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nikitha suresh

@nikithasuresh

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Lead Product Designer passionate about creating exceptional user experiences.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for opportunities that allow me to innovate in AR/VR and omni-channel experiences while fostering team growth and collaboration.

As a Lead Product Designer with a strong focus on user experience, I have successfully led the UX redesign of the NetWitness platform, creating the Aurora Design System to establish a unified visual language and improve usability. My role involved collaborating with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to align design with business growth needs while enhancing threat detection through AI integration.

With a background in UX design, I have mentored and led teams to achieve design excellence. My experience includes working on complex security systems and contributing to the NetWitness 12.5 release, where I played a key role in driving a new aesthetic and significantly improving user experience. I am passionate about creating designs that not only meet user needs but also consider their limitations and abilities.

In addition to my professional work, I enjoy painting, illustrating, traveling, and photography. I believe that my diverse interests enrich my design perspective and help me create wonderful experiences for users.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Principal UX Designer

NetWitness (RSA Security)

Oct 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 4 months)

Led the UX redesign of the NetWitness platform, creating the Aurora Design System to establish a unified visual language and improve usability. Superheaded AI integration, enhancing threat detection and automating workflows.

UX Design Aurora Design System Integration Threat Detection Workflow Automation Product Management Mentorship

Sr UX Designer

NetWitness (RSA Security)

Oct 2020 - Oct 2023 (3 years)

Worked on a complex security system to analyze and manage threats. Assisted multiple scrum teams, ensuring UX best practices in feature development.

Security Systems Threat Management Scrum Wireframing Prototyping Usability Testing

UX Technologist

GE Transportation

Oct 2018 - Oct 2020 (2 years)

Worked on IOT, cloud based enterprise product applications in the locomotive industry. Visualized and created key business values.

IoT Cloud Applications Locomotive Industry Agile Methodologies Product Management Design Systems UX Sessions

UX Lead

Zycus

Feb 2018 - Oct 2018 (8 months)

Strategized, developed, and defined key features for one of the Nested products in procurement software. Translated abstract ideas and requirements into tangible and interactive design deliverables.

Design Strategy Interactive Design Product Rebranding User Research Stakeholder Management

Design Research Consultant

Hostra

May 2016 - Jul 2016 (2 months)

Rebranded and redesigned product verticals pertaining to corporate hotel and restaurant booking. Conceptualized an ecommerce platform for high quality photos and geo-mapping of local businesses.

Product Rebranding Corporate Booking Systems ECommerce Platforms Mapping User Research Design Strategy Wireframing Prototyping

Product Designer

Cleartrip

Oct 2015 - Apr 2016 (6 months)

Envisioned and defined product scope pertaining to local travel experiences, carried out contextual research of frequent local travelers. Designed product interfaces through an iterative design process with short feedback loops.

Product Scope Definition Travel Experiences Product Design User Centered Design Prototyping

UI Designer

Lollypop UI/UX Studio

Jun 2014 - Sep 2015 (1 year 3 months)

Worked on varied tech products pertaining to geographical mapping, blogging, e-commerce stocks, automobiles etc. Created Wireframes, prototypes and interfaces for web, mobile and tablet.

Mapping Wireframing Prototyping Web Design Mobile Design Team Building Blogging Platform

Graphic Designer

Paperplanes Studio

Aug 2010 - Aug 2011 (1 year)

Designed web templates and flash message boards for corporate software technologies. Created typography focused magazine pages, ads, emails targeted at specific audiences.

Flash Message Boards Typography Email Marketing Graphic Design Adobe Creative Suite

Graphic Designer

CosmonetSolutions

Aug 2010 - Feb 2011 (6 months)

Designed websites, product decks, presentations and flash message boards. Coded HTML/CSS for websites.

Website Design Product Deck Design Presentation Design Flash Message Boards HTML CSS Graphic Design Web Development UI Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Loughborough University

MA in User Experience Design, User Experience Design

Studied User Experience Design at Loughborough University. Focused on principles and practices of UX design.

Nurture School Of Excellence

BSc in Animation, Spec in 3D Character Animation, Animation

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Animation with a specialization in 3D Character Animation. Gained expertise in animation techniques and character design.