Hemanth Pawar

I am a Senior UX Designer with a background in Computer Science Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction, specializing in Product Strategy, Visual, Interaction, and Accessible Design. With over four years of experience, I've worked across various sectors, including Healthcare, Supply Chain, Edu-Tech, SaaS, and Emerging Tech. Currently, I’m enhancing the CourseNetworking platform’s brand and UI at CyberLab (IUPUI). I've also collaborated with Honeywell and Riley Children’s Hospital, solving complex design challenges. I believe in the power of simplification, ensuring that my designs are intuitive, accessible, and impactful.

Projects

HealthSync Product built with IU's Rivet Design System

During the fall of 2023, I collaborated with bedside nurses and healthcare professionals at Riley Children's Health to develop HealthSync, a platform designed to improve healthcare collaboration significantly. After presenting HealthSync to the hospital leadership, my team and I secured their buy-in and support for further development and potential implementation.See More

Notification Framework for Honeywell

I was part of the Honeywell Performance+ UX team as a User Experience Designer. My main focus was improving the user experience of the Workforce Intelligence module. I took the lead in designing the Notifications feature for this module and helped establish practical guidelines for its implementation. This involved creating a clear plan from start to finish and ensuring everyone understood how to apply it effectively across the product.See More

Work History

UI/UX Designer

CourseNetworkingPart-time EmployeeSummary: Currently leading the complete redesign, conceptualization, and launch of CourseNetworking’s product suite, transforming it from a basic informational site into a visually compelling platform for educators and students throughout the globe. • This effort increased CN’s website traffic by 32%, focusing on UX and IA to attract new users and enhance the digital footprint and brand identity. • Introduced and implemented a comprehensive design system in Figma that reduced design turnaround time by 40%, streamlining the design process, and improving efficiency in development cycles. • Conceptualized and finalized the new design through user testing, discovering that 60% of end users preferred the new design, ensuring alignment with current trends and enhancing usability. • Boosted user satisfaction with the CourseNetworking platform by 30% through a comprehensive navigation and functionality overhaul, improving ease of use and task completion rates. • Tools used: Figma, Miro, Microsoft Visio, Adobe Creative Suite, Office 365, Balsamiq

Product Designer

Riley Children's HealthContract EmployeeAug 2023 - May 2024 • 10 mosSummary: Innovated HealthSync, a communication platform prototype, significantly enhances healthcare collaboration and slashes device burden for Bedside Nurses at Riley Children’s Health. • Led comprehensive generative research studies and interviews at Riley Children's Hospital, utilizing insights to conceptualize a platform that addressed critical communication challenges for focused persona: Bedside Nurses. • Conducted 960 minutes of on-site contextual inquiries to understand healthcare professionals' workflows, providing crucial insights for the design and functionality of HealthSync. • Facilitated concept testing sessions with nurses, leading to a refined prototype that boosted user satisfaction by 25% and streamlined task management by consolidating all necessary information in one place. • Presented research findings and prototype benefits to hospital leadership, securing buy-in and support for further development and potential implementation of HealthSync. • Tools used: Figma, Miro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Office 365, Balsamiq

User Experience Intern

Honeywell May 2023 - Aug 2023 • 4 mosSummary: Led the development and optimization of user notification best practices for the Honeywell Forge Performance+ product, significantly enhancing incident response times and task completion rates in warehouses across the US. • Redesigned a comprehensive workflow for incident handling in warehouses through notifications, resulting in a 30% reduction in incident response time and a 20% increase in task completion rate. • Implemented A/B testing workshops with cross-functional teams to assess notification designs, focusing on user engagement, satisfaction, and task completion rates. • Extracted a list of prioritized information items for building notifications through collaborative exploratory testing performed on Usertesting.com with warehouse workers and supervisors. • Developed a reusable notification framework for Honeywell UX teams, resulting in a 50% reduction in designer workload, standardizing approach ensuring the design consistency and efficiency across projects. • Tools used: Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, Dovetail, Office 365

Product Designer

Divami Design LabsFull-time EmployeeJan 2020 - Apr 2022 • 2 yrs 4 mosSummary: Directed UX design initiatives for diverse SaaS projects, consistently achieving high client satisfaction and improving operational efficiencies through strategic design implementations. • Executed a strategic design overhaul for a client: TMSFirst, creating an accessible cloud-based Transport Management System expected to enhance operational efficiency by 25% in the Oil and Gas industry. • Led 10+ projects, incorporating client feedback and analytics data in Oil and Gas, Virtual Reality, Finance, Food & Agriculture, Marketing, Data Analysis, and Real Estate industries. • Directed a team in creating a unified access point for immersive learning experiences in factory and industry equipment through the AutoXR platform, boosting user satisfaction and adoption rates by 20%. • Interviewed 15 stakeholders to generate detailed wireframes and UI designs under Agile principles, enabling real-time feedback incorporation and ensuring project delivery within a tight two-week schedule. • Tools used: Sketch, Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, Office 365, Balsamiq

Education

Indiana University Bloomington

Masters Degree, Human-Computer InteractionAug 2022 - May 2024

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Bachelors Degree, Computer Science EngineeringJul 2016 - Aug 2020

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