Gavin Mascarenhas

Where I've done the work.

A summarized version of my work experience and what I have accomplished. Specific details of projects and their available metrics shall be discussed via call only.

Molecular Connections Oct 2021 – Jun 2026 Currently on notice period
Assistant Manager – UX Design
  • Was the first design hire for the dedicated design team. Previously, the design was handled by developers and PM's, handling UX with a 'deploy first-design later' perspective. This was my first stint at a 1500+ employee organization with multiple client-side and internal platforms and applications, all serving either a wide range of users or niche users.
  • Led the entire design process for complex data visualization and data aggregation platforms. Data was the core element of these platforms, these had to be represented with clarity. Different types of data had different levels of importance, given the application being built and keeping that in mind, the platform had to be designed accordingly.
  • Led business and product pitches with successful results and revenue generation. Notable clients were onboarded with more than a billion datapoints to manage. Product redesigns led to significant revenue generation for the company.
  • Worked through the acquisition of two editorial and manuscript submission platforms by the company. Handled the onboarding of their designers, understanding their design methodologies and merging the teams to work cohesively.
  • Grew the team to a strong four member team with different strengths and capabilities that complement each person in the team. Mentored junior and mid-level designers to understand the intricacies of the scientific publishing sector whilst personally being involved in their growth and handling design work with minimal supervision.
Bidchat Oct 2018 – Jun 2021
Lead UX Designer
  • Took over from the existing lead designer, to lead a team of designers and work with a large number of developers of different specialties. This was also my first stint at large scale product management and design.
  • Worked alongside the CEO and tech leads for the product planning and lead the design of our internal large warehouse inventory and distribution platform. The platform was large enough where we tracked SKUs and other inventory items from the source to the customer with multiple checkpoints and handlers. The platform's security and careful inventory tracking system was a big factor, given the nature of the inventory. The revenues of this product touched 1M$ per month consistently.
  • Led the planning and redesign of other service-side based projects. Two of these were notable platform redesigns which led to increased subscriptions and user count.
Designway May 2017 – Aug 2018
Senior UX Designer
  • Was the first design hire in this startup, which was barely a few months old at the time of joining. This was a first step towards being a senior and handling tasks a senior designer would normally handle.
  • Worked on some locally-owned business' projects, ranging from landing pages and managing social media. Most of these clients had their first online exposure through these projects.
  • Handled the design direction and planning for large-scale clients in the insurance and leisure sector. Developed workflows for insurance and ticketing where these needed to be friction-less and visually appealing to both new and experienced users.
  • Managed social media clients where conceptualization, design and marketing was worked upon.
DCCPER Apr 2014 – May 2017
Assistant UX Designer
  • Originally hired as a photo editor and content curator, this was one of the first startups in my town to introduce design and code standards at a time when it was not practiced widely.
  • Worked across a range of web and mobile products in the travel, automotive, banking and other sectors. Supported senior designers in translating briefs into wireframes and interactive prototypes. Assisted the development team with implementation and design QC.
  • Took up small scale initiatives to streamline workflows and standards in the design process.
  • Also assisted in managing the internal social media pages (both the company and other pages) with a combined organically-grown 2M+ follower count.

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