Hi!
Nice to meet you,
I'm Akshay!

I am a UX/Product Designer based in Bay Area. I have 5+ years of experience in delivering designs for consumer and enterprise products.

As a UX/Product designer, I am driven by my passion to design the new and redesign the old. Possessing an engineer’s meticulousness with an artist’s creative mindset, I constantly strive to create beautiful, novel designs that are engaging as well as functional. I am a highly collaborative designer with a strong growth mindset who loves to work in small cross-functional teams that encourage close collaboration, open communication, and knowledge sharing.

Other than work, I love to talk about anything and everything...
🖌 Design, ⚽️ Soccer, and 🚀 Science-fiction


‍I am currently working on solving complex UX challenges of cloud security at Zscaler.

EXPERIENCE

Zscaler

UX Designer

June 2021 - Present

Hyland Software

UX Design Intern

June 2020 - Dec 2020

Polis Center

UX Designer

September 2019 - May 2021

Synerzip

UI/UX Designer

December 2018 - June 2019

Reliance Jio

UI/UX Designer

June 2016 - August 2018

EDUCATION

MS Human-Computer Interaction

Indiana University, Indianapolis

2019 - 2021

BE Computer Engineering

Mumbai University

2012 - 2016

MY DESIGN VALUES

Less is more

I believe in design minimalism. For me, it is about reducing the design to its simplest form and keeping what is truly essential. However, it should not come at the expense of usability, efficiency or accessibility.

Design is collaborative

I firmly believe that design is a collaborative effort. One designer may exude individual brilliance, but it would always get superseded by the power of collaboration.

Design for emotions

I am passionate about designing for human delight. As a designer, I like to turn user's mundane tasks/information into beautiful and delightful experiences.