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Mohini Yashwant Gaikwad

Indianapolis

Summary

UX/UI professional with focus on delivering high-quality, user-friendly designs. Proven ability to enhance user experiences and drive project success through innovative design solutions. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to evolving project requirements. Skilled in wireframing, prototyping, and visual design with strong attention to detail and user needs.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

UX/UI Designer

International Economic Justice League, Inc.
06.2025 - Current

• Designed UX and UI across the entire platform, shaping user flows, wireframes, and polished Figma screens to support member engagement and learning goals.

• Conducted usability testing and heuristic reviews to improve information structure, accessibility, and clarity across core user journeys.

• Collaborated with cross-functional volunteers and leadership to refine designs, document decisions, and support ongoing platform improvements.

UX Researcher & Designer (Educational Contract)

Verizon
10.2024 - 05.2025
  • Conducted qualitative and quantitative research to identify friction points, translating insights into personas, journey maps, and flows that simplified the process.
  • Designed wireframes, prototypes, and usability tests in Figma, working with agile teams to streamline sales configuration and setup workflows, reducing steps by 30%.
  • Partnered with product, marketing, and engineering to align design direction with KPIs, ensuring system-wide consistency across integrations and touchpoints.
  • Collaborated closely with frontend engineers to ensure visual precision, accessibility, and design quality in implementation.

Product Designer (Industry Collaboration Project)

Hewlett Packard (HP)
10.2024 - 05.2025
  • Conducted 50+ surveys and 15 interviews to identify pain points in AI and hybrid device workflows, shaping early design priorities.
  • Created wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes in Figma, refining UI components and configuration patterns for clarity, accessibility, and technical feasibility.
  • Conducted usability testing with engineering partners, aligning design iterations to roadmap priorities and strengthening adoption across user groups.
  • Presented research findings and interactive prototypes to 15+ stakeholders, ensuring product consistency, alignment, and scalability across systems.

UI/UX Designer (Internship)

Heritage tile LLC
06.2024 - 05.2025
  • Led UX audits and redesigns across multiple B2B web platforms, improving structure, navigation, and setup flows for trade users.
  • Designed updated component libraries and responsive UI patterns, improving usability and maintaining brand and system consistency.
  • Collaborated with IT and marketing teams to optimize onboarding and configuration workflows, aligning design with engagement and conversion goals.
  • Created conversion-focused trade portal pages with A/B design variations, driving measurable gains in user engagement and sign-ups.

UX Researcher

Indiana University-Purdue University - Indianapolis
08.2023 - 05.2025
  • Designed interactive prototypes and storyboards for museum installations, increasing engagement by 20% through intuitive interaction design.
  • Applied gesture-based interaction models with motion tracking to create immersive storytelling experiences that adhered to accessibility and usability standards.
  • Collaborated with curators, engineers, and designers to ensure technical feasibility, narrative clarity, and cohesive end-to-end user experiences across exhibitions.
  • Conducted user testing sessions and iterated prototypes, contributing valuable findings to grant proposals and refining strategies for public presentations.

Associate UX Designer

Coditas
07.2022 - 04.2023
  • Executed UX processes for 6+ client projects in agile sprints, spanning research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing across web and mobile.
  • Built scalable design systems and reusable component libraries in Figma, improving consistency and reducing design-to-dev ambiguity.
  • Collaborated with frontend engineers to ensure pixel precision, accessibility, and maintainability in final builds.
  • Redesigned fragmented onboarding and integration flows, reducing user onboarding time by 28% while improving alignment with business objectives.

Senior Architect and Interior Designer

Earthlike Designs
06.2021 - 10.2021
  • Led end-to-end workflows for residential and interior projects, translating client needs into functional spatial systems with high design clarity.
  • Balanced creative intent with functional requirements, collaborating with contractors and project stakeholders to ensure feasible, high-quality outcomes.

Architect and Chief Assistant Art Director

Conception Architects
05.2017 - 02.2021
  • Directed design for 10+ architectural projects and 15+ film environments, integrating narrative, systems thinking, and spatial design to enhance user immersion.
  • Managed multidisciplinary teams across design, engineering, and production to deliver cohesive, high-impact experiences.

Education

Master of Science - Human-Computer Interaction

Indiana University-Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
05.2025

Bachelor's - Architecture

Savitribai Phule Pune University
04.2017

Skills

  • Tools: Figma, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Balsamiq, Framer, Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Miro, FigJam, JIRA, Odoo
  • Design: Design System, Interaction Design, Product Design, UX/UI Design, Data Visualization, Information Architecture, Accessibility (WCAG), Visual Design, Responsive Design, Rapid Prototyping, Storyboarding, High-Fidelity Mockups, AI-driven Design, iOS Design, Wireframing and prototype design
  • Research: UX Research, Interviews, Surveys, A/B Testing, Heuristic Evaluation, Usability Testing, Competitive Analysis, Journey Mapping, UX Audits, Market Analysis, User research
  • Others: Cross-functional Collaboration, Systems Thinking, Analytical Problem-Solving, Communications, Project Management, Attention to Detail

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Marathi
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

UX/UI Designer

International Economic Justice League, Inc.
06.2025 - Current

UX Researcher & Designer (Educational Contract)

Verizon
10.2024 - 05.2025

Product Designer (Industry Collaboration Project)

Hewlett Packard (HP)
10.2024 - 05.2025

UI/UX Designer (Internship)

Heritage tile LLC
06.2024 - 05.2025

UX Researcher

Indiana University-Purdue University - Indianapolis
08.2023 - 05.2025

Associate UX Designer

Coditas
07.2022 - 04.2023

Senior Architect and Interior Designer

Earthlike Designs
06.2021 - 10.2021

Architect and Chief Assistant Art Director

Conception Architects
05.2017 - 02.2021

Bachelor's - Architecture

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Master of Science - Human-Computer Interaction

Indiana University-Purdue University - Indianapolis