Tanwee Deshpande

Prototyping

Heuristic Evaluation

User Personas

Wireframing

Information Architecture

Competitive Analysis

Usability Testing

Project Management

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UX Researcher and Designer specializing in Accessibility and Problem Solving

UX Designer with 3+ years of experience. Made my recent start up profitable by crafting intuitive, accessible web and desktop applications using Figma and WCAG 2.2 standards. Proven track record of improving task success rates and reducing user friction through research-driven design and usability testing. Strong cross-functional collaborator with a passion for solving complex user pain points at scale.

Projects

↓ hospital navigation time from 7 minutes to 3.5 minutes

Finding your way around a massive hospital is frustrating, it is a data backed problem for the UofM hospital. As the founding UX Designer at ImmiHealth, I changed that with a cheap, easy and simple solution - an AI chatbot with geolocated QR codes. This project made out start up profitable.See More

↑ task success rate by 36%, ↓ time for task completion by 34%

Despite strong backend and IT capabilities, SapleServe's software had never seen a designer before. My team of four UX designers worked directly with SampleServe’s CEO and product team to uncover usability pain points, redesign critical workflows, and deliver fully functional UI changes - all backed with strong usability metrics.See More

Work History

Founding UX Researcher & Designer

ImmiHealthMade start up profitable for AI-powered hospital navigation at the University of Michigan - Owned & scaled critical medtech navigation features, aligning UX strategy with business profitability. - Reduced visitor delays by 18% by redesigning in-hospital navigation UX; cut average travel time by 50%. - Ensured WCAG compliance for conversational AI interfaces, enhancing accessibility for immigrant communities. Project link: https://tanwees-portfolio.webflow.io/

UX Researcher & Designer

University of Michigan, Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE)Dec 2023 - Aug 2024 • 9 mosBuilt 0-to-1 desktop application supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in making informed business decisions - Spearheaded 0-to-1 product design, leveraging heuristic analysis and competitive research to refine usability. - Redesigned core user flows, increasing on-page engagement by 40% through iterative user testing & journey mapping. - Collaborated and communicated with cross-functional stakeholders like managers, engineers and clients in agile sprints.

Lead UX Researcher & Designer

SampleServeJan 2024 - May 2024 • 5 mosDeployed usability-focused redesigns of B2B SaaS software for soil and groundwater analysis, backed by key performance metrics - Led UX enhancements identifying 50+ pain points via benchmark testing & heuristic evaluations. - Revamped project setup workflows, improving task success rate by 36% and cutting completion time by 34%. - Initiated rapid prototyping studio sessions, accelerating design validation & usability testing.

UI /UX Researcher & Designer

Wednesday SolutionsFull-time EmployeeJul 2021 - Jul 2023 • 2 yrs 1 moService-based tech startup specializing in human-centered design - Secured $30K client contract by overhauling accessibility in design systems, achieving WCAG 2.2 compliance and increasing usability scores by 30% in pre/post testing. - Managed UX across 27+ projects, leading research, UX writing, usability testing & mobile-first design. - Designed highly intuitive user-centric experiences, achieving conversion rates between 75-85% in B2B and B2C products.

Education

University of Michigan

Master of Science in Information, UX Research and Design2023 - 2025

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science2016 - 2020

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