Priya Tirtha

UFOstart

San Francisco, CA, USA

Work Experience

UFOstart

User Experience Design Contractor

Currently assisting a startup in beta stage with mapping the user experience for all customer segments. Also providing consulting on customer facing messaging to offer guidance and support with the holistic experience on the platform.

About the company: "UFOstart is a product of Globumbus, the new Silicon Valley and Berlin based venture from the German founders of zanox. We believe passionately in the innovative power of the entrepreneur, and offer infrastructure to empower anyone with a great idea to set up, grow and manage a new company in the fastest and most scalable way."
March 2013 - Present San Francisco, California, United States

Smart Design

Interaction Design Contractor

Supported a global research project to explore opportunities for touchpoints that support a patients' journey through medication treatment.
September 2012 - February 2013 San Francisco, California, United States

SCAD SDN Student Chapter

President/Founder

Facilitated service design focused club meetings to form a community and share knowledge amongst like-minded students.
Savannah, Georgia, United States

Global Service Jam

Local Organizer

Hosted the Global Service Jam in downtown Savannah, GA. Where 20-30 students, faculty and professionals developed an entire service concept in 48 hours.

Check out the project results: http://planet.globalservicejam.org/gsj12/project/1897
February 2012 - February 2012 Georgia, United States

SCAD Recruitment

Service Designer

Researched an existing ecology and marketing communications within the university to prospective students. Collaborated with SCAD Admissions to apply research to the design of a new digital platform for prospective students to explore the SCAD community.
March 2011 - June 2011 Georgia, United States

3M

Service Designer

Developed and conceptualized possible applications for new 3M capacitive feedback technology through the exploration of a gesture library that facilitates collaboration amongst users.
March 2011 - June 2011 Georgia, United States

JCB

Service Designer

Acted with a team of Service Design students to help JCB North America increase sales, establish recognition and build customer loyalty through means of researching and discovering design opportunities for the factory tour experience.
January 2011 - March 2011 Georgia, United States

Freelance Graphic Design

Graphic Designer

-Designed a logo for a service that donates money to
children with specific brain conditions, in need of surgery.
October 2010 - November 2010 Georgia, United States

Thinc Savannah

Service Designer

Designed a system of touchpoints within the pre-interest service phase of becoming a member of a co-working space.
September 2010 - November 2010 Georgia, United States

Education

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

BFA

Concentration in Service Design with a foundation in Industrial Design, Graphic Design and Interaction Design
September 2008 - June 2012 Georgia, United States

Skills

Adobe CS6, Information Visualization , Persona Development, Service Design, System Thinking, User Research , User Testing, Visual Design,