Resume · UI/UX & Product Designer

Saagar Shrestha.

UI/UX and product designer who takes products from user research and prototypes to high-fidelity design and developer handoff.

Experience
10 years, since 2016
Based in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Languages
English, Nepali, Hindi

01 · Summary

From research to handoff.

I design user interfaces and digital experiences, and I run design projects end to end: user research, prototyping, high-fidelity design and developer handoff. I care most about user-centered design, interaction flows and design systems, and I also bring 2D and Lottie animation and project management.

Industries

  • HVAC
  • Fintech
  • Crypto
  • EdTech
  • Health tech
  • Food tech
  • E-commerce
  • Legal

02 · Experience

Where I have worked.

Nine roles over ten years: agencies, product teams and remote work for companies in the USA and Israel.

Oct 2023 – Aug 2026

2 yrs 11 mos

Ad Leverage

Senior Product Designer

Contract · Remote, San Francisco, USA

  • Website design: Designed high-converting Unbounce websites built for user acquisition.
  • UX optimization: Resolved complex UX issues to improve user retention.
  • Interaction design: Created engaging micro-animations and dynamic interactions.
  • Design systems: Built scalable design systems to keep the brand consistent.
  • End-to-end design: Delivered modern web designs from first concept to launch.

May 2022 – Nov 2022

7 mos

Signetic

Product Designer

Full-time · Remote, USA

Healthcare software that automates scheduling, DME, medical billing and compliance for 1000+ partners.

  • Power Apps: Designed within the constraints of Microsoft Power Apps.
  • UI design: Created high-fidelity UI designs.
  • Prototyping: Added interaction design and prototypes that show how the product works.
  • UX fixes: Identified and fixed UX problems.

Nov 2021 – Apr 2022

6 mos

Infinity Digital Agency (IDA)

UI/UX Designer

Full-time · Kathmandu, Nepal

Worked across health tech, aged care and gaming products, from UX research and requirements to UI design, prototyping and developer handoff.

  • UX research: Worked with clients, product managers and stakeholders to understand user needs and business requirements.
  • Information architecture: Created user journeys, storyboards, information architecture, user flows and wireframes.
  • UI design: Designed high-fidelity web interfaces in Figma with a focus on usability, accessibility and consistency.
  • Prototyping: Built interactive prototypes to validate concepts and demonstrate interactions.
  • Iteration: Found usability problems and improved solutions from research and feedback.
  • Developer handoff: Supported developers with specs, assets and interaction details.
  • Collaboration: Worked with cross-functional teams so design decisions met both user and business goals.

Sep 2021 – Nov 2021

3 mos

Dreamax.co.il

UI/UX Designer

Full-time · Remote, Israel

  • UX research: Researched user flows for a no-code website builder.
  • UI design: Designed high-fidelity UI for the platform.
  • Collaboration: Worked with developers to solve design issues.

Jul 2020 – May 2021

11 mos

Bitsbeat

Senior UI/UX Designer

Full-time · Kathmandu, Nepal

Worked across crypto and Web3, edtech, e-commerce and healthcare products.

  • UX research: Ran research and gathered requirements with clients and product managers.
  • Web3 UX: Designed crypto and Web3 platforms, simplifying complex financial and technical workflows.
  • Information architecture: Created user journeys, storyboards, process flows and wireframes.
  • UI design: Designed high-fidelity UI and interactive prototypes in Figma.
  • Developer handoff: Worked with developers and product teams from design through development.
  • Usability: Found and fixed usability problems through research, feedback and iteration.
  • Mentoring: Trained interns and guided junior designers with feedback on their work.
  • Motion: Created 2D animation and motion graphics for websites and digital content.

Jul 2020 – Nov 2020

5 mos

Healent

Lottie Animator

Freelance · USA

  • Illustration & animation: Designed medical and workout illustrations and animated them in Lottie.

May 2019 – Apr 2020

1 yr

Braindigit

Creative Designer

Full-time

  • Requirements: Gathered data and user requirements with clients and product managers.
  • Team lead: Managed the team to deliver creative content.
  • Game UI: Designed game UIs for each subject.
  • Prototyping: Added interaction design and prototypes that show how the product works.
  • UX fixes: Identified and fixed UX problems.
  • Mentoring: Trained interns and guided junior designers.
  • Motion: Created 2D animation for websites and videos.

Sep 2018 – Jan 2019

5 mos

Floyd Consultancy

Designer

Full-time

  • Requirements: Gathered data and user requirements with clients and product managers.
  • Product design: Designed web, mobile and physical products to client requirements.
  • Mentoring: Guided junior designers in their design process.

Jan 2016 – Aug 2018

2 yrs 8 mos

Blackspring

Multimedia Designer

Full-time

  • Web design: Designed websites and WordPress themes.
  • App design: Designed mobile apps.
  • Branding: Designed app icons and logos.

03 · Skills

Skills & tools.

Design

  • User-centered design (UCD / HCI)
  • UI research & wireframing
  • Interaction design
  • Prototyping
  • Design systems

Tools

  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Balsamiq
  • Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator
  • After Effects, Premiere Pro
  • Unbounce, Power BI
  • Asana, Jira
  • Claude, ChatGPT

Build & motion

  • Design to code
  • HTML / CSS / Tailwind
  • JSON (Lottie) animation
  • 2D animation

Data analytics

  • SPSS
  • ANOVA test
  • Pareto analysis
  • Regression analysis
  • Excel

Ways of working

  • Team collaboration
  • Project management
  • Usability testing
  • A/B testing

04 · Certifications

Certifications & education.

Project Management: Professional CertificateGoogle
Google UX Design CertificateGoogle
The Fundamentals of Digital MarketingGoogle

Education

EMBA

Languages

English, Nepali, Hindi