Akshay DhoreProduct Design Technologist
ABOUT ME

An engineer’s rigor,
a designer’s eye.

I design digital products and help build them, moving between research, design systems and the code that ships. What holds my attention is how people make sense of new technology: what earns trust, what actually gets used, and what quietly gets abandoned. My work sits where product design, emerging tech and business decisions meet.

MY STORY

The path so far, in detail.

2019 — 2020

Engineering foundation

B.E. in Computer Engineering at the University of Mumbai (DMCE), 2019. During the 2020 lockdown I explored YouTube video creation, freelance visual design and upskilling in creative tech.

2021 — 2023

Interfaces for industry

At Elansol Technologies I designed Industry 4.0 interfaces and design systems as a UI/UX design intern. At Xcaliber Infotech I worked as a visual designer on enterprise SaaS, AI and operational systems.

2023 — 2026

Design meets business

I moved into Design Management at SCAD to connect design with business decisions, co-led Deloitte × SCADpro’s AI-native geospatial intelligence project from research to a functional MVP, and graduated with a Master in Business Innovation in May 2026.

Today

The whole arc

I work across research that finds the real problem, strategy that frames it, and design systems and code that put it in people’s hands. One Li8, my open-source design system, is where that comes together.

WHAT DRIVES ME

What holds my attention is how people make sense of new technology: what earns trust, what actually gets used, and what quietly gets abandoned.

MY DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
  • Start with the decision.People rarely need more data. They need to know what to do next.
  • Earn trust in the interface.Show where an answer came from and how confident it is.
  • Design what ships.A design decision is finished when it survives in code.
  • Make it make business sense.A great experience needs a model that keeps it alive.
OUTSIDE WORK

Trails, lenses & parks.

Outside work, I love hiking, photography and exploring national parks, from Yosemite to Muir Woods. I also contribute to open source through One Li8, my open-source design system.

HikingPhotographyNational parksOpen source

The goal: a passport stamp from every national park in the US.

YosemiteNational ParkMuir WoodsNat. Monument+Next park
Akshay walking a footpath through a Yosemite meadow toward granite cliffs
Yosemite meadow
Akshay beside the Yosemite National Park entrance sign
Yosemite National Park
Akshay sitting on rocks by a river beneath Yosemite’s granite peaks
River below the granite
A trail through tall pines toward a granite cliff in Yosemite
Into the pines
Akshay at the Muir Woods National Monument sign, among redwoods and autumn leaves
Muir Woods National Monument
LET’S BUILD WHAT’S NEXT

Make something
worth using.

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