I come from a defence-background family — which means I grew up with discipline, adaptability, and a deep respect for systems. Having lived and studied across nine schools in multiple cities in India, I learned early how to read people across cultures.

Today, I bring that empathy into product design. My forte is design systems and component governance — building the rules that make great products consistent at scale. I've led organisation-wide design systems at CarTrade Tech, and driven UX strategy for Future Mobility at TVS Motor Company.

I'm jolly and playful in person. At work, I value clarity, empathy, and the discipline to really go through the pain before designing a solution.

5+
years crafting product experiences
3
design systems built & governed
M.Des
UI/UX — NIFT Mumbai
Tools
FigmaFigma MakeSketchZeplinLottie FilesRunway AIUIXX AILovableClaude
Professional Skills
Design SystemsUX ResearchUI DesignDesign ThinkingPrototypingProduct StrategyAI in Feature DesignPersona MakingUser Journey
Hairpedia
Hairpedia ↗︎

SEO-first hair transplant discovery classified-portal helping users compare clinics, understand procedures, and make informed decisions. Built as a content + lead-generation ecosystem targeting high-intent search traffic in the hair restoration market.

Alltime Fitness
Alltime Fitness ↗︎

A fitness gym website focused on building a strong local community through personalized training, transformation programs, and digital-first member engagement. Crafted to improve retention, trust, and brand consistency.

Weblance
Weblance ↗︎

Bootstraped and ran a niche-focused web agency offering conversion-driven websites for local businesses like clinics, gyms, salons, and coaching centers. Productized services designed for speed, affordability, and measurable lead generation.

Ghafoor's Overloaded Biryani Project
Ghafoor's Overloaded Biryani Project

Bootstraped and ran a cloud kitchen brand built around an "overloaded" USP - More meat, Richer flavors, and Premium portions. Designed from scratch across branding, menu engineering, packaging, delivery-first operations across Swiggy & Zomato

Pragati Academy
Pragati Academy ↗︎

An education-focused digital transformation project aimed at improving student acquisition and trust through better online presence, structured information architecture, and conversion-optimized web experiences.

Glow Beauty Studio
Glow Beauty Studio ↗︎

A beauty and wellness brand focused on elevating client experience through premium grooming services and a strong digital presence. Designed to build trust, boost bookings, and establish a modern, aspirational local brand identity.

Apr 2025
Present
CarTrade Tech · Navi Mumbai
Lead Product Designer ↗︎
Promoted from Sr. Designer

Led end-to-end UX lifecycle improvements across Research → Design → Development. Drove monetisation, SEO, and AI adoption.

Oct 2023
Apr 2025
CarTrade Tech · Navi Mumbai
Sr. Product Designer ↗︎

Design System Specialist — leading and scaling the organisation-wide design system across CarWale, BikeWale, and CarTrade.

Dec 2022
Sep 2023
TVS Motor Company · Bengaluru
Deputy Manager — UX Design & Research ↗︎
Future Mobility · EV

Researched current trends, brand strategy, benchmarking for Future Mobility (EV). Aligned UX strategy and design systems for B2B at TVS.

May 2021
Dec 2022
CarTrade Tech · Navi Mumbai
Product Designer ↗︎

Lone product designer for CarWale. Managed full UX process — research, ideation, wireframing, prototyping, pixel-perfect delivery.

End-to-end UXWireframing
Sep 2020
Apr 2021
CarTrade Tech · Navi Mumbai
Associate Product Designer ↗︎
First role

Joined CarTrade Tech (IPO-listed auto marketplace group behind CarWale, BikeWale, CarTrade). Delivered UI/UX for lead conversion, SEO, and monetisation-driven tasks.

End-to-end UXWireframing
Mar 2025
Jan 2026
Ghafoor's Overloaded Biryani Co.
Founder ↗︎
Startup · Cloud Kitchen

Bootstrapped and led a premium cloud kitchen alongside a full-time job. Managed end-to-end — menu engineering, pricing, unit economics, vendor management, platform strategy on Swiggy and Zomato.

Unit EconomicsOnline Platform Strategy & Pricing & Menu EngineeringVendor Management
2020
ARious · EDU360 Knowledge Solutions
UX Designer — Dissertation & Apprenticeship ↗︎
EdTech · AR

Designed FTUE and onboarding for an iOS AR learning app. Researched user mental models through offline reviews. Combined spatial design principles from architecture with HCI theories.

2019
Lenskart.com
UX Researcher — Apprenticeship ↗︎
Direct project with CTO

Apprenticeship project directly with Lenskart's CTO. Ran a 2-month Design Thinking sprint to solve app retention — users were uninstalling within ~30 days. Generated 15 concepts, prototyped 3, shipped 1.

2018–2020
Master of Design — UI/UX (Experience Design)
NIFT Mumbai
Core: Design Research, Design Thinking, Trend Forecasting.
2014–2018
Bachelor of Design — Marketing & Merchandising
FDDI Noida
Core: Footwear Design, International Business, VM & Retail.
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