Abhishek R Chavan

Senior UI/UX Designer · Product Design · Experience Strategy

Professional summary

UX/UI and product design professional with 12+ years of overall experience, including 10+ years in UX and interface design across enterprise, financial services, automotive, e-commerce, and digital platforms.

Professional experience

Thoughtworks India

Lead Consultant – Experience Designer · India · Aug 2022 – Present

Lead UX strategy, UX writing, and design quality for Mercedes-Benz HQ across 20+ products. Deliver end-to-end design for Zones, journey mapping and usability testing for Yara’s Tanzania launch, and UX design for a Singapore government generative AI proof of concept. Guide four UX designers and lead design recruitment.

Thoughtworks Singapore

Senior Consultant – Experience Designer · Singapore · Dec 2020 – Aug 2022

Led end-to-end design for a health and fitness mobile app, from research and ideation to testing and delivery. Partnered with the Design Director and incorporated resident interviews and feedback into the experience.

Daimler Financial Services

Assistant Manager – Product Designer · Singapore · Jul 2019 – Nov 2020

Designed an online retail credit application launched in South Africa and Australia. Revamped dealer workflows in Japan, South Korea, and Russia, spanning finance and insurance quotes, applications, and contracts. Worked across research, prototypes, stakeholder reviews, and implementation.

Deloitte Digital

Senior Specialist – User Experience Designer · Bengaluru · Aug 2017 – Jun 2019

Designed HPE’s IT service management application over a 17+ month engagement, including onsite collaboration in San Francisco. Designed an e-order management application for Dell Technologies and earned a promotion to Senior Specialist.

Think Design

User Experience & Interface Designer · Hyderabad / Bengaluru · May 2016 – Jul 2017

Contributed to GE Motors & Generators e-commerce, Zafin executive dashboards, and a VMware fintech application. Supported pitches and proposals and earned a promotion to UX Project Coordinator.

Tata Motors / Tata Technologies

Senior CAE Analyst – Noise, Vibration & Harshness · Pune · Jun 2015 – May 2016

Benchmarked competitor SUVs and analyzed body-panel structures to identify noise and vibration improvement opportunities for Harrier and Safari models.

Tata Motors / Tata Technologies

CAE Analyst – Noise, Vibration & Harshness · Pune · Jan 2011 – Jul 2013

Refined SUV noise and vibration performance. Awarded two years of study leave to pursue a Master of Design, supporting a transition from engineering to design.

Education

Master of Design, Transportation (Industrial) Design

University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun

CGPA 3.84/4.0 · Batch topper · University Silver Medal and scholarships

Master of Technology, Mechanical Design Engineering

KLE College of Engineering & Technology, Belgaum

76% · First Class with Distinction

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

KLE College of Engineering & Technology, Belgaum

68% · First Class

Core skills & tools

End-to-end product design · UX research & user interviews · Usability testing & validation · User journeys & task flows · Wireframing & prototyping · High-fidelity UI design · Design systems & design quality · Stakeholder collaboration & team guidance

Figma · Adobe Creative Suite · Axure RP · Sketch · Balsamiq · Figma Make · FigJam · Claude

Recognition

Extra Miles recognition — Daimler Financial Services, Singapore
Outstanding Employee — Deloitte Digital, Bengaluru
Employee of the Quarter — Think Design, Bengaluru
University Silver Medal & scholarships — Master of Design, UPES

Languages

English, Hindi, Marathi, and Kannada.