My Story

Sandeepkumar Virani

Product Designer, SME & Curriculum Developer

For more than 13 years, I have been designing user-centric digital products, crafting white-label design systems, and directing visual directions. Along the way, I have mentored over 100+ designers and shaped IBM UI/UX curricula.

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My Design Philosophy

A balanced union of visual excitement, system discipline, and data-driven accessibility.

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1. Empathy Over Assumptions

True UX starts with listening. I rely on user research, heatmaps, and accessibility audits (WCAG) to build designs that serve actual needs.

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2. Scalable System Architecture

A design must scale. I focus on modular layout tokens, fluid grids, and clean component architecture that helps developers build efficiently.

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3. Dynamic Classroom Learning

Teaching keeps your skills razor sharp. Guiding design cohorts helps me refine complex ideas and stay on top of emerging tools.

Skills & Software

My practical tool belt for crafting design systems, user flows, animations, and frontend markup.

UX/UI & Visual Design

Figma Adobe XD Photoshop Illustrator InVision Corel Draw Zero Height Hotjar LottieFiles

Collaboration & Prototyping

Miro FigJam ProtoPie UXPin Balsamiq Axure Mockflow Zeplin

Coding & Web Foundations

HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript jQuery Sass / SCSS Liquid Templates Bootstrap Grids VS Code

Management & Operations

Trello Slack Monday.com GitHub Discord Agile Methodologies Client Management

Work Experience

A timeline showing my professional roles as a leader, product designer, and design instructor.

SME UI/UX Design & Curriculum Designer

Counterclock & Skill-Up Technologies (for IBM Coursera)
03/2025 - 03/2026
  • Provide deep industry knowledge in UI/UX to ensure IBM-aligned curriculum fits modern guidelines.
  • Create structured modules, hands-on portfolio projects, assessments, and case study files.
  • Apply instructional design principles to make complex user-centered concepts understandable.

UI UX Instructor (PM Program)

UpGrad Education Pvt Ltd
12/2024 - 06/2025
  • Lead cohorts of 30+ designers, teaching research structures, scoping wireframes, and design specs.
  • Deliver detailed portfolio feedback, mentoring student project kickoffs and design briefs.

UI UX Trainer

Simplilearn Solutions Pvt Ltd
09/2024 - 03/2025
  • Led design cohorts, instructing on User-Centric Design Thinking, research, and MVP concepts.
  • Instructed on the difference between web/mobile patterns and led Figma prototype workshops.

AI Systems & LLMs Trainer

Outlier, USA
06/2024 - 03/2025
  • Designed training modules for LLMs, checking for logic, bias, and output accuracy.
  • Created comprehensive case studies and guides to enhance system training.

UI/UX/Product Designer (Freelance)

Self-Employed
07/2023 - Present
  • Build user-centered digital applications, conduct remote user testing, and compile design systems.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineers to deliver clean, custom web interfaces.

Lead UI/UX/Front-end Instructor

Coding Dojo, USA | Saudi Digital Academy (SDA)
04/2022 - 06/2023
  • Mentored 100+ aspiring designers, lecturing on design thinking, typography, grids, and coding.
  • Oversaw capstone projects from wireframes to developer handoffs and usability validation.

Head of Design (UI, UX & Product)

Zealous System Pvt Ltd
09/2014 - 03/2022
  • Led a creative team of 15+ members, managing all product design deliverables and client communications.
  • Supplied prototypes, web/mobile app mockups, branding styles, and accessibility reviews.
  • Collaborated on visual design, user flows, rapid paper wireframes, and A/B layouts.

Web Designer

Infibeam Avenues
09/2013 - 08/2014
  • Developed custom e-commerce interfaces utilizing HTML, CSS, Liquid, and Bootstrap grids.
  • Worked on storefront components for national brands like Crossword, VIP Bags, and CSMI Airport.

Graphic & Web Designer

Pricus
09/2012 - 08/2013
  • Translated client requirement specs into wireframes and high-fidelity interface designs.
  • Created branding guidelines, marketing materials, and static frontend templates.

Certifications

Product Design

Accenture North America (Forage)
July 2024 • Code: bBWZaiiZFDTtBwP3F

Data Analytics & Visualization

Accenture North America (Forage)
July 2024 • Code: 7wd9HPvCS8ivkRvbx

Figma to Lottie Animation

LottieFiles Academy
October 2024 • Code: k1ntg76ugw

Lottie for Webflow

LottieFiles Academy
October 2024 • Code: k1ntg76ugw

Education

Master of Computer Application (MCA)

Gujarat Technological University (GTU)
2009 - 2012

Bachelor of Science in IT (B.Sc IT)

Saurashtra University
2006 - 2009

HSC Commerce (XII)

Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board
2004 - 2006