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Designer @Coursera | ex-Microsoft | Design, Strategy, Innovation

About

I am a designer with over 6 years of experience in product design, generative art, UX/UI, and new media technologies. Currently a Product Designer at Coursera, leveraging over five years of experience in product design and interaction design to create impactful learning experiences. Skilled in UX/UI and platform design, the focus lies on crafting user-centered solutions that promote innovation in online education. Previous contributions at Microsoft include foundational work on Viva Learning, integrating learning into employees' workflows, and leading the design of the "Skills" chapter, which involved user research, design thinking workshops, and prototype development. At Microsoft, I contribute to the foundational development of Viva Learning, a platform that seamlessly integrates learning into employees' workflow. I led the design of the Skills chapter in Viva Learning, overseeing user research, design thinking workshops, prototype development, and successful shipping. I also won the Product Excellence Award for redesigning the Viva Learning Desktop and Mobile App, enhancing the user experience and engagement. Prior to Microsoft, I was a designer and strategist at Fractal, where I built the component library for the Phi Design System, a framework for data and AI products recognized by Forrester. I also initiated behavioral strategy and design interventions to build client relationships with Google - YouTubeTV and YouTube Shorts. I am passionate about creating impactful and innovative products that solve real-world problems using my skills in generative art, UX/UI design, and new media technologies. I am always eager to learn new things and collaborate with other professionals who share my vision and values. Let's connect and create awesome experiences together!

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

claude

cursor

gemini

lovable

mcp

Work experience

Senior Product Designer at Coursera, May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Product Designer at Microsoft, Mar 2022 - May 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Contributed to the foundational development of 'Viva Learning' within Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365, driving the implementation of various end-to-end features to seamlessly integrate learning into employees' workflow. Design lead for ‘Skills’ chapter in Viva Learning, overseeing user research, design thinking workshops, prototype development, and successful shipping. Won Product excellence award for re-designing of Viva learning Desktop and Mobile App.

Interaction Designer at Fractal, Jan 2020 - Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Lead the building of the component library as a part of the founding member of the 'Phi Design System' for Data + AI products at Fractal, recognised by forrester report 2020. Initiating behavioral strategy & design interventions at Fractal to build client relationships with google - YoutubeTV & Youtube Shorts.

Interaction Designer at Digital Society School, Jan 2019 - Jul 2019 · 7 mos, Amsterdam Area, Netherlands, Designing mixed method tools for the Dutch Police to facilitate public-police engagement to understand the security concerns with AI showcased as a part of the ‘The Next Web’ conference. Bringing ideas to life by rapidly iterating through hypothesis, design, prototyping, and validation with a goal to improve public engagement.

UX Researcher at Samsung R&D Institute India, Jul 2018 - Dec 2018 · 6 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Lay groundwork to build smart IoT products for emotional well-being of Dementia patients. Working closely with the patients and caretakers to understand the needs, pain-points, drawing insights and exploring future concepts.

Education

M.Des. New Media Design (Design of New Technologies), National Institute of Design

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences