Ranjeet Waikar
Lead UX Designer
Summary
Collaborative UX Design Leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Knowledgeable UX Design professional with proven background in consulting, delivering strategic insights and effective solutions to clients. Successfully led multiple projects, enhancing operational efficiency and driving business growth. Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving and client relationship management.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead UX Consultant
Freelancing
Pune, Maharashtra
11.2024 - Current
- Assisted clients in navigating complex industry challenges with strategic recommendations.
Lead UX Designer
EPAM
Pune
01.2024 - 11.2024
- Presented UX designs and solutions to senior staff, evangelizing for user-centric design decisions.
- Developed responsive designs to ensure optimal performance on various devices and platforms.
- Analyzed web analytics data to inform design decisions and prioritize feature enhancements based on user behavior trends.
- Conducted thorough user research, identifying key pain points and opportunities for improvement.
UX Manager
Vodafone
Pune
11.2021 - 06.2023
- Managed multiple complex projects while mentoring a team of junior designers
- Evangelised User Experience and Systems Thinking within the product & leadership team
- Set the design direction by collaborating with all the product owners, thereby gaining stakeholders’ trust and appreciation for multiple projects, failing which we could have lost the project
- Led the redesign of Vodafone’s web portal for suppliers & internal management while collaborating with 3 product owners and 5 development squads (40+ developers)
- Delivered MVP of an internal coaching web platform for 27 companies across the globe
- Conducted user testing and proposed the scope of work for future phases
Lead UX Consultant
ITC Infotech, Vodafone
Pune
06.2019 - 11.2021
- Delivered a complete redesign of Vodafone Ireland’s B2B e-commerce website resulting in onboarding of 1300+ Large Corporate customers with 72% digital uptake in 6 months and increased saving by 134%
- Led the redesign of Telecom Argentina’s (a Vodafone Business Partner) responsive website, delivering an ‘Excellent' score of 81/100 on the System Usability Scale
- Obtained user data by gathering feedback and conducting task analysis, then leveraged that data to create iterative improvements, increasing user satisfaction by 60%
Senior UX Designer
EvolutionCo
Mumbai
04.2018 - 03.2019
- Delivered half a dozen websites & mobile applications by applying User Centred Design (UCD) methodologies
UX Consultant
Pune
06.2017 - 03.2018
- Provided end-to-end User Experience Design and SME advice on multiple client projects
UX Designer
YUJ Designs
Pune
08.2016 - 05.2017
- Delivered a complex and innovative product for Professional Skilling Platform by data gathering, concept building & validation, wireframes & interactive prototypes
- UX Design
SAP Labs
Bangalore
08.2015 - 01.2016
- Derived the features for ‘Lumira’ a Business Intelligence project transferred from
- Vancouver to Bangalore by conducting design thinking workshop, concept building, wire-framing and prototyping
UX Consultant
03.2013 - 08.2015
- Provided design consultation for UI & UX to a US based software company & few other clients.
UX Research
IIT Guwahati
11.2014 - 12.2014
- Contributed to an IOT project, “Improving quality of life for Elderly through designing
- Smart Spaces” under the guidance of esteemed Prof
- Pradeep Yammiyavar
UI & Graphic Designer
Future Focus Infotech, TCS & Siemens
Pune
06.2012 - 03.2013
- Successfully delivered user interfaces for various complex products, like Submarine building & Shop floor application
Multimedia & Graphic Designer
Multiversity Pvt. Ltd
Pune
12.2008 - 03.2012
- Created E-Learning content through requirement gathering, understanding trends and creating POC, Intros & Animations
- SOFT SKILLS
- Facilitating cross-disciplinary workshops e.g
- Design Thinking Workshop to improve existing designs and identify new growth opportunities for company
- Leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders
- Digging deep to identify and solve the right problems with innovative approach
- Problem solving mindset and innovative thinking
- Hiring and managing designers
- Persuasive spoken and written communication, especially with non-tech audiences
- Delivering compelling presentations leveraging principles of storytelling and aesthetics
- Evangelising great user experience across company & clients
Education
Masters in UX Design - UX Design
MIT University
Pune 06.2013 - 04.2016
B.F.A. - Applied Arts
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Fine Arts
Pune 06.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelors - Applied Art And Advertising
Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Fine Art College
Pune 06.2001 - 07.2008
Skills
User flow optimisationBusiness process redesignInformation architectureFigmaSketchInvisionAdobe Creative Suite
Verbal and written communication
Negotiation
Coaching and mentoring
Design Leadership
UX Design
Design Management
User Research
Prototyping
User stories
Additional Information
- AWARDS , Vodafone Star Performer Award 2022
Accomplishments
RESEARCH PUBLICATION
“Effect of typeface characteristics on student performance - A case study for design aptitude tests”
Presented on TYPODAY 2015, IDC - IIT Bombay - Mar 9, 2015
Timeline
Lead UX Consultant
Freelancing
11.2024 - Current
Lead UX Designer
EPAM
01.2024 - 11.2024
UX Manager
Vodafone
11.2021 - 06.2023
Lead UX Consultant
ITC Infotech, Vodafone
06.2019 - 11.2021
Senior UX Designer
EvolutionCo
04.2018 - 03.2019
UX Consultant
06.2017 - 03.2018
UX Designer
YUJ Designs
08.2016 - 05.2017
SAP Labs
08.2015 - 01.2016
UX Research
IIT Guwahati
11.2014 - 12.2014
Masters in UX Design - UX Design
MIT University
06.2013 - 04.2016
UX Consultant
03.2013 - 08.2015
B.F.A. - Applied Arts
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Fine Arts
06.2012 - 05.2013
UI & Graphic Designer
Future Focus Infotech, TCS & Siemens
06.2012 - 03.2013
Multimedia & Graphic Designer
Multiversity Pvt. Ltd
12.2008 - 03.2012
Bachelors - Applied Art And Advertising
Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Fine Art College
06.2001 - 07.2008