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AI startups taken from concept to working MVP
About Me
Where Design Meets Strategy
I help teams turn complex problems into clear decisions, and clear decisions into products that work.
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Years of experience
Across UX, product strategy, research, and design leadership in the US and India.
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Projects delivered
For enterprises, startups, nonprofits, and award-winning research initiatives.
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Continents, one design lens
Shaping products across India and the US, from startups to teams like Microsoft.
Experience
Where I've Made an Impact
From co-founding a design studio in Pune to leading AI and design work with Microsoft and FINRA.
- Dec 2025 – PresentCurrent role
Creative Technologist / AI Builder
Independent Consulting
- Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Design Research Strategist
SCAD Ask Research Lab
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faster primary-research analysis with an AI synthesis workflow
- Mar 2025 – Jun 2025
Project Manager, AI & Design
SCADpro × Microsoft
CrewAI
framework auditing AI-first design against Responsible AI principles
- Jan 2025 – Mar 2025
Experience Design Manager
SCADpro × FINRA
WCAG
modular accessibility guide for design and engineering teams
- Apr 2023 – Aug 2024
Principal UX Design Manager
TSD Mobility Solutions
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global enterprise clients onboarded with tailored proofs of concept
- Sep 2021 – Mar 2023
Product Manager, Design & Engineering
Perennial Systems
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delivery efficiency, with 25%+ less recurring DesignOps rework
- Jan 2020 – Aug 2021
Senior CX Design Consultant
Pluto Ventures
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higher course completion after redesigning learning flows
- Nov 2017 – Sep 2021
Co-Founder & Design Lead
PLVI Studios
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building a digital design agency from the ground up
Education
Three Degrees of Understanding
Engineering taught me how things work. Design taught me who they're for. Management taught me why they matter.
No. 01May – Oct 2017
ImaginXP
Pune, India
awarded to
Prathamesh Patil
a design diploma in
User Experience Design
Highlights
- Capstone project as the UX designer for industry clients
No. 02Aug 2016 – Mar 2020
University of Pune
Pune, India
awarded to
Prathamesh Patil
the degree of
Bachelor of Engineering
in Information Technology
Highlights
- Hackathons across universities as a web designer and developer
No. 03Sep 2024 – Nov 2025
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia, USA
awarded to
Prathamesh Patil
the degree of
Master of Arts
in Design Management
Highlights
- SCADpro projects with FINRA and Microsoft
- Thesis won a European Product Design Award
Design Principles
My North Stars in Design
Whatever the project or the deadline, these hold true.
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Clarity Over Cleverness
If something needs explaining, it needs simplifying.
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AI Amplifies, Humans Decide
I move faster with AI, but judgment, empathy, and taste stay human.
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Systems That Scale
Foundations that stay useful as products and brands grow.
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Evidence Over Opinion
Research and real user signals settle debates, not the loudest voice in the room.
Toolkit
What I Build With
Ask my toolkit how I'd tackle a job, or search it yourself.
- FigJamWorkshops, journey maps, affinity mapsResearch
- MiroService blueprints and remote workshopsResearch
- NotebookLMSynthesizing research sourcesResearch
- PadletCrowdsourcing ideas and feedbackResearch
- FigmaInterfaces, prototypes, design systemsDesign
- Adobe Creative CloudPhotoshop, Illustrator, FireflyDesign
- Google StitchAI-generated UI explorationsDesign
- AxureLogic-heavy, high-fidelity prototypesDesign
- ExcalidrawQuick sketches and system diagramsDesign
- Next.jsReact apps and fast websitesBuild
- TypeScriptTyped, maintainable front endsBuild
- Tailwind CSSStyling straight from design tokensBuild
- SupabaseDatabases, auth, and storageBuild
- TauriLightweight desktop appsBuild
- MazeUnmoderated usability testsTest
- UserTestingModerated and remote user sessionsTest
- HotjarHeatmaps, recordings, and on-page surveysTest
- Microsoft ClaritySession replays and rage-click signalsTest
- Google AnalyticsFinding friction in real journeysTest
- JiraAgile sprints and backlogsManage
- ConfluenceDocumentation and decision logsManage
- NotionRoadmaps, OKRs, and team wikisManage
- TrelloSimple boards for small teamsManage
- ClaudeReasoning, writing, and specsAI
- Claude CodeAgentic coding and working prototypesAI
- OpenAI CodexCode generation and reviewsAI
- Custom GPTsPurpose-built assistants for teamsAI
- CrewAIMulti-agent workflowsAI
- Anthropic SDKAI features inside productsAI
- MCPConnecting AI to tools and dataAI
- Google AntigravityAgent-first developmentAI
Learning sinceOctober 4th, 1998
My Journey
Curiosity Was Always the Plan
It started with a kid who needed to know how everything worked. That curiosity made engineering the obvious next step, and it was there, somewhere between circuits and code, that it found a new direction.
I went looking for an outlet for my creative side and found UI/UX design, the place where technology finally meets people. So I made a brave pivot, trading a conventional engineering path for a creative career in tech.
The leap paid off. Full-time roles, consulting, and a design studio I co-founded took me inside very different organizations, and taught me something I didn't expect: great ideas rarely fail at the drawing board. They fail in the boardroom.
So I crossed an ocean for a seat at that table, earning a Master's in Design Management in the US, essentially an MBA for designers.
And running quietly through every chapter has been AI. I've stayed close to its cutting edge since 2016, long before it was everywhere, and that head start is why I can lead with it today: as an enabler, never a replacement.
Looking back, none of it was a detour. Curiosity was always the plan.