Design at Graphite
Building tools to accelerate developer velocity.
Currently leading design for AI.
I've most enjoyed distilling complexity and ambiguity into simplicity, while identifying the right interaction patterns to solve problems. A visual thinker by default, I use mind maps, diagrams and sketches to grasp technical concepts. I explore multiple directions rapidly and adapt easily to evolving business and technical needs.
Over the past decade, I’ve been driven by restless curiosity and the desire to be deeply challenged. I've designed for startups, large organisations and R&D teams across consumer and enterprise products.
Today, my focus is B2B software for a challenging problem space. I'm drawn to collaborative teams that hold a high bar for business, product thinking & craft.
I currently live in New York, via Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Bangalore and Mumbai. I hold a BFA in Design from School of Visual Arts and a Masters in Product Innovation from Carnegie Mellon University.
Deep dives
Graphite, 2024-25
Graphite, 2023 / 2024
Graphite, 2023 - 2024
Graphite, 2023 - 2024
Obvious, 2020
Graphite, 2024-25
Experience
Graphite
2023 - current
Currently on AI, I've led design for several zero-to-one features helping developers ship better code, faster. Third, and then second designer.
Thumbtack
2022
Improved customer scheduling flows to boost booking rates and improve tracking for home project completion.
Pause, Obvious
2020 - 2021
Helped design, launch and market Pause as part of an 8-person founding team.
Swiggy (Labs)
2019 - 2020
Led design for moonshots in the food delivery space. Most notably designed a vending machine for warm, wholesome meals.
Microsoft
2018 - 2019
Designing time-management tools for enterprises as part of a 3-person calendar design team in Microsoft Teams' productivity vertical.
BookMyShow
2016 - 2018
Designed event booking experiences for the consumer app and a content management system in the internal tools team.
R/GA
2015 - 2016
On the Nike team designing landing pages, features and decks.
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