# Saiteja Kudligi > Product Designer | Design Systems, Enterprise SaaS, Accessibility & AI • Building experiences 0→1 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/saiteja I design experiences for humans! ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ ShrinQ Consulting Group Inc Jan 2025 – Present ### Product Designer @ California State University - East Bay Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | California, United States ### Product Designer | Research Assistant @ California State University - East Bay Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Concord, California, United States ◆ Designed the Galindo Creek Research website by combining CSUEB and Ohlone Tribes’ style guides to create a unified and respectful visual identity. ◆ Conducted UX research through stakeholder interviews and user feedback to inform design decisions and improve usability. ◆ Reviewed Google Analytics for the existing site, documented insights for the EPA grant, and suggested improvements for a potential redesign. ◆ Worked closely with research PIs and joined all stakeholder meetings, including those with the Ohlone Tribes, University Marketing, and Communications to ensure the design met both branding and cultural expectations. ◆ Developed a consistent visual style guide for the website, emails, and social media channels. ### Product Designer - Student Assistant II | Student Affairs & Enrollment Management @ California State University - East Bay Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | California, United States ◆ Redesigned the Student Affairs website using Cascade CMS to align with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), significantly reducing bounce rate. ◆ Managed and grew social media channels, increasing followers by 385 and boosting engagement by 87.5% within one semester. ◆ Designed cohesive visual design standards for social media and email newsletters, enhancing brand consistency across all communications. ◆ Created educational video tutorials and launched the Know the Department series to improve student awareness and engagement. ### Digital Designer - Student Assistant l | Center for International Education @ California State University - East Bay Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | California, United States ### Product Designer @ Reality AI Lab Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area ◆ Designed & prototyped a gamified interface for Kai, an AI teaching assistant, leading to 200+ beta sign-ups. ◆ Conducted in-depth design research, 20+ user testing sessions, journey mapping, & designed personas ◆ Shipped a key MVP feature for Kai, an AI teaching assistant, using a gamified chat interface in an agile, cross-functional team. Contributed to the Marvel Design System ### Senior Product Designer @ LTIMindtree Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ◆ Led the initiative to build a unified design system used across 30+ enterprise portals, ensuring seamless integration and consistent branding after the LTI & Mindtree merger. ◆ Designed 12+ responsive web/ mobile enterprise applications for the user base of over 350K. ◆ Worked closely with developers to perform Design Quality Assurance, ensuring UAT & final builds match the designs. ◆ Collaborated with Sales & Marketing teams to design emailers to ensure visual & brand consistency across both web & email communications. ◆ Managed & mentored a team of 2 junior designers using agile methodologies to ensure project delivery ### Product Designer @ Kotak Mahindra Bank Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ◆ Working on Kotak Mobile banking 2.0 application (Super app), Net banking, and internal applications of Kotak Mahindra Bank. ◆ Improving the experience of Registration, Sign in, Home, Profile, Investment, Loan, and Connector portal flows by collaborating with product managers and marketing teams. ◆ Built information architecture and user flows based on the qualitative and quantitative research insights provided by product managers. ◆ Responsible for prototyping the low-fi wireframes with a TAT of 8 hours. Collaborated with the customer experience team to conduct usability testing sessions. ### UX Design intern @ Kotak Mahindra Bank Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ### Freelance UX designer | Founder @ Prathama design agency OPC Private limited Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India Prathama Design Agency is a small team of three—a designer, developer, and SEO expert—offering design, development, and digital marketing services. ◆ Delivered 12+ apps, 5+ websites, and 2 admin panels across various industries, including EdTech, eCommerce, logistics, real estate, and entertainment. ◆ Improved UX for brands like Mirraw, PauzR, Techiio, and Wikiance. ◆ Designed user flows and interfaces for startups such as Solace, Joka, and Streaming Hub. ◆ Revamped Mirraw 1.0, enhancing the experience for over 5 million users globally. ◆ Increased engagement on the Mirraw Luxe website by 58% through close collaboration with the co-founder and product team. ◆ Skilled in working with cross-functional teams, multiple design systems, and both web and mobile platforms. ◆ Experienced in documenting the screens and micro-interactions for the smooth developer handoffs. ## Education ### Master's degree in Interaction design California State University - East Bay ### Master's Extension in UX Design University of California, Berkeley ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/saiteja-kudligi - Portfolio: https://kudligisaiteja.me - Behance: https://www.behance.net/saiteja10 --- Source: https://flows.cv/saiteja JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/saiteja/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13