ABOUT SREE
FROM A-Z
me to introduce myself. I’m Sree (Sreelakshmi for those of you feeling adventurous). I’m a UX/UI designer with full stack experience looking for opportunities coming my way after obtaining my certificate in UX/UI Design from the University of California, Irvine with skills in Interface Design, User Experience, Design Thinking, Visual Design, and Front-End Development.
Allow
moving to design, I was a software engineer, having graduating with a BS in
Before
Science with a minor in Statistics from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in March 2020. I worked as a software engineer as an on-site vendor at Apple as well as a Data Collection Software Engineer in the SEO team at a startup called Ezoic. With my background, I was intending to pursue
Computer
to get out of bed in the morning and satisfied when I went to sleep at night.
Excited
Science, going so far as accepting an offer for a Master’s Degree in Data Science and Analytics from the University of Missouri. However as time went on, I began to realize that software engineering wasn’t fulfilling me in a way that made me feel
Data
I admitted to myself that I needed to make a change, and it was now or never. I remembered a User Centered Interface Design and Development elective I had taken in college, and how I had done well and found the subject really interesting.
Finally
my courage, I took a leap of faith and quit my job to dive into the field of UX/UI design
Gathering
If I was really going to do this, I was going to throw my full effort into it.
Headfirst.
enrolled in an UX/UI design bootcamp at the University of California, Irvine, graduating and obtaining my certificate in April 2022. I had taken a bit of a gamble, but to my
I
delight, it had paid off. I had finally found the
Joyful
of work that played to my strengths. Despite wanting to step away from software engineering, I had always liked coding. I started learning it when I was a freshman in high school. What I liked about coding and data science was being able to solve problems and come up with creative solutions to reach an end goal. I enjoy analyzing information and data provided to me and synthesizing my findings into something meaningful.
Kind
I was able to indulge in my creative strengths that had been unacknowledged for years. I like being creative and making art, I like writing, and most of all I love working with people.
Likewise,
different interests were finally able to come together and meet in the middle with UX/UI design, and I couldn’t be happier. UX/UI design was at the
My
of my skills, and I was able to leverage my background as a developer to be a stronger designer.
Nexus
top of creativity, the mindset I developed as an engineer informs my approach to design by striving to create logical, clean, and intentional solutions. There is reason and structure behind every decision. Every choice must be
On
and justified. Finding elegant solutions to complex problems starts with the basics. You have to first determine the root cause of an issue then reason (and iterate) until you find the most logical and efficient solution. I even dusted off my calculator because I realized that there is a relationship between aesthetics and math. The use of geometric patterns and basic notions of perspective and symmetry contribute to making something visually pleasing, as well as improving usability with clean and clear designs.
Purposeful
my job was probably the riskiest decision I made in my life, but I’m really glad I did. Design has been an exercise in creativity set on the stage of tech. I feel like I’ve gotten a second chance, and it’s nice to be able to dedicate myself fully into something and be proud of my work. Through the course of the bootcamp, I was also able to
Quitting
other strengths I had, such as leadership. In all of my group projects, I took on a project management role - creating and keeping us to a schedule, delegating tasks, and taking care of the administrative duties. I took the initiative to connect with people who could answer my questions and
Rediscover
out explanations. I also discovered an interest in
Seek
leading the class with the instruction of technical programming concepts, as well as spending hours of my personal time helping students with their work. I had feedback for the curriculum and the format of the coding syllabus which I conveyed to the instructors who implemented it helping my peers
Teaching
the material better. I have learned a lot over the course of this journey, and I still have
Understand
much more to study ahead of me. But I’m excited for the knowledge I will learn and the discoveries I will find, and to see where this path will end up taking me. So now I must ask you,
Very
are you looking for a SREE-DESIGN?
environment, meeting up and spending time with friends, family, and friends that feel like family.
Xenial
might also find me watching movies (I like to say films to be pretentious), making art to keep my hands busy, or getting involved in community organizing and mutual aid with
You
I’m not sitting in front of my computer working, I like to surround myself in a
When
Thanks for checking out my page and have a great day! :)
Zeal.
