Kavinaya Sakthivelan
Founding Designer
Experience
Founding Designer
Black Coffee
- Designing a speech-to-text AI application (based on the Whisper model) for commercial use.
- Conduct market, competitor, and user research to inform strategic business decisions and align product goals with user needs.
- Develop the startup’s visual identity and led UX/UI design in close collaboration with the founders and developers to shape the product vision.
- Applied technical understanding at the CSS level to review and assess frontend implementation quality, ensuring accurate design execution.
Founder
Paunn
- Build an early-stage e-commerce brand from concept to market testing, integrating business strategy, brand identity, and user experience.
- Translate research into actionable insights to guide brand vision, feature prioritization, and product strategy.
- Manage product sourcing, operations, and administrative processes to ensure smooth business execution.
Product Designer
N+P Innovation Design GmbH
- Delivered product design and design strategy for global clients including Samsung, Infener (Red Dot Winner 2024), Dubai Aviation, and NEOM, creating high-impact design solutions across diverse industries.
- Conducted research and analysis to identify market trends and user needs, and facilitated workshops with cross-functional teams to drive innovation.
- Applied spatial and interaction design principles to physical and technology products and developed effective way finding systems for large-scale built environments.
Founder
Paunn
- Build an early-stage e-commerce brand from concept to market testing, integrating business strategy, brand identity, and user experience.
- Translate research into actionable insights to guide brand vision, feature prioritization, and product strategy.
- Manage product sourcing, operations, and administrative processes to ensure smooth business execution.
Architect & Interior Designer
Various Studios in India & Europe
- Delivered 30+ user-centric interior and spatial design solutions for private and corporate clients (incl. BMW), balancing aesthetics, functionality, and budget.
- Applied systems thinking and prototyping to evolve concepts into refined implementations across furniture, product, and interior design.
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Experienced in Construction (15 years), Aerospace and Defense (2.5 years), Manufacturing (2.5 years), Real Estate (2.5 years), Retail (2 years), and Information Technology (0.5 years).
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Experienced in Product Development (16 years), Strategy (3.5 years), Research and Development (3 years), Operations (2 years), and Marketing (1 year).
Summary
Multidisciplinary designer with a background in UX design, product design, and architecture. Skilled in user-centred problem-solving, 3D spatial visualization, and creating clear, intuitive digital interfaces. Experienced working in technical and agile environments, with a collaborative mindset and a strong willingness to learn and grow within teams.
Skills
Ux & Product Design: Design Thinking, Ux Research, Interaction Design, Responsive Design, Information Architecture (Ia), User Flows, Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Design Systems, Basic Html/css
Research & Analysis: User Journey Mapping, Interviewing & Observation, Surveys & Data Analysis, Persona Creation, Web Analytics
Strategy & Collaboration: Business Design, Business Model Development, Value Proposition Design, Project Management, Agile Methodology, Cross-functional Collaboration, Workshop Facilitation, Stakeholder Management
Creative & Spatial Design: Storytelling, Spatial Design, 3d Design, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship
Tools: Figma, Adobe Cc, Slack, Teams, Miro, Figjam, Dovetail, Uxtweak, Llm Tools, Midjourney, Jira, Confluence, Rhino, Grasshopper, Autodesk Revit, Blender
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Education
Hochschule München & Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship
M.A. Entrepreneurship & Digital Transformation · Entrepreneurship & Digital Transformation · Munich, Germany
Hochschule Anhalt
M.A. Architecture · Architecture · Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified User Experience Designer
XDi - Experience Design Institute
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