I grew up in Palani, a small town in Tamil Nadu. The plan was to become a doctor. That didn't work out, and I ended up in computer science, which honestly wasn't my first choice. For a long time, coding felt like something I was stuck with.
I did my master's at Syracuse University and found UI/UX there. First time something in tech actually made sense to me. I volunteered, took unpaid work, did a co-op, built up experience the slow way.
Startups pulled me back into engineering. When there are only three people on the team, you do what needs doing. I kept picking up technical work until I got good at it. Now I can take something from idea to working product without handing it off, and that part I genuinely enjoy.
Outside work I've been getting into Formula 1. Lewis Hamilton is my driver. What I like about him isn't the titles, it's what he does when things aren't going his way.
2021
Bangalore
Flying out for a master's.
Download resume (PDF)Jan to Jul 2026 · Remote
Designed and built four products for an AI job platform for people with disabilities, including Abli.ai and Self-Disclosure.
Apr 2024 to Jan 2026 · Sunnyvale, CA
The only designer and engineer on a team of three. Shipped the marketing site, the VideoMenu app and the Creator Program.
Mar 2023 to Mar 2024 · Syracuse, NY
Designed OrangeWork Hub, a shift scheduling app for more than 200 student workers.
Aug 2022 to Jan 2023 · Syracuse, NY
Redesigned Our Ability's job platform to WCAG 2.1 AA. Task completion went from 50% to 100% across five usability tests.
Class of 2023
Syracuse University, 2021 to 2023
“I did my master's at Syracuse University and found UI/UX there.”
Before thatBE, Computer Science and Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore2017 to 2021
The Blind Side
2009
F1
2025
Hi Nanna
2023
Jack Ryan
Series, 2018
Jersey
2019
Lioness
Series, 2023
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
2016
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
Reacher
Series, 2022
The Lucky One
2012
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Manoj performed a wonderful task in bringing our vision into reality. What I saw in my head with our system, Manoj was able to create the template for our coders to build. Manoj performed exemplary work!
Manoj is one of the best team members I’ve met. His dedication to learning new things, being actively engaged in conversations, and having a growth mindset tells me he’ll do well wherever he ends up.
At PlatePost, Manoj has directly been in charge of creating dozens of VideoMenus that have collectively garnered 100,000 customer views.
He demonstrated exceptional skills in translating the client's vision into an intuitive and visually appealing website.
I highly recommend him for UX/UI design opportunities, as his commitment and reliability set him apart and make him an invaluable asset to any team.