# Raj Thakkar > Startup Design Partner | 0→1 Product & UI/UX Expert Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Profile: https://flows.cv/rajthakkar I’m a digital product designer with 7+ years of experience helping startups go from idea to launch — and beyond. Over the years, I’ve worn multiple hats: 👨‍💻 Solo designer owning the entire 0→1 journey for early-stage startups 🎨 Team lead mentoring designers and setting up design systems 📈 Consultant/freelancer partnering with founders to turn vision into usable, lovable products Whether it’s defining product strategy, crafting intuitive UX, or building scalable design systems, I thrive in ambiguity and enjoy turning rough ideas into pixel-perfect experiences that users love. What I bring to the table: - Deep empathy for users and stakeholders - Fast iterative execution (with just enough process) - Ability to think product and design holistically - Experience across Health tech, SaaS, and consumer apps - A love for collaboration, feedback, and continuous learning If you're building something exciting — especially at an early stage — I’d love to chat. Let’s make it real, one prototype at a time. ## Work Experience ### Lead Product Designer @ Genuin Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | India ### Product Designer @ WhizKey Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Leading the user experience and interface design of custom enterprise products from conception to the initial deployment • Gathering and documenting design requirements and communicating with clients • Working closely with PMs, Developers and all the stakeholders establishing timelines and consensus from all parties around product flows, technology limitations and goals for research • Responsible for all design decisions to create a visually stimulating and seamless experience • Creating user flows, wireframes and UI components in collaboration with the engineering team • Creating and maintaining a design system for rapid conceptualization and prototyping of new custom product modules • Responsible for design, prototyping and front-end development of multiple PoCs • Crafting product walkthroughs and animated videos for presentations • Designing the company website ### Co-Founder @ Chokdi Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Ahmedabad Area, India Chokdi infused traditional Indian Art of Cross Stitching with designs based on movies, TV shows and comic characters on t-shirts. Chokdi has been present at Bangalore ComicCon for three consecutive years i.e. 2014, 2015 and 2016 selling over 1000 t-shirts. ### UI/UX Design Intern @ IWe Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Bengaluru Area, India • Increased user satisfaction and perceived ease of finding information with the redesign of Android app • Closely worked with the co-founders to devise product roadmap and gamification strategies • Collaborated with the development team on the interaction design of the app for faster development ### Design Innovator @ Kumbha Foundation in association with MIT Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Nasik Area, India Collaborated with Health Pavilion, Crowd Steering and MediTracker teams for agile UX/UI design and development ### Design Intern @ Inkrasa Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 • Collaborate with the developer and co-founders to enhance user experience and automate repetitive tasks •Print and Graphic Design •User Research on existing photo-editing/sharing platforms ## Education ### Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Information and Communication Technology Ahmedabad University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rajthakkar77 --- Source: https://flows.cv/rajthakkar JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rajthakkar/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31