Hiral Parekh

Hiral Parekh has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of design. Hiral is currently working as a Senior UX Designer at g2o since May 2023. Prior to this role, they worked at the same company as a Core UX Designer from January 2021 to May 2023. Before joining g2o, they worked as a UX/UI Designer at Adept Interactions Inc. from September 2020 to January 2021. Hiral also worked as a UI/UX Designer at daplr from February 2020 to July 2020.

Hiral Parekh also gained teaching and mentoring experience during their time at Pratt Institute. Hiral worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant from April 2020 to May 2020 and from September 2019 to December 2019. Hiral also served as a Visual Design Mentor from May 2019 to May 2020 and as a Graduate Assistant from June 2019 to August 2019. Hiral additionally worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Pratt Institute from September 2018 to December 2018.

Before their time at Pratt Institute, they worked as a Graphic Designer at TMB Design from July 2017 to June 2018. Hiral also briefly worked as a Visiting Faculty at SVKM's NMIMS School of Design in September 2017. Hiral gained experience as a Design Intern at PharmEasy from August 2016 to October 2016. Prior to that, they worked as a German Instructor at Ziel Foreign Language Academy - India from December 2015 to September 2016. Hiral also worked as a Graphic Design Intern at Pink Lemonade Communications Pvt Ltd. in May 2016.

Hiral Parekh completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Applied Art) degree with a specialization in Typography & Lettering from Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft, where they studied from 2013 to 2017. They then pursued further education and obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in Communications Design from Pratt Institute between 2018 and 2020.

In addition to their formal education, Hiral Parekh has also obtained several certifications. These include completing courses such as "Figma: Handing off to Developers," "Mastering Common Interview Questions," "Video Interview Tips," "UX Foundations: Research," and "Web Design: Efficient Workflow" provided by LinkedIn. The certifications were obtained during the months of June and July in 2020, and February in 2021.