Mehul Thakkar
Product Experience Designer and a people focused leader
I focus on solving problems with creativity while keeping the user and business needs in mind with an ambition to take projects to the finish line.
I strongly believe in leadership that helps people grow working in a collaborative environment
I am currently focused on creating design solutions(research, wireframe, hi-fi etc.) following the Redwood design process at Oracle. I also consult product teams and enable them to adopt the right design process; I also conduct boot camps for JAPAC region on our exclude design process and design system.
My experience includes
Product ideation & conceptualization,
Create and refine comprehensive UX user flows
Lead and manage cross-location design teams,
institutionalization of UX.
18+ years Experience
Diverse Exposure
I have traveled across regions to conduct user studies, for pre-sales, executing UX projects, etc.
I have worked with product-based and service-based companies for various domains
Driven by a fundamental belief that everything starts and ends with human beings; hence, any solution must follow the human-centered approach.
Skills
UX design
User Research,
Affinity diagramming
Interaction Design,
Prototyping
Journey Mapping
Worked on end-to-end PDLC and have applied UCD processes.
UX Processes
Establishing UX process
Defining UX clearance criteria
Establishing UX processes
Defining individual's growth path
I have defined and refined UX processes to align with the business and users' needs.
Leadership
UX Strategy
Close collaboration with multiple teams
Good storyteller
Establishing, mentoring and managing design teams
Managing large products
I have driven multiple initiatives across the organisation
Experience Overview
May 2022 - Present
Oracle India Pvt Ltd.
Principal UX Designer
Responsible to strategize and design experiences for products in the financial domain, creating designs as per redwood design systems
Conduct UX boot camps for the JAPAC region.
2020 - May 2022
Digitate
(A Product arm of Tata Consultancy Services )
Manage a portfolio of 10+ software products. Ensure adherence to UCD processes. Mentoring and guiding a team of UX designers.
Responsible to standardize UX processes, mature UX of products, offering a consistent experience to internal and external users, defining collaborative working models, and envision future UX for the brand.
Head, Experience Design Studio
2011 - 2020
Tata Consultancy Services
UX Design Head, PX CoE
Responsible to strategise and design experiences for TCS products, mentor, manage and do hands-on from research to testing phase of PDLC.
2005 - 2011
iGate Patni
UX Architect
Responsible to closely work with users, stakeholders, developers ensuring UCD process is followed for the applications being created.
To Conceptualise, ideate, design based on inputs captured during the Research phase.
Portfolio
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Compliance Management System
Designed a solution for a large enterprise that managed compliances for 400+ software products.
Skill Development Portal
Analyzed rural and urban India by conducting field studies enabled us to get insights into building a platform for skill development in India
Anti Money Laundering
Redesigned an application to make it intuitive to use,
Applied IV widely to simplify data analysis for users