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Austin, Texas, United States

Helping deliver fun and engagement through games from Austin Studio!

New York City Metropolitan Area

Enhanced user experience for Casino Apps by multiple tests for Free-to-play games, Games discovery and Jackpots• Multiple research rounds helped free-to-play game (Reward Machine) to achieve more than 80% of active users afterlaunch.• Successfully executed UX Research team goals for a research team of more than 15 researchers to improve the researchscripts and research plans by updating UXR Confluence library.• Implemented a quantitative research method to support qualitative research reports with collaboration with dataanalytics, CRM, marketing and insights team.• Created actionable deliverables consisting of journey maps, personas, annotated screenshots, and ecosystem maps to helpthe designers and product managers move forward with improving the experience for future updates of our product line.• Created a guide on how to run unmoderated usability testing studies via UserTesting.com and Maze to help my colleagues.• Mentored in DIY research program for designers and product managers to successfully educate designers on ‘How to doUX Research yourself.’• Conducted multiple design sprints to understand and solve friction points in user journey for FanDuel Casino App andStardust Casino App• Worked with FanDuel Sportsbook to improve X-sell experience for Sportsbook and Casino users resulting in 30% ofincrease in revenue.

New Jersey, United States

Newark, New Jersey

 Conduct user testing and develop personas, scenarios and work flows, utilize design thinking process. Enhance user experience for Smartphone applications and webpages by providing optimal design changes driven by testing. Conduct independent research on multiple aspects of products and experiences. Collect and analyze user behavior through lab studies, field visits, surveys, benchmarking studies, server logs and online experiments (A/B testing) Work with designers, product managers, engineers and other UXRs to prioritize research opportunities in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.

Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Beaumont, Texas

Thesis: THE EFFECT OF SMARTPHONE SCREEN SIZE ON USABILITY AND USERS’ DISCOMFORT Assist department of Industrial engineering and human factors lab in numerous research studies Perform research and analysis on the marine port injury data in United states. Conduct user-centered product research on different screen size of Smartphone (Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus) and evaluated performance levels. Experimental data collection and analysis by designing optimal methodology for product research. Use SAS and Python to perform ANOVA (analysis of variance) and analyze data. Create graphical results from the anthropometrical data collected from the experiment. Conduct usability testing considering accuracy and timing as independent variables. An international conference paper published at AHFE, 2017- “Effect of Smartphone use on upper extremity and neck” Presented at Southwest regional HFES, 2017, San Antonio- “Effect of screen size of Smartphone on neck and arms”

Nanded, Mh, India

• Researched and developed most relevant PVC products.• Increased quality by 10 times by conducting quality tests and suggesting design changes.• Lead new product development team and re-organized production lines driven by engineering research. New product launches lead the company towards ~$200K profits and emerged into most rapidly growing organization in the State.• Achieved quality requirements and production goals by managing assembly equipment design, assessment, and workshops.

Master Of Engineering Science, Industrial Engineering(Human Computer Interaction), A

Activities and Societies: -Thesis: Effect of screen size of Smartphone on neck flexion and arms. -Courses: Human-computer interaction.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, A

-Courses: Design of machine members-1 & 2, Applied thermodynamics-1, 2 & 3, Design of machines, Electrical & electronics engineering.

High School, Science, A

Data Visualisation With Python

Online Course