Likhitha consistently brings exceptional product thinking into design. She does not just execute on requirements, she deeply understands user pain points, system constraints, and business goals, and translates them into thoughtful, scalable UX solutions. On Iris, she played a critical role in simplifying highly technical workflows, reducing cognitive load for users, and bringing clarity to experiences that previously relied on fragmented tools and manual processes.

What truly sets Likhitha apart is her ability to collaborate. She is proactive, detail-oriented, and extremely strong at iterating with product and engineering partners. Likhitha is a designer who elevates every project she touches. 

Likhitha has been doing a great job working across a diverse range of projects for the Microsoft Teams ecosystem, working closely with customers and partners to deliver robust, well-crafted design solutions that have been met well with partners and customers alike. Likhitha is very diligent and organized and works well with our internal partners from program management and other design verticals. Overall Likhitha is a great hire and contributor to any team.​

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I worked with Likhitha for a little over a year, and she made a big difference on our team. Before she joined, Iris was mostly an engineering-driven product with very little design thinking behind it. In the past year, she completely changed that. 
She has very good instincts. She knows when to explore many ideas and when to focus on one direction. She doesn’t design just to create screens, she takes time to understand the product, the personas, the user flow, and the real problem. Only after she is confident does she start designing. She also managed work across 3–4 PMs at the same time, often on very different experiences. Handling that with calm and ownership is not easy, but she did it really well.

Likhitha has more thoughtfulness, empathy, and focus than designers with many years of experience. She asks deep questions to get to the bottom of whatever user pain point we're trying to solve. One of my favorite things about Likhitha is that she is an entrepreneur which comes through in her work - she understands what it's like to create a business, the need to create true value for people, plus she has a lot of grit and gets things done! She isn't afraid to tackle big, hairy projects and massive user workflows with very little context.

As a startup, our design needs span a lot of ground, and Likhitha takes it on with excitement. Most importantly, she is a pleasure to work with! As a startup, work is chaos, but it makes all the difference having people like Likhitha who are in the trenches with you who stay positive, collaborate seamlessly, and keep trudging through!