Collaborative Product Designer with expertise in determining functionality and enhancements. Knowledgeable in creating production-ready designs. Offering a successful career history comprising more than 3 years.
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VISHAL PHALKE
Product Designer
Indianapolis,IN
Summary
Overview
4
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
CollaboXDIndianapolis
Product Designer
01.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Brainstormed with peers and other members of design team to determine enhancements and product features, resulting in a 30% increase in design consistency across all web products.
- Led an agile team of 2 designers for the redesign of web-based digital product by following UX design principles and brand guidelines to increase user traffic, resulting in a 20% increase in user engagement.
- Suggested enhancements for the customer engagement portal by designing user flows and sitemaps, to improve end user experience, resulting in a 40% increase in design efficiency.
- Spearheaded the design of wireframes and low-fidelity mockups by conducting design thinking and feedback sessions with 2 designers and 3 stakeholders.
Toyota Mobility FoundationIndianapolis
Product Designer
08.2022 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Collaborated with 9 graduate students and cultivated relationships with 14 nonprofit organizations to increase access of food in identified food deserts in Indianapolis.
- Created visuals and renderings communicating product design concepts
- Guided the team in conducting user research by drafting surveys, interview protocols, and scheduling user interviews to understand the problems faced by the nonprofits, resulting in a collection of 300+ data points
- Prioritized the design of user flows and wireframes by empathizing with the end users and following Nielsen's heuristics
- Created high-fidelity mobile mock-ups by establishing design principles and following WCAG 2 usability guidelines.
Collabo CreativeIndianapolis
UX Design Intern
06.2022 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Facilitated design thinking sessions and conducted 3/11 user interviews of business owners, to solve the challenges faced by business owners while accessing business resources, resulting in the collection of 1500+ data points
- Determined 3 distinct personas that reflect the 3 different types of business owners by analyzing and coding 11 interview responses and 1500+ collected data points, using computer research software - MAXQDA
- Designed a journey map that captures the business journey of 30 business owners by identifying the steps involved in the process using the affinity mapping technique and categorizing wins and challenges involved in every step.
DigiCollectMumbai
UX Designer
01.2020 - 07.2021
Job overview
- Led the end-to-end redesign of an existing B2B mobile interface and web interface product by collaborating with 4 developers & 2 UX designers, to add new features based on customer needs
- Conceptualized app flow and user features by communicating with customers to understand user requirements, and to design low-fidelity mobile & web wireframes
- Conserved company identity for the design of high-fidelity mobile and web mock-ups, by following company-established design principles and being attentive to the client's requirements, reducing the user’s time on task by 30%
- Participated in a 2-week development sprint before product launch, resulting in a 25% reduction in development time.
Education
Indiana UniversityIndianapolis
Master of Science from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI
08.2021 - 05.2023
University Overview
GPA: 3.92/4
Mumbai University
Bachelor of Engineering from ETE
01.2016 - 05.2020
University Overview
Skills
UI Design, UX Design, Wireframing, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Industrial Design, Content Design, Graphic Design, InformationArchitecture, Sketching, Storyboarding, Flowchart, Prototyping, Iterative Design, Typography, 3D modelingInterviews, Documentation, Competitive Analysis, Usability Testing, Contextual Inquiry, Task Analysis, Affinity Mapping, HeuristicEvaluation, Contextual Inquiry, Journey Map, Market Analysis, BrainstormingFigma, Sketch, InVision, Adobe XD, Blender, Photoshop, Illustrator, Miro, HTML, CSS, C, React, Javascript, Adobe Creative Suite
Monitoring and reporting
Enhancements
Mockups and prototypes
Support documents
Design process
Product Management
Specifications
Dependable and Responsible
Teamwork and Collaboration
Critical Thinking
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Design goes beyond creating visually appealing objects. It involves envisioning products that not only look great, but also provide engaging and meaningful experiences to users.
Timeline
Product Designer
CollaboXD
01.2023 - Current
Product Designer
Toyota Mobility Foundation
08.2022 - 05.2023
UX Design Intern
Collabo Creative
06.2022 - 12.2022
Indiana University
Master of Science from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI
08.2021 - 05.2023
UX Designer
DigiCollect
01.2020 - 07.2021
Mumbai University
Bachelor of Engineering from ETE
01.2016 - 05.2020