Sahil Deshpande User Experience Designer
https://sahilcd.com/
Phone
3174182612
Location
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Email
[email protected]
www.linkedin.com/in/sahilcd
Education
Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction, Indiana University, Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
Delhi, India
Professional Experience
Fulcrum GT, Junior Associate - UX
May 2025 – Present | Chicago, United States
  • •Led 0→1 design of an AI-powered legal staffing platform for partners, using data-driven insights to optimize firm profitability and utilization.
  • •Architected a scalable Figma design system using design tokens and comprehensive documentation, reducing development cycles and ensuring UI consistency across cross-platform AI workflows.
  • •Partnered with Product and Engineering to deliver technically feasible, high-fidelity prototypes for ILTACON 2025, facilitating rapid iteration and driving market validation from stakeholders and investors.
    • TruePulse Health, Product Designer - Capstone
    August 2025 – Present | Remote
  • •Designed and launched a portable ANS tracker for maternal health by conducting user research with 11 participants and competitive analysis, identifying a critical market gap.
  • •Developed personas and user journey maps for clinicians and expectant mothers, highlighting key pain points to inform intuitive, user-centered design solutions.
  • •Built a maternal health app utilizing Google's Material Expressive Design System to ensure rapid development and foster user comfort through intuitive UI expressiveness.
    • Wadhwani AI, UX Research Intern
    June 2023 – August 2023 | Delhi, India
  • •Translated machine learning outputs into actionable insights for frontline workers, enhancing their ability to extract relevant data quickly and build trust.
  • •Conducted secondary user research to define user needs and environmental context for a Geolocation-based Tuberculosis triage tool aimed at rural frontline workers.
  • •Designed promotional pages for the G20 conference, breaking down complex technical implementations and demonstrating business impact to a global audience.
    • Skills
    Design

    UX Design • Interaction Design • Visual Design • User Flow • Wireframes • Rapid Prototyping • Design System • Systems Thinking • WCAG • Figma • Adobe XD • React

    Research

    User Interviews • Contextual Inquiry • Usability Testing • A/​B Testing • Surveys • Competitive Analysis • Quantitative Data Analysis

    AI-Assisted Design & Development

    Copilot · Gemini · Figma AI · Google Antigravity · Agentic Prototyping · AI-Augmented Ideation · AI-Powered Research Synthesis · Rapid Build–Test Cycles

    Projects
    Spotify Un(Wrapped)⁠, UX Case Study on Music Discovery and Engagement
    August 2024 – October 2024
  • •Architected user personas and proposed design opportunities for friend discovery, playlist management, and social workflows to improve app reach, engagement, inclusion, and retention.
  • •Evaluated Spotify's usability via exploratory user interviews and Affinity Mapping to identify and synthesize user pain points for social sharing workflows.
  • •Quantitatively evaluated Spotify's social sharing workflow via Retrospective Think Aloud Sessions, measuring Error Rate, clicks, and time on task, resulting in a SUS score of 53.
    • December 2025 – January 2026
  • •Used Gemini through Antigravity to vibecode a portfolio reimagined as a Windows XP experience, focusing on system design, a Windows XP design system, and joy.
    • OpsIQ, Compliance Copilot
    August 2025 – October 2025
  • •Designed and launched proactive compliance assistant concept ('OpsIQ') by conducting UX research, workflow design, and final usability testing, resulting in 76.7% NPS.
  • •Uncovered customer pain points by scraping and analyzing Reddit data and conducting founder interviews, informing primary persona and Jobs To Be Done for actionable design solutions.
  • •Developed low-fidelity wireframes, mid-fidelity prototypes, and high-fidelity UI screens, iterating based on user feedback and performance metrics to validate design desirability.
    • Publications

    Shah, E., Rana, A., Shashwat, S., Deshpande, S., & Kaur, S.

    Deshpande, S., Ajith, R., Patel, Y., & Srivastava, A.