Uma Maheswara Rao a 
Product Designer who can 
build also. Deciding what’s worth building and how it 
grows, is the hard part. That’s what I design. And when it needs building 
I build it too.Helped investors decide faster, cutting evaluation time from 7-15 min to under 5 min.
Helped creators publish first, then monetize without getting blocked by setup.
The real problem was not showing a score. It was helping users understand what to fix next.
I kept taking screenshots for ChatGPT, for Claude, and my workflow. Then I forgot to delete them. So I built SnapBud - a tiny buddy that captures, organizes, & clears them when they are no longer needed.
New buddies, a little AI magic is coming ✨
Oct 2024 - Jul 2026
Designed learning tools across classroom and student experiences, including unified search, AI notebooks.
Jul 2024 - Oct 2024 [Contract]
Researched farmer workflows and designed a WhatsApp experience connecting hatcheries with shrimp farmers.
Mar 2024 - Jun 2024
Mar 2024 - Jun 2024 [Contract]
Redesigned the website and co-designed Hackverse, a coding practice and hackathon platform.
Apr 2023 - Mar 2024
Designed the product strategy, brand identity, website, and packaging for Q365, a natural products brand manufactured by Konoha Naturals.
screenshots 
ChatGPT, 
for Claude, 
delete them. So I built 
SnapBud - a tiny buddy that captures, organizes, & clears them
no longer needed.
