
- Prospected a research on the metrics to determine a student's understanding in a course work.
- Magnified the application of gamification techniques in the educational sector.
- Incorporated the analysed data to build an Android application that integrates gamification techniques.
- Technology: Java, Android Studio, Embedded JavaScript, Bootstrap, Node JS, Firebase NoSQL DB.
An Intra College
Social Networking Portal
June 2019 - Oct 2019
- Empowered a basic research to understand how my undergraduate friends connected with our on-campus instructors to receive advice for their research papers, experiments, assignments, and academic assistance.
- Tailored the pain points from the research insights, designed a model to tackle the issue and developed a website as part of my academic coursework.
- Technology: JavaScript, PHP, Apache Tomcat, Bootstrap, MySQL DB
Skill Base
Research
Survey
Personas
User interviews
Heuristic
Evaluation
Card Sorting
Information
Architecture
Design
Sitemaps
Storyboarding
Task-flows
User scenarios
Hi-fi & Lo-fi
Mockups
Prototyping
Wireframing
Visual design
Branding
Web Design
HTML5
CSS3
Javascript
ES6
Node
JS
Bootstrap
AJAX
Coding
C
Java
C++
Python
ToolKit
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe
Illustrator
Sketch
Figma
AEM 6.5
Visual Studio
Code
Android Studio
GitHub
Jira
Appreciations
Indo-Tibetan Border Police expressed gratitude for my commitment to the promotion of paralympic sports in India.
Commended by the Indian Border Security Force for offering gratuitous design workshops to the handicapped people.
Appreciated by IEEE Hyderabad Section for working as an UI Designer for 'IEEE CovidMove' website in 2020.
Finished first place in Robokart's Game Design Competition using Unity 3D in 2017.