# Aditya Anavekar > Product Designer @ YPCommunities | Product Design, UX design Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/adityaanavekar I’m a Product Designer based in the Bay Area with a Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from Rochester Institute of Technology. I design products that make complex workflows easier to understand and use. My background spans product design, UX research, prototyping, and technical collaboration, with experience across research tools, healthcare workflows, startup concepts, and AI-adjacent product thinking. I’m strongest in environments where ambiguity is high and the problem space is complex. I’ve contributed to research and transcript-analysis tools, led discovery work for early-stage product ideas, improved high-stakes enrollment experiences, and built interactive prototypes that help teams move from insight to action. My approach combines systems thinking, user advocacy, and practical execution. I care about creating experiences that are clear, useful, and grounded in real user needs while still supporting product and business goals. Core areas I work across include: Product Design, UX Design, User Research, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Prototyping, Usability Testing, and AI-assisted workflows. I’m currently exploring Product Design and UX opportunities where I can help teams turn technical or high-complexity challenges into thoughtful, intuitive user experiences. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ YPCommunities Jan 2026 – Present • Helping design YPCommunities’ platform rebuild to create a more intuitive, accessible, and scalable digital experience for members and teams. • Designing user journeys and modular wireframes for onboarding, event discovery, regional navigation, and mentorship-related flows. • Conducting user and stakeholder research to validate assumptions, identify pain points, and guide product direction. • Partnering with leadership, design, development, and QA to refine architecture, improve usability, and support design handoff. ### Product Designer @ Non Zero Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 • Designed healthcare and IoT workflows for expert users, translating technical requirements into intuitive product experiences. • Mapped complex flows, edge cases, and system states to improve clarity across data-heavy interfaces. • Built interactive prototypes in Figma and ProtoPie to validate concepts and align engineers and stakeholders around workflow behavior. • Created reusable design patterns and audited live systems to improve consistency, usability, and implementation readiness. ### Product Design Lead @ The Bernard Kozel Startup Program Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | New York, United States • Led the product strategy and design for a new venture in a university incubator, focused on creating a SaaS tool for UX designers. • Uncovered key user pain points through 150+ customer discovery interviews, which led to a strategic pivot that better addressed a verifiable market need and informed the MVP feature set. • Developed the business model and financial projections to validate product-market fit, ensuring the UX strategy was aligned with long-term business viability. ### UX Designer @ Rochester Institute of Technology Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Rochester, New York, United States • Contributed to the design and development of a transcript analysis web tool for qualitative researchers. Redesigned workflows to reduce cognitive load, with 80% of usability study participants reporting improved efficiency. • Developed interactive data visualizations using D3.js, increasing data interpretability, with 70% of researchers reporting improved insight extraction in focus group feedback. • Integrated AI-driven features (NLP & LLMs) to analyze transcript data, delivering automated insights and key themes that streamline qualitative research. ### Research Assistant @ Rochester Institute of Technology Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Rochester, New York, United States • Developed two dynamic scrolly-telling prototypes that leveraged interactive visualizations to transform complex data into clear, engaging stories. • Applied JavaScript, D3.js, and version control tools like GitHub to deliver interactive prototypes that effectively communicated research insights. • Executed thematic and statistical qualitative research for 25 participants, contributing to a paper submitted to CHI’25, reflecting high standards of user experience design and research. ### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ School of Information at Rochester Institute of Technology Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Rochester, NY • Supported HCIN 600: Research Methods as a graduate teaching assistant. • Helped students engage with UX research methods, evaluation approaches, and research-thinking fundamentals. ### UX Researcher & Usability Specialist @ Healthcare Insurance Company (NDA) Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Rochester, NY •Led usability work for a Medicare enrollment platform focused on improving the experience for older users. •Conducted heuristic evaluations across 10+ core screens and identified 12 critical usability issues related to navigation and cognitive load. •Designed the usability test plan and moderated remote sessions with 10+ participants across onboarding and enrollment flows. •Helped validate a redesign that reduced task completion time by 10% and lowered user error rates by 25%. ### Research Intern @ National University of Singapore Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Singapore • Participated in a one-month student exchange program, working under the guidance of NUS professors on machine learning projects. • Collaborated on a project focused on predicting water salinity levels using machine learning models, applying tools like Python and libraries such as TensorFlow and scikit-learn. • Successfully presented the project outcomes to professors and peers, demonstrating analytical problem-solving, presentation skills, and the ability to translate technical results into actionable insights. • Gained exposure to advanced research methodologies and strengthened my ability to work within a collaborative academic environment. ### Academic Intern @ Hewlett Packard Enterprise Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Singapore • Participated in an academic internship as part of a student exchange program, focusing on Deep Learning concepts and industry-relevant tools. • Gained hands-on experience with frameworks like Apache Spark for large-scale data processing and Deep Learning models for data analytics. • Worked on practical applications of machine learning algorithms, exploring their use in solving real-world data challenges under the mentorship of faculty and industry professionals. • Collaborated with peers on exercises and projects that reinforced concepts in neural networks, big data tools, and model deployment. • Developed a strong foundation in scalable computing and deep learning workflows, enhancing both my technical and analytical skills. ### UI/UX Designer @ Kite India Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 • Designed user-centric web pages using Figma and Illustrator, enhancing visual appeal and usability, leading to a 10% increase in NPS based on user feedback. • Refined UX strategies based on stakeholder input, enhancing navigation by improving layout and interaction flow. • Led usability testing with 10+ users to identify pain points, synthesizing insights into 3 key UX refinements, improving usability scores by 15%. ### Digital Marketing Intern @ Acmegrade Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | India • Led the development and design of compelling company content, ensuring a cohesive brand identity across all digital channels. • Designed over 100 visually impactful assets, including posters, certificates, and letterheads, showcasing strong attention to detail and creativity. • Partnered closely with the design head to create eye-catching social media graphics, leading to: Doubling social media followers within four months. • Used tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro to produce content that resonated with target audiences and aligned with brand messaging. ## Education ### Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction Rochester Institute of Technology ### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Computer Science and Engineering with specialization in Information Security Vellore Institute of Technology ### Secondary Education (11th &12th Grade) in Science KLE Independent Pre-University ### High School St Paul's High School Belgaum ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aditya-anavekar - Portfolio: https://adityaanavekar.design --- Source: https://flows.cv/adityaanavekar JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/adityaanavekar/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13