Rahul Karnekar

1. Led end-to-end product design as the sole designer, partnering with founders and engineering to build a multi-role B2B SaaS platform from 0→1

2. Architected 15+ modules and a scalable design system, eliminating handoff ambiguity and enabling the product to survive two full tech rebuilds without redesign

3. Designed an AI-powered tender intelligence system (bid analysis + BOQ extraction) across 9,000+ tenders, reducing research and data entry effort by 60–70% and enabling sub-2 minute pricing decisions

4. Defined RBAC-driven workflows, monetization logic, and role-based UX, improving activation across four distinct user personas

5. Translated ambiguous business requirements into structured UX architecture, data flows, and system logic across complex workflows

6. Designed native mobile-first experiences for field environments, not adapted from web

Impact:

• 60–70% reduction in research and manual effort

• 2 full tech rebuilds supported without redesign

• 15+ modules across 4 persona types

As part of a senior design team, I contributed to a major revamp of one of India's largest crypto exchange platforms with over 5 million users. This role focused on modernizing the user experience, scaling the design system, and driving measurable business impact.

1. 2-minute reduction in KYC onboarding time achieved through a streamlined user journey redesign, significantly increasing task completion rates.

2. 15+ product modules supported via a co-managed design system that included both Light & Dark themes built with Figma variables.

3. 1 junior designer mentored on pixel-perfect UI testing and bug reporting processes, leading to improved team efficiency and quality assurance.

4. 1-year contract extension secured from the client as a direct result of our team's strategic design contributions and the quality of work delivered.