# Shree Rajarajan

> Cognitive Science AI/HCI Graduate @UCSC | UX & Product Design

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

Hi there! I'm Shree, a recent graduate from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Cognitive Science AI/HCI B.S. degree. 

I am skilled in design tools such as Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Webflow, and Framer. I worked with these tools during my time in UCSC as well as my past internships as an UX Solutions Intern. Some of my other skills include experience in HTML/CSS, Javascript and Python. I'm currently working part-time as a Junior Designer at Altima Creative. 

I have proven leadership skills in student organizations at UCSC, and have a passion for creating, innovating, and helping others.  

I'm actively looking for a full-time role where I can grow in the Product Design space, the UX realm, or front-end development.

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ DADO
Jan 2025 – Present
Founding Product Designer at DADO, a luxury gifting platform redefining gifting as an intentional, seamless, and genuinely enjoyable experience through thoughtful design and AI-powered technology.

I work closely with the leadership team and engineering team to define and design core product features from the ground up, leading the end-to-end design of DADO's website, refining user flows, and translating product strategy into elegant, production-ready experiences. My role spans writing PRDs, collaborating on technical feasibility, and conducting user interviews to eliminate friction and remove guesswork from the gifting experience.

I also design DADO's AI-driven experiences, ensuring personalization and intelligence are delivered in a way that feels effortless, thoughtful, and aligned with a luxury-first brand.

### Junior Designer @ Altima Creative
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | Santa Cruz, California, United States
Design and deliver brand and product-focused solutions across full visual identities, responsive websites, design systems, and digital products. Create high-impact assets, including logos, pitch decks, marketing materials, videos, and internal visuals using Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and web development tools. Collaborate closely with senior designers and cross-functional teams to build scalable, consistent designs for Fortune 100 enterprises and AI startups, contributing to efficient workflows, brand cohesion, and measurable client success.

### Co-President @ Creative Tech Design
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | University of California Santa Cruz, California, United States
• Lead club events, weekly meetings, and daily operations to ensure smooth execution and member engagement
• Create UX opportunities for the undergraduate community including workshops, projects, and design challenges
• Collaborate with industry employers and alumni, fostering partnerships for events, guest lectures, and hands-on projects

### Website Committee Co-Lead @ Creative Tech Design
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | University of California Santa Cruz, California, United States
• Led the website team to develop innovative designs
• Taught students how to use Figma and Framer

### Website Committee Officer @ Creative Tech Design
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | University of California Santa Cruz, California, United States
Upkeep Creative Tech Design's Website with updates and new designs

### UX Strategist Intern @ Mphasis
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Jose, California, United States
• Created user journeys, personas, and functional prototypes for AI-implementation in services for a large-scale shipping/logistics client
• Designed a communication surveillance portal prototype for a large-scale financial services client 
• Gave input on client meetings, improved upon user journeys, and followed design thinking framework for projects

### UX Researcher @ Tech4Good @ UCSC
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Santa Cruz
• Iterated on outdated product briefs, user research, and prototypes for a career-based app targeting high schools and teachers, laying groundwork for future product enhancements
• Collaborated closely with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, presenting key findings and iterations 
• Discussions of product briefs, problem statements, and heuristic analyses with clients, driving early-stage refinements and aligning project goals for the next team

### UX Solutions Intern @ Blink UX
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Executed an UX research project on digital banking solutions for startups and small businesses for a large-scale bank client
•Attended client kickoff meetings, weekly Solutions Team meetings, provided input on client meetings as well as attended and participated in live user interviews
• Followed UX Lean Model approach to created problem statements, hypotheses, assumptions, heuristic audits, user personas, user journeys, storyboards, and prototyping


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science
University of California, Santa Cruz

### Course Degree in Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Coursera


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shree-rajarajan-7481521ba

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Last updated: 2026-04-13