Prerna Rao
UX Researcher at Sitara Akka
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPrerna Rao is a UX researcher with eight years of experience bridging software engineering, education, and non-profit work, currently advancing identity and platform UX at Blue Yonder while completing an MS in Human Centered Design & Engineering at UW. She combines hands-on engineering experience from GE Healthcare and React/Java proof-of-concept work with qualitative methods—diary studies, contextual inquiry, co-design with children, and usability testing—to turn complex technical domains into human-centered products. Her portfolio includes industry capstones with Sony and GitHub-sponsored usability research, and she has led accessible STEM curriculum work for blind and low-vision students, revealing a deep commitment to inclusive design beyond product teams. Known for synthesizing rich qualitative data into actionable design recommendations, she moves fluidly between prototyping, research reporting, and stakeholder alignment.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Science and Engineering at PES University12th Std CBSE, 12th Std CBSE at National Hill View Public SchoolMaster of Science - MS Human Centered Design & Engineering , Master of Science - MS Human Centered Design & Engineering at University of Washington Human Centered Design & Engineering
English, Hindi, Telugu, Odia, Kannada, German, Spanish
Github Skills (2)
interactive-programming9
python6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ab-apps/aryabota-ui
Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
AryaBota: An app to teach Python coding via gradual programming and visual output
Contributions:12 reviews, 47 commits, 21 PRs in 2 months
interactive-programmingpythonpython-educationeducational-gamegradual
prernarao/prernarao.github.io
Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:54 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
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