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HARSH P. PATEL — 7+ YEARS IN UX & UI
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
Contact: 669-249-9657 | harsh2521@gmail.com | www.harshcreates.com
SUMMARY
Hands-on Product Designer with 7+ years of experience designing complex, end-to-end digital experiences across mobile and web. Proven at shaping high-stakes user journeys—from intent and onboarding to transaction, follow-through, and retention. Experienced working closely with engineering, founders, and operations teams to reduce friction, improve conversion, and build trust in products where clarity and reliability matter.
TOOLBOX:
- Figma
- Framer
- Claude
- Figma Make
- Adobe XD
- Webflow
- Wix Velo
- FigJam & Miro
- Jira
CORE SKILLS:
- End-to-End Product Design
- User Journeys & Multi-Step Flows
- Booking, Onboarding & Forms UX
- Dashboards & Account Experiences
- Design Systems
- Feature Iteration (V1 → V2)
- Visual Designs
- User Journey Mapping
- Design Components & Libraries
- Interaction Designs
- User Research & Usability Testing
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Engineering, Ops, Stakeholders)
RECENT EXPERIENCE:
Product Designer - Pretendo Cards [6 Months]
San Francisco, CA, United States (Sep 2025 – Feb 2026) - REMOTE
- Acted as Founding Product Designer, partnering closely with founders to design and ship a digital greeting card e-commerce platform from scratch.
- Led end-to-end product design, including brand identity (logo, color palette, visual language), design system, and high-fidelity prototypes across the full customer journey.
- Designed a customized checkout and purchase flow tailored to personalized digital products, focusing on clarity, trust, and smooth handoff between configuration, payment, and delivery.
- Owned the complete Shopify experience, executing production-ready designs and collaborating on custom Liquid implementations to support non-standard product flows.
- Shipped and launched the platform in December 2025, currently generating 20+ orders per day, validating UX decisions with real user behavior and transactions.
Founding Designer - Foldingwala [1 Year]
San Francisco, CA, United States (Mar 2025 – Feb 2026) - REMOTE
- Led 0→1 product and brand design for a manufacturing company with no prior digital presence.
- Designed brand identity, visual system, and responsive e-commerce experience focused on product clarity and discoverability.
- Delivered end-to-end website design and launch, creating a scalable foundation for future growth and online sales.
- Acted as Founding Product Designer, helping a traditional manufacturing business transition from a B2B-only model to a consumer-facing (B2C) digital product.
- Led end-to-end brand and product design, including logo, color palette, style guide, visual language, and motion/animation principles to establish a trustworthy consumer identity.
- Designed the complete e-commerce experience from discovery to checkout, focusing on product education, clarity, and confidence for first-time buyers.
- Created responsive UI designs and interaction patterns that simplified complex product information and supported informed decision-making.
- Shipped and launched the website to market, enabling the company’s first direct consumer sales channel and laying the foundation for scalable online growth.
Senior UI/UX Designer - Walkabout.app [3 Years]
San Francisco, CA, United States (Jan 2022 – Feb 2025) - REMOTE
- Led 0→1 end-to-end product design for a mobile community platform, owning the experience from initial user intent through onboarding, engagement, transactions, and ongoing usage.
- Designed and shipped 130+ production screens across 6 core user journeys, including signup, multi-step forms, payments, referrals, and account management.
- Reimagined onboarding and early user flows, reducing friction and improving activation and retention by 20% through clearer guidance, feedback states, and progressive disclosure.
- Designed complex transactional flows (wallet, payments, referrals) with a strong focus on clarity, error handling, and user trust, contributing to a 15% increase in daily active users.
- Partnered closely with engineering to ensure accurate handoffs, design QA, and smooth implementation in fast-moving releases.
- Collaborated directly with Founder, CTO, and product stakeholders to iterate on “feature V2s” that improved conversion, usability, and system reliability.
- Supported growth to 3,000+ active users by continuously refining flows based on real usage data and usability feedback.
Founder & Head of Product Design - Brainheaters [8 Years]
San Francisco, CA, United States (Apr 2015 – Dec 2023) - REMOTE
- Owned the end-to-end product experience for a large-scale education platform spanning mobile apps (iOS/Android), web dashboards, and internal admin tools.
- Designed core user journeys including onboarding, content access, progress tracking, notifications, and account management—balancing usability with system complexity.
- Led user research with 300+ interviews, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative insights to reduce confusion, improve engagement, and guide product decisions.
- Scaled the platform to 87,000+ users, designing systems that emphasized clarity, consistency, and trust across repeated user interactions.
- Built and maintained a robust design system to support rapid iteration, consistency across teams, and 10+ major product releases.
- Collaborated with engineering and operations teams to improve internal workflows and unblock delivery bottlenecks through better tooling and UX improvements.
E-Commerce & UI/UX Expert - Ashtel Studios [3 Years]
Ontario, CA (Oct 2018 – Feb 2021) - ON-SITE
- Redesigned e-commerce discovery and checkout flows with a focus on reducing drop-off and decision friction.
- Improved conversion rates by 30% through simplified navigation, clearer CTAs, and streamlined checkout experiences.
- Reduced cart abandonment by 25% by improving form UX, feedback states, and mobile responsiveness.
- Partnered with marketing and development teams to align UX with campaigns and seasonal launches, improving landing-page conversion and engagement.
EDUCATION:
Mumbai University 2013-2017 - 3.4/4 GPA
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
PORTFOLIO
LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshpateluiux
Designed and built in Figma using Auto Layout, Figma Make, and Figma Sites — completed in one week.
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HARSH P. PATEL — 7+ YEARS IN UX & UI
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
Contact: 669-249-9657 | harsh2521@gmail.com | www.harshcreates.com
SUMMARY
Hands-on Product Designer with 7+ years of experience designing complex, end-to-end digital experiences across mobile and web. Proven at shaping high-stakes user journeys—from intent and onboarding to transaction, follow-through, and retention. Experienced working closely with engineering, founders, and operations teams to reduce friction, improve conversion, and build trust in products where clarity and reliability matter.
TOOLBOX:
- Figma
- Framer
- Claude
- Figma Make
- Adobe XD
- Webflow
- Wix Velo
- FigJam & Miro
- Jira
CORE SKILLS:
- End-to-End Product Design
- User Journeys & Multi-Step Flows
- Booking, Onboarding & Forms UX
- Dashboards & Account Experiences
- Design Systems
- Feature Iteration (V1 → V2)
- Visual Designs
- User Journey Mapping
- Design Components & Libraries
- Interaction Designs
- User Research & Usability Testing
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Engineering, Ops, Stakeholders)
RECENT EXPERIENCE:
Product Designer - Pretendo Cards [6 Months]
San Francisco, CA, United States (Sep 2025 – Feb 2026) - REMOTE
- Acted as Founding Product Designer, partnering closely with founders to design and ship a digital greeting card e-commerce platform from scratch.
- Led end-to-end product design, including brand identity (logo, color palette, visual language), design system, and high-fidelity prototypes across the full customer journey.
- Designed a customized checkout and purchase flow tailored to personalized digital products, focusing on clarity, trust, and smooth handoff between configuration, payment, and delivery.
- Owned the complete Shopify experience, executing production-ready designs and collaborating on custom Liquid implementations to support non-standard product flows.
- Shipped and launched the platform in December 2025, currently generating 20+ orders per day, validating UX decisions with real user behavior and transactions.
Founding Designer - Foldingwala [1 Year]
San Francisco, CA, United States (Mar 2025 – Feb 2026) - REMOTE
- Led 0→1 product and brand design for a manufacturing company with no prior digital presence.
- Designed brand identity, visual system, and responsive e-commerce experience focused on product clarity and discoverability.
- Delivered end-to-end website design and launch, creating a scalable foundation for future growth and online sales.
- Acted as Founding Product Designer, helping a traditional manufacturing business transition from a B2B-only model to a consumer-facing (B2C) digital product.
- Led end-to-end brand and product design, including logo, color palette, style guide, visual language, and motion/animation principles to establish a trustworthy consumer identity.
- Designed the complete e-commerce experience from discovery to checkout, focusing on product education, clarity, and confidence for first-time buyers.
- Created responsive UI designs and interaction patterns that simplified complex product information and supported informed decision-making.
- Shipped and launched the website to market, enabling the company’s first direct consumer sales channel and laying the foundation for scalable online growth.
Senior UI/UX Designer - Walkabout.app [3 Years]
San Francisco, CA, United States (Jan 2022 – Feb 2025) - REMOTE
- Led 0→1 end-to-end product design for a mobile community platform, owning the experience from initial user intent through onboarding, engagement, transactions, and ongoing usage.
- Designed and shipped 130+ production screens across 6 core user journeys, including signup, multi-step forms, payments, referrals, and account management.
- Reimagined onboarding and early user flows, reducing friction and improving activation and retention by 20% through clearer guidance, feedback states, and progressive disclosure.
- Designed complex transactional flows (wallet, payments, referrals) with a strong focus on clarity, error handling, and user trust, contributing to a 15% increase in daily active users.
- Partnered closely with engineering to ensure accurate handoffs, design QA, and smooth implementation in fast-moving releases.
- Collaborated directly with Founder, CTO, and product stakeholders to iterate on “feature V2s” that improved conversion, usability, and system reliability.
- Supported growth to 3,000+ active users by continuously refining flows based on real usage data and usability feedback.
Founder & Head of Product Design - Brainheaters [8 Years]
San Francisco, CA, United States (Apr 2015 – Dec 2023) - REMOTE
- Owned the end-to-end product experience for a large-scale education platform spanning mobile apps (iOS/Android), web dashboards, and internal admin tools.
- Designed core user journeys including onboarding, content access, progress tracking, notifications, and account management—balancing usability with system complexity.
- Led user research with 300+ interviews, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative insights to reduce confusion, improve engagement, and guide product decisions.
- Scaled the platform to 87,000+ users, designing systems that emphasized clarity, consistency, and trust across repeated user interactions.
- Built and maintained a robust design system to support rapid iteration, consistency across teams, and 10+ major product releases.
- Collaborated with engineering and operations teams to improve internal workflows and unblock delivery bottlenecks through better tooling and UX improvements.
E-Commerce & UI/UX Expert - Ashtel Studios [3 Years]
Ontario, CA (Oct 2018 – Feb 2021) - ON-SITE
- Redesigned e-commerce discovery and checkout flows with a focus on reducing drop-off and decision friction.
- Improved conversion rates by 30% through simplified navigation, clearer CTAs, and streamlined checkout experiences.
- Reduced cart abandonment by 25% by improving form UX, feedback states, and mobile responsiveness.
- Partnered with marketing and development teams to align UX with campaigns and seasonal launches, improving landing-page conversion and engagement.
EDUCATION:
Mumbai University 2013-2017 - 3.4/4 GPA
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
PORTFOLIO
LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshpateluiux
Designed and built in Figma using Auto Layout, Figma Make, and Figma Sites — completed in one week.