# Smita Kasargod > Senior Product/UX Designer | AI-Driven SaaS | Workflow Design, Dashboards & Design Systems | Startup Growth Location: Pleasanton, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/smitakasargod I design AI-driven SaaS products that make complex systems clear and easy to use. My focus is turning powerful technology into experiences people genuinely enjoy. I’ve led design at startups, creating dashboards, data visualizations, visual workflow tools, and scalable design systems. My work often focuses on simplifying complex data inside dashboards so teams can quickly understand what matters and take action. Along the way, I’ve improved product adoption, reduced onboarding friction, and helped teams ship faster. I also build design processes and systems that continue to scale as products grow. Recently I added skills in Python, Flask, and generative AI so I can collaborate more closely with engineers and design more effectively for AI-powered products. I’m especially interested in how AI can support, rather than replace, human decision making. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer for Developer Tools Platform @ Orkes Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | Cupertino, California, United States Leading end-to-end design of Orkes Agentic, an AI agent platform that enables technical and non-technical users to build autonomous agents through visual workflows, contextual prompting, role-based interfaces, and multi-LLM integrations. ### Founding Product Designer @ Pelanor Health Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Developed a SaaS platform for pharmaceutical companies for their payment analytics. I created sketches, storyboards, user journeys, user flows, information architecture, wireframes, and mockups for Pelanor Health. ### Senior UX Designer @ Spanning Labs Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States As a Senior UX Designer at Spanning Labs, I worked to design an AI-powered system to generate technical documents from user prompts using Large Language Models (LLMs) and organization data. I also designed some of the integrations to seamlessly aggregate data from internal and external sources such as GitHub, Google Drive, support channels, and pre-existing documents. ### Founding Product Designer @ Levo.ai Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 As a Founding Product Designer at Levo, a VC-backed startup, I spearheaded the design of a fully automated API security and discoverability product for CI/CD. ### Visual Product Designer @ Unknown Jan 2015 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ☛ Created user-friendly design solutions with a strong visual impact. ☛ Designed storyboards, site maps, user flows, wireframes, style guides, mock-ups, and prototypes. ☛ Conducted UX research and usability testing. ☛ Conducted UX audits to figure out problem areas in existing designs and provide actionable insights. ### UI / Visual Designer @ 3-Keys Communications Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Pleasanton, California ☛ Directed and supervised the creation of web and print design solutions for clients. ☛ Collaborated with developers worldwide to create user-focused UI solutions. ☛ Developed new partnerships and business for the company. ### Visual / UI Designer @ Unknown Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Pleasanton, California, United States ☛ Researched, strategized, and launched UX improvements for several organizations. ☛ Created impactful web and print designs to match clients' branding and marketing objectives. ☛ Conceptualized and executed brand and corporate identity design. ☛ Designed landing pages, icons, social media graphics, mobile, and web design. ### Market Research Analyst @ ORG-GfK Jan 1998 – Jan 2000 | Bangalore, India ☛ Worked on a Syndicated Market Research study for Consumer Durables. ☛ Performed data analysis and report generation. ☛ Data visualization and presentation. ### Market Research Analyst @ Asian Information Marketing and Social Research Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ☛ Worked to gather customer information to identify problems and develop a research plan for them. ☛ Designed and conducted quantitative and qualitative research.. ☛ Led field research teams on several projects and helped with data gathering. ☛ Conducted syndicated research study of consumer goods. ☛ Analyzed data using tools such as SPSS. ## Education ### Certification in Human Computer Interaction for UX Design Massachusetts Institute of Technology ### Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Marketing University of Mumbai ### Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) in Life Science University of Mumbai ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/smitakasargod - Portfolio: http://www.smitakasargod.com - Portfolio: http://www.smitscreates.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/smitakasargod JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/smitakasargod/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13