Bhairavi Jangale
UX Designer and HCI Researcher at ASU with 3+ years of experience in UI/UX design, VR/XR, and 3D animation - from usability research to AI products and Unreal Engine builds. Available for full-time or internships, summer 2026.
Education
Master of Human-Computer Interaction
Arizona State University
2024 – 2026
🎓 GPA: 4.33/4.0
Master's in Design Animation
MAHGU Intl. School of Design
2021 – 2023
Bachelor in Information Technology
Savitribai Phule Pune University
2018 – 2021
Skills
Design
Development
Tools
Experience

Graphic and Motion Assistant
EdPlus at ASU · Scottsdale, AZ
Produce motion graphics and video assets in After Effects driving engagement across ASU Online's digital marketing
Collaborating with UI/UX engineers to optimize website layouts, interactive elements, improving usability and accessibility
Operate within Agile workflows across cross-functional design and marketing teams, automate Figma to After Effects workflows

Research Assistant
HiMER Lab at ASU · Tempe, AZ
Developed commercial fishing safety VR training interface in Unreal Engine (UMG, OpenXR) with 3D spatial UI, gesture-based interaction, integrated with Meta Quest 3
Bridged 2D and spatial design, building wireframes and interactive prototypes in Figma, then translating them into 3D environments in Unreal Engine & Blender
Engineered an LLM-driven AI instructor with live voice, facial animation & lip sync for guided VR training
Applied UCD/HCI: personas, task flows, heuristic evaluation, think-aloud, SUS/UEQ metrics
Conducted usability testing comparing instructor-guided vs. self-directed VR training

3D Animator
Parallel Learning · Pune, IN
Designed 2D/3D animations, motion graphics, and UI animations using Blender, Figma, Adobe Suite
Developed automotive and product animations for Mahindra, JCB, Adient, Reliance using PBR pipeline
Integrated AI-assisted tools to streamline Adobe Illustrator to After Effects to Blender pipeline; increased efficiency by 20%
Managed end-to-end projects using Agile in Jira and cross-functional collaboration

UI/UX Intern
Shree Media · Pune, IN
Built UI components library and high-fidelity prototypes in Figma for web and mobile (iOS/Android) applications
Delivered WCAG-compliant interfaces in collaboration with product and dev teams
Conducted user research and usability testing on iOS and Android to optimize task flows

Graphic Design Intern
Digipplus · Remote, IN
Designed user-centered promotional materials using Figma, A/B testing, and data-driven design
Designed responsive, accessible gym website from wireframes to final UI
Produced mobile app UI prototype with user flows, reducing TCT by 25% during usability testing