Vinusha Devarakonda
User Experience Researcher | UX Research & Design | UMSI
- Role
- Sr Ux Researcher & Project Manager at Vizient
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vinusha Devarakonda
Outcome-focused user experience researcher & insight-driven storyteller with over 6+ years of industry expertise leading research initiatives and partnering with product owners & stakeholders to uncover human behaviors and translate insights into actionable recommendations. Most recently, I was part of the BPT team in CIO Design at IBM. I worked mainly to improve the experience for IBM business partners through the IBM Partner Portal.Skills & Expertise Qualitative Research methods: I conducted workshops, interviews, focus groups, and workshops to uncover user needs, evaluate experiences and validate design decisions. Quantitative Research methods: I designed, launched and analyzed surveys, ran card sorting exercises and utilized web analytics to support research findings. Design Experience: I am proficient in Figma to create clickable prototypes, specifically for use in usability testing, A/B testing and evaluative methods of research. Research Ops: I enabled research processes and Agile best practices & ceremonies to streamline the UX Research lifecycle.Additional skills: Journey mapping, market research, competitive analysis, research participant recruitment, design thinking, heuristic analysis, graphics design, sketching, storyboarding, mock ups, service designTools: Usertesting.com, Figma, Airtable, Adobe Creative Suite, Qualtrics, Mura/Miro boards, Monday, Jira
Experience
Sr Ux Researcher & Project Manager
May 2025 — Present
Education
University of Michigan
Master's degree
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Bachelor's degree
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