Shaunak Bhanarkar Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Achieved a user satisfaction rate of over 90% through strategic conceptualization and iterative design of a web platform, enhancing user satisfaction and productivity for 3000+ musicians and artists.• Spearheaded the creation of a foundational design system for the web platform, ensuring consistency and scalability.• Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to develop a strategic product roadmap spread across 5 sprints and ensure alignment with business goals & user needs.

• Formulated a marketing plan, strategizing tactics on how to shape the program and carry out initiatives capturing at least 250 student leads, 20 clubs, and 5 professors interested in learning more about Adobe. • Planned and executed 4 Adobe workshops teaching students how to best utilize Adobe applications.• Promoted Adobe through content creation and advertising through personal social media channels, driving students’ awareness and interest, leading to increased activations of free Adobe Creative Cloud and growing brand awareness.

• Assisted in delivering engaging and interactive lectures for multiple courses focused on user-centered design and programming for design professionals, impacting 200+ students.• Offered 1:1 mentoring sessions, guiding students through core concepts and problem-solving techniques.• Evaluated and provided detailed feedback on assignments and projects, helping students understand key areas of improvement, resulting in enhanced student comprehension.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Redesigned the To-do Page of Rocket Mortgage to streamline task flows, reducing steps and increasing efficiency and user engagement for processing 290,000+ loans per year.• Collaborated closely with product managers, designers, and UX writers to ensure designs aligned with user and business objectives.• Produced high-fidelity prototypes for user testing and worked with stakeholders to ensure the final product adhered to the original creative vision.

Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Improved conversion rate by 20% through collaboration with product, business, and engineering teams to strategically design the room category widget on Oyo’s mobile app, impacting 50M+ users across 35 countries.• Conducted usability testing and data analysis to identify usability issues and pain points, guiding iterations of designs.• Enhanced user engagement and retention by highlighting child-friendly propositions for family segment users and offering multiple coupons for price-sensitive users.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Developed responsive design solutions for the Belvilla website, increasing tablet-level conversions by 16%.• Developed a help center and self-serve flow, reducing customer support tickets by 35% on Belvilla site.• Designed and developed GDPR-compliant cookie consent popup to protect customer privacy.

• Collaborated with co-founders and developers to establish the brand identity and design system for the All Ears app, ensuring design integrity through quality assurance testing and alignment with user-centered design principles.• Designed high-fidelity prototypes and user interfaces using Figma, leading the implementation of consistent and user-friendly design solutions across the app.

Bangalore

Goa

Mumbai

Goa

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Master Of Science - Ms, Human-Computer Interaction

Key courses: • Interaction Design Studio • UX Strategy • Visual Design Studio • UX Research Methods • Inclusive Design

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Computer Science

Key topics: • Responsive design • Front-end development • Android app development