I'm Waleed Irfan Senior, a senior/staff product designer with nearly two decades designing complex enterprise SaaS, GovTech, dashboards, admin tools, AI-assisted experiences, platform workflows, and data-heavy decision-support systems. I excel at turning ambiguous product problems into clear strategy and actionable roadmaps by partnering closely with PMs, engineers, SMEs, and executives to balance user needs, business goals, and production quality. I specialize in scalable design systems, accessibility-first workflows, AI-enabled design, and strong design-to-development collaboration, delivering production-ready interfaces and measurable impact across enterprise surfaces, geospatial workflows, and OSINT platforms.

Waleed Irfan Senior

I'm Waleed Irfan Senior, a senior/staff product designer with nearly two decades designing complex enterprise SaaS, GovTech, dashboards, admin tools, AI-assisted experiences, platform workflows, and data-heavy decision-support systems. I excel at turning ambiguous product problems into clear strategy and actionable roadmaps by partnering closely with PMs, engineers, SMEs, and executives to balance user needs, business goals, and production quality. I specialize in scalable design systems, accessibility-first workflows, AI-enabled design, and strong design-to-development collaboration, delivering production-ready interfaces and measurable impact across enterprise surfaces, geospatial workflows, and OSINT platforms.

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I’m Waleed Irfan Senior, a senior/staff product designer with nearly two decades designing complex enterprise SaaS, GovTech, dashboards, admin tools, AI-assisted experiences, platform workflows, and data-heavy decision-support systems. I excel at turning ambiguous product problems into clear strategy and actionable roadmaps by partnering closely with PMs, engineers, SMEs, and executives to balance user needs, business goals, and production quality.

I specialize in scalable design systems, accessibility-first workflows, AI-enabled design, and strong design-to-development collaboration, delivering production-ready interfaces and measurable impact across enterprise surfaces, geospatial workflows, and OSINT platforms.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior UX/UI Designer & Front-End Lead at Infrastructure Solutions Inc
January 1, 2019 - November 7, 2025
Design and deliver scalable GovTech decision-optimisation and enterprise SaaS solutions—specialising in asset/infrastructure management and investment planning for B2G and B2B clients. Lead the full UX lifecycle: research, wireframes, prototypes, usability testing, and front-end implementation, ensuring accessibility and quality. Built a knowledge-base platform and design system to unify UI standards and support marketing assets. Designed an interactive optimization game for DOT software to showcase product capabilities.
Product Designer & Front-End Lead (with Back-End Oversight) at BattlespaceX
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Led end-to-end digital product development: project management, UX/UI design, and front-end architecture. Defined technical requirements, roadmaps, and milestones; designed responsive interfaces; improved performance and code quality with validation and documentation. Established UI/UX best practices to ensure clarity, consistency, and scalability. Implemented SEO optimizations and JSON-LD structured data to improve visibility.
Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at Enabling Systems and ApproachMe Inc
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Set creative direction and product design strategy from concept through high-fidelity execution. Led mobile app design and development: an e-commerce marketplace, a location-aware app, and a vehicle-tracking solution integrated with OBD hardware for real-time telemetry and route visualization. Directed marketing and branding campaigns and built a cohesive product ecosystem.
Senior UX/UI & Graphic Designer at iENGINEERING
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016
Designed and delivered large-scale platforms for federal and state agencies focusing on transportation, infrastructure analytics, and digital publishing. Translated complex engineering data into accessible web and mobile interfaces; led UX/UI for LTPP InfoPave and the Distress Survey App; contributed to U.S. Transportation DataMine platforms, supporting data visualization and decision-making. Also supported digital publishing and e-commerce initiatives.
Staff Product Designer, UX/UI & Front-End Lead at Infrastructure Solutions Inc
February 1, 2019 - Present
Lead end-to-end product design for GovTech and enterprise SaaS platforms, aligning user needs with public-sector workflows, accessibility constraints, technical feasibility, and high-quality delivery. Shaped experience strategy, created wireframes, flows, dashboards, and data-visualization interfaces; established design-system standards, responsive patterns, and accessibility governance; conducted usability reviews, visual QA, and cross-browser validation in collaboration with PMs and engineering.
Founder, Staff Product Designer, Front-End Developer & AI Product Architect at StratOps
January 1, 2026 - Present
Founder-led product vision and UX architecture for a real-time geospatial OSINT platform. Defined IA, onboarding, access-control models, and front-end delivery paths; designed regional data lenses, command-center dashboards, and map-based workflows; balanced real-time visualization performance with usability and system constraints; led front-end implementation and AI-assisted design/development workflows.
Senior Product Designer & Front-End Lead at BattlespaceX
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2022
Led product design and front-end architecture for a defense-focused website and CMS ecosystem. Defined product requirements, IA, responsive UX/UI patterns, and production-ready design-to-development standards. Improved usability, performance, documentation, analytics instrumentation, structured data, and long-term maintainability while coordinating with content, marketing, and technical teams.
Chief Creative Officer at Enabling Systems and ApproachMe Inc
November 1, 2016 - February 28, 2019
Led product design, creative direction, mobile app UX/UI, branding, and digital experience strategy across marketplace, location-awareness, and vehicle-tracking products. Directed visuals, brand systems, marketing campaigns, and cross-platform design patterns from concept through high-fidelity execution; unified UX leadership with business strategy and market delivery.
Senior Lead UX/UI & Graphic Designer at iENGINEERING
November 1, 2007 - October 31, 2016
Designed large-scale transportation, infrastructure analytics, digital publishing, e-commerce, and knowledge-management platforms for federal and state contexts. Translated complex engineering data into accessible web/mobile interfaces through IA, interaction design, usability thinking, and visual systems; supported digital publishing, commerce, and enterprise communications.

Education

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Qualifications

Certified HCI for User-Experience Design — MIT CSAIL
January 11, 2030 - November 7, 2025
Certified UX Design and Strategies for Emerging Technologies (AR/XR/VR) — NYU / R-Lab
January 11, 2030 - November 7, 2025
Google UX Design Professional — Google
January 11, 2030 - November 7, 2025
UI/UX Design Specialization — CalArts
January 11, 2030 - November 7, 2025
Front-End Developer Professional – Meta Skills (In progress)
January 11, 2030 - November 7, 2025
Certified HCI for User-Experience Design
January 11, 2030 - June 11, 2026
Certified UX Design and Strategies for Emerging Technologies (AR/XR/VR)
January 11, 2030 - June 11, 2026
Google UX Design Professional
January 11, 2030 - June 11, 2026
UI/UX Design Specialization
January 11, 2030 - June 11, 2026
Intro to Maya 3D
January 11, 2030 - June 11, 2026
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Content Strategy Specialization
January 11, 2030 - June 11, 2026
Front-End Developer Professional
January 11, 2030 - June 11, 2026

Industry Experience

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