Product design lead with over a decade of experience in mobile, web, and desktop. More info at https://www.akhildakinedi.com/

Experience

DoorDashStaff Product Designer

2023 — Present

San Francisco, United States

Design lead for teams spanning Growth, Profiles, Supply & Demand, Assessments, ETAs, and more. Helping design Dasher app features to drive growth.

LyftStaff Product Designer

2022 — 2024

San Francisco, United States

Owned high priority focus areas including driver deactivations, new driver onboarding, and Saved Ride History. Witnessed 2x increase in driver activations.

LyftSenior Product Designer

2020 — 2022

San Francisco, United States

Led design initiatives for help experience, redesigned in-app messaging for riders, drivers, and support agents.

DriftStaff Product Designer

2018 — 2020

Boston, United States

Design lead on Drift Webdrop app, reduced response time for sales reps and improved B2B sales pipeline.

BraveSenior Product Designer

2018 — 2018

Boston, United States

Design lead on user engagement features for Android web browser, increased user retention by 33%.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

BS

2009 — 2013

Experience+3

Education

BS

Experience