Tanwee Deshpande

About

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.

Experience

• Founding UX Researcher & Designer · ImmiHealth07-01-2024

  Made 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)12-01-2023 – 08-01-2024

  Built 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 · SampleServe01-01-2024 – 05-01-2024

  Deployed 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 Solutions07-01-2021 – 07-01-2023

  Service-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 MichiganMaster of Science in Information, UX Research and Design
• Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

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