# 🌱Resham Khanna

> Product Designer @ Meta

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

Product Designer at Meta in the Responsibility & Privacy org, whipping up new experiences coming soon to Facebook and Instagram.

## Work Experience
### Co-Chair, Women in Leadership & Design @ AIGA San Francisco
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Co-Chair of AIGA SF's Women in Design and Leadership (WILD)

I help lead a team of volunteers, focusing on operational efficiency and community engagement. 

Currently working on initiatives to increase the visibility and impact of women and non-binary designers. 

My responsibilities include maintaining essential documents, supporting volunteer transitions, and ensuring clear communication within the team.

### Product & Experience Design Lead @ IEEE Computer Society SYP
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Product & Experience Design Lead of the Program & Initiatives Team under the IEEE Computer Society's Students and Young Professional (SYP) Committee of Member and Geographic Activities Board (MGA Board) for the year 2024.

### Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
Ads Consent & Value Team (July 2022 - Dec 2023)
Responsible Ad Experiences (Jan 2024 - Present)

### Head Of Design @ Blockchain at Berkeley
Jan 2022 – Present
Leading the design department at Blockchain at Berkeley to shape the future of design for crypto

### UX Designer @ Blockchain at Berkeley
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Berkeley, California, United States
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Working on a platform to track COVID-19 vaccine distribution management  
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Expected to solve provenance, security, inefficiency and tampering problems
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: user research, interviewing, market analysis, prototyping, web design

### City Ambassador @ adplist.org
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Volunteering at ADPList to lead the SF Bay Area chapter and host awesome events for the creative community

### RARE Leadership Academy @ Google
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Rare Leadership Academy is a multi-day virtual program of talks, workshops, community events and resources for underrepresented voices in the creative industries.

### 2x Conference Delegate @ Design Nation
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Community Advocate, FoF Accessible Design @ Figma
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Starting an accessible design group with educational and interactive events as a community advocate at Friends of Figma
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Helping people learn about accessible products through events and industry talks
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: community building, marketing, leadership, public speaking, event planning, outreach

### Top Emerging Talent Program @ Pangea.app
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Game Designer @ Electronic Arts (EA)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Working on The Sims Mobile

### Game Designer (Start Program) @ Oculus VR
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Leading design for VR game for mindfulness and relaxation at the Oculus Start Program. Accepted into the FreeVentures accelerator and coming to the Oculus Store in May 2020
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: First ever implementation of creatively enhancing biofeedback visualizations with VR
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: game design, user research, storyboarding, design system, interaction design, biosensors

### UX Designer @ MphRx
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Designing systems to address misdiagnosis and handle patient records at major healthcare organizations in North America, Asia, Australia, and South America
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Making platforms used by 20 million patients in 100+ countries accessible 
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: implementing WCAG guidelines, accessible design, UI design, UX design

### Managing Director of Product Design @ Develop for Good
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Growing the largest 501(c)(3) intercollegiate volunteer community; overseeing the industry mentorship program and 5 project teams
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: 25,000+ volunteer hours and ~$2 million in savings by non profits generated so far
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: empathy, product design management, public relations, organization strategy, operations

### Product Design Manager @ Develop for Good
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Served as the team leader for the UNICEF Assistive Technology team (see details below)

### Virtual Reality Designer @ Extended Reality at Berkeley
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Member of the Biofeedback VR team (now under Oculus Start as Blossom VR) 
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Got to present and user test at the Microsoft SF Reactor. Learned about spatial and neurotech design (working with and representing EEG, heart rate and breathing visualizations).
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Maya, Blender, art direction, 3D modelling, biosensors, game and interaction design

### Human-Computer Interaction Researcher @ UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 BEST labs, Design for Cybersecurity: Moderation of VR Social Spaces (ACM CSCW 2021)
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Qualtrics survey, scripting, storyboarding, participant recruitment, Unity timeline, academic paper writing, IRB proposal writing

### Human-Computer Interaction Researcher @ UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Hybrid Ecologies Lab: Creative documentation and failure mitigation strategies
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: literature reviews, user interviews, qualitative research, observation, note taking

### Lead Product Designer @ UNICEF
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Developing an assistive technology communication tool for children with complex communication needs to promote interaction, education and language development
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Supporting ~840,000 children in Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia with AAC solutions
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: prototyping, ideation, iteration, accessible design, responsive design, design systems

Volunteer project through Develop for Good

### Google scholarship recipient @ In/Visible Talks
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
1 of 40 people to receive a scholarship and scholars' networking session for In/Visible Talks 2021 thanks to Google and Chronicle Books.

### User Experience Designer @ Paytm
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Designed for growth, gamification and user acquisition under the Payments team
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Product will soon be used by 350+ million users
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Research, prototyping, wireframing, interaction design, visual design, animations

### Product Design Fellow @ UC Berkeley Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Berkeley, California
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Received a 1 year fellowship [Fung Fellowship for Wellness and Technology]
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Completed 5 design sprints and 3 long term projects in cross-functional teams
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: rapid prototyping, problem solving, presenting, user experience design, VUI, storytelling

### Competition Finalist @ Adobe
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
‣ 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 1 of 6 finalist teams at the Creative Jam for improving community care using Adobe XD
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Design sprint, rapid prototyping, teamwork, presenting, public speaking

### Power in Hand Award @ Stanford University School of Medicine
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
‣ 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: $500 prize for our low-tech project for tackling social isolation in older women
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Rapid prototyping, teamwork, public speaking, competitor analysis, slide decking
ERA can be found in the Health++ 2019 Devpost submission gallery linked below.

### Diversity in Business Ambassador @ Harvard University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 1 of 30 student ambassadors for the Intercollegiate Business Convention - the largest student-run undergraduate business conference by Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Reached 1500+ students to promote IBC and its focus on gender equity in the workplace, equal pay, social impact, and empowerment of underrepresented minorities
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: outreach, event planning, marketing, advocacy

### User Experience Designer @ EY
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Designed and visualised data for a blockchain based supply chain tracking product
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: 40% increase in successful order completions and $3 million in annual savings
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Adobe CC suite, Adobe XD, user interviews, data visualization, blockchain

### Mixed Methods Researcher @ University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Studied pedagogical interventions in STEM education to improve equability for underrepresented student populations in higher education at the Design 4 Equity lab
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Proposed pedagogical interventions based on findings to UC Berkeley's CS department
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹: mixed methods research, STATA, user interviewing, data analysis, participant observation

### Teaching Assistant @ UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley, CA
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Taught an upper division, 4 unit Industrial Engineering course (IEOR 185: Emerging Technologies & Social Impact) as the only Teaching Assistant hire for the course
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Delivered 3 lectures and graded 300+ assignments for 60+ MBA, MFE, MDes, undergraduate and visiting scholar students 
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Classroom management and instruction on a variety of topics like entrepreneurial principles, human centered design (HCD), blockchain fundamentals, need finding, technical writing, pitching, and Agile methodologies.

### Director, Talk+Dine @ FEMTech Berkeley
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley, California
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Officer for the Make Robotics team; later appointed Head of Talk+Dine
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Planned events with 7+ Fortune 500 companies reaching 200+ students from underrepresented backgrounds as Talk+Dine lead; conducted hands-on workshops to teach beginners how to make simple Arduino robots as part of Make.
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: robotics, workshop, event management, team leadership, event logistics

### Technical Project Manager @ Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley, CA
‣ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Project manager and technical consultant for a client facing blockchain project  
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Presented 40-page report on technical constraints, solutions, competitive analysis, market dynamics
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: product life-cycle analysis, research, system architecture recommendations, analysis

### Vocalist @ RSL (Rockschool Ltd)
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Gurugram, Haryana, India
‣ 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Vocal training in Jazz, Rock and Pop 
‣ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: Grade 8 (highest qualification before a diploma)
‣ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: improvisation, music theory, pitch, tone, vocal exercises, scales
Also Grade 4 in Western Classical and Opera performance through Trinity College certifications

### Silver Award Winner @ Royal Commonwealth Society
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Awarded the Sil­ver Medal for an essay on the stigma surrounding menstruation in South Asian society at the Queen's Com­mon­wealth Essay Com­pe­ti­tion.
O­ga­nized by the Royal Com­mon­wealth So­ci­ety and sup­ported by the Cam­bridge Uni­ver­sity Press.

### International Finalist @ NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | United States
‣ 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 1𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 in the Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition; 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘜𝘱 in the International round. Recognized for team leadership, work quality, public speaking, and management skills through a Letter of Recommendation by our industry mentor
‣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Presented a Martian space settlement proposal to NASA and Boeing engineers at the International Space Settlement Design Competition (Kennedy Space Center, FL); Appointed as the Vice President leading 50+ team members 
‣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: engineering drawing, team management, brainstorming, mechanical engineering research on food systems, waste management, air purification, habitation, and layout designing for space


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Cognitive Science & Psychology
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/reshamkhanna
- Website: https://www.reshamkhanna.com

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Last updated: 2026-02-23