Raj Sidharthan

UX Strategist | Designer | Design System Expert

With over 20 years in UX design, I have both hands-on experience and strong leadership skills. My deep knowledge of Interaction Design enables me to understand complex problems, systematically develop multiple design solutions, and pinpoint the best one that meets user needs. I work well with others in challenging situations to achieve great results and make a real impact.

Skills: Design thinking · Design Systems · Conceptual design · Interaction design · Information Architecture · Journey Mapping · Persona development · Storyboarding · User research · Visual design

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Experience

Udemy | UX Designer
DECEMBER 2020 - PRESENT

Accomplishments:
Championed the design of the company’s growth portfolio initiative, revolutionizing how the marketing team promotes products to users through their website. Additionally, developed cutting-edge software tools that empower employees to craft impactful marketing campaigns with unprecedented efficiency.

Freshdesign | UX Consultant
JANUARY 2013 - PRESENT

Accomplishments:
Established a UX design practice tailored for technology companies, where exceptional UX design is crucial to the success of their products.

Intuit | UX Designer
Feb 2019 - Aug 2020

Accomplishments:
Helped conceptualize and design a document management system that functions both as an independent application and seamlessly integrates within various Intuit products to enable document sharing and collaboration features.

Facebook | UX Designer
Feb 2015 - Dec 2017

Accomplishments:
Worked with the Facebook Tools, Enterprise, and Data Analytics teams to create software products primarily intended for Facebook employees and partners.

EMC (DELL) | Senior Manager, User Experience
AUGUST 2012 – JANUARY 2013

Accomplishments:
Spearheaded design efforts for EMC’s Syncplicity (acquired by Dell) business unit, crafting a unified User Experience for a suite of mobile apps across iOS, Android, and Windows 8. Revolutionized the Syncplicity web and desktop clients with substantial enhancements.

Oracle | User Experience Strategist
JANUARY 2011 - JULY 2012

Accomplishments:
As the pioneering UX designer for a nascent Oracle Cloud team of just 30 members, I developed innovative concepts for essential cloud-based user flows, strategically transforming Oracle's on-prem products to be cloud-ready.

Oracle | Principal User Experience Designer
MARCH 2008 - JANUARY 2011

Accomplishments:
Spearheaded the design initiative to unify multiple disparate content management software products, acquired in quick succession, into a cohesive and seamlessly integrated suite known as Oracle ECM (Enterprise Content Management).

eBay | Lead User Experience Designer
FEBRUARY 2007 - MARCH 2008

Accomplishments:
Led the overhaul of eBay's customer support tools, aiming to drastically cut case resolution times, boost customer satisfaction, and generate substantial cost savings for the company.

Various Companies | User Experience Designer
MAY 1998 - JANUARY 2007

Accomplishments:
Worked with several companies as a User Experience Designer.