Hello! I'm Sreenivasa (Sree), Product / UX Designer.
20+ years across native mobile, AR/LBS, retail, and fintech.
I design calm, measurable product experiences — clarity over complexity.
Founder @ Init8 Innovations.
Bridging Design & Engineering with Figma and Next.js prototypes;
I also build reusable React component libraries to validate decisions early and accelerate delivery.
Snapshot
Bengaluru-based Product/UX designer. Led and mentored design teams; partner closely with engineering. Focus on interaction design, design systems, and data-dense UIs; I ship Figma and Next.js prototypes to validate decisions and keep interfaces calm, even when the data isn't.
Now:
Running skunkworks at Init8 Innovations—streamlining critical operations; contributing to a mission-critical emergency-response platform (under wraps).
Previously:
UX Director at Brane; shipped design systems and native UX across fintech (Yodlee/Envestnet), mobile platforms (Kyocera), AR/LBS (TeliBrahma), and SaaS (Eversight).
Co-inventor on a touch-screen patent; Finovate Best-of-Show (team).
What I Bring
Core capabilities and selected impact from 20+ years across multiple domains:
Product invention & patents — Invented several mobile interaction concepts at Kyocera, including USPTO patent for Files transfer between touch interfaces and fall detection using gyroscope & accelerometer ('Un4Seen' — couldn't patent but now implemented by Apple). Many more such concepts pitched.
Strategic product definition — Led pricing & promotions software for global retailers (Eversight/Instacart); directed user-centric PaaS solutions (Brane). Full lifecycle: strategic definition through tactical execution.
Product ideation & innovation — Conceptualized Tandem (collaborative finance), a first‑of‑its‑kind group finance app, and led interaction design through launch; FinovateFall 2013 and FinovateAsia 2013 Best‑of‑Show winner. Features: Financial Circles, contextual chat, P2P payments, goals.
Design systems at scale — Established UI/UX frameworks across fintech (Yodlee/Envestnet), mobile platforms (Kyocera), and B2B SaaS (Eversight, Brane). Created component libraries that became single source of truth for design and development.
Complex data visualization — Specialized in financial apps, emergency response platforms, and data-heavy interfaces. Focus on making complex information scannable and actionable for rapid decision-making.
Highlights
Patent holder (touch-screen interactions) • Finovate Best-of-Show (team award) • 20+ years across native mobile, fintech, AR/LBS platforms
Bengaluru, India • Available for full‑time, advisory, or high‑leverage prototypes
Values: Passion for the craft · Always learning · Creativity as practice · Humble collaboration.
Also me: Carnatic classical trained; I compose devotional BGM.
How I Work
Outcome‑first — Start with the user/job; measure success (time‑to‑task, errors, adoption).
Prototype‑driven — Prove ideas with working flows (SSR/React) before we scale them.
System‑minded — Fewer bespoke screens, more reusable patterns and docs.
Low‑friction craft — Calm interfaces, tight microcopy, accessible by default.
Humble collaboration — Open feedback loops with PM/Eng; debate the trade‑offs.
Recommendations from teammates, managers, and collaborators across 20+ years.