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nikita shah.

HELLO!

I'm Nikita.

I create purpose-driven human centered designs

About Me.

Born in Muscat, Oman, and fueled by a thirst for creativity, my design journey has traversed continents. I relocated to the US where I received an Accounting degree from the State University of New York. But determined to follow my creative calling, I packed my bags and ventured to Mumbai, India, where I started an exhilarating career in the design industry.
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Over the last 9 years , I've honed my skills as a versatile product designer. In collaboration with startups and companies I've had the privilege of working with diverse clients in the Fintech, Edtech, e-Commerce, Healthcare, and SAAS spaces. As a design team lead and design mentor, I've had the opportunity to guide over 100 talented designers over the last couple of years.

My Experience.

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HumanX

Product Design Lead

Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

  • Developed & mentored junior and senior designers on design, client handling and presentation, communication, and developer collaboration

  • Worked closely with the Sales & BD team to pitch to new clients

Lollypop Design Studio

Associate UX Design Lead

Jun 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Developed & mentored junior and senior designers on design, client handling and presentation, communication, and developer collaboration

  • Worked closely with the Sales & BD team to pitch to new clients

  • Established a hiring panel to assist in growing the team

  • Built a strong work culture to inspire and motivate designers

  • Organized & planned team building activities to increase engagement

ConsciousLeap

Lead UX Designer

Nov 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Owned the end to end management of the products from creating user personas, building a product roadmap, aligning with stakeholders & developers, designing initial wireframes, performing analysis and summarizing the findings.

  • Built and designed e-courses using Articulate - Rise 360

  • Worked closely with instructional designers to revolutionize the e-workshop space and translated a physical workshop experience to a digital one.

Zeus Learning

UX Design Analyst

Nov 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Led a team of 3 to ensure efficient delivery of annotated wireframes, comprehensive mockups, and prototypes

  • Worked closely with C-Level executives of an esteemed client to understand their requirements to provide e-learning solutions

  • Collaborated with the development team to ensure timely delivery of the finished product

Taglr

UX / UI Designer

May 2015 - Oct 2018

  • Built an end to end customer journey for the e-commerce app for various breakpoints

  • Led research for trust in e-commerce

  • Conducted informal user interviews

  • Collaborated with Marketing and Development teams to ship live version of the app

  • Built a seller dashboard with CMS features

  • Built an initial landing page using HTML/CSS

  • Designed illustrations for the website

Teaching.

Designerr's Academy

Design Mentor

May 2022 - Mar 2023

I coached over 15 students enrolled in the 'Intro to UX and UI course' certification. This involved instructing them on the theory of various design topics including design principles, heuristics, information architecture, user flows, and more. I conducted live demonstrations with examples for each topic. I also evaluated their case studies and assignments. 

MyCaptain

Design Captain & Evaluator

Jul 2023 - Nov 2023

I coached 30+ students from various professional backgrounds enrolled in the 'UX and UI Pro course' certification. This involved instructing them on the theory of various design topics including design principles, heuristics, information architecture, user flows, and more. I conducted live demonstrations with examples for each topic. I also evaluated their case studies and assignments. 

Awards.

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Lightening Speed from IIFL Wealth (2022)​

Above & Beyond from Lollypop Design (2021)

Projects coming soon...

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