Ranjeet Waikar

UX Specialist, who is passionate about problem solving, having 13+ years of experience in design industry with passion for creating engaging and user-friendly products. My primary focus is on understanding user behaviour and finding meaningful solutions to complex problems.

I strive to create intuitive solutions that are not only visually appealing, but also functional and efficient. With my experience, I am able to create innovative solutions that are tailored to the needs of users.

UX Design Specialist 
TOTAL WORK EXPERIENCE (13+ years) 

●  UX Manager at Vodafone, Pune

Nov 2021 - June 2023

• Managed multiple complex projects while mentoring a team of junior designers
• Evangelised User Experience and Systems Thinking within the product & leadership team
• Set the design direction by collaborating with all the product owners, thereby gaining stakeholders’ trust and appreciation for multiple projects, failing which we could have lost the project
• Led the redesign of Vodafone’s web portal for suppliers & internal management while collaborating with 3 product owners and 5 development squads (40+ developers)
• Delivered MVP of an internal coaching web platform for 27 companies across the globe. Conducted user testing and proposed the scope of work for future phases

●  Lead UX Consultant at ITC Infotech (client: Vodafone), Pune 

Jun 2019 - Nov 2021

• Delivered a complete redesign of Vodafone Ireland’s B2B e-commerce website resulting in onboarding of 1300+ Large Corporate customers with 72% digital uptake in 6 months and increased saving by 134%.
• Led the redesign of Telecom Argentina’s (a Vodafone Business Partner) responsive website, delivering an ‘Excellent' score of 81/100 on the System Usability Scale.
• Obtained user data by gathering feedback and conducting task analysis, then leveraged that data to create iterative improvements, increasing user satisfaction by 60%.

● Senior UX Designer at EvolutionCo, Mumbai 

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

• Delivered half a dozen websites & mobile applications by applying User Centred Design

● UX Consultant, Freelance, Pune 

Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

• Provided end-to-end User Experience Design and SME advice on multiple client projects.

● UX Designer at YUJ Designs, Pune 

Aug 2016 - May 2017

• Delivered a complex and innovative product for Professional Skilling Platform by data gathering, concept building & validation, wireframes & interactive prototypes.

● UX Design - Masters Internship at SAP Labs, Bangalore 

Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

• Derived the features for ‘Lumira’ a Business Intelligence project transferred from Vancouver to Bangalore by conducting design thinking workshop, concept building, wire-framing and prototyping.

● UX Research Internship at IIT Guwahati 

Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

• Contributed to an IOT project, “Improving quality of life for Elderly through designing Smart Spaces” under the guidance of esteemed Prof. Pradeep Yammiyavar.

● UX Consultant, Freelance, Pune 

Mar 2013 - Aug 2015

• Provided design consultation for UI & UX to a US based software company & few other clients.

● UI & Graphic Designer at Future Focus Infotech (clients: TCS & Siemens) 

Pune Jun 2012 - Mar 2013

• Successfully delivered user interfaces for various complex products, like Submarine building & Shop floor application.

● Multimedia & Graphic Designer at Multiversity Pvt. Ltd., Pune 

Dec 2008 - Mar 2012

• Created E-Learning content through requirement gathering, understanding trends and creating POC, Intros & Animations.

● Masters in UX Design

MIT Institute of Design, Pune. 

2016

● BFA in Applied Arts

Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Fine Arts. Pune. 

2013

● Bachelors in Commercial Art and Advertising

Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Fine Art College, Pune. 

2008