# Manikandan Kandadai Venkatesh

> Sr. UX Designer at Autodesk | AI | Product | Platform

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/manikandan

Thanks for stopping by. I go by Mani, I am a Sr. UX designer based in San Francisco, CA currently working for Autodesk and helping shape the Developer Experience for our internal CI/CD Forge Platform. I am a systems and platform thinker and my interests lie in the intersection of Data, Code, Visualizations, Productivity, and, Business Process/Strategy.

- Previously, I helped the US DoD - JAIC (Joint Artificial Intelligence Center) to prototype & implement a POC application measuring effectiveness of their internal Design System. 
- As a UX Designer/Researcher at RSA Security (Dell), I designed and help improve features through research for one of the leading SIEM (Security Information Event Management) platform in the cybersecurity industry.

## Work Experience
### Senior UX Designer @ Autodesk
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
As a Sr. UX Designer in Autodesk Forge, currently working on improving the Developer Experience for our internal CI/CD platform.

### UX Design Engineer @ Karthik Consulting
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Reston, Virginia, United States
- Prototyped a POC application using React to measure the effectiveness of the internal design system of US Dept. of Defense - JAIC (Joint Artificial Intelligence Center)
- Helped facilitate a brainstorming session, using Mural, to align JAIC team members with new priorities, define team culture & values and establish a recurring process that is inclusive of all team members.

### UX Designer and Researcher @ RSA Security
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Reston, Virginia
- Led UX Research efforts at RSA by establishing a process for regular quantitative (Pendo UX Analytics, Surveys) and qualitative research (Usability Testing, Interviews). The research provided insights into user behavior that helped inform design decisions and product strategy.

- Designed and shipped product features for RSA NetWitness SIEM web application in collaboration with Project Managers, Product Owners, SMEs, and Engineers.

- Implemented a design system with feedback from other designers to build a unified set of standardized components, patterns, and usability guidelines.

### Research Assistant @ University of Michigan - School of Information
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Ann Arbor, Michigan
User research and prototyping of integrated user privacy and natural interaction with voice user interface such as Amazon Alexa and Google home.

### Computer Consultant - Information Technology Services @ University of Michigan
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | College of Literature, Science and the Arts
- Lead designer in the research and Advocacy team for Faculty research projects in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts.
- Designer and Front-end Developer for LSA Information Technology Services.

Software and Tools used:
- Sketch, Principle, FramerJS, Origami Studio, Proto.io
- JS, HTML/CSS, Python

### Senior Analyst @ EY
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Chennai Area, India
- Designer and Developer for EY Security operations center
- UX Designer and Front-end developer for ArcNet Corridor (EY Innovation Center).
- Practiced Design Thinking in product development with service line Partners and Managers.

### Analyst - Cybersecurity @ EY
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
Have experience working on various aspects of Information Security such as:
- Web Application, Mobile Application, Wireless and Infrastructure Penetration Testing activities.
- Analytics driven security log analysis
- Incident Handling
- Secure configuration reviews

Have experience working on the following tools/frameworks such as:
- Vulnerability Assessment - Nmap, Nessus.
- Infrastructure Penetration Testing - Metasploit Framework, Wireshark.
- Application penetration testing - Burp Suite, Zed Proxy, Paros, SQLmap, Acunetix scanner etc.
- Operating Systems – Windows, Linux.


## Education
### Master of Science in Information in Human Computer Interaction
University of Michigan - School of Information

### Engineer's Degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BS Abdur Rahman University

### High School in Computer Science
Sir Sivaswamy Kalalaya Higher Secondary School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kvmani
- Portfolio: https://kvmani.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-31