About
An engineer turned self-taught Product designer for more than 8 years. I design scalable products systematically and currently building an omniverse of tools for Design system designers and developers.
Work Experience
Lead Product Designer
- Designed the latest version of reporting and analytics for enterprise users.
DesignOps and Design Systems Lead
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Took charge of my own vertical, overseeing Design Systems (Magpie) and Design Ops (Project Peregrine).
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Laid the foundations for a scalable system, with an emphasis on consistency, adaptability, and accessibility in design principles.
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Created, managed, and advocated a Design System for a team of 8+ designers & 40+ developers.
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Played a vital role as DSM during design process for BirdAI.
Peppertype.ai Scaling:
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Designed and scaled Peppertype.ai from 15,000 users to nearly 400,000 users.
User-Centric Approach:
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Conducted user research to inform design decisions.
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Developed wireframes and prototypes for comprehensive design solutions.
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Conducted user testing to validate and refine the design.
Key Feature Designs:
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Enhanced the search functionality for improved user experience.
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Implemented the capability to generate AI projects briefs directly from URLs.
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Designed and implemented an AI-powered resume builder for Pepper Content.
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Streamlined and improved the user experience for creating and managing content.
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Developed features for the generation of long-form AI-driven content.
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Product Design Contributions:
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Designed the Event Dashboard for community managers.
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Led live stage experience from end to end interactions for every stakeholder.
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Enabled streaming and presenting of both live and pre-recorded videos.
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Integrations, SSO and Video background management.
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Implemented event customization based on themes, reducing support team effort for section management.
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Strategized the flow for organizers, providing guidance and support in design-related aspects.
Design System and Organization:
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Founded the Design System and implemented a file organization system for the Airmeet Design Team.
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Standardized the product design language across the company through Design-Dev sessions.
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Conducted mentorship sessions for Product and Engineering Teams.
Kite Tab - Corporate Expense Management:
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Contributed to the development of Kite Tab, a corporate expense management system utilized by prominent brands like Kotak AMC, GAP, Radisson, and more. Kite Tab
Kite Prepaid - Prepaid Platform:
- Played a key role in the creation of Kite Prepaid, a platform enabling brands to issue non-taxable cards, including meal cards, to employees, vendors, etc. Kite Prepaid
Design Language Standardization:
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Standardized the product design language across the company through Design-Dev sessions.
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Conducted mentorship sessions for Product and Engineering Teams.
Modular Design System Implementation:
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Introduced a modular Design System to Kite.
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Implemented the UI Design kit in the Prepaid Product and made it scalable for the transition of Tab to the new design system.
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Designed and managed the brand identity.
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Spearheaded the complete revamp of the mobile app, from ideation to final execution.
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Created a system in Adobe creative cloud apps and Invision DSM to ensure the product and brand produce a single family of designs.
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Managed a team of graphic and product designers, ensuring collaborative success.
Scaled product design and defined GTM strategy
Volunteering
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Conducted sessions on Design Systems.
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Taught Digital Product Design in the context of companies and startups.
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Shared insights on starting and running your design agency.
Mentored 4 batches for UI Classes.
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Shared insights on Color Theory.
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Explored Biomimicry in design.
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Delved into Typography principles.
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Covered various other aspects of design.
Education
Projects
Consulted for crafting and managing multi-branded design system under The Design Lake
Under The Design Lake
Crossed 75,000+ views on medium
Crossed 250K+ Views combined on multi-channel platforms.