Hybrid Product Designer with a CS background specializing in SaaS & scalable Design Systems. 4+ years of experience bridging the gap between design and engineering at Bosch and Continental. Expert in creating token-based architectures, documenting component libraries, and driving adoption across cross-functional teams

Apurva Patel

Hybrid Product Designer with a CS background specializing in SaaS & scalable Design Systems. 4+ years of experience bridging the gap between design and engineering at Bosch and Continental. Expert in creating token-based architectures, documenting component libraries, and driving adoption across cross-functional teams

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Hybrid Product Designer with a CS background specializing in SaaS & scalable
Design Systems. 4+ years of experience bridging the gap between design and
engineering at Bosch and Continental. Expert in creating token-based
architectures, documenting component libraries, and driving adoption across
cross-functional teams

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Beginner
Hindi
Fluent
Gujarati
Fluent

Work Experience

UX/UI Designer Intern at Bosch Building Technologies
September 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Designed SaaS dashboards & UIs for energy/service platforms, improving usability, efficiency & visualization. Built AI-driven UX for fault detection, diagnostics & automated proposals, reducing manual effort. Developed iconography & interaction patterns per Bosch design standards for consistent, scalable UIs. Boosted monitoring workflow efficiency by 15% through faster time-to-diagnosis. Supported proposal automation, cutting manual workload by 20%. Partnered with cross-functional teams to integrate insights into design systems, adopted by 3+ teams. Contributed to concepts for intelligent service planning & AI-powered monitoring interfaces. Ideated and designed smart cockpit KPI systems, turning 20+ raw data streams into actionable dashboards, improving leadership visibility.
UX/UI Designer Intern at Continental Automotive
November 1, 2022 - October 31, 2023
Co-facilitated design thinking workshops with 10+ participants, driving creative problem-solving. Partnered with cross-functional teams, incl. Google Munich, to strengthen project outcomes. Conducted UX processes (personas, flows, empathy maps) to align design with user needs. Sole designer leading the creation of design systems and 20+ UI components in Figma, ensuring cross-project consistency. Conducted two rounds of usability testing with engineers, boosting NPS +25% and UEQ +20%. Collaborated with engineering to map Figma components to code (React/Web Components), ensuring 1:1 parity between design and implementation.
Freelance UX/UI Designer at Freelance (Remote)
November 1, 2022 - Present
Designed user-centric web and mobile applications, including onboarding, registration, ordering, and tracking features. Built two lightweight design systems with 20–30 reusable components, covering typography, navigation, and UI patterns. Delivered branding and corporate identity for multiple clients, spanning digital, print, and social media assets. Created detailed prototypes and developer handoffs that reduced implementation time by ~15%. Communicated with clients after each iteration to refine requirements and ensure alignment.

Education

Master of Science in Digital Media at University of Bremen
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023
Bachelor of Computer Applications at Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT)
January 11, 2030 - January 19, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services