Piyush Petkar
Product Designer based in Mumbai, IN
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Awards
Led a team of 10 in a 2-week hackathon, winning 1st place for developing an innovative educational app for kids that improved user retention by 25%.
Secured 2nd place in design hackathon by conceptualizing and designing a weathercontrol app for wizards, showcasing unique problem-solving skills.
Ranked 2nd globally and 1st in India for the NFT, Gaming, and Creator Track.
Won bounties and accelerators, including the Creators Economy Award and the Ubeswap Community Award.
Secured 1st Place in 3rd year of Engineering Degree
Secured 1st Place in 2nd year of Engineering Degree
Work Experience
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Drove UX research by interviewing 12+ blockchain developers and analyzing 300+ user sessions, refining the product’s core navigation and developer tools.
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Led the UX/UI design for JiffyScan v2, improving workflow efficiency and user navigation, resulting in a 14% increase in page views and a 20% rise in sessions in 2 months.
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Launched a mobile-optimized UX that contributed to a 13% conversion rate increase by removing friction points in onboarding and transaction tracing.
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Managed marketing content and social media, growing X’s followers to 5.3k+ within 10 months.
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Conducted A/B testing on multiple landing page copies, by targeting for better lead conversions.
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Collaborated with senior designers to create interactive Figma exercises for Interns, achieving 20% increase in knowledge retention among participants.
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Streamlined UI component management for Google Pay through a DLS audit, resulting in an 8% reduction in design redundancies.
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Conducted comprehensive UX teardowns for Linear, Google Lens, and Pinduoduo, identifying pain points and proposing data-driven improvements for the product
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Collaborated with the engineering team to implement new design that attracted over 18k+ visitors within 2 months post-launch.
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Built a thriving community of over 1.5k members on Discord within 3 months by hosting quizzes and driving active user engagement.
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Implemented design system best practices, reducing development time by 20% and ensuring a consistent UI.
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Built prototypes and high-fidelity wireframe, aligning with brand guidelines and collaborating closely with engineering teams and stakeholders.
Projects
A project aimed at enhancing user engagement on the mobile platform. Designed and implemented features like Leaderboard, and Weekly Tournaments.
Consulted on design strategy for educational products to enhance market presence.
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Performed detailed competitive analysis of the product market, along with recommended features.
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Guided in establishing visual brand identity, including typography and colour palette.
Worked to optimize user interface and branding for a digital peer platform.
Provided design recommendations for visual enhancements and navigation using wireframes and sketches.