Budhvin Nawarathne

Adept Product Designer with a proven track record at Amplify Solutions, enhancing user experience through innovative design thinking and effective interaction design. Excelled in creating responsive, visually appealing interfaces and facilitating design sprints, significantly improving product usability. Skilled in both wireframing and fostering team collaboration, consistently delivering projects that meet rigorous standards.

Dec2023

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

Throughout the UX design course, I learnt a great deal of topics, including;

• Low-and-High Fidelity Wireframing
• User research (Empathy, Define, Ideate process)
• Building Dynamic UI for websites ● Simple and Advance Prototyping

Feb2024

Google Project Management Professional Certificate

Throughout the management course, I was exposed to real world project which gave me insight into areas such as;

• Foundations of Project Management
• Agile project management
• Project planning
• Starting & Ending a project
• Resource management

Mar2024

Meta iOS Development Professional Certificate

The Meta iOS Developer certificate helped equip the skills to;

• Essential iOS Development
• Building user interfaces with Swift UI
• Data management
• Cross platform development with REACT

Feb2024

Scrum Master Certification Specialization

I started agile project management because I felt I needed to delve a little deep into the field after earning my project management certification. What I learnt were;

• Learning of methodologies
• Scrum roles & events
• Scrum artifacts
• Scaling Agile and team-of-teams
• Combing Scrum with other methodologies

April 2024
Security in Google Cloud Specialization
I pursued this specialization to strengthen my understanding of cloud security principles and best practices within Google Cloud. What I learned:

• Security foundations in Google Cloud
• Identity and access management (IAM) best practices
• Network security and threat protection
• Data encryption and key management
• Compliance and security monitoring with Google tools

May 2024
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
I pursued this certification to deepen my expertise in cybersecurity fundamentals and practical defense strategies. What I learned:

• Security concepts & risk management
• Network security & threat detection
• Incident response & digital forensics
• Security tools like SIEM & IDS
• Hands-on experience with Linux & Python for security

May 2024
Core Java Specialization
I completed this specialization to strengthen my Java programming skills, focusing on object-oriented principles and practical application. What I learned:

• Java syntax & object-oriented programming
• Data structures & algorithms in Java
• Multithreading & concurrency
• File handling & database connectivity
• Debugging & performance optimization

May 2024
Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python/Rhinoscript (University of Michigan)
I pursued this course to explore computational design and scripting for 3D modeling. What I learned:

• Parametric design principles
• Scripting in Python & Rhinoscript
• Automating complex modeling tasks
• Data-driven design & geometric manipulation
• Workflow integration with Rhino & Grasshopper

Feb 2025
Xbox Product & Strategy Insights
I explored Xbox’s product strategy to understand gaming industry dynamics and platform management. What I learned:

• Gaming ecosystem & hardware strategy
• Subscription models & revenue generation
• Community engagement & brand loyalty
• Content partnerships & exclusivity deals
• Future trends in cloud gaming & AI integration