Abhijit Lade

About Abhijit Lade

As Senior Chief User Experience Designer at Samsung R&D Institute India, leading a team of talented designers in wearable, IoT and IoT in XR domain, transforming latest, complex technology into intuitive experiences. With over 18 plus years of expertise in User-Centered Design, UX strategy, and product innovation.I love shaping complex, emerging technologies into meaningful, intuitive, and beautifully designed experiences.My approach integrates system thinking and behavioural psychology, creating seamless user journeys that enhance usability and engagement. I excel in design leadership, guiding cross-functional teams through workshops and sprints to deliver globally recognized, impactful UX solutions aligned with business goals.My educational background includes a Postgraduate Diploma in Information and Digital Design from National Institute of Design and a Bachelor’s in Instrumentation Engineering. This blend of technical expertise and design acumen empowers me to lead strategic UX initiatives that drive adoption and future-ready product experiences.Awarded with - Highfliers and Process Champion recognitions, Team Awesome Award, Samsung Excellence Award - Research to Market Award, Annual Best UX design Award to mention few.I am dedicated to advancing UX through strategic innovation, team leadership, and measurable impact. My mission is to create user experiences that resonate deeply, inspire excellence, and position products as leaders in competitive markets.Experience in leading large size team, as well as tiny but high performing teams. It is more rewarding to bring out best in the team. While working Samsung, team showcased their performance best at Global level by producing world class use cases. Conducted several workshops of ‘Design sprint’ with multi-disciplinary team.

Experience

1. Senior Chief Designer (Ux)

   Samsung India

   Mar 2019 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   DESCRIPTIONS: Driving UX innovation in Wearable, IoT and IoT in Immersive environment by leading design strategy and product experience transformations.ACHIEVEMNTS- Define roadmap for AI lead smart interfaces in the domain of Wearable, Internet of Things and IoT in immersive environment- Led multi-disciplinary design sprints, delivering breakthrough use cases recognized at international industry forums- Championed user-centered methodologies to increase product adoption through data-driven UX refinements- Fostered high-performing design teams, resulting in streamlined workflows and elevated creative output- Integrated system thinking and behavioral psychology to optimize cross-platform user interactions.Pioneered future-ready UX trends and tools to maintain competitive market positioning.

Education

• Government College of Engineering Chadrapur

  B.E., Instrumentation

  1997 — 2002

• National Institute of Design

  Post Graduate Diploma, Information and Digital Design

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Mobile Applications
• Task Analysis
• User Interface Design
• Heuristic Evaluation
• Card Sorting
• Mobile
• Paper Prototyping
• User Interface
• User Scenarios
• Usability Engineering
• User Experience
• Wireframes
• User Experience Design
• Mockups
• Usability Testing
• Persona
• Information Design
• Design Thinking
• Information Architecture
• Experience Design
• Axure
• Omnigraffle
• Wire Framing
• Service Design
• Prototyping
• User-Centered Design
• Prototype
• Human Computer Interaction
• User Research
• Mobile Design
• Rapid Prototyping
• Personas
• Usability
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Visual Design
• Interaction Design
• Design Strategy