Hey 🖖🏼! I'm Akshay (pronounced "Uk-sh-ay"), a Product Designer with 7+ years creating digital solutions that make technology more human. Currently open to new opportunities.
Redesigned accessibility portal by consolidating scattered webpages into single user-centered hub through end-to-end UX strategy and information architecture, increasing faculty navigation success by 41.4%
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Led inclusive design research with 4+ focus groups of students and instructors, synthesizing qualitative feedback on content silos and confusing terminology to prioritize top user pain points
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Delivered WCAG 2.1 AA compliant design system with modular Figma component library and distinct student/instructor pathways, achieving 71% user satisfaction score and reducing support tickets by 18% MoM
Designed 3 AI-powered creation tools for 6.5M+ YouTube Shorts creators by developing interaction-driven prototypes that balanced automation with creative control, achieving positive ratings across usability and creative ownership in testing with creators
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Created 30+ high-fidelity interactive prototypes in Figma using Material 3 Design System, evolving from linear to modular workflows based on user feedback that initial designs were too rigid, resulting in flexible interfaces that improved creative freedom
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Transformed initial concepts through 3 design iterations by testing lightweight onboarding flows, editable tooltips, and natural language prompts, pivoting from quick-select chips to open-ended input methods that better supported creator expression and reduced workflow friction
Optimized pull request experience for 50M+ developers by diagnosing 14.3% usability drop through SUS scores and A/B testing, driving redesign decisions that improved task clarity and navigation
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Translated mixed-methods research from interviews, contextual inquiries, and interaction mapping into concrete UX recommendations and interface improvements for developer workflows
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Aligned cross-functional stakeholders as primary liaison with GitHub teams, ensuring design direction balanced user needs with product goals and technical constraints
Education
2023 — 2025
University of Washington Human Centered Design & Engineering
