I'm Barry Iyengar, a Senior Product (UX/UI) Designer with 10+ years of experience delivering human-centered designs that help businesses win in the digital world. I partner with cross-functional teams—Product, Engineering, and Leadership—to shape product roadmaps, build scalable design systems, and drive measurable UX outcomes across government, transport, and enterprise spaces.

Barry Iyengar

I'm Barry Iyengar, a Senior Product (UX/UI) Designer with 10+ years of experience delivering human-centered designs that help businesses win in the digital world. I partner with cross-functional teams—Product, Engineering, and Leadership—to shape product roadmaps, build scalable design systems, and drive measurable UX outcomes across government, transport, and enterprise spaces.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Product Designer at Kotahi Logistics (Subsidiary of Fonterra & Silver Fern Group)
January 1, 2022 - Present
Design partner to the Head of Product, Engineering and GM of Customer, directly influencing the product roadmap and digital strategy to align with core business objectives and service offerings. Achievements include shipping the Voyager customer portal (planning, booking, tracking to delivery), launching self-service Help & Support reducing support overhead by 50%, designing and shipping an employee internal website with AI Copilot integration, and leading the first internal 'UX Design Thinking' initiative resulting in a 40% increase in design-led discovery participation.
Senior Product Designer at Waka Kotahi- New Zealand Transport Agency
July 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Delivered products through user research and best design practices to influence stakeholders and improve UX. Achievements include increasing SUS for NIEMS SAAS to 74, championing a centralised Design System (Figma) to reduce design-to-development friction, and ensuring WCAG AA/AAA accessibility across all customer-facing platforms.
Lead UI/UX Designer at Spark New Zealand
March 1, 2019 - July 1, 2020
Strategised and led UX/UI design for Spark users, collaborating with stakeholders to align designs with product vision. Achievements include designing a self-service portal for Government customers to reduce operational costs and improving customer retention by 30%.
UX/UI Consultant at Barry Iyengar Designs Ltd
May 1, 2018 - March 1, 2019
Designed and delivered high-impact projects for Australasian startup clients. Achievements include launching ZendIT wind farm Web & iOS application, shipping invoicing software for Pivot Labs, and designing e-commerce websites for small independent entrepreneurs.
UX/UI Designer at Manara Developments
May 1, 2015 - May 1, 2018
Improved UX of a Real Estate Sales Application across Web, tablet and mobile platforms, reducing the number of clicks by 50% and increasing the booking completion rate.

Education

Master of User Experience Design (MUXD) at Victoria University of Wellington
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Bachelor of Architecture & Design (B. Arch) at Mumbai University
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2015

Qualifications

Stanford Online - X602068
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Interaction Design Foundation
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
LinkedIn Learning
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Google - ZRL6RRFV7
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
NVIDIA Inception Program
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services, Transportation & Logistics