Waqar Khan

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Waqar Khan

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A brief intro

Who am I?

I am Waqar (वक़ार) a design generalist with ~3 years of experience who specializes in product design and user research with a strong focus on how humans think.

Hailing from Nagpur, I am a Computer Science Engineer by degree who loves all things cinematic whether it is my user interface, photos, or my desk setup!

In the past

I have been a frontend dev, an ML enthusiast (reverse engineered Spotify’s discover weekly playlist), a national level gold medalist in Swimming, and owner of a Transport & Logistics business. Talk about variety.

Mindset

A learner at heart, I don’t believe a person should limit their knowledge base to the degree or profession they have pursued.

Beyond Design

I am currently engaged in studies of theological anthropology and epistemic debates, while actively contributing to community-driven initiatives serving the underprivileged of the society.

A brief intro

I am Waqar (वक़ार) a design generalist with ~3 years of experience who specializes in product design and user research with a strong focus on how humans think.

Who am I?

Hailing from Nagpur, I am a Computer Science Engineer by degree who loves all things cinematic whether it is my user interface, photos, or my desk setup!

Mindset

A learner at heart, I don’t believe a person should limit their knowledge base to the degree or profession they have pursued.

In the past

Beyond Design

I am currently engaged in studies of theological anthropology and epistemic debates, while actively contributing to community-driven initiatives serving the underprivileged of the society.

A brief intro

Who am I?

I am Waqar (वक़ार) a design generalist with ~3 years of experience who specializes in product design and user research with a strong focus on how humans think.

Hailing from Nagpur, I am a Computer Science Engineer by degree who loves all things cinematic whether it is my user interface, photos, or my desk setup!

In the past

Mindset

A learner at heart, I don’t believe a person should limit their knowledge base to the degree or profession they have pursued.

Beyond Design

I am currently engaged in studies of theological anthropology and epistemic debates, while actively contributing to community-driven initiatives serving the underprivileged of the society.

Tool Stack

— my daily drivers

My Timeline

— an unconventional path

Seeking Full Time Design Roles

April'26 onwards…

Here to do my life's best work with the best people in the industry, leveraging all the knowledge and lessons I’ve gained from my unconventional journey over the past few years. Excited to see what the future holds! :')

Philips (Contract)

Nov’25 – Jan’26 ・Product Designer via Ownpath Design Studio

ed t he 0 → 1 design of ExoHelp as the solo designer, an AI-powered business analyst that streamlined Salesforce ticket management by automating requirement gathering and analysis. Reduced ticket cycle time and eliminated incomplete submissions, significantly improving team productivity across the Salesforce SDLC by minimizing back-and-forth.

Realfast AI (Contract)

Jun’25 – Nov’25 ・Staff Product Designer via Ownpath Design Studio

Led the 0→1 design of 'ExoHelp' as the solo designer, an AI-powered business analyst that streamlined Salesforce ticket management by automating requirement gathering and analysis. Reduced ticket cycle time and eliminated incomplete submissions, significantly improving team productivity across the Salesforce SDLC by minimizing back-and-forth.

Supastellar

Feb’25 – Mar’25 ・Designer

Designed high-impact landing pages & social media assets for legacy B2B organizations, Web3 platforms, and funded AI startups like Chatbase .

DCM Roadlines

Oct’21 – Oct’24 ・Business Owner

Transitioned from my design career to assume ownership of my late father’s 36yrs old transport & logistics business without prior knowledge along with other legal and personal responsibilities.

10kdesigners

Jul’21 — Oct’21 ・Cohort 4

Upskilling to fill my knowledge gaps in design

Aimwiser

Apr’21 — Jul’21 ・Product Design Internship

Owned the design & development of the 0->1 MVP as the solo designer with full agency.

Crafted the visual identity from scratch.

Owned the design & development of the 0->1 MVP as the solo designer with full agency.

Crafted the visual identity from scratch.

YaadiBook

Jul’20 — Apr’21 ・Product Designer

Full time personal project with my college friend. Researched, surveyed, designed, and failed.

Core learning: We were solving for 'time efficiency' in a price sensitive market like India. Read here.

Full time personal project with my college friend. Researched, surveyed, designed, and failed.

Core learning: We were solving for 'time efficiency' in a price sensitive market like India. Read here.

Sabertooth Technologies

Jul’19 — Feb’21 ・Frontend Developer & Designer

Collaborated with international clients in delivering landing pages for companies across domains like Healthcare, Real Estate, EdTech, etc.

CareDoc

Feb’18 — Apr’19 ・Frontend Developer & UI Designer

Created awareness about good design at this early stage startup and designed the first version of Web & Mobile Application

B.E. Computer Science Engineering

2015 — 2019

Graduated from Nagpur University

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