RESUME / 2026

SAHIL MALGUNDKAR

SAHIL MALGUNDKAR

A UX/UI designer with 2+ years of experience working on mobile-first SaaS products and real-world user problems. I design accessible, intuitive interfaces by combining user research, usability testing, and iterative prototyping in collaborative, cross-functional teams.

A UX/UI designer with 2+ years of experience working on mobile-first SaaS products and real-world user problems. I design accessible, intuitive interfaces by combining user research, usability testing, and iterative prototyping in collaborative, cross-functional teams.

EXPERIENCE

Product/UX Research — Irving, Texas — Internship | WellFit

June 2026 – Aug 2026

June 2026 – Aug 2026

  • Built and delivered four features for WellFit Pay’s Payment Arrangements platform: patient dashboard, automated reminders, office metrics dashboard, and “Propensity to Repay” scoring tool

  • Validated usability with 75+ participants via UserTesting.com, internal staff, and a partner dental office, driving design iterations pre-launch

  • Translated user research into a productization strategy for Payment Arrangements, presented to the executive team including the CEO, CFO, and CPO

UX/UI Designer — Remote — Contract | Syntone AI

Oct 2025 – Dec 2025

Oct 2025 – Dec 2025

  • Architected an AI-powered fashion chatbot, eliminating outfit decision fatigue and accelerating core product goals

  • Executed comparative usability testing with 10 users, validating faster outfit selection via chatbot

  • Drove mobile-first redesign of the discover page, unifying recommendations, weather, and trends with improved accessibility

  • Translated AI model outputs into intuitive UI patterns, ensuring the chatbot experience felt natural and on-brand for a fashion audience

UX/UI Designer — Austin, TX — Internship | Biscuit Beacon

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024

  • Championed end-to-end design of a routes and goal-tracking feature for an early-stage dog walking app, improving retention and monetization

  • Facilitated task-based usability testing with 10+ users using time-on-task analysis, uncovering gaps that directly informed feature development

  • Developed a Figma component library with 15+ components including route cards, goal trackers, and navigation elements, standardizing UI patterns

  • Leveraged surveys, card sorting, and competitive analysis to uncover user needs and inform design decisions

UX/UI Designer — Austin, TX — Contract | Done Desk

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024

  • Streamlined a digital progress tracker for dentists managing licenses and CE requirements, restructuring IA to reduce workflow complexity

  • Pitched the product at a UT Austin design showcase, presenting to 30+ attendees and 5+ CEOs with an accessibility-first story

  • Led A/B testing on generic versus personalized dashboards, improving task completion speed by 18%

  • Employed user interviews and heuristic evaluations to identify usability gaps and validate design decisions throughout the project

UX Researcher — Dallas, TX — Internship | Capacity Catalyst

Jun 2024 – Aug 2024

Jun 2024 – Aug 2024

  • Analyzed 50+ user interviews with BLM community members and police officers, identifying behavioral patterns that shaped UX frameworks

  • Applied diary studies and card sorting to validate content hierarchy and capture longitudinal user behaviors across sessions

  • Conducted recurring focus groups with 10+ participants, translating community insights into human-centered design priorities

UX/UI Designer — Austin, TX — Contract | Thrive Education

Feb 2024 – Apr 2024

Feb 2024 – Apr 2024

  • Designed an accessible slider-based confidence assessment for an iOS/Android diabetes education app serving elderly users

  • Spearheaded restructuring of lesson hierarchy and navigation, validating the redesign through usability testing with 10 participants and observing a ~25% increase in module completion rates

  • Partnered with founders, developers, and project managers to refine a workflow that accelerated delivery by 5%

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Informatics | The University of Texas at Austin

May 2025

May 2025

SKILLS

Design Tools: Figma, Framer, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Miro, FigJam, Origami Studios, Adobe XD, Adobe Creative Suite

UX Skills: Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Accessibility (WCAG), Design Systems, Data Visualization, Information Architecture, Responsive Design, Micro-interactions, Storytelling, UX Design, UX Research, User Experience, UI Design

Business Operations: SAP S/4HANA, OKR Frameworks, Operational Strategy, Cross-functional Execution