India Pappalardo Strachan
About India Pappalardo Strachan
India Pappalardo Strachan is a Lead User Experience Designer currently working at Thomson Reuters in Toronto, Canada. She has a diverse background in graphic design and user experience, with previous roles at various companies in the United Kingdom.
Current Role at Thomson Reuters
India Pappalardo Strachan serves as the Lead User Experience Designer at Thomson Reuters. She has held this position since 2019, contributing her expertise in user experience design for a duration of five years. Her role involves leading design initiatives and enhancing user interactions within the company's digital products.
Previous Experience in User Experience Design
Prior to her current role, India worked at Mindwave Ventures in various capacities. She served as a User Interface and Graphic Designer from 2016 to 2017 for one year, and later as a Freelance User Experience and User Interface Designer in 2018 for six months. Additionally, she held the position of Creative Lead at Mindwave Ventures in 2017 for eight months.
Graphic Design Background
India has a robust background in graphic design, having worked as a Freelance Graphic Designer for multiple organizations. Her freelance roles include positions at Context Consulting, Paper + Ink, Motability, The Fawcett Society, Mangrove Global Ltd., and Hadley Property Group, all in 2015 and 2017. These experiences contributed to her design skills and versatility in various design projects.
Educational Qualifications
India Pappalardo Strachan completed her secondary education at The Mary Erskine School from 1998 to 2011. She then pursued higher education at Brunel University London, where she studied Industrial Design from 2011 to 2015. Additionally, she attended Politecnico Di Milano, focusing on Product Design and Industrial Design from 2013 to 2014, and studied Marketing and Fashion Design at Polimoda in 2010.
Freelance Work and Diverse Skills
In addition to her design roles, India has experience as a Freelance Motion Designer at Mclaren Applied Technologies for one month in 2018 and as a Freelance Animator at Updownleftright in 2015. These freelance positions demonstrate her diverse skill set in both motion graphics and animation, complementing her user experience and graphic design expertise.