Product Designer

Aniruddha Sainkar

Boston, USA +* (***) ***–**** Portfolio Pitch Deck ********@*****.*** Design System LinkedIn Summary

Vision driven Product Designer with a 5+ years of experience in creating innovative & user-centric digital products. Skilled in conducting in-depth user research, designing intuitive interfaces, and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams Education

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA GPA 3.71

Master of Science in Information Systems

• Relevant Coursework: User Experience & Testing, UX UI, Agile Methodology, HCI MIT GPA 3.72

Bachelor of Technology

Experience

Lead Teaching Assistant NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston (US) Aug 2023 – Dec 2024

• Guided a diverse group of 7 divisions, 3 units of Computer Engineering as the Head Teaching Assistant

• Led workshops on design fundamentals, fostering a strong UX-UI foundation among students and nurturing creative problem-solving abilities and delivered 10 lectures and graded 1000+ assignments and case management

• Mentored students on UX research techniques, such as user studies and data analysis, equipping to convert insights into actionable design improvements that increased collaboration & user satisfaction scores by 30% Subject Matter Expert NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston (US) Jan 2024 – Aug 2024

• Designed a user experience course which is published on Coursera with over 271+ pre-registrations

• Delivered 4+ labs from Low- Fidelity wireframing tools (Balsamiq) to High Fidelity prototype tools (Figma) for course including User research method lecture and Interview

• Achieved 25% more user engagement when compared to other courses due to inclusion of design to code tools like Anima, Framer for websites and Zeplin for smooth handoff to stakeholders, business, brand, and cross-functional teams User Experience Designer CO-OP ADSGENCY AI, B2B, California (US) Sept 2023 – Jan 2024

• Pioneered a design system increasing team productivity by 25% through a decrease in time spent on repetitive tasks

• Spearheaded redesign of Adsgency AI cross-platform responsive SaaS website and product, while overseeing front end and back-end engineering leading to 10% boost in Monthly Active Users (MAU)

• Designed a user-friendly product menu interface for website by creating a menu-based user flow with 92% Net Promoter Score (NPS) using Figma, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and engagement management

• Directed UX Audit with WCAG 2.1 standards and product validation testing for tailored insights for B2B digital product Product Designer Intern CHANDRAMA, Pune (IN) Jun 2021 – May 2022

• Redesigned an intuitive and user-centric website homepage and mobile app with chat interface design for Chandrama

• Prototyped through 3+ iterations of sketching, discovery and concept brainstorming, user flows, wireframes, and full-fidelity prototypes & user testing, resulting in a 10% increase in website’s end-to-end user engagement

• Increased design speed by 16% through establishing an expandable design system in Figma, while collaborating with key stakeholders, UX designer, managers, and a team of Software Engineers (SWEs) UI/UX Designer SAINKAR BROTHERS, (Family-Owned Business) Pune (IN) May 2018 – Jun 2021

• Redesigned the company website to modernize the online presence, resulting in a 20% increase in online inquiries

• Conducted 4 weeks intensive qualitative and quantitative user research, surveys, and synthesis through A/B testing, user personas, competitive analysis for better understanding of user needs & pain-points

• Led 10 user interviews to get to know users' desirable workflow improvements, which enhanced overall accessibility Skills

Technical: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, AWS, Product delivery systems, Customer needs, Growth vision Software: Figma, Notion, Sketch, Invision, Adobe Creative Suite, Framer, Miro, Jira, Storybook, Adobe XD, Axure RP, Excel, Qualtrics, Wix, Adobe InDesign, Slack, Airtable, Hotjar, Salesforce, User Testing Design Research: Information Hierarchy, Storyboarding, Responsive IOS, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Design Systems, UI Design, Heuristic Evaluation, Interaction Design, Strategic Thinking, Problem Solving Stakeholder Interview, A/B Testing, Cognitive Mapping, Rapid Prototyping, Google Material Design Certifications & Publications

• Designership Masterclass- User Research and User Interface Design

• Professional Certificate: Google Project Management

• Burn the day: E-book

Contact this candidate