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A designer who codes. A developer who designs. I believe great design is invisible—it just works, feels right, and gets out of the way. Building thoughtful digital experiences with Figma, code, and an obsession for craft.

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Charlotte, North Carolina — Uptown

Who I am

A Charlotte-based designer who believe that great design is invisible—it should simply work, feel right, and get out of the way to let the experience shine. By combining human-centered thinking with technical expertise in modern web technologies, I bridge the gap between complex data systems and intuitive digital craft .

What I do

  • User Experience Design
  • UI Design & Design Systems
  • Prototyping & Wireframing
  • Frontend Development
  • Data Science & Analytics

How I work

Human-centered thinking first. Every decision starts with the person on the other end of the screen. I move fast with Figma, think deeply about systems, and write clean code when the design demands it.

Tools

  • Figma, Adobe , Canva
  • HTML / CSS / JavaScript
  • Python , R , Swift
  • GitHub / GitLab
  • LaTeX
Selected Work

Projects,

Visual Work

Design,

UI Design Education Platform Interface
Mobile App Wireframes & Flows
Branding Visual Identity System
Systems Component Library Design
Data Viz Dashboard & Analytics UI
Motion Prototype & Interaction Design

Mrinal Raj Lakkimsetty

UX/UI Designer & Data Engineer — Charlotte, NC

Contact
  • lakkmrinal@email.com
  • linkedin.com/in/l-mrinal-raj
  • github.com/mrinalrajl
Education
M.S Information Technology 2024 – 2025
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

B.Tech Computer Science Engineering 2019 – 2023
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology
Skills
  • Figma
  • Adobe XD
  • Illustrator
  • HTML/CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Swift
  • LaTeX
  • GitHub
  • Canva
  • Data Viz
  • UX Research
Experience
Lead UX/UI Designer 2024 – Present
Company Name

Directed end-to-end design of an education platform — user flows, wireframes, and interactive Figma prototypes. Launched frontend application and managed visual identity for product launches.

Design Intern 2023 – 2024
Company Name

Developed frontend components, built internal tooling, and produced poster design and event promotion materials as Lead Designer.

Freelance Designer 2022 – 2023
Independent

Visual design and branding for independent clients. Canva template design, content creation, and social media visual systems.

Certifications
Google UX Design Certificate 2023
Google / Coursera
↓  Download Full Resume (PDF)
What Drives Me

Inspirations,

Design Thinking· Human-Centered· Simplicity· Systems Thinking· Typography· Motion & Time· Data & Beauty· Craft· Design Thinking· Human-Centered· Simplicity· Systems Thinking· Typography· Motion & Time· Data & Beauty· Craft·

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

Steve Jobs

Simplicity is not the absence of clutter. It is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object.

Jony Ive

Good design is honest. It does not make a product more innovative, powerful or valuable than it really is.

Dieter Rams

The details are not the details. They make the design.

Charles Eames
People & Studios
Jony IveIndustrial Design · LoveFrom
Dieter RamsProduct Design · Braun
Paula ScherGraphic Design · Pentagram
Tobias van SchneiderDigital Design · DESK
Femke van SchoonhovenProduct Design · Education
Irene AuUX Design · Google, Udacity