# Sambit Nayak > Building Agentic platform for Fashion enterprises | Salesforce, Ex-Gap Inc, Drapr (YC 20) | MS HCI @IU | Design@ NIFT Delhi I Founding Product designer I open for new roles Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sambit Currently Building CotonAI, an agentic platform for fashion enterprises. Hello, I am Sam a Product Designer building AI-native products from 0 to 1 in fast-moving startup environments. I thrive in ambiguity, shipping early, iterating fast, and working closely with founders and engineers to turn complex ideas into usable, scalable products. My background blends product design, systems thinking, Visual design and hands-on technical execution. Previously Technical Product Designer and Team Lead at Gap Inc., where I led AR Try-On and 3D digital initiatives that improved product visualization workflows and engagement across global teams. That experience taught me how to operate at scale. Working with YC Startups taught me how to move with urgency. I am also an Ex-founder at WeWeave3D where we made clothing configurators for B2B Fashion export houses and provided 3d prototyping solutions. I have an MS in Human-Computer Interaction focusing on AI-driven interfaces, UX research, agentic systems, and platform architecture and completing a Salesforce apprenticeship, where I’m designing for trailhead platform Experience with data backed research. What I bring to early-stage teams: • 0→1 product thinking and rapid prototyping • AI-powered workflow design and LLM-integrated systems • Strong design systems and scalable UX foundations • Deep collaboration with engineering • Comfort owning ambiguous problem spaces • Bias toward shipping, learning, and refining Tools: Figma, Framer, Supabase, FastAPI, HTML, CSS, JS, Tailwind, NextJS, Cloudfare, Vercel, Unity, Blender, LLM APIs, AI orchestration workflows. I am very much value design craft, aesthetics, details to perfection. Lets Connect - https://calendly.com/sambit-nayak-cotonai/30min ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Salesforce Jan 2025 – Present - Strategizing and executing product research and design initiatives for Salesforce's learning ecosystem, Trailhead, to identify and explore engagement opportunities for retention. - Managed Research Operations (ResOps) by screening a metadata pool of 650+ users to identify 72 qualified participants for qualitative studies, applying rigorous criteria of platform rank, certifications, superbadges, and recent activity. ### Founding Designer @ Stealth AI Startup Jan 2025 – Present Agentic AI platform for Fashion enterprise. ### Founding Product Designer @ Darzy.ai Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | United States • Led end-to-end product design for an AI-powered B2B2C eCommerce platform, enhancing user experience flows. • Conducted user research and developed rapid prototypes to identify ideal customer profiles. • Owned brand identity and landing page experience, resulting in a 143.9% increase in visits. • Translated complex technical concepts into intuitive interfaces for diverse user expertise levels. ### Technical Designer and Team lead (AR TryOn ), Process Dev @ Gap Inc. Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Greater Hyderabad Area - Contributed to enhancing the 3D + Fit experience, reducing e-comm returns, driving increased visits and engagement across brands within Gap Inc.’s portfolio. - Developed and implemented strategic improvements to enhance the user experience of internal tools and plugins for the 3D + Fit experience. Successfully tested and deployed four new plugins and two workflow processes, significantly boosting efficiency and accuracy. Identified and resolved critical errors, leading to substantial pipeline performance improvements and achieving a 90% efficiency rate. - Spearheaded AR Try-on initiatives with a team of 10 cross-disciplined team members, earning positive feedback from senior management and team members, demonstrating innovation and leadership. ### Technical Designer @ Gap Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Greater Hyderabad Area ### Senior Officer Design @ Myntra Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 ### Co-Founder @ WeWeave3D Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 - Built and scaled enterprise grade B2B clothing configurator workflows that enabled design exploration, 3D visualization, and rapid product iteration for fashion export houses. Defined product strategy, led GTM execution, managed partnerships, and drove customer discovery to validate market fit. - Reduced development lead time by 50% by simplifying complex technical processes into human-centered interfaces. Bootstrapped the platform to $7,000 MRR and led cross functional execution across product, design, operations, and business strategy within a five member team. ### Graduate Project Design Intern @ Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Designed and developed a whole new collection for Allen Solly in the segment of Menswear segment . Moreover designed a range of prints for AS Mainline and assisted the Design team in tech packing and 3D Apparel prototyping solutions. ### Summer Design Internship @ Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 ### Freelance 3D Designer @ Unknown Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 Worked with Arvind Fashion Ltd (Levis, US POLO ), NS GAIA, Anglero NYC, Disruptive Lighthouse, and Al Forsan. ## Education ### Masters in Human Computer Interaction Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering ### Bachelor's degree in Design National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi ### Startup School in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Y Combinator ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sambitnayakux - Website: https://Sambitnayak.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/sambit JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sambit/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05