Rachana Solanki
Education
Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction
Indiana University
AUGUST 2017 - MAY 2019
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Bachelor of Technology in Information and Communications Technology
SEAS - Ahmedabad University
AUGUST 2013 - MAY 2017
Skills
Qualitative Research
User Interviews
User Study Design
Ethnographic Research
Contextual Inquiry
Cultural Probes
Heuristic Evaluation
Focus Groups
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Quantitative Research
Surveys
Eye Tracking
CogTool
Experiment Design
Statistical Analysis
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Design
Persona
Brainstorming/Ideation
Affinity Mapping
User Journey Map
Storyboarding
Wireframing
Rapid Prototyping
Information Architecture
Site Map
Usability Testing/
Multilingual Usability Testing
Adobe Xd
InVision Studio
Sketch
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Balsamiq
Technology and Programming
Data Structures & Algorithms
C/C++
HTML5
CSS3
Python
R
Latex
Arduino
Raspberry Pi3
Tableau
MATLAB
Experience
UX Researcher
Google Cloud AI
AUGUST 2019 - Current
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Working on 3 strategic Google Cloud AI/ML products to define the vision of the product and contribute to application concept development
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Responsibilities include conducting, analyzing, communicating the research and proposing actionable recommendations
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Collaborating and communicating with key stakeholders including PM, engineering, UX team, Customer support and marketing team
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Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
Indiana University
AUGUST 2017 - MAY 2019
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Developed & proposed a self-management strategy (hypothesis) for the undiagnosed or under-recognized disease Vulvodynia using UX research methodologies and data analysis.
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Generated different visualizations like 3D code Cloud, co-occurrence graph and various other statistical graphs to better understand the symptoms & cure of the disease using Dedoose software.
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This research was presented at the CHI conference in 2019.
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UX Research & Design Intern
City of Boston
JUNE 2018 - AUGUST 2018
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Recommendations to improve the User experience of the Boston government website after conducting Multilingual Usability Test.
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Generated visual representation of the Boston gov data using ESRI software.
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Conducted survey to improve the user experience of the legal documents for the Diglossia community in Boston.
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UX Researcher & Designer
Management Performance Hub
AUGUST 2018 - APRIL 2019
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Researched and designed Indiana data hub website improving the content discoverability.
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Conducted market analysis, user research, wireframes, usability testing, style guide, user interface designs and interactive prototype.
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Product Design Intern
Luminati Clothing Co.
JANUARY 2017 - APRIL 2017
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Designed and prototyped Smart wearable garments.
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Got qualified for the ‘MakeFashion’ in Canada.
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Presented to facilitate design thinking methodology in schools and integrate new technologies for the social cause on behalf of Intel.
Projects
Screenless Typing - USER Labs
JANUARY 2019 - APRIL 2019
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Designed and prototyped keyflow navigation (screenless typing) concept for Blind Visually Impaired (BVI) users.
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Home Security System - Internet of Things
OCTOBER 2016 - NOVEMBER 2016
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Using a face recognition algorithm to scan the visitor's face, verify the identity and send it over to the owner of the house.




