Top Talent like Mahalakshmi 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.

Mahalakshmi Thandalam Madapusi

Product Designer
UX Designer
UI Designer
Sunnyvale, CA, US
Design Systems
User-Centered Design
UX research
Process Optimization
Adobe Creative Suite
Design Research
UX
Product Design
Mobile Design
Web Accessibility
Usability Testing
User Interface Design
Product Strategy
Design Thinking
User Flows
User Research
Heuristic Evaluation
UI/UX Design
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Founding Product Designer @ thefword.ai | 4+ years of experience | B2B | B2C | Design Systems| Previously @ Vue.ai | MS HCI @ U-Mich
Hello There! I'm a Product Designer with 4 years of experience crafting UX for digital products in B2B, B2C space and design systems. Driven by a passion for design-thinking and innovation, I have worked on the end-to-end product development of 15+ diverse impactful projects spanning e-commerce, healthcare, finance, and energy sectors, I've gained invaluable insights into user behavior across various demographics broadening my perspective as a designer. Proficient in utilizing exploratory research methodologies, I excel in comprehensively understanding problem spaces, creating wireframes, designing compelling prototypes, and conducting evaluative user testing and data analysis. I thrive on the challenge of navigating ambiguity in requirements through diligent research and creative problem-solving. Within the dynamic work environment, I excel in versatility, seamlessly transitioning between roles as a product designer, graphic designer, product analyst, and product support. Ready to put your product design dreams in good hands? Together, let's create meaningful products for people.

Work History

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Founding Product Designer

The F* Word● Leading design for a B2C Generative AI fashion design tool that simplifies the creation process, enabling users to design effortlessly, mint as NFTs, and publish their creations on Web3 marketplaces, driving 10k new sign-ups within 2 months. ● Redesigned the NFT minting flow, leading to a 60% increase in successful minting transactions and a 25% reduction in user drop-off during the minting process. ● Designing a comprehensive design system from the ground up, leveraging Tailwind CSS to create 100+ scalable UI components, improving design consistency, and accelerating developer handoff by 50% ● Defined product strategy for transitioning from 2D to 3D creations, identifying key differentiators, shaping the product roadmap, and aligning feature prioritization to drive adoption, enhance user engagement, and improve conversion rates.
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UX Research Assistant

University of Michigan School of Social WorkAug 2023 - Dec 2023 • 5 mos● Designed a mobile-friendly accessible e-health platform to foster cancer genetic testing conversations within African-American communities, incorporating user-centric and conversation design methodologies to facilitate informative health dialogues. ● Coded five focus group transcripts using Dedoose to identify barriers to family conversations about cancer, informing content strategies for tailored health messaging.
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Graduate Student Instructor

University of Michigan - School of InformationJan 2024 - May 2024 • 5 mosMentored a cohort of 140+ undergraduate students, ensuring the successful execution of their UX capstone projects.
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User Experience Designer

Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial StudiesMay 2023 - Dec 2023 • 8 mos●Designed a responsive admin panel that streamlined data management, automated marketing, and transitioned sales and customer service operations from spreadsheets to a dashboard, boosting task efficiency by 80% and reducing manual work. ● Conducted iterative moderated usability testing with 25+ users, refining product designs from low-fidelity to high-fidelity prototypes to enhance user experience, and ensure smooth developer hand-off.
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Product Designer

Mad Street Den TechnologiesJun 2019 - Jul 2022 • 3 yrs 2 mos● Designed end-to-end user experiences for 3 B2B e-commerce SaaS products focussed on powered by AI and NLP, personalizing user journeys to enhance search, discovery, and drive revenue used by 15+ top brands with a customer base of 10M+ users. ● Designed and shipped 1000+ reusable UI design components on Figma, integral to the company’s B2B SaaS design system, reducing front-end dev time by half facilitated by Zeplin and enhancing product accessibility, collaborating with the dev team. ● Spearheaded the conceptualization and design of user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes for over 30 new features within Agile cycles, working cross-functionally with developers and Product Managers to successfully launch the MVP. ● Managed 80+ user testing sessions and UATs across three versions, iterating to optimize usability, improving task completion rates, and achieving 92% user acceptance.

Education

University of Michigan

MS in UX Research and DesignAug 2022 - May 2024

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!

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Founding Product Designer @ thefword.ai | 4+ years of experience | B2B | B2C | Design Systems| Previously @ Vue.ai | MS HCI @ U-Mich
Hello There! I'm a Product Designer with 4 years of experience crafting UX for digital products in B2B, B2C space and design systems. Driven by a passion for design-thinking and innovation, I have worked on the end-to-end product development of 15+ diverse impactful projects spanning e-commerce, healthcare, finance, and energy sectors, I've gained invaluable insights into user behavior across various demographics broadening my perspective as a designer. Proficient in utilizing exploratory research methodologies, I excel in comprehensively understanding problem spaces, creating wireframes, designing compelling prototypes, and conducting evaluative user testing and data analysis. I thrive on the challenge of navigating ambiguity in requirements through diligent research and creative problem-solving. Within the dynamic work environment, I excel in versatility, seamlessly transitioning between roles as a product designer, graphic designer, product analyst, and product support. Ready to put your product design dreams in good hands? Together, let's create meaningful products for people.

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 Mahalakshmi 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.

Mahalakshmi Thandalam Madapusi

Product Designer
UX Designer
UI Designer
Sunnyvale, CA, US
Design Systems
User-Centered Design
UX research
Process Optimization
Adobe Creative Suite
Design Research
UX
Product Design
Mobile Design
Web Accessibility
Usability Testing
User Interface Design
Product Strategy
Design Thinking
User Flows
User Research
Heuristic Evaluation
UI/UX Design
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

T

Founding Product Designer

The F* Word● Leading design for a B2C Generative AI fashion design tool that simplifies the creation process, enabling users to design effortlessly, mint as NFTs, and publish their creations on Web3 marketplaces, driving 10k new sign-ups within 2 months. ● Redesigned the NFT minting flow, leading to a 60% increase in successful minting transactions and a 25% reduction in user drop-off during the minting process. ● Designing a comprehensive design system from the ground up, leveraging Tailwind CSS to create 100+ scalable UI components, improving design consistency, and accelerating developer handoff by 50% ● Defined product strategy for transitioning from 2D to 3D creations, identifying key differentiators, shaping the product roadmap, and aligning feature prioritization to drive adoption, enhance user engagement, and improve conversion rates.
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UX Research Assistant

University of Michigan School of Social WorkAug 2023 - Dec 2023 • 5 mos● Designed a mobile-friendly accessible e-health platform to foster cancer genetic testing conversations within African-American communities, incorporating user-centric and conversation design methodologies to facilitate informative health dialogues. ● Coded five focus group transcripts using Dedoose to identify barriers to family conversations about cancer, informing content strategies for tailored health messaging.
U

Graduate Student Instructor

University of Michigan - School of InformationJan 2024 - May 2024 • 5 mosMentored a cohort of 140+ undergraduate students, ensuring the successful execution of their UX capstone projects.
Z

User Experience Designer

Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial StudiesMay 2023 - Dec 2023 • 8 mos●Designed a responsive admin panel that streamlined data management, automated marketing, and transitioned sales and customer service operations from spreadsheets to a dashboard, boosting task efficiency by 80% and reducing manual work. ● Conducted iterative moderated usability testing with 25+ users, refining product designs from low-fidelity to high-fidelity prototypes to enhance user experience, and ensure smooth developer hand-off.
M

Product Designer

Mad Street Den TechnologiesJun 2019 - Jul 2022 • 3 yrs 2 mos● Designed end-to-end user experiences for 3 B2B e-commerce SaaS products focussed on powered by AI and NLP, personalizing user journeys to enhance search, discovery, and drive revenue used by 15+ top brands with a customer base of 10M+ users. ● Designed and shipped 1000+ reusable UI design components on Figma, integral to the company’s B2B SaaS design system, reducing front-end dev time by half facilitated by Zeplin and enhancing product accessibility, collaborating with the dev team. ● Spearheaded the conceptualization and design of user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes for over 30 new features within Agile cycles, working cross-functionally with developers and Product Managers to successfully launch the MVP. ● Managed 80+ user testing sessions and UATs across three versions, iterating to optimize usability, improving task completion rates, and achieving 92% user acceptance.

Education

University of Michigan

MS in UX Research and DesignAug 2022 - May 2024

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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