I am a Product Designer with 10+ years of experience leading end-to-end design across web, mobile, and enterprise platforms. I specialize in systems thinking, scalable design systems, and cross-functional leadership. I am passionate about building accessible, privacy-respecting, and high-quality digital experiences in collaborative, distributed environments.

Sandhya Chunchu

I am a Product Designer with 10+ years of experience leading end-to-end design across web, mobile, and enterprise platforms. I specialize in systems thinking, scalable design systems, and cross-functional leadership. I am passionate about building accessible, privacy-respecting, and high-quality digital experiences in collaborative, distributed environments.

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I am a Product Designer with 10+ years of experience leading end-to-end design across web, mobile, and enterprise platforms. I specialize in systems thinking, scalable design systems, and cross-functional leadership.

I am passionate about building accessible, privacy-respecting, and high-quality digital experiences in collaborative, distributed environments.

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Work Experience

UX Designer at Research Square Company (part of Springer Nature groups)
January 1, 2023 - June 1, 2025
Designed and prototyped the AJE Referral and Rewards program using Figma; created clickable prototypes to demonstrate full flow to stakeholders and engineering; collaborated daily with business and development teams to communicate design ideas and front-end changes; developed scenarios across workflows and wireframes capturing end-user requirements; conducted heuristic evaluations to improve usability and accessibility; contributed to usability testing; conducted user interviews and synthesized findings; created personas and journey maps; produced wireframes for mobile and web applications; created mobile vehicle-management prototypes (add vehicle, set geo-fence, view trips); used Figma for journey mapping and workflows; updated pages with HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript; planned and executed usability evaluations; presented data visually; delivered storyboards and multiple prototypes; tracked tasks and managed complex projects in an Agile environment.
UX Architect/Lead UX Designer at Infosys Technology
June 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Led UX research and design efforts for insurance-domain applications; analyzed business requirements and generated UX wires for review and development; delivered mobile and responsive web applications; conducted usability inspections (cognitive walkthroughs and heuristic reviews); provided UX recommendations to improve usability; produced visuals using the Adobe Creative Suite; designed web materials and banners; maintained websites with HTML/CSS/JavaScript; led cross-functional teams and coordinated with offshore groups to ensure on-time delivery; applied Agile practices and led multiple scrum teams.
Interaction Design Architect (UX Designer) at Nokia
January 1, 2012 - August 1, 2016
Worked as part of the Nokia GUI Board, contributing to UI approvals and Nokia rebranding efforts; served as a design Architect on optimization products, mentoring junior designers; conducted customer/user interviews, captured usability requirements, and prototyped clickable prototypes for stakeholder review; ensured UI delivery aligned with Nokia GUI guidelines and usability rules; collaborated with Scrum teams on release management and product development; created extensive user scenarios, conducted user research and usability testing, and developed design guidelines and reusable web frameworks.
UX Designer at Research Square Company (AJE, part of Springer Nature groups)
January 1, 2023 - June 1, 2025
Led design for the AJE Referral and Rewards program, developed clickable prototypes and a design system (Chakra) for Curie, conducted usability evaluations, and facilitated stakeholder and engineering collaboration. Created journey maps, wireframes, and storyboards; performed user interviews and usability testing; delivered end-to-end prototypes and UI components across web and mobile platforms.
Software Developer (Frontend, full stack) at Nokia
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2012
Started career as a frontend/full-stack developer; contributed to rebranding efforts, built front-end features with JavaScript/HTML/CSS, and participated in end-to-end product delivery within SDLC, including design integration and stakeholder collaboration.
UX Designer at Research Square (Springer Nature Group)
January 1, 2023 - June 1, 2025
Led design of Referral & Rewards program from concept to delivery; Built Chakra Design System including components, patterns, and guidelines; Conducted user research and usability testing to improve product experience; Created end-to-end journeys, workflows, and prototypes across web and mobile; Applied user-centered design (UCD) principles to enhance the user flows; Partnered with product and engineering teams to ensure successful implementation; Led UX design efforts aligned with WCAG accessibility standards, ensuring inclusive and compliant digital experiences for diverse users; Improved usability and accessibility through heuristic evaluations.
UX Architect / Lead Designer at Infosys (Client: Allstate)
June 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Led UX design for complex insurance platforms across web and mobile; Conducted usability evaluations and improved user experience across workflows; Delivered wireframes and prototypes aligning business and user needs; Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time.
Interaction Design Architect at Nokia
March 1, 2012 - August 1, 2016
Served as UI board member contributing to design standards and approvals; Led UX efforts including research, prototyping, and usability testing; Applied user-centered design (UCD) principles through research, testing, and iteration to create intuitive, user-friendly products; Mentored designers and ensured adherence to design guidelines; Worked as Nokia UI board member, delivering the components using Adobe Photoshop and also Adobe Fireworks; Experienced in using layers, masks, and typography in Adobe Photoshop to produce visually compelling designs; Contributed to Nokia rebranding and design system improvements.
Software Developer (Full Stack) at Nokia
December 1, 2007 - March 1, 2012
Developed scalable web applications using Java, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; Collaborated across teams to deliver enterprise solutions; Built strong foundation in engineering and product development.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Computer Science at SJCE, Mysore, India
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
Bachelor of Engineering at SJCE (VTU) Mysore, India
January 11, 2030 - March 13, 2026
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Computer Science at SJCE (VTU), Mysore, India
January 11, 2030 - April 13, 2026

Qualifications

HCI - Human Computer Interaction
January 11, 2030 - March 13, 2026
Principles of UX/UI Design
January 11, 2030 - March 13, 2026
GenAI for UX Designers
January 11, 2030 - March 13, 2026
Human Computer Interaction – Nokia
January 11, 2030 - April 13, 2026
UX/UI Design – Meta
January 11, 2030 - April 13, 2026
GenAI for UX Designers
January 11, 2030 - April 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other, Education, Financial Services