11My journey

The road from code to design.

Eleven stops, from computer science roots to Senior Product Designer at Media.net. Scroll to drive it, from night to sunrise.

Where it starts: 2014
Stops on the road: 11
Design roles: 3
Certificates: 6

Start the drive

Start2014

01 01
Stop 012014 – 2017

Computer science roots

School at Kendriya Vidyalaya, then a Diploma in Computer Science at BIT Mesra.
Skills picked up
- Programming basics
- Problem solving
- Logic
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
- BIT Mesra
02 02
Stop 02Freelance

Designing websites for clients

I started out as a freelance web designer, learning on real client work.
Skills picked up
- Web design
- WordPress
- Working with clients
03 03
Stop 03Turning point

One client’s advice

A client pointed me toward UX, and it changed how I looked at every project.
Skills picked up
- User empathy
- UX mindset
04 04
Stop 042020

Degree done, design for real

B.Tech in Computer Science at Vinoba Bhave University, then my first design role at Kloudone in December.
Skills picked up
- Enterprise UI
- Design systems
- Vinoba Bhave University
- Kloudone
05 05
Stop 052021

Employee of the Year

I joined PODTECH in May 2021 to design B2B SaaS platforms and enterprise tools, and that year I was named Employee of the Year.
Skills picked up
- B2B SaaS
- Enterprise tools
- Cross-functional collaboration
- PODTECH
06 06
Stop 06Self-taught

Learning UX from scratch

Interaction Design Foundation courses filled in the theory behind what I was doing.
Skills picked up
- UX foundations
- Human-computer interaction
- Mobile UX
- Usability
Credential IxDF 117433
07 07
Stop 07Certified

Google UX Design

The Google UX Design Specialization, from research and wireframes to prototypes.
Skills picked up
- User research
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Usability testing
- Figma
- Google UX Design Specialization
Credential EJ5HK26FZ56J
08 08
Stop 08Research

Mapping the journey

UX Research: Journey Mapping. Journey maps now show up in every case study I write.
Skills picked up
- Journey mapping
- User interviews
- Personas
- UX Research: Journey Mapping
Credential AUXjB61DaJVKy6iff7kAyIGbr2Ty
09 09
Stop 09Jul 2023

Interaction Design, UC San Diego

From the Rady School of Management, a few months before my next big move.
Skills picked up
- Interaction design
- Needfinding
- Heuristic evaluation
- Interaction Design
10 10
Stop 10Nov 2023

Senior Product Designer at Media.net

At Media.net in Mumbai, I design user-focused product experiences and scalable design systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Skills picked up
- Ad tech
- Designing for AI content
- Design systems at scale
- Media.net
11 11
Stop 11Now

Still learning

Self-taught and always curious. These days I design and prototype with AI, mostly Claude.
Learning now
- AI prototyping
- Prompting
- Vibe coding
AI I build with