
Product designer for B2B SaaS and financial workflows.
I'm based in Toronto. Before this, I spent 6 years as a practicing architect in Mumbai — working on everything from a 75-storey residential tower to multi-specialty hospitals — which taught me to think in systems and design within real constraints. I moved to Canada in 2019, spent a year at CIBC helping customers through credit card and banking issues, then did my Master's in UX at Thomas Jefferson University. Most recently: two internship terms at Varmodel AI and agency work at Inverse Paradox. What I care about: clarity and trust. The products I want to work on ask users to make decisions that matter.

Me Beyond Work
I grew up in a family of artists in Mumbai, which is probably why design found me more than I found it. Architecture was my first career — six years of drafting, coordinating, and watching buildings go up floor by floor taught me how much invisible thinking goes into every visible outcome.
Outside of work, I travel when I can (India mostly, for now), photograph everything that sits still long enough, and stay active — I ran my first half marathon last year. These aren't design hobbies exactly, but they sharpen the same muscles: noticing details, finishing what you start, and enjoying the long versions of things.





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