UX Researcher & Product DesignerMS Human-Centered Design, Pace University

Ameya Khodaskar

Researcher who designs

I'm a mixed-methods UX researcher and product designer in New York. I turn interviews, contextual inquiry and usability testing into clear information architecture, interaction flows and Figma prototypes that measurably improve how people work.

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Ameya Khodaskar

Hi there!

Figma
Framer
Miro
Adobe CC
Qualtrics
UserTesting
Hotjar
Analytics

About

I'm a UX researcher and product designer who starts with people, not pixels.

My background in Computer Science taught me how products get built; my MS in Human-Centered Design Technology at Pace University taught me how to make sure they're worth building.

At Fabtech Projects and Engineers I led research for internal platforms: interviewing teams across departments, mapping procurement workflows, redesigning information architecture, and establishing lean design components that shortened delivery by two weeks.

My case studies take on messy, multi-person workflows in healthcare, fintech and research operations, with AI that explains itself where it helps. The thread is the same: frame the problem with evidence, name the risky assumptions, make trade-offs explicit, and plan how to validate.

Journey

My journey

Product design and UX research for internal platforms in India, then Human-Centered Design in New York.

  • Fabtech Projects & Engineers

    Product Designer

    Led UX research for internal platforms, including an in-house inventory management system: ran cross-departmental interviews, mapped procurement workflows, synthesized findings into 3 opportunity areas, then redesigned the information architecture, navigation and role-based dashboards and set up lean design components the team reused.

    • User interviews
    • Information architecture
    • Wireframing
    • Design systems
    • Dashboards

    2022–2023

    India
  • 10+cross-departmental user interviews
  • 20%task efficiency gain from the new information architecture
  • 25%increase in visitor engagement after navigation redesign
  • 2 wkscut from deliverable timelines with lean design components

Education

Human-centered design
  • Master of Science in Human-Centered Design Technology

    Pace University · Seidenberg School of CSIS

    May 2026New York
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

    Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology

    May 2022Mumbai

Certifications

Research ethics + UX
  • IRB Training: Social & Behavioral Research

    Human subjects research

  • Introduction to User Experience Design

    Georgia Tech

Work

Case studies

Six concept studies: two playful, art-direction-led apps, plus four in-depth product problems in healthcare, fintech and research operations. Each one shows the reasoning behind the pixels.

Sidequest key visual: neon phone screens and stickers on a dark background

Social · Gen ZBrand + interaction

Sidequest

A loud, sticker-filled app that turns "we should hang out" into side quests friends vote on, lock in, show up for and log, with flake insurance paid in boba.

  • Brand identity
  • Motion
  • Social UX
Read case study 4crew archetypes
Remix key visual styled like a fashion magazine cover with phone screens and illustrated garments

Fashion · LifestyleArt direction

Remix

A closet app with the soul of a fashion magazine: daily looks from what you own, cost-per-wear that celebrates repeats, and a gentle "still you?" before anything leaves.

  • Art direction
  • Illustration system
  • Tone of voice
Read case study 4closet archetypes
Relay authorization queue ranked by risk to the patient's appointment

B2B SaaSHealthcare operations

Relay

A prior authorization workspace that turns payer policies into readiness checklists, ranks work by risk to the patient's appointment, and turns denials into a clear appeal path.

  • Service blueprint
  • Assumption mapping
  • Decision log
  • Validation plan
Read case study 3workflow moments
Tandem key visual: Today, Circle and double-dose screens

Mobile appConsumer health

Tandem

One shared care plan for a family looking after a parent: handoff notes, a double-dose guard, two-person dose changes, and roles the parent approves.

  • Multi-user UX
  • Permission model
  • Safety design
Read case study 4risk moments
Clearcharge key visual: charge explanation and dispute status screens

FintechHuman-AI interaction

Clearcharge

An AI-assisted debit card dispute flow that explains charges before disputes, drafts claims in the customer's words, and turns Regulation E deadlines into dated promises.

  • Heuristic audit
  • Human-AI guidelines
  • AI failure modes
Read case study 5failure modes
Groundwork insight page with evidence clips and confidence reasons

ResearchOpsInformation architecture

Groundwork

A research repository built on insights backed by evidence, with written confidence rules, governance roles, and a study intake that checks what the team already knows.

  • Object modeling
  • Confidence rubric
  • Governance
  • Validation plan
Read case study 4linked objects

Skills

Skills

Grouped the way I work: research first, then the synthesis, design and tools that turn it into product.

Research

Methods / fieldwork

Core methods

  • Mixed-Methods Research
  • User Interviews
  • Contextual Inquiry

Also

  • Ethnographic Research
  • Survey Design
  • A/B Testing
  • Usability Testing

Synthesis

Evaluation / sense-making

Evaluation

  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • Cognitive Walkthrough

Synthesis

  • Thematic Analysis
  • Affinity Mapping
  • Empathy Mapping
  • User Journey Mapping
  • Storytelling

Design

Structure / interaction

Design

  • Information Architecture
  • Wireframing
  • UI Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Prototyping
  • Design Systems

Tools

Design + research ops

Design

  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Miro
  • Adobe Creative Cloud

Research & analytics

  • Qualtrics
  • UserTesting.com
  • Hotjar
  • Google Analytics
  • Power BI

Get in touch

Let's design with people, not just for them

Open to UX research and product design roles. I'd love to hear what you're building.