Hi, I'm Dheeksha Mageswaran, a passionate UX and product designer with hands-on experience in enhancing digital experiences from concept to delivery. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to create user-friendly and efficient designs that address real problems and improve overall user satisfaction. My background includes work in design systems, data visualization, and user research, which helps me craft thoughtful and impactful solutions. I thrive in fast-paced environments such as hackathons and student-led organizations, where I can both contribute creatively and lead projects. I’m always eager to learn and grow, and I love mentoring new designers and fostering strong design communities.

Dheeksha Mageswaran

Hi, I'm Dheeksha Mageswaran, a passionate UX and product designer with hands-on experience in enhancing digital experiences from concept to delivery. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to create user-friendly and efficient designs that address real problems and improve overall user satisfaction. My background includes work in design systems, data visualization, and user research, which helps me craft thoughtful and impactful solutions. I thrive in fast-paced environments such as hackathons and student-led organizations, where I can both contribute creatively and lead projects. I’m always eager to learn and grow, and I love mentoring new designers and fostering strong design communities.

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Hi, I’m Dheeksha Mageswaran, a passionate UX and product designer with hands-on experience in enhancing digital experiences from concept to delivery. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to create user-friendly and efficient designs that address real problems and improve overall user satisfaction. My background includes work in design systems, data visualization, and user research, which helps me craft thoughtful and impactful solutions.

I thrive in fast-paced environments such as hackathons and student-led organizations, where I can both contribute creatively and lead projects. I’m always eager to learn and grow, and I love mentoring new designers and fostering strong design communities.

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Work Experience

UX Design Co-op at Keurig Dr Pepper
May 31, 2025 - July 22, 2025
Developed and presented wireframes for new Power BI product features that streamlined supply chain planning, reducing reporting gaps. Spearheaded the migration of legacy designs, converting multiple dashboards into standardized Figma files and implemented a data visualization design system, increasing build efficiency by 20%. Identified critical inconsistencies through report analysis and presented actionable redesign solutions through hi-fi mockups, improving the overall user experience for leadership and internal teams.
VP of Design at SacHacks
December 31, 2024 - July 22, 2025
Directed a hackathon with 700+ students with a 20-person team. Mentored design team & led weekly meetings with engineers to ensure consistent communication & timely delivery of website & content designs, increasing hackathon registrations by 140%. Conceptualized unified brand identity for marketing materials through style guide, logo, illustrations, and other branding assets.
UX Designer at Distyl AI
December 31, 2024 - July 22, 2025
Owned 0-1 designs of a golden set management tool, enabling refinement of input/output pairs, reducing evaluation time for AI strategists by 50%. Conducted user interviews, designed wireframes to address key user needs, and implemented a Build with AI feature as part of a generative ecosystem. Analyzed complex product environment and introduced strategic workflows, used concept testing to drive design decision making.
Design Director at ASUCD IT
June 30, 2024 - July 22, 2025
Maintained ‘*.ucdavis.edu websites, using WordPress, Django, SiteFarm & AWS. Led redesigns of the UC Davis ASUCD homesite resulting in an increase of 120% in users and 228% in page views. Customized brand identities & marketing campaigns for large scale ASUCD events.
Design Education Lead at CodeLab
June 1, 2024 - Present
Led the operations of design education lesson plan for UC Davis's largest student-led software and design agency: hosting workshops, mentoring, and designing project challenges for the internal design community. Redesigned recruitment page website & built resource bootcamp for designers (establishing accessibility and developer collaboration as priorities).

Education

Bachelors at University of California, Davis
January 1, 2021 - June 1, 2025

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Consumer Goods