I’m a Lead Product Designer and Experience Design Lead with 14+ years of experience driving UX strategy to build successful products and make organizations more UX-centric. I excel at building and managing design teams, think strategically, and bring a holistic view of the user experience to every decision. I’m an effective communicator with an in-depth understanding of how users interact with products and services, and I’m adept at analyzing data to inform design choices. Design isn’t finished until somebody is using it.

Amitha Devikrupa

I’m a Lead Product Designer and Experience Design Lead with 14+ years of experience driving UX strategy to build successful products and make organizations more UX-centric. I excel at building and managing design teams, think strategically, and bring a holistic view of the user experience to every decision. I’m an effective communicator with an in-depth understanding of how users interact with products and services, and I’m adept at analyzing data to inform design choices. Design isn’t finished until somebody is using it.

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I’m a Lead Product Designer and Experience Design Lead with 14+ years of experience driving UX strategy to build successful products and make organizations more UX-centric. I excel at building and managing design teams, think strategically, and bring a holistic view of the user experience to every decision.

I’m an effective communicator with an in-depth understanding of how users interact with products and services, and I’m adept at analyzing data to inform design choices. Design isn’t finished until somebody is using it.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Product Designer at Bardasz Oil and Gas, Novartis
August 1, 2024 - Present
Collaborating with User Researchers, Product Managers, Business Analysts and Engineering partners to articulate and refine product requirements. Contributing to product-level design discussions, workshops, decision‑making and documentation that support both user goals and business strategy. Communicate and guide team by planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. Influence our product development process to ensure we appropriately leverage UX resources and deliver a great user experience.
Lead UX/UI Designer at WAft Solutions / Excel IT Corp
January 1, 2021 - July 1, 2023
Play a key role in building and leading diverse UX teams, providing technical solutions expertise to help large Healthcare Organization (Cigna Evernorth) Customer Evaluation project application in their UX transformation initiatives. Worked closely with product owners to understand existing product functionality, pain points, and opportunities. Partnered with business stakeholders to define requirements and concepts, created wireframes, mock-ups and high fidelity wireframes using Figma, and mapped user flows. Participated in UX research, usability testing with low- to high-fidelity prototypes. Interacted with leadership to develop concepts and support marketing campaigns.
Lead UX/UI Designer at PERMA-PIPE
July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
Worked closely with product owners to understand product functionality, pain points, and opportunities. Partnered with stakeholders to define requirements and concepts, created wireframes and high-fidelity mockups using Figma, and defined user flows. Participated in user research and usability testing with prototyping at various fidelities. Collaborated with leadership to develop creative concepts and support marketing materials.
UX/UI & Visual Designer at World Of Graphics
July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017
Led UX/UI and visual design efforts, collaborating with clients on projects and guiding design direction for web and digital experiences.
Principal Product Designer at People Combine / Coschool
October 1, 2013 - August 31, 2024
Proficient in planning, leading and executing end-to-end UX Design Projects along with defining UX Strategy. Able to take a project from creating personas to wireframes to prototype. Produced interactive prototypes quickly and early to obtain feedback. Used initial task flows, sketches, and wireframes using Figma.
Visual Designer at IQRA Studios / U-Like Media
July 1, 2012 - February 28, 2015
Visual design work across London, UK, contributing to brand and digital visuals.
Visual Designer at Indo American News / IQRA Studios / U-Like Media
March 1, 2009 - May 31, 2012
Visual design work across Houston, USA, supporting editorial and multimedia projects.
Visual Designer at IQRA Studios / U-Like Media
February 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009
Visual design work across London, UK, contributing to brand and digital visuals.

Education

Post-graduation in Creative Digital Media at Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
January 11, 2030 - November 3, 2025
B.A in Applied Arts & Visual Communications at JNTU, India
January 11, 2030 - November 3, 2025
Post-graduation in Creative Digital Media at Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
B.F.A in Applied Arts & Visual Communications at JNTU, India
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Energy & Utilities