This document is a resume for Srikant Chari, who has experience in user experience research and design. He recently graduated with a Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction. His experience includes conducting user research and designing interfaces for startups. He has strong skills in project management, experimental design, and data analysis.

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SRIKANT CHARI
User Experience Researcher & Designer
cheenu.chari@gmail.com
srikantchari.com
512­241­9077
Austin,TX 78759
SUMMARY Recent graduate of Human Computer Interaction with a passion for investigating human
technological needs and influencing design decisions based on insights uncovered. Has over 2
years of experience in design research and information architecture with a strong penchant for
coordination and collaboration within an interdisciplinary environment.
EDUCATION M.S. Applied Cognition and Neuroscience ​ May 2016
Concentration in Human Computer Interaction
University of Texas at Dallas
B.S. Cognitive Science ​May 2014
Concentrations in Computational Modeling and Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Texas at Dallas
EXPERIENCE UX Designer/ Researcher ​July 2015­July 2016
Olivia.AI, Austin, TX
A Fintech Startup based in Austin and Dallas that is developing a personal financial adviser app for iOS
with the purpose of providing users advice on how to save money in various spend categories.
● Consulted literature in behavioral economics and cognitive psychology to influence the nature of how
the AI presents advice to the user.
● Designed surveys to figure out which areas of spending our users needed the most help on.
● Conducted secondary research on over 21 spend categories relevant to our target user’s needs.
● Designed over 21 conversation maps of how the user would interact with the AI through various
scenarios.
Founder/President ​Nov 2013­Apr 2015
TEDxUTD
● Primary curator, organizer and license holder for two TEDxUTD Conferences held on April 13​th​
,
2014 and April 12​th​
, 2015 respectively. TEDx conferences are independently organized TED­like
events.
● Orchestrated a four­month long campaign, recruiting and coordinating a 22­member team for the
planning and development of the conference ranging from speaker selection to marketing the event.
● Utilized a LEAN Startup Methodology for event planning and strategy.
UX Architect/Research Intern ​Nov 2014­Jan 2015
Quantifye, Dallas,TX
Startup Company based in Dallas that provides small­medum sized businesses an online marketplace to
access top quality consultants at a price within their budget.
● Designed sitemaps, workflow diagrams, and wireframes to create a responsive website.
● Designed surveys for potential clients to understand user needs and how to improve the customer
experience of the website.

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UX Architect Intern ​June 2014­Sept 2014
MePlusYou, Dallas,TX
Digital marketing agency
● Worked with Creative Department to design websites for various eCommerce and Healthcare clients
such as GlaxoSmithKline, Convergence Health and Louisville Slugger.
● Designed mobile and desktop iterations of sitemaps, workflow diagrams, and wireframes for various
projects.
● Learned how to design Mobile First Responsive Web Design.
Undergraduate Research Assistant ​ Aug 2013­Apr 2014
Text Comprehension and Memory Lab
UT Dallas
● Assisted Prof. Richard Golden’s Lab in computational modeling of reading comprehension with
implications for understanding cognitive flexibility.
● Compared free­response data from participants to software generated summaries using an internally
developed Autocoder software package from MATLAB.
Undergraduate Research Assistant ​Mar 2011­July 2013
Center For BrainHealth, Dallas,TX
● Assisted Prof. Dan Krawzyck’s lab in studying Working Memory, Decision Making and Reasoning.
● Designed visual­spatial tasks for the Fluid Intelligence Project.
● Recruited and instructed participants for study.
● Gained rudimentary knowledge on fMRI imaging analysis using the MATLAB software extension,
Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM).
PROJECTS Careena ­ A Virtual Career Adviser ​ ​Mar 2016­May 2016
Lead a design project for my “Creating Interactive Media” class. The purpose of the app is to provide
career advice to high school and college students who are trying to figure out their callings as well as
ways to reach their career goals. Served as the design researcher on the three­person team. Consulted
research papers on the topic of career decision making. Interviewed over 10 participants to understand the
motives behind career selection and how they sought after advice. Facilitated design thinking sessions to
uncover patterns of our target user’s behavior. Designed conversation maps of how the user will interact
with the AI assistant. Conducted a usability test to see how the users were able to navigate through the
prototype.
Political Psychology Project​ ​Jan 2014­May 2014
Designed a political psychology project for my “Experimental Projects In Cognitive Science” class. The
goal of this study was to understand the differences in voting behavior between Moderates and Partisans
using textual information of a policy. Designed three sets of surveys with five short paragraph policies
each (Healthcare, Social, Economic, Education, and Foreign) with different tones in political leaning
(liberal, moderate, or conservative) arranged in arbitrary order. Designed a 7­point Likert scale where the
participant must select how liberal, moderate, or conservative the tone of the policy is followed by
whether they would vote for the policy or not. Analyzed the data using 2­Factor ANOVA on SAS.
Currently continuing this study but with a larger, more diverse sample size as a side project.
SKILLS
Project Management Experimental Design Customer Journey Mapping
Wireframing User Interviews Data Analysis
Survey Design Programming Public Speaking
TOOLS Proficiency – Microsoft Visio, Axure, Invision, MATLAB, SAS, SPSS, Illustrator, Photoshop
Working Knowledge ­ Microsoft Excel, Python, R, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Java