Sreedhar Ranganathan

Head of Design

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India28 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 20+ years of experience in User Experience Design.
  • Led design teams at Adobe and Microsoft.
  • Expert in crafting user experiences for software applications.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a User Experience Design expert in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience DesignTeam Management

Other Skills

Mobile Application DesignInteraction DesignCustomer ResearchGraphic DesignUser Interface DesignExperience Design

About

User Experience Designer with 20+ years of experience in Products and Software Service industry. For 9+ years, designed UX for Adobe Illustrator both in the capacity of Individual contributor and as Manager. Was part of the core team that contributed to product roadmap and customer validation. Built a team of 10 Designers for Design Segment group (Illustrator, Indesign & Dreamweaver).

Experience

28 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Adobe

Design Director

Jan 2024Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Microsoft

2 roles

Principal Experience Manager, ODSP

Jul 2022Jun 2023 · 11 mos

  • Managed a team of 9 UX Designers, crafting features for Viva Connection mobile, Microsoft Lists, Files in Team, and SharePoint Start Experience.
User Experience DesignTeam Management

Principal Group Experience Manager, Edge

May 2020Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Led India's Edge Design team, overseeing a team comprising 18 UX Designers and Researchers. I steered this talented team through various features, including First Run Experience, PDF Reader, Password Manager, EDU, Browser Extensions, Extensions Developer Platform, and Extension Store.
User Experience DesignTeam Management

Self

User Experience Consultant

Mar 2018Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Chennai Area, India

  • Conceptualised and designed UX for large format printer software (Mutoh)
User Experience Design

Adobe

5 roles

Sr. Experience Designer III

May 2017Feb 2018 · 9 mos

  • Discovered issues through customer interviews and conceptualized a comprehensive UX strategy for an omni-channel publishing tool.
User Experience Design

Sr. Manager, User Experience

Promoted

Jul 2015Apr 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • In my capacity as Manager of the Design and Web segment, I guided a team of 10 designers, actively influencing the product strategy for Illustrator, InDesign, and Dreamweaver.
User Experience DesignTeam Management

Senior Lead Experience Designer

Feb 2013Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • UX for Adobe Illustrator CC Features
  • Illustrator CC (17.0): Live Corners, Reshape path segments, Custom Tools panel, and What's New dialog.
  • Illustrator CC 2014 : Touch Workspace, Live Shapes, CC Libraries and Hello Screen
  • Illustrator CC 2015 : Shaper Tool, Live Shape, and Dynamic Symbols
User Experience Design

Senior User Experience Designer

Apr 2009Feb 2013 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • UX for Adobe Illustrator CS Features
  • Illustrator CS4 : Multiple Dartboards, Smart Guides, Gradient Tool and Key Object Alignment.
  • Illustrator CS5 : Shape Builder Tool, Bristle Brush, Perspective Drawing and Variable-width strokes.
  • Illustrator CS6 : UI Modernisation, Pattern Creation, Gradient on Stroke, and Image Trace.
User Experience Design

User Experience Designer

Mar 2004Apr 2009 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • UX for Photoshop Elements Organizer
  • UX for Photoshop Album Starter Edition
  • UX design for Import module - Photo Downloader
User Experience Design

Hcl technologies

Lead User Interface Designer

Oct 2002Feb 2004 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Managed a team of four User Experience Designers.
  • UX for Jones Apparel group business intelligence dashboard.
  • UX for web-based Sales application for Kana.
  • Style Guide definition for Kana Sales application
User Experience Design

Vannenburg business it solution

Senior User Interface Designer

May 2002Oct 2002 · 5 mos

  • • UX for web-based ERP application.
User Experience Design

Quark media house, singapore

User Interface Engineer

Apr 2000Feb 2002 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • UX for QuarkDMS Webmodule - Asset Management System
  • UX for SiteMidas - Website Management System.
User Experience Design

Baan info systems

Usability Consultant

Oct 1998Apr 2000 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • UX for BaanERP - Manufacturing module
  • UX for Baan E-Enterprise web-based procurement system.
User Experience Design

Design studio

Freelance Designer

Dec 1996Oct 1998 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Branding and Publishing Design
User Experience Design

Goldwire communications pvt ltd

Visualizer

Feb 1996Nov 1996 · 9 mos

  • • Visualiser for Advertising Campaign - MRF and TVS Electronics

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

M. Des — Visual Communication

Jan 1993Jan 1995

Anna University Chennai

B. Arch — Architecture

Jan 1989Jan 1993

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