Sayali Nikumbh

Designed and prototyped an AI-driven reading platform for dyslexic children, integrating text-to-speech and speech recognition to personalize learning, improving task completion rate by 39% in usability testing. Led accessibility discussions with experts and stakeholders, integrating feedback into inclusive design decisions that reduced user friction by 25% and met WCAG 2.1 standards. Partnered closely with the CEO and dev team to enhance the design system and visual hierarchy, streamlining handoff and reducing UI inconsistencies by 30%.

Led a responsive mobile and web design for Beautytrak's e-learning platform based on findings from usability evaluations and competitor analysis, resulting in 30 new membership subscribers in the same month. Created user flows and UI designs for memberships based on subscription plans, informed by usability test feedback, working cross-functionally with product manager and UX Researcher to meet business revenue goals. Collaborated with agile developers through design sprints and A/B testing, ensuring accurate implementation and documentation of designs for activity, lessons, dashboards and checkout pages that comply with accessibility.

Designed an end to end healthcare mobile app targeting opioid misuse from initial concept to high-fi prototypes, extending patient outreach by 200 clients in the first year. Conducted internal stakeholder interviews along with landscape analyses within NYU Langone, incorporating user feedback, improving the apps information architecture and consistency in UX writing. Created design system, visual design guidelines and a high-fidelity prototype, accelerating development process.

Performed qualitative and quantitative research by conducting eye-tracking studies and behavioral analytics to identify usability issues on The METs website. Increased page views by 18% and decreased bounce rates by 15% through a re-prioritized navigation hierarchy on The Mets desktop website after analysing results from multivariate testing. Initiated a research study with The New York Philharmonic, enhancing the discoverability and accessibility of archival materials on their website thus reducing the navigation time by 5%.

Developed an interactive user-centered design digital platform featuring safety guidelines for factory workers to ensure compliance with local regulations, working closely with the founder and engineering team. Conducted interviews with 10+ factory workers to develop a design strategy and user journey for the courses.