Top Talent like Devagya are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Devagya Sharma

UX Designer
Graphic Designer
Frontend Developer
Ann Arbor, MI, US
User-Centered Design
Design Systems
UX Strategy
UI/UX Design
Graphic Design
Design
Prototyping
Figma
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Full-Time Roles
Design Engineer bridging design & code | Accelerating teams through systems thinking | React • Design Systems • A11y
I'm a Design Engineer focused on creating scalable, accessible web and mobile experiences. I design interfaces and build prototypes that help teams work more efficiently while keeping accessibility and consistency at the center. I collaborate closely with designers and developers to ensure products are practical, maintainable, and ready for real users.

Projects

Aspire Design System

A design system built to address UI inconsistencies, improve workflow efficiency, and ensure accessibility. This system lays the foundation for consistent design and seamless collaboration between designers and developers as CSA’s platform evolves. My Role - UX/UI DesignerSee More

Work History

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Founding Product Designer

Center for Societal AspirationSep 2024 - Jun 2025 • 10 mosLed end-to-end design of an AI-driven platform, creating responsive, accessible (WCAG 2.1) Figma prototypes for web and mobile experiences in close collaboration with engineers and stakeholders. Developed a comprehensive Figma design system↗ to standardize visual components, enhance accessibility, and streamline future updates, enabling consistent branding and efficient collaboration across the team. Advocated for accessibility standards throughout the design process, ensuring compliance and inclusivity in all product features.
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Front-end Developer Research Assistant

Michigan MedicineFeb 2024 - May 2024 • 4 mosDesigned and developed a multi-modal dashboard prototype for visualizing VR-based CPR training data, projected to enhance efficiency by 30% based on user testing feedback. Partnered with healthcare educators and a biomedical engineer to distill complex CPR performance metrics into clear, actionable insights, aiming to elevate the effectiveness of medical training technologies by 25%.
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Graduate Student Instructor

University of Michigan - School of InformationAug 2023 - Dec 2023 • 5 mosInstructed and mentored 75+ students in SI 520 Graphic Design and Visual Communication, fostering their design skills through lectures, hands-on projects, and individual guidance. Contributed to curriculum development, grading, and administrative tasks, ensuring effective course delivery while providing valuable student learning support.
C

User Experience Fellow

City of DearbornMay 2023 - Jul 2023 • 3 mosRedesigned the public health website with a resource-centric approach, improving user experience and increasing accessibility compliance by 20%. Improved the Community Health Needs Assessment survey by optimizing questions and answers for clarity and cultural relevance, projecting a 25% increase in response rates and more actionable data quality based on industry best practices.
M

Student Coordinator

Michigan DiningSep 2022 - May 2023 • 9 mosProvided exceptional customer service by actively engaging with patrons, resolving concerns, and ensuring positive dining experiences. Achieved a 20% increase in efficiency among student workers under my supervision through strategic training and workflow optimization initiatives.
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Web Designer

DealerOn, IncContract EmployeeMigrated 180+ automotive dealership websites from Sincro to DealerOn’s CMS, improving accessibility (WCAG 2.1), usability, and mobile performance through responsive layouts, semantic HTML, and optimized JavaScript solutions. Achieved 95+ accessibility scores across projects by optimizing typography, layout structure, and user interaction patterns to reduce friction and improve engagement. Reduced migration time by 40% by implementing reusable design patterns and scalable HTML structures with minimal CSS that aligned with OEM’s design language, and performed A/B testing to refine and optimize the reusable code continuously. Served on the internal review team to QA sites for layout issues, accessibility gaps, and responsiveness, proactively identifying and resolving bugs before handoff.

Education

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University of Michigan

Master of Science - Information, UX Research and Design2022 - 2024
M

MIT World Peace University

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science2018 - 2022
S

St. Xavier's High School, Nagpur

Class 102003 - 2016

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

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Design Engineer bridging design & code | Accelerating teams through systems thinking | React • Design Systems • A11y
I'm a Design Engineer focused on creating scalable, accessible web and mobile experiences. I design interfaces and build prototypes that help teams work more efficiently while keeping accessibility and consistency at the center. I collaborate closely with designers and developers to ensure products are practical, maintainable, and ready for real users.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call

Top Talent like Devagya are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Devagya Sharma

UX Designer
Graphic Designer
Frontend Developer
Ann Arbor, MI, US
User-Centered Design
Design Systems
UX Strategy
UI/UX Design
Graphic Design
Design
Prototyping
Figma
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Full-Time Roles

Projects

Aspire Design System

A design system built to address UI inconsistencies, improve workflow efficiency, and ensure accessibility. This system lays the foundation for consistent design and seamless collaboration between designers and developers as CSA’s platform evolves. My Role - UX/UI Designer

Work History

C

Founding Product Designer

Center for Societal AspirationSep 2024 - Jun 2025 • 10 mosLed end-to-end design of an AI-driven platform, creating responsive, accessible (WCAG 2.1) Figma prototypes for web and mobile experiences in close collaboration with engineers and stakeholders. Developed a comprehensive Figma design system↗ to standardize visual components, enhance accessibility, and streamline future updates, enabling consistent branding and efficient collaboration across the team. Advocated for accessibility standards throughout the design process, ensuring compliance and inclusivity in all product features.
M

Front-end Developer Research Assistant

Michigan MedicineFeb 2024 - May 2024 • 4 mosDesigned and developed a multi-modal dashboard prototype for visualizing VR-based CPR training data, projected to enhance efficiency by 30% based on user testing feedback. Partnered with healthcare educators and a biomedical engineer to distill complex CPR performance metrics into clear, actionable insights, aiming to elevate the effectiveness of medical training technologies by 25%.
U

Graduate Student Instructor

University of Michigan - School of InformationAug 2023 - Dec 2023 • 5 mosInstructed and mentored 75+ students in SI 520 Graphic Design and Visual Communication, fostering their design skills through lectures, hands-on projects, and individual guidance. Contributed to curriculum development, grading, and administrative tasks, ensuring effective course delivery while providing valuable student learning support.
C

User Experience Fellow

City of DearbornMay 2023 - Jul 2023 • 3 mosRedesigned the public health website with a resource-centric approach, improving user experience and increasing accessibility compliance by 20%. Improved the Community Health Needs Assessment survey by optimizing questions and answers for clarity and cultural relevance, projecting a 25% increase in response rates and more actionable data quality based on industry best practices.
M

Student Coordinator

Michigan DiningSep 2022 - May 2023 • 9 mosProvided exceptional customer service by actively engaging with patrons, resolving concerns, and ensuring positive dining experiences. Achieved a 20% increase in efficiency among student workers under my supervision through strategic training and workflow optimization initiatives.
D

Web Designer

DealerOn, IncContract EmployeeMigrated 180+ automotive dealership websites from Sincro to DealerOn’s CMS, improving accessibility (WCAG 2.1), usability, and mobile performance through responsive layouts, semantic HTML, and optimized JavaScript solutions. Achieved 95+ accessibility scores across projects by optimizing typography, layout structure, and user interaction patterns to reduce friction and improve engagement. Reduced migration time by 40% by implementing reusable design patterns and scalable HTML structures with minimal CSS that aligned with OEM’s design language, and performed A/B testing to refine and optimize the reusable code continuously. Served on the internal review team to QA sites for layout issues, accessibility gaps, and responsiveness, proactively identifying and resolving bugs before handoff.

Education

U

University of Michigan

Master of Science - Information, UX Research and Design2022 - 2024
M

MIT World Peace University

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science2018 - 2022
S

St. Xavier's High School, Nagpur

Class 102003 - 2016

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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