Manoj Venkata
Product Designer
13+ years experienceMy core strength is simplifying complex problems into practical, user-centered solutions. I specialize in AI-powered product design, accessibility, usability, and innovation. I enjoy combining design thinking with emerging AI technologies to create products that are not only easy to use but also deliver measurable business value and lasting customer satisfaction.
The practitioner behind the work.
I didn't start in design — I came up through QA, front-end development, and project management first, so I know what happens after a design gets handed off and what it really takes to ship software. Today I focus on B2B SaaS and AI-native products, turning complex systems into things people understand and trust — and I write about what I learn along the way.
How I landed on design.
Advanced Diploma in 3D Animation & VFX, MAAC.
Front-end code — HTML, CSS, JavaScript — to fix real interfaces.
WCAG & Section 508 accessibility audits at Deque Software.
Roadmaps and product lead for accessibility at Phenom.
Sr SDET — QA and automation at Deque.
Product Designer at Deque — where it all landed.
What I work on
Four overlapping practices, one integrated approach.
Product Design
End-to-end interaction and interface design for complex B2B SaaS and AI-native products.
UX Research
Contextual inquiry, usability testing, and synthesis that turns messy input into decisions teams can defend.
Accessibility & Usability
Auditing and remediation against WCAG 2.2 AA — keyboard, screen reader, color, and cognition.
Design Systems
Component libraries, tokens, and documentation that survive contact with engineering.
Where I've worked
Product Designer
Previously Sr SDET at Deque (2023–2025) — led QA & automation and production RCA while contributing design work.
Accessibility Specialist & Product Lead
Accessibility Consultant
Selected work & recognition
- Employee of the QuarterRecognized for outstanding contribution and nominated to core values.
- Figma accessibility-annotation pluginA custom Figma plugin that layers accessibility annotations directly onto design files, built alongside custom Claude skills.
- Chrome extension for accessibility issue reportingA browser extension that lets testers flag and report accessibility issues in place.
- Hackathon accessibility monitoring appBuilt an accessibility-monitoring app during an internal hackathon.
- SLA-breach monitoring web portalA web portal that tracks and alerts on SLA breaches for support tickets.
- AI-assisted QA report reviewing & AI design desktop appUsed AI to speed up QA report reviews and built a desktop app for AI-assisted design work.
Where I studied
- Advanced Diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effects (AD3D Expert) — MAAC
- B.Tech — AITAM College, affiliated to JNTU Kakinada