Explore widely. Decide clearly.
I rarely trust the first obvious solution. I explore broadly enough to understand the system, then narrow deliberately until the final experience feels simple and defensible.
Design / Product / AI
Hyderabad / India
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Tejj
High-trust product systems at billion-user scale.
Platform experiences / product craft / systems thinking
The work that
shaped how I think.
Six projects across Windows, health, AI, and authentication. Each reveals a different problem, a difficult trade-off, and the decisions I made along the way.
Explore widely.
Decide clearly.
I move from research and systems thinking to interaction detail, prototyping, and the final ten percent that makes an experience feel complete.
Microsoft · 2021–2026Selected
Selected
work
Six projects across Windows and Bing Health. Each case study makes my role, decisions, trade-offs, and product context clear.
WindowsAIHealthSystems
Interaction model · WindowsWindows Drop Tray
A new file-movement interaction for Windows, designed to remain useful without becoming intrusive at billion-user scale.
Journey design · Bing HealthHealth search journeys
A credibility-first experience that helped people move from anxious health searches toward clearer and more useful next steps.
Trust framework · Health AITrustworthy health AI
A trust framework that kept generative health answers connected to expert-reviewed information, visible evidence, and responsible next actions.
Research & prototyping · Windows HelloLow-light face unlock
Research and prototyping for face authentication that remains dependable when lighting conditions become difficult.
Quality system · WindowsMeasuring Windows craft
A shared framework for evaluating complete Windows journeys instead of reviewing isolated screens in isolation.
Result architecture · Bing HealthHealth ads without breaking trust
An action-first advertising model that introduced useful commercial pathways without compromising clarity or user trust.
How I work
My work moves between operating-system detail, high-stakes AI, research, prototyping, and the systems that help quality travel across products and teams.
ApproachHuman stakes.
Product / research / prototyping / systemsHuman stakes.
System depth.
Relentless craft.
Design for the moment people are in.
People rarely use products with perfect attention. They may be distracted, anxious, impatient, or unfamiliar with the system. I design for that reality rather than expecting users to study the interface.
Prototype to learn, not to impress.
I use prototypes to answer questions. Sometimes I’m testing behaviour, sometimes timing, and sometimes whether an idea feels natural at all.
Finish the last ten.
The final ten percent is where trust is often won or lost. I stay close to states, transitions, language, accessibility, performance, and edge cases until the experience feels complete.
Career · Four industries
Experience
Nine years across AI, operating systems, enterprise banking, consulting, and learning products, always close to the work and clear on why the decision matters.
9+
04 roles2017–now
What connects the workDifferent domains.
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Different domains.
The same working style.
I move fluidly between research, interaction design, prototyping, systems thinking, and product storytelling. The domain changes, but the habit remains: understand the real problem, make the decision visible, and carry the work through.
Evidence over adjectivesThe work
The work
leaves a trail.
A record of product work, patents, mentoring, publishing, speaking, and independent practice beyond the day job.
01 / 111B+Windows users within the product context of my work
2Microsoft patents granted as a named inventor
800+Designers mentored through ADPList
Top 1%ADPList mentor recognition
120+Nodes of Design podcast episodes
60+Countries reached through Nodes of Design
30+Keynotes and masterclasses delivered
5,000+People hosted across 32 events in the Creativee community
100+Creative leaders featured in Nodes of Wisdom book
14+Awards and recognitions
9+Years across four industries
Beyond Microsoft
Six independent practicesOutside my product work, I follow my curiosity wherever it leads: into conversations, books, mentoring, data art, talks, and communities. These are not side projects to me. They are different ways of learning in public and sharing what I discover.
AuthorNodes of Wisdom
A book distilling practical lessons from 100 creative leaders across disciplines.
Amazon category bestseller
Podcast hostNodes of Design
More than 120 conversations with designers and creative leaders across 60 countries.
Independent design podcast
SpeakerOn stage
More than 30 keynotes, masterclasses, and conferences for universities, companies, and communities.
IIT Hyderabad · IBM · UXDG
MentorMentoring designers
More than 800 designers supported through practical and honest conversations about craft, careers, and growth.
ADPList Top 1%
Data artistCode as a paintbrush
Generative and data-driven artwork that turns information, movement, and systems into visual expression.
Serbia · Africa · India
Community builderCreativee Community
Conferences, meetups, and practical workshops created to help ideas move beyond individual screens and teams.
5,000+ participantsOff the clock
Twelve framesA few frames from the rest of my life. Stages and studios, but also long rides, music with friends, and places worth travelling to.
Open to conversations
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Most recently at Microsoft AI & Windows, now open to senior and staff product design roles. Happy to walk through the work, including the parts that did not work.
Hyderabad / India / available globally