Moksha Rao Resume.
Experience
The Weather Company, Atlanta, GA
Product Designer, February 2024 - present
Launched the new version of The Weather Channel app for iOS and Android
Designed and launched the new Health & Wellness hub
Designed and launched the new Sun & Moon experience
The Weather Channel: an IBM Business, Atlanta, GA
Product Designer, June 2019 - February 2024
Launched Radar, Premium Registration, and Covid-19 Hub
Designed for cross-platform consistency (iOS, Android, Web)
Conducted usability tests with the UX Research team
Collaborated with product owners and meteorologists
Presented at workshops and company-wide meetings
Prototyped and created wireframes using Figma and Sketch
Provided detailed specs and assets to developers
Screen shared with devs to complete Visual QA and bug fixes
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA Graduate Teaching Assistant, Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
Taught Web Design to undergraduates at the university
AVOXI Cloud Communications, Atlanta, GA
UI/UX Designer, Jun 2018 - Nov 2018
Redesigned website checkout experience, leading to a 600%
increase in sales conversion rate
Created new style tiles and branding guide for the website
Updated Wordpress blog to use innovative imagery, custom illustrations, and improved layouts, leading to a boost in Google Analytics SEO results
Fixed bugs, improved page layouts, and ensured consistency on the website using Wordpress Beaver Builder
Collaborated with Senior Management, Engineering, Sales
Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA
Graduate Thesis Researcher, Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
Conducted surveys and interviewed health care professionals, patients, and their families
Collaborated with Marketing Team, Case Managers, and Art Therapists
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
Student Life Coordinator, Sept 2017 - Dec 2017
Designed posters and flyers for campus events
Coordinated field trips with the Director of Student Life
Oversaw undergraduate student leaders
Random in Tandem, Mumbai, India
Graphic Designer, Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
Designed department store accessories; assisted with branding and social media deliverables
Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, Mumbai, India
Graphic Design Intern, Mar 2015 - Aug 2015
Created print and digital visuals for ad campaigns by Star Sports, Kotex, and Indian Association for Adoption
Education
Savannah College of Art and Design
Master of Fine Arts M.F.A., Graphic Design and Visual Experience, 2019 GPA: 4.00/4.00
Bharathiar University
Bachelor of Science, Visual Communications, 2015
National Institute of Creative Communication
Associate Degree, Communication Design, 2015
B.D. Somani Institute of Art
Associate Degree, Commercial Art, 2012
Awards
Client and Partner Success Award
IBM, 2023
Entrepreneur Award
IBM, 2023
SCAD Excelsus Laureate
Savannah College of Art and Design, 2019
IDA International Design Awards
Gold Medalist, ‘Mountain Goat App’, 2018
SCAD ACA Library Special Collections
Inductee, ‘Pulp Fiction Publication’, 2017
Communication Arts Guild Scholarship
Silver Medalist, 2011
B.D. Somani Art Institute Awards
- Gold Medalist, Brand Identity, 2012
- Gold Medalist, Illustration, 2012
- Gold Medalist, Stationery Design, 2011
- Gold Medalist, Poster Design, 2011
Skills
• Adobe Creative Suite
• CSS 3
• Figma
• HTML 5
• Illustration (Procreate)
• InVision
• Javascript
• Jira
• Mapbox Studio
• Microsoft Office
• Prototyping
• Sketch
• UserZoom
• Wireframing
Licenses & Certifications
Enterprise Design Thinking Advocate, 2019
IBM Agile Explorer, 2019
Accessibility Advocate, 2020
Design & User Experience (D&UX) Essentials, 2021
Figma UI UX Design Essentials, 2022
UserZoom Platform Essentials, 2022
Team Essentials for AI, 2023