# Ramya Baratam > Associate Director, Product Design at Spring Health | ADPList Design Mentor | On Deck Design Fellow Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ramyabaratam I'm a product designer passionate in creating impactful, holistic design solutions driven by user needs. I have experience working in many industries including finance, hr, benefits, aerospace, automative, and self driving space. I've designed products from ground up working closely with important stakeholders as well as redesigned existing products. I love the process of iteration in design and personally believe in a design process based on feedback loop at every step. **My Experience** Designing complex systems Variety of projects Building and expanding design teams Growing products Building design systems Working closely with CEO/CTO/stakeholders Building products from ground up Designing a unique driving experience Re-designing after product has been shutdown by business Re-designing after product has failed **Specialties** Wireframing/Prototyping Usability Testing Visual Design Information Architecture Mobile Design Web Design Leadership I'm continually trying to grow as a designer and as a person to understand the resources available to improve people's lives one design at a time. I'm interested in working in the digital/physical space to create more user-targeted, innovative, connected, and delightful solutions. Find my work @ [www.thatgridlife.com](http://www.thatgridlife.com/) Other things that bring me joy besides designing - sketchnoting, teaching, making, experiencing, traveling, and dancing. ## Work Experience ### Associate Director, Product Design @ Spring Health Jan 2026 – Present ### Senior Product Design Manager @ Spring Health Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 ### Lead Product Designer @ Spring Health Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 Leading multiple product initiatives at Spring Health to move the mental health needle forward ### Design Mentor @ adplist.org Jan 2022 – Present Have spent over 1000+ minutes mentoring designers around the world. Whether you're an incoming designer, looking to level up your position or just want to chat design, book a session with me on ADPList! ### Senior Product Designer @ Molekule Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States Cross functional role that works closely with marketing, product, engineering, and customer service to deliver the best product to our customers. ### Design Fellow @ On Deck Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 ### Design Mentor @ Third Eye Collective Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Mentoring upcoming and current designers in the South Asian community to grow representation of the creative community here. ### Design Consultant @ Scotty Labs Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area Work with CEO and engineers to re-design the ride monitoring application that connects remote drivers, vehicles, and managers. Re-design the remote car assistance experience for remote drivers. Company acquired by Door Dash. ### Lead Product Designer @ Alpaca Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Researched various markets to design/test different trading products to finalize company's direction. Launch the current product offering - Alpaca Brokerage API. Projects - Scan, Stories, Brokerage API, Design System ### UX Design Instructor Assistant (Part-Time UX Design Course) @ General Assembly Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Three 10 week classes - February 2015 | August 2016 | March 2017 Co-taught and assisted the instructor in teaching UX design process, existing frameworks, best practices, and tools. Mentored students during class and office hours to provide resources, tips, and feedback on projects. ### Lead Product Designer @ Zenefits Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area Design web and mobile products. Create visual and ux standards between products. Work with product managers to conceptualize product ideas and with developers to execute designs. ------Projects------- Mobile App V1 ACA Compliance Product Console (Internal Tools) Zenefits Timeline 3rd Party Payroll Product Diagnostics Service Bank Account Set Up ### UX Consultant @ salesforce.com Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 Through background and user research, we created a design framework for Salesforce to help small businesses understand what Salesforce is and how their services can help with their business’s pain points and tested with paper prototyping & an interactive prototype. ### UX Designer Part-Time/Intern @ Honeywell Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Re-design existing in-house web and mobile applications taking into account user input. Build mobile style guide. Designed the new aerospace homepage for internal customers needs. ### Creative Director/Co-Founder @ FlashFood, LLC Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 Formed a non-profit, start up company that designed an innovative food waste recovery system that connects food donors to the hungry. Currently head the design of our mobile application and website. ### Web Designer (Intern) @ Izo Brands Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 Recommend and edit existing web pages. Design and create UI elements in Photoshop, Illustrator, and CSS. ### Technical/Business Analyst Intern @ American Express Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 Analyzed Lotus Notes databases to construct requirement documentation for migration of databases to other platforms such a Microsoft SharePoint. Gave input on changes needed and issues that can be avoided when creating a new database in this new platform. ## Education ### Master's degree in Interaction Design Arizona State University ### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science Arizona State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ramyabaratam - Portfolio: https://www.thatgridlife.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/ramyabaratam JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ramyabaratam/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13