My story
I grew up in a small town in the hill country of Sri Lanka, surrounded by lush green mountains and beautiful waterfalls. From a young age, I loved drawing and would spend hours sketching in my notebooks, inspired by the natural beauty around me.
Every time I find myself immersed in art when I get a chance to do it, and it felt like going back to my childhood. Sitting there with a paintbrush in hand, I was reminded of the joy of my very first drawing when I was a kid.
I’ve also been into doodling since I was young and still practice it to get better. As I got older, my passion for art grew, and I started dreaming of turning my creative skills into a career.
Before completing my degree, I began my journey as a UI/UX designer, working for various companies and building my skills and portfolio along the way. My love for art continued to inspire me, shaping my design choices and leading to interfaces that are both beautiful and practical.
I graduated with a Bachelor in Information Technology from the University of Colombo, and by that time, I was already working as a UX designer with around two years of experience. I’m truly happy about my decision to pursue a part-time degree while working in the IT field, as it armed me with valuable industry experience rather than leaving me as a fresh graduate with zero experience.
Today, I’m proud to be a professional UI/UX developer living and working in Melbourne, Australia. What brings me even more joy is mentoring and guiding young professionals in this industry, watching them grow their skills and achieve their dream jobs. Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege to create innovative, elegant, and functional designs for web, software, and mobile products across various industries, from tiny startups to multinational corporations.
I currently work at La Trobe University in Bundoora, which constantly reminds me of how lucky I am to be in a place with countless things I enjoy. The scenic campus is surrounded by beautiful walking trails that I’ve yet to fully explore. Walking down to the Agora to grab lunch and having it on a bench while staring at the lovely park full of birds, then heading back to my desk for UX work, is the best break a designer could ever have.
The next best thing about being part of La Trobe is the web and digital team, who genuinely enjoy their work and celebrate every achievement like a family. Having a supportive team and leading managers who appreciate what you bring to the table is a rare luck and a dream for all UX designers.
UI/UX Designer at White Ribbon USA Campaign
An opportunity that came up as a woman in tech, TedXWomen speaker Veronica Mudra recruited me as their permanent freelancing UI/UX Designer. I was privileged to design an app that helps domestically abused women and children to seek help discreetly.
www.womencampaign.org
Google UX Design Certificate
In order to validate my knowledge on UI/UX, I undertook the Google Professional Certificate in UX. I completed three hands-on projects and seven study modules, earning an overall grade of 98%. Here's the Credential URL of the certificate.
This professional certificate covered seven areas in UI/UX.
Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
Certificates & Achievements
Education Qualifications
Google UX Design Professional
Google Coursera
Google UX Design Professional
Google Coursera
Bachelors Degree in IT
Bachelors in Information Technology offered by University of Colombo School of Computing
Sunburst View of My Skills
UX Skills
Design Processes
- Iterative Design Process
- Double Diamond Process
Research
- Ideation
- Empathy maps
- Personas
- Impact effort matrix
- Affinity diagrams
- Qualitative
- Quantitative
- Interviews
- Competitor Analysis
User Behaviour Analysis (UBA)
- Heatmaps
- User Sessions
- Conversions
- User journeys
UI Design
- Wireframing
- Website UI
- SASS App UI
- Mobile UI
- Adaptive UI
- Responsive UI
- Prototyping
- Accessibility
Design Systems
- Components
- Variables
- Modes
Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Illustrations
- Banners, Flyers
Coding
Tools
- Figma
- Adobe XD
- Balsamiq
- Mouseflow
- Adobe Analytics
- Survey Monkey
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Miro
- Hotjar
- Jira
- Trello
- Asana
- WordPress
- Elementor
- Directus CMS
- Matrix CMS
Programming
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- JQuery
- PHP
- Laravel
- MVC Model
- Bootstrap
- MySQL
