Sr. Product Designer · Bay Area, CA

Design that ships.
Products that scale.

Product Designer Product Thinker AI Prototyper

Senior Product Designer with 10+ years building end-to-end products across enterprise, fintech, and AI-driven experiences.

I design and ship products from concept to launch — owning discovery, UX strategy, and execution. I've worked across Cisco, Microsoft, Walmart, and T-Mobile, delivering scalable systems and user-centered experiences.

I bridge design and execution — prototyping, aligning stakeholders, and turning ideas into shipped products.

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Mahesh Guntivenkata

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AI & Design

AI as a design material

Point of View

"I don't use AI to replace design thinking. I use it to accelerate exploration, iteration, and execution — without compromising judgment."

AI helps me prototype faster, test ideas earlier, and bring clarity to ambiguous problems.

        I treat AI as a collaborator in the design process — not just a tool.
      

How I use AI in my workflow

From concept to prototype to validation, I use AI to reduce cycle time and increase iteration speed — turning ideas into tangible experiences quickly.

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AI Prototyping & Execution

Design it.
Ship it.

I turn product ideas into working prototypes — fast. Using AI-driven tools and product thinking, I reduce dependency on engineering early and validate ideas through real interactions, not static screens.

About

The person behind the work

I design and build products end-to-end — from idea to shipped reality — combining product thinking, UX strategy, and emerging AI workflows.

Education

HBS

Harvard Business School Online

Design Thinking & Innovation

Focused on problem framing, experimentation, and business-driven product decisions.

Founder · Live Product

Indeats

Building a restaurant discovery and reservation platform for the Indian diaspora in the Bay Area.

Focused on solving fragmentation in discovery, trust, and booking — bringing culturally relevant dining into one seamless product experience.

Founder · Designer · Builder

Freelance & Consulting

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Sparkle

Led rapid product design sprints for early-stage startups — taking ideas from concept to validated prototypes.

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Boomlight Ventures

Partnered with founders to align user needs with business strategy — delivering scalable product direction and UX frameworks.

        I'm most excited about building products where design, technology, and business intersect.
      

Design that ships.Products that scale.

Projects that moved metrics

AI as a design material

The person behind the work

Design that ships.
Products that scale.