# Pooja Wagh > UX Engineer | Cybersecurity Specialist | Design Systems Expert | Simplifying Complex Platforms for 30K+ Users across AI, FinTech & EdTech Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/poojawagh I’m a UX Specialist with a Computer Science background and a Master’s in Cybersecurity, bringing a unique blend of technical depth and user-centered design expertise. This foundation allows me to speak the language of design and engineering fluently, helping teams build solutions that are both intuitive and technically robust.I’ve helped drive double-digit revenue growth for a SaaS cybersecurity platform by improving user journeys, optimizing conversions, and aligning product experience with business goals. If you're an engineer or a product designer in any of those industries, feel free to reach out! ## Work Experience ### UI/UX Designer (Founding Team) @ Wrnly Jan 2025 – Present Building the Wrnly website to showcase the platform’s value, vision, and services for startups and remote talent. - Developing an MVP tool that helps startups discover, hire, and manage remote professionals through a streamlined, data-driven experience. - Spearheaded qualitative user research with 15+ candidates , identifying key workflow bottlenecks that informed the structure for Talent Dashboard. ### Founding Product Designer @ Future State University Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 FSU is an emerging gamified edTech platform blending AI and gaming principles to enhance career development and making learning easy and fun. -Crafted the company website (0-1),emphasizing the essence of gaming and AI while enhancing the visibility of our services, thus yielding a 11% surge in early-stage product subscriptions. https://www.futurestateuniversity.com - Spearheaded and launched the MVP for a gamified career platform, including a character customization interface and a career quest design tree, helping users personalize their experience and discover course-to-career paths while boosting engagement and early signups. -Performed research on user behavior patterns using Google Analytics (quantifying data) and user surveys (qualifiable data). ### UI/UX Designer @ DeFiner Labs Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 DeFiner Labs is a blockchain-enabled fintech innovator backed by Techstars and Alphabit, with a global team across four continents and a suite of DeFi products including decentralized lending and AI-driven platforms. ⁃Delivered user-friendly screens and dashboards for their crypto finance platform, helping people lend, borrow, and manage their money without a bank. -Created clear and simple designs that made the platform easier to use, leading to 13% more people signing up. -Delivered a crypto dashboard feature that helped users track their crypto loans better, increasing engagement by 22%. -Collaborated closely with different teams to make sure the platform was easy to navigate and understand. ### UI/UX Designer & Engineer @ SCORE Mentors Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 Provider of mentorship and resources to support small business growth, backed by the U.S.-SBA. -Built a website from the ground up as a centralized hub for mentorship, tools, and resources leading to 45% rise in newsletter subscriptions through clear user flows and targeted CTAs. ### Lead UX Engineer @ Qualys Jan 2016 – Jan 2022 Qualys is a pioneer in cloud-based IT security and compliance, serving over 10,000 customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100 and recently enhanced its platform by acquiring Blue Hexagon’s AI/ML technology to bolster real-time threat detection capabilities. -Delivered a responsive and intuitive user experience for Unified Dashboard, leading a cross-functional 7 people team, resulting in a 18% increase in subscriptions and user engagement with the product. https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2021/03/23/unified-dashboard/ -Created a Design System that increased the design consistency across company's applications resulting in 37% reduction in design production time. -Performed conceptualization, user research and prototyping process for a Unified Dashboard merging data from products such as Vulnerability Management and Threat Protection, leading to a 29% decrease in navigational challenges and saved 3 min/user session across multiple platforms. -Turned product ideas and research into user-friendly designs, making features easier to use on all devices. Based on my findings, I helped create a clear plan for new and better solutions. ### UI Engineer @ Neustar, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 Neustar Inc., a global leader in identity resolution and real-time analytics, served over 8,000 clients, including 60 of the Fortune 100—before its $3.1 billion acquisition by TransUnion in 2021. -Delivered a RBAC feature for Web Performance Monitoring product by creating detailed user flows, wireframes, and prototypes using Adobe Photoshop. -Designed an IP Intelligence System platform to display user information and access management. -Collaborated with architects, product managers, peers, technical writers, and QA-UX to help shape the product feature, architecture and make design decisions. -Enhanced engineering processes by fostering clear communication and optimizing workflow, leading to a project completion one week ahead of schedule. ### UI/UX Developer @ Joule Assets Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 Joule Assets is a pioneering clean energy finance and software company, that launched the $100M Energy Reduction Asset (ERA) Fund to unlock the $900B energy efficiency market, and secured a €17M EU grant to expand sustainable energy projects across Europe. -Launched Joule Assets’ first website from the ground up, handling everything from early wireframes in Photoshop to building the front-end with jQuery. The site gave the company its first online presence, helping them connect with investors and clients more effectively. -Delivered and built key pages like “Navigating Local Solar,” working closely with subject matter experts to translate complex energy concepts into clear, engaging content. By simplifying the content and improving the layout, the site helped drive over 50+ business sign-ups in the first 6 months. ## Education ### Master's degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Rochester Institute of Technology ### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science University of Mumbai ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/poojawagh - Portfolio: https://poojaswagh.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/poojawagh JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/poojawagh/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25