As a Senior Design Lead and User Experience strategist at VMware, I have over 17 years of experience designing, building, and testing enterprise software. I am responsible for leading the design of a complex SaaS-based Enterprise Network & Security solution and have contributed to the successful launch of VMware SASE. Both my team and our customers have recognized my work and I am proud of that.

In addition to my professional experience, I hold two Master's degrees, one in Computer Engineering and one in Human-Computer Interaction. I am an active member of the UX community, regularly attending meetups and workshops to stay up-to-date on the latest design trends and best practices.

In my free time, I enjoy mentoring aspiring UX designers and sharing my knowledge and experience with the next generation of designers.

My core responsibilities include

- Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for design strategies.

- Lead the development of innovative design solutions to user, product, and business problems.

- Own a holistic design process, design system, or design language across teams or products.

- Lead design solutions based on user insights, business needs, and industry trends that further business outcomes.

- Guide and provide direction to UX designers in creating design concepts for user research and testing.

- Assist and on-board front-end engineers with final development of complex, domain specific features.

- Identify and drive key stakeholder relationships, promote needs, and influence teams to build experiences that center equity.

- Focussing on "Consumability" in addition to Usability.

I always welcome a cup of coffee. Reach out at riteshtiwari@gmail.com