# Kirtana Kannan > Product Designer @ Poieto | M.Des Interaction Design Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kirtana I am a UX designer with experience in user research and designing for niche user groups, focusing on the needs of unique demographics. I have worked on research-driven and data-heavy projects, designing for non-profits, enterprises, and startups. My experience includes conducting user interviews, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data, and identifying pain points to inform design decisions. I am comfortable collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams to align user needs with business goals. My background in architecture influences my approach to research, allowing me to analyze complex systems and user workflows. I am currently working as a product designer at Poieto. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ POIETO Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Product Designer @ Collaborative Earth Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States -No-code redesigned 18-page Collaborative Earth website on Webflow—crafted custom forms, unified UI system, and scalable CMS architecture for seamless lab expansion. -Designed Sift, an AI-powered platform organizing global forest restoration literature, addressing 60% of unpublished local resources and improving decision-making by up to 4x. -Collaborated with an ML engineer to integrate ethical AI capabilities, leveraging 500+ curated restoration resources to automate data organization and enhance practitioner workflows. -Led user research with 15+ practitioners from four countries, gathering insights through interviews and usability tests to design mid- and high-fidelity wireframes and contribute to a design system that ensured consistency across user interfaces. ### UX Designer @ padose.com Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India -As the founding designer for Padose, I strategized user journeys, identified pain points, and conducted research with 20+ local pushcart sellers in India to design solutions that facilitated their transition to digital sales, particularly in managing fresh produce inventory online. -Designed and implemented a user-centric inventory management system and optimized inventory workflows for vendors with limited technical literacy to efficiently manage and update their inventory online. -Conducted contextual inquiries and usability testing with local vendors, iterating on high-fidelity, accessible prototypes, and enhanced app usability through culturally relevant localization strategies., improving icon and text recognition for 80% of vendors during testing. ### Product Design Intern @ RedCarpetUp.com Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 -Collaborated with cross-functional teams to redesign four co-branded credit products for tier-2 and tier-3 Indian cities, reducing the onboarding process from 11 to 6 steps to decrease drop-off rates. - Led the integration of card statement feature and advocated for user testing to validate design improvements and enhance feature discoverability. - Mapped out user flows, wireframes, interactions, and mockups, stakeholder requests, and integrated user feedback via usability testing. ### Freelance Interior Designer @ Self Employed Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ### Junior Architect @ Yelow House Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Bengaluru Area, India ### Architectural Intern @ Studio 4A Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ## Education ### M.Des Interaction Design in Human Computer Interaction California College of the Arts ### Bachelor of Architecture in Architecture Manipal Academy of Higher Education ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kirtanakannan - Website: https://kirtana-kannan-site.webflow.io/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/kirtana JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kirtana/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08