Hrishikaryan Pradhan
Mumbai
Summary
Results-driven Product Designer and Head of User Experience with 1.3 years of experience in transforming complex systems into user-friendly digital products. Developed UI/UX frameworks, led comprehensive product design initiatives, and collaborated with executive leadership to define product strategy. Skilled in UX research, design systems, and cross-functional development within GIS, geospatial intelligence, maritime, and defense technology.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
UI/UX Head
AIQ Space Ventures PVT LTD
Mumbai
06.2024 - Current
- UI/UX Department Foundation: Established and laid the foundation of AIQ Space’s UI/UX department, defining design processes, research methodologies, workflows, and scalable product design practices.
- Executive Collaboration & Design Strategy: Worked closely with the CEO, CSO, and executive leadership to shape product direction, drive strategic design reforms, and align design decisions with evolving business and organizational objectives.
- End-to-End Product Design: Led the complete product design lifecycle from ideation and UX research to information architecture, prototyping, validation, and delivery of complex enterprise software.
- Complex Platform Design: Designed sophisticated digital platforms across GIS, geospatial intelligence, maritime, drone, and defence-tech domains, translating complex systems and workflows into intuitive, scalable user experiences.
- Design Leadership & Team Management: Managed and guided a multidisciplinary design team, driving execution, maintaining product consistency, and establishing scalable design standards across multiple platforms.
- Agile & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated with engineering, GIS, product, and business teams within Agile environments, aligning user needs, technical feasibility, and strategic product objectives.
- Recognition & Leadership Progression: Earned the trust and recognition of top leadership through consistent design ownership, strategic contributions, and leadership, resulting in a promotion from UI/UX Designer to Head of the User Experience Department whilst laying foundation of the department.
Education
B.tech - Computer Science and Engg (Hons.)
XIM University
Bhubaneswar01-2024
12th -
MMM +2 Science college
Bhubaneswar01-2020
10th -
Loyola School ICSE
Bhubaneswar01-2018
Skills
- Product Design
- UI/UX Design
- User testing
- Interaction Design
- Information Architecture
- Design Process Optimization
- Prototyping & Wireframing
- Design Systems
- Product Strategy
- Agile collaboration
- Design leadership
Projects
- Optical Recognition System using Python, In this we extracted required data and characters from pdfs and images.
- Movie Recommendation System, Takes the user's input selecting a genre to show a range of films as per their preferences.
Activities And Extracurriculars
- Logistics Team Manager and Core member of Sponsorship Team, Tech Fest (Synchronize 2023), Secured 5 lakhs in sponsorships for the tech fest, Synchronize 1.0. Oversaw the logistics operations and procurement.
- Core Member, SportsHub, XIM University, Managed sporting activities and organized XIM University's XEST. Managed 800+ students, including auctions, productions, procurement, and team formation.
- Student Chair, SMC, XCSE, XIM University, Managed the Event and Fest Management Cell of XCSE, XIM University. Conducted 50+ events including freshers, farewells, and teacher-student interactions.
- Student representative, XCSE in the Xamerax, XIM University, Led a team of 5 in the production team of Xamerax. Official PR handle of the XIM University.
Research
Gray Matter(GM), White Matter(WM) and Cerebrospinal Fluid(CSF) abnormalities in Parkinsonʼs Disease(PD): Comparative Analysis of Brain MRIs of Parkinsonʼs Disease(PD) patients against Healthy Controls, This study examines structural differences in the brains of Parkinsonʼs disease (PD) patients and healthy individuals, focusing on tremors, stiffness, delayed movement, and dementia. It draws methodology and procedures from a Frontiers study on Grey Matter, White Matter, and Cerebrospinal Fluid abnormalities in PD. Employed advanced imaging analysis techniques like VBM, SPM12, and CAT12 for a robust methodological approach.
Timeline
UI/UX Head
AIQ Space Ventures PVT LTD
06.2024 - Current
B.tech - Computer Science and Engg (Hons.)
XIM University
12th -
MMM +2 Science college
10th -
Loyola School ICSE