Chaitanya P.

I am a skilled designer and engineer with a passion for creating delightful digital experiences. With a strong background in computer science and design, they have worked on projects that blend empathy with business goals and engineering constraints. I have experience in UX design, product design, and user research across industries like real estate, healthcare, and social media. I'm currently open to internship (2025) and freelance opportunities.

Work History

UX Designer

MindsOct 2022 - Aug 2024 • 1 yr 11 mosRedesigned the onboarding experience on web and mobile app, increasing new user engagement by 61%. Co-designed and implemented an open source design system, improving developer efficiency and reducing component development time by 67%. Co-led design for Minds Networks, launching with 20 business clients and a 55% increase in trials.

Freelance Designer

Self-EmployedRedesigned landing page for an enterprise blockchain company in stealth, increasing contact rate by 40%. Design and research for Minds.com, as well as front-end web development for various small businesses.

Design Engineer

CBRE (Contract through RTS)Sep 2021 - Jun 2022 • 10 mosDesign and engineering for DevOps and internal tooling at CBRE. Shipped feature from conception to implementation (Mock API service) with 3rd most usage for developers. Helped transition and refactor design system from Angular to React.

Product Design Intern

CurologyJun 2020 - Sep 2020 • 4 mosHelped rebuild Radiance design system using auto layout, making team 20% more efficient. Owned end-to-end design and devised A/B launch plan for subscription cadence, allowing users to modify shipment frequency.

Product Design Intern

WizehireJun 2019 - Sep 2019 • 4 mosRedesigned e-mail template experience to save administrators' time. Designed referral experience to increase new user signups and aid monetization. Co-led and designed Wizehire’s design system.

Product Design Intern

PagerDutyJun 2018 - Sep 2018 • 4 mosConducted research and design on the Enterprise and Permissions team. Designed user-facing verticals and internal tools for product insights. Worked on team hierarchy feature, increasing feature usage by 13%.

Education

DePaul University Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media

Master of Science - MS, Human Computer Interaction2025 - 2027

UC San Diego

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cognitive Science, Design and Interaction, Minor in Computer Science2016 - 2020

Woodstock School

High school Diploma, General education2007 - 2016

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