# Sahana Rao

> User Experience Strategist

Location: Greater Philadelphia, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sahanarao

I believe that true progress happens when everyone can participate.

As a product designer, I specialize in designing solutions that are not just scalable, but deeply inclusive. With experience spanning AI, enterprise SaaS, and community-centered non-profits, I’ve led end-to-end design efforts across complex ecosystems, from conversational tools for truckers to global supply chain 

Let’s connect if you’re building something meaningful.
Currently looking for Product Design roles

## Work Experience
### UX Strategist @ City of Philadelphia
Jan 2026 – Present | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

### Product Designer @ Hey Bubba
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Austin, TX
Building an accessible, scalable design system for an AI conversational app for truckers
- 130+ reusable components
- 70% increase in user onboarding
- 13+ ad-hoc user interviews that influenced 2 key product flows

### UX Designer @ Livable City
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States
Designed and shipped an AI-powered activity generator for Livable Cities’ 2026 street event
- Projected 40% decrease in exhibitor planning time 
- Boosting Engagement across 100+ booths by 25%
- 8-week research sprint, conducting 10+ interviews and 2 workshops, mapping 100+ data points to identify systemic problems and solutions

### UX Designer @ e2open
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Simplified enterprise-scale, data-intensive workflows across 10+ supply chain products, translating insights into scalable design solutions that reduced user errors and shaped product direction.

### UI/UX Design Intern @ e2open
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

### Design Intern @ Green And Beige
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Design Intern @ FlyNava Technologies
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Graphic Designer @ ETCH MARKETING LLP
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### Graphic Designer @ E2open
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020


## Education
### Masters of Design in Human Computer Interaction
California College of the Arts

### MFA Design in Interaction Design
California College of the Arts

### Bachelors in Visual Arts in Graphic Design
LISAA - L'Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués.


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sahanaraoo
- Portfolio: https://www.sahanarao.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13