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ABOUT ME

I’m a Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of experience designing digital products across enterprise software, AI, and complex technical systems.
My work sits at the intersection of user needs, product strategy, technology, and systems thinking. I enjoy turning complex problems, workflows, and data into experiences that feel clear, intuitive, and purposeful.Over the years, my role has evolved from designing interfaces to shaping end-to-end product experiences—from understanding user and business needs, defining workflows and information architecture, and exploring interaction models to prototyping, validating, and collaborating with engineering teams to bring ideas to life.
I’ve worked across organizations including Wipro, Noodle.ai, ESI Group and Keysight contributing to enterprise applications, AI-powered products, design systems, and complex B2B platforms.

Today, I work as a Senior UX Designer at Keysight technologies, where I design experiences for virtual simulation and CAE products. My focus is on making technically complex engineering workflows easier to understand, navigate, and operate—without compromising the depth and precision required by expert users.I’m particularly interested in the intersection of Enterprise UX, AI, Design Systems, and Complex Systems—especially products where good design can simplify complexity and help people make better decisions.
For me, great design isn’t about adding more to an experience. It’s about understanding what matters, removing what doesn’t, and creating the clearest path between a person and what they need to accomplish.

BACKGROUND

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Art (Visual Communication) from one of India’s premier fine arts institutions, Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA), University of Mysore, and a Master’s degree in Applied Art from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (CKP), Bengaluru University.

During my master’s, I began my design career with an internship at Ogilvy & Mather, where I was introduced to the creative process in advertising and communication design. After completing my post-graduation, I started my professional journey as a UI (Visual) Designer and UX learner at Wipro Digital, contributing to enterprise projects for clients like Motorola and Ericsson.

I later joined Noodle.ai, an artificial intelligence company, as an Associate Product Designer, where I was responsible for the UX and design system of AI-driven enterprise applications.

WORKED IN

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PORTFOLIO

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“We must design for the way people behave,
not for how we would wish them to behave.”
                                          ― Donald A. Norman

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INSPIRATION

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