I'm a Product Designer with 5 years of experience. Delivered award winning products with a focus on Product Strategy, UI Design and Design Systems.

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Based in SF Bay Area

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Niche in Fintech & SaaS

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Products Transformed

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Award-winning products

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UX talks & Workshops

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Years leading product teams

aBOUT ME

Hi! I'm Akhilesh

Pronounced (uh - khi - lae - sh)

I’m a product designer with 5 years of experience crafting 15+ products across travel, hospitality, healthcare, agritech, and primarily B2B SaaS and fintech. Currently, I lead product design at Omatochi, shaping web and app experiences to enhance caregiving for senior citizens in California.


I specialize in visual design, design systems, and product strategy, thriving in collaborative and high-ownership environments. My background in Computer Science and a Master’s in Interaction Design, along with two HCI research programs, gives me a strong edge in navigating complex tech frameworks.

Community Engagement

The spirit of the community & leadership

Teaching & mentoring. Collective growth is a part of my identity.

I love teaching as much as I love learning, championing a world where knowledge and wisdom flows freely in all directions regardless of the caliber.

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UX talks & Workshops

1 Yr

Advocating for Accessibility

Started two thriving design communities

I thrive on networking, extracting wisdom from every story, and sparking discussions about what could be—all while adding my own twist to the UX community.

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Community Members

Testimonials

What people say about me

  • Nachiket Nirhali

    Director of Experience Design, THEM Consulting

    It was a pleasure having you around Akhilesh. We had a fantastic partnership with you on building some of the best products we have built at THEM so far. I show them as a benchmark to the team. As a person you are a fantastic guy. I still hear a lot of praises from old folks. Keep rocking 🍻

  • Harshit Sharma

    Senior Product Designer, THEM Consulting

    Akhilesh is one of the finest minds I have come across in my professional career so far. His attention to detail and his charisma to go above and beyond to deliver what's best for a product makes him stand out among his peers. Akhilesh will never shy away from sharing his learnings with anyone and everyone working with or under him. Apart from being an excellent designer Akhilesh is an amazing professional to work with who pushes his team and brings out the best in his peers.

  • Surbhi Gupta

    Senior Product Designer, Microsoft

    Akhilesh's compelling research and profound user-centered approach shone brightly at a Designboat bootcamp. His exceptional networking skills and continuous enthusiasm for learning and assisting others made a lasting impression during our design workshops. He is an invaluable asset for any team or organization, and I'm excited to see his future successes.

  • Sahil Rishiraj

    Senior Product Designer, 32nd Avenue

    Akhilesh provides extreme attention to detail in every single design he creates, he is also very well versed in the fundamentals of design and it’s profound in technical knowledge of various software.

No, I don’t collect cookies 🍪 but I love it beside a pumpkin spice latte. Like my work? Let’s connect!

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