# Aqeela Panjwani

> Designing financial benefits at Gusto and enabling work to empower a better life for our members.

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/aqeelapanjwani

Hello! My name is Aqeela.

I'm a creative thinker. A storyteller. An experience crafter. Curiosity, empathy and a passion for solving problems keep me creative. I love to make things that matter: inspiring things, intuitive things, honest things, and things that have a real and lasting impact in people's lives. 

As a UX/UI designer with a background in fashion, human centered design has always been my greatest passion. I want to gear my passion towards bringing the core vision of a product or service to life by creating relevant, effective, and convenient solutions that give value to a user's experience.

## Work Experience
### Staff Product Designer @ Gusto
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 100,000 businesses nationwide.

To learn more about life at Gusto, visit gusto.com/careers. We’re hiring in San Francisco, Denver, and New York.

### Lead Experience Designer @ Y Media Labs
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Redwood City, California

### Senior Product Designer @ Y Media Labs
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Redwood City, California, United States

### Product Designer @ Y Media Labs
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Redwood City, California, United States

### UI/UX Designer @ Freelance
Jan 2014 – Jan 2019
Providing user-focused design consultation for early-stage and fully-funded startups (most recently in the areas of financial fraud prevention and peer-to-peer college learning marketplace).

### User Experience Design Immersive @ General Assembly
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
10-week immersive course focusing on UX tools, research techniques, and design process by partnering with local startups to gain first hand experience.

### Apparel Designer @ Ikeddi
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | New York, NY
•Lead all stages of design development for kids, junior, and missy labels along with creating all graphics and prints for textile development 
•Worked with production team and overseas factories to deliver quality products for monthly shipments
•Maintained direct communication with sales team and purchasing clients (i.e. Macy’s, Sears, WetSeal, and Walmart) to ensure that buyer’s and end customer’s needs were met

### Designer for Special Project @ Lorick for H&M
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | New York, New York
•Worked with Abigali Lorick in collaboration with H&M to help create an eighty-piece ready-to-wear and accessory collection including apparel, footwear, handbags, jewelry, and other leather goods from early research stages through production for H&M’s “& Other Stories” stores
•Partnered with lead designer through the full product development cycle to research, design, and develop the collection, while effectively communicating designs with H&M headquarters in Stockholm
•Communicated detailed specs of all designs with overseas factories to ensure quality and accuracy of product construction

### Design Assistant @ The Natori Company
Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 | New York, NY
High-end women's fashion, including: Intimates, Sleepwear, Lingerie, and Ready-to-Wear


## Education
### User Experience Design
General Assembly
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### BFA
Academy of Art University
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012

### Associate of Arts (AA) in Fashion/Apparel Design
International Academy of Design & Technology (Montreal)
Jan 2005 – Jan 2007


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aqeela

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Last updated: 2026-03-25