Experience
2025 — Now
Bringing computing into its 4th age with computer-use AI.
https://agiopen.org/
2025 — 2025
2025 — 2025
San Francisco, California, United States
Successfully led design of Sugaku.ai, a generative AI platform with a native model helping researchers explore insights through semantic Q&A, contextual summaries, and citation graphs.
Designed and shipped modular UI components with Tailwind CSS, working directly with the engineer to implement layouts and ensure visual consistency across the platform, leading to 100 sign ups per day.
Created a scalable design system integrated with developer tokens and components, reducing design dev friction and supporting direct in-code implementation as features evolved. Rapidly prototyped AI interactions using Framer and Claude Code to test LLM behavior and guide interface logic for
search and contextual models.
Collaborated with the CEO to co-define product strategy, key friction points, balancing user needs with business goals to successfully achieve a Product Market Fit and seed fund.
2024 — 2025
San Carlos, California, United States
Structured business requirements and user needs into an intuitive Insights dashboard, creating a detailed design system and prototypes, empowering 300K surgeons and improving hospital operation workflows by 20%.
Incorporated data-rich visualizations with robot telemetry and performance analytics to help hospital stakeholders interpret trends and optimize case efficiency.
Independently owned end-to-end design of an AI-driven robotic surgical efficiency feature, translating ambiguous ideas into an elegant human interface, boosting robotic precision and resulting adoption by 5X.
Collaborated across engineering, product, and clinical teams; conducting 15 usability studies, 7 formative evaluations, and 10 user interviews, positioning an AI camera-tracking robotic feature for successful FDA 510(k) submission.
Facilitated product and feature handoff using Figma Dev Mode and Token Studio, harmonizing cross-functional teams to create a robust product - driving a 35% increase in our robot adoption across major US hospitals.
Delivered high-impact stakeholder presentations to communicate design impact, user journeys, and decision-making insights aligned with enterprise needs.
2023 — 2023
2023 — 2023
Troy, Michigan, United States
Independently benchmarked automotive HMI interactions through automobile evaluations and heuristic reviews using J.D. Power studies, prototyping solutions to minimize driver distraction, glare, and fingerprint issues, directly lifting customer satisfaction scores (CSAT) for Volkswagen by 28%.
Conducted structured usability assessments for interfaces that include Android Auto, CarPlay, and driver-assist systems; synthesizing actionable insights into clear stakeholder reports and strategic recommendations, enabling OEMs such as Ford, Volkswagen, and BMW to maintain industry-leading UX innovation.
2022 — 2022
2022 — 2022
Designed and optimized Fanclash’s gaming platform to improve user engagement,
conversion rates, and user trust. Conducted data-driven UX research to identify and fix high-
friction areas within the user journey.
Led A/B testing and usability research to optimize the website's high-bounce sections,
resulting in funnel conversion improvements from 47% to 93%.
Streamlined payment and coupon flows, reducing friction and increasing paid user
adoption by 15%.
Designed a scalable component library to ensure consistency across desktop and mobile
platforms.
Worked in Agile/SCRUM teams, collaborating with developers, product managers, and
marketing teams to implement and iterate on UX recommendations.
Developed and tested micro-interactions to enhance gamification elements and user
engagement. Created user personas, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes using design tools.
Education
University of Michigan
Master’s
Vellore Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
Chiranjiv Bharati School - India