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Upasana Pandey - Founding Designer in Dallas, TX

Upasana Pandey

Senior Product Designer specializing in enterprise, AI-driven, data-heavy products

RolyncRhode Island School of DesignDallas, TX6 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Product/UX designer who has led end-to-end design systems for high-impact, multinational products—most notably a live African Union policy tracking platform used by 11 countries. Experienced translating complex, regulated workflows into intuitive experiences (including a gamified pediatric vaccination journey) and collaborating closely with engineers using component-based design systems and Agile delivery.

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Key Strengths

  • Led multinational delivery as lead designer (2 junior designers, 6 developers, 1 data scientist)
  • Designed and shipped a live policy-tracking system used across 11 African countries
  • Built a design system from early low-fi prototypes (created ~60 Figma screens)
  • Strong cultural UX sensitivity—changed color system after learning yellow’s negative association (yellow fever) in target regions
  • Translates regulated healthcare workflows into child-friendly experiences via gamification (vaccination journey)
  • Validates concepts through phased prototyping, stakeholder walkthroughs, and observational testing
  • Improved marketplace pricing clarity by adding dual-currency toggle (coins vs USD) informed by user/client feedback

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Experience

Founding DesignerRolync · Nov 2025 – Present
Lead Product DesignerYcenter · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025contract
Design and Research LeadYcenter · Apr 2022 – Aug 2023
Design and Communication AssistantRhode Island School of Design · Oct 2023 – May 2025part-time
Design ConsultantMinistry of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra · Oct 2020 – Apr 2022freelance
Co-founderFirefly · Oct 2019 – Oct 2022

Education

Rhode Island School of Designmaster, Industrial Design (2025)
Nottingham Trent Universitybachelor, Interior Architecture and Design (2019)

Awards

  • Product Design - IDA Design Awards (2025)
  • Industrial Design Health Fund - Maharam Fellowship, Fred M. Roddy & Graduate Fellowship, RISD (2023-2025)
  • Grand Prix Winner - DNA Paris Design Awards (2022)
  • Winner - Govt. of Rajasthan National Logo Competition (2021)
  • Dubai Expo 2020 - Case Study Presentation of Design in Tourism Recovery

Skills

Design SystemsResponsive DesignAgileScrumCross-Functional CollaborationFigmaMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelAdobe Creative SuiteUser Experience DesignProduct DesignInteraction DesignVisual DesignInformation ArchitectureUser Flows

Languages

English

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Upasana PandeySenior Product Designer specializing in enterprise, AI-driven, data-heavy products