# Ankit (Rikki) Mukherjee > Designer @Cursor Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ankitrikkimukherjee ## Work Experience ### Designer @ Cursor Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Designer @ Notion Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Design Intern @ Facebook Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area • Received full-time return offer • Worked with cross-functional teams to improve messaging-efficiency experiences for businesses on Messenger • Localized design approaches for high-value locales and synthesized feedback from the user testing with real business owners ### President @ LavaLab Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater Los Angeles Area • Led the executive board in growing the organization and strengthening its presence in the Silicon Beach community • Directed a brand refresh, including a design system and SOPs for visual consistency • Built a Notion workspace to streamline onboarding and centralize org knowledge • Transitioned the spring 2020 curriculum to remote meetings in response to COVID-19 • Organized LavaLab’s first virtual Demo Night, reaching 144 peak and 367 unique viewers ### Director of Operations @ LavaLab Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area • Designed and led a semester-long curriculum on startup fundamentals, guiding 7 teams to MVP completion • Recruited and managed a cohort of top USC designers, developers, and product thinkers ### Marcom Interactive Design Intern @ Apple Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Sunnyvale • Worked alongside producers, user-experience designers, copywriters, art directors, and associate creative directors to improve various components of the Apple Store App and Apple Online Store experience • In total, made digital and interaction design contributions to close to a dozen different projects ### Design Director @ Daily Trojan Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area • Designed internal infographics, promotional motion graphics, and special edition covers • Working alongside executive board toward a comprehensive organizational overhaul of design-team structure and redesign of brand and print identities ### Design Consultant @ Volkswagen Group of America, Electronics Research Lab. Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area • Conducted comprehensive macro-research of the industry and opportunities • Identified target user segments, existing mobility friction points, and built plausible future-state scenarios • Worked with client to synthesize solutions and hypothesize product concepts ### Design Editor, Editor-in-Chief @ The Carillon Yearbook Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | 960 W Hedding St, San Jose, CA 95126 • Organized theme aesthetics and comprehensive design standards • Managed recruitment, weekly production, 360° VR multimedia, and marketing • Edited nearly 700 pages over two years, and directly managed design staff of 33 members • Shipped a 2016 NSPA All-American Awarded Book ### Design Editor @ The Carillon Yearbook Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | 960 W Hedding St, San Jose, CA 95126 • Planning and establishment of design standards and theme aesthetics • Instruction of new Design staff • Leadership and management of various teams working on the book • Editing the design of finished spreads • Working with the rest of the leadership board and advisors to manage the progress of the book ### Editor-in-Chief @ Bellarmine Political Review Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | 960 W Hedding St, San Jose, CA 95126 • Managed the organization, editing, design, and production of the school's non-partisan, seasonal newsmagazine on domestic and international politics. ### LD Captain & OA Speaker @ Bellarmine College Preparatory Speech and Debate Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | San Jose, California • Awarded a degree of Special Distinction from the National Speech and Debate Association • Directed instruction, planning, operations, and practice for Lincoln Douglas Debate team • 2017 CFL Varsity Lincoln Douglas State Qualifier • 2017 James Logan MLK Invitational Lincoln Douglas Semi-Finalist • 2016 James Logan MLK Invitational Lincoln Douglas Octo-Finalist • Five-time CFL Varsity Individual Events Finalist in Original Advocacy Speaking ### People Section Head @ The Carillon Yearbook Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | 960 W Hedding St, San Jose, CA 95126 • Creative direction of overarching theme • Planning of the "People" section of the yearbook • Leadership and management of teams working on the book ### Photojournalist @ The Carillon Yearbook Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | 960 W Hedding St, San Jose, CA 95126 • Photography of events • Copy writing and editing • Cooperation with teams in completing print spreads ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation University of Southern California ### Bellarmine College Preparatory ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mukherjeeankit --- Source: https://flows.cv/ankitrikkimukherjee JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ankitrikkimukherjee/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13