Open To Work
Shruti Katkar
Toronto,Canada
Summary
Senior UI/UX Designer and Learning Experience Designer with 9 years of experience spanning enterprise financial products, B2B SaaS, EdTech, and eLearning development. Proven ability to apply UX rigour to instructional design, translating complex platform experiences into simulation-based, accessible eLearning courses built in Articulate Storyline 360, Figma and Canvas LMS platforms. Multilingual - (EN/FR/IT).
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructional Designer & eLearning Developer
WhiteHat Jr
Remote
01.2025 - Current
- Commissioned to design and develop a simulation-based Thunkable onboarding course in Articulate Storyline 360 - 90+ slides, screen-accurate simulations, conditional branching, freeform drag-and-drop interactions, and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance.
- Conducted pain point analysis drawing on 2,000+ one-on-one live coding sessions, translating observed failure patterns into a structured instructional design framework using Cathy Moore's Action Mapping methodology.
- Applied AI features native to Storyline 360: AI image generation, AI audio generation, and auto Accessibility Issue.
- Published to HTML5 via Articulate Review 360; deployed and administered on Moodle and Canvas LMS platforms.
User Experience Developer
University of Toronto
Toronto
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Led the redesign of a data-heavy SAAS research interface for a Phd students, researchers. After user interviews and funnel analysis, simplified the IA and prototyped new paths, running three usability tests to refine copy and hierarchy.
- Partnering with engineering, shipped an MVP in six weeks that increased activation by 18% and reduced time-to-first-value by 22%.
- Built a comprehensive design library from scratch in Figma, ensuring 100% design consistency across the platform.
- Transformed text-based tutorials into AI-powered video and Interactive tutorials with Descript and Articulate Storyline 360, accelerating learning outcomes and reducing climate model-building time by 60% for new student and researchers.
Design Lead
SGI Lighting
Oakville
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Designed and prototyped modular lighting fixtures refining manufacturability constraints by 74% to improve installation efficiency.
- Audited 200+ product specifications in Indesign and supplier drawings to identify documentation inconsistencies, then created standardized template system that improved cross-functional clarity.
- Mentored 3 junior designers on WCGA standards and photorealistic rendering workflows through weekly workshops and 1:1 sessions, increasing team output velocity by 30%.
Mentor, Instructional Designer
WhiteHatJr
San Francisco
02.2020 - 08.2023
- Led the redesign of the online classroom interface, applying UX and learning design principles, improving instructor efficiency and student engagement by 72%.
- Developed AI-powered curriculum and interactive learning materials for beginner to intermediate STEM and coding levels, including JavaScript, Scratch, game logic, and creative problem-solving.
- Conducted user research and usability testing by acting as both designer and mentor, gathering insights from 70+ interview sessions to refine the platform’s learning flow.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with content, tech, and product teams to align lesson objectives with platform features and student needs.
Front End Developer
PAR5
Milan, Italy
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Developed interactive UI features using modern front-end frameworks like React and Vue.js, implementing component-based architecture, improved user engagement by 40% across core workflows.
- Debugged complex client-side performance bottlenecks by profiling React component rendering with Chrome DevTools and optimizing virtual DOM updates yielding 60% improvement in page load times and 45% faster interaction responsiveness.
- Refactored 50+ legacy components reducing maintenance overhead by 30%, accelerating release cycles by 2 weeks, and decreasing regression issues by 25%.
Education
Post-Graduate Certification - Digital Product Design
Sheridan Technical College
Oakville, Canada06-2024
Master's - Communication Design
Istituto Marangoni
Milan, Italy06-2018
Bachelor of Computer Engineering -
Pune University
Pune, India04-2016
Skills
- Articulate Storyline 360
- Moodle
- Canvas LMS
- Figma
- Sketch
- Adobe XD
- InVision
- Axure
- Miro
- Prototyping
- Testing
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Accessibility compliance
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workWork Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
RemoteSalary Range
$85000/yr - $200000/yrTimeline
Instructional Designer & eLearning Developer
WhiteHat Jr
01.2025 - Current
User Experience Developer
University of Toronto
01.2024 - 12.2025
Design Lead
SGI Lighting
06.2023 - 01.2024
Mentor, Instructional Designer
WhiteHatJr
02.2020 - 08.2023
Front End Developer
PAR5
01.2017 - 12.2018
Post-Graduate Certification - Digital Product Design
Sheridan Technical College
Master's - Communication Design
Istituto Marangoni
Bachelor of Computer Engineering -
Pune University