I’m a UX researcher, designer, and product designer with 4 years of experience crafting digital products. I combine my business marketing background with strategic design thinking to align user-centered design with business goals and create impactful solutions. I’m experienced in designing AI-driven, data-informed interactions that push innovation and deliver meaningful experiences for users.

Aashi Roy Santa Clara

I’m a UX researcher, designer, and product designer with 4 years of experience crafting digital products. I combine my business marketing background with strategic design thinking to align user-centered design with business goals and create impactful solutions. I’m experienced in designing AI-driven, data-informed interactions that push innovation and deliver meaningful experiences for users.

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I’m a UX researcher, designer, and product designer with 4 years of experience crafting digital products. I combine my business marketing background with strategic design thinking to align user-centered design with business goals and create impactful solutions.

I’m experienced in designing AI-driven, data-informed interactions that push innovation and deliver meaningful experiences for users.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Product Design Apprentice at Microsoft
April 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Led a 0-1 AI-driven design for a new SaaS product to improve cross-functional UX and business goal alignment; conducted 18 semi-structured user interviews and translated research insights into AI-integrated design concepts; led a co-design workshop with 8 senior stakeholders at Microsoft HQ to finalize design direction; created high-fidelity prototypes and iterated through 7 usability tests.
UX Research Intern at Answers From Me
June 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Audited 15+ competitor AI tools and performed a competitive feature analysis to guide product strategy; interviewed 5 users from the platform dataset to identify behavioral patterns and usability challenges; delivered research and data-driven design strategies driving product positioning in the AI market.
UX Designer at DesignCoz
May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2024
Spearheaded end-to-end UX/UI design process (UX research, user flows, low-fi wireframes, visual design, prototyping), contributing to an Android app that achieved 10M+ downloads; collaborated with the founder to pitch design solutions using strong product thinking to drive decisions; reduced in-game drop-off by 25% through game-design analysis, usage data evaluation, and redesign of key interactions; conducted market and competitive analysis across 10+ apps to identify feature gaps and strengthen product differentiation; increased revenue by crafting a strategic user journey for the paid version to maximize conversions.
UX Designer at Dhanvarsha
July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021
Designed wireframes for the fintech dashboard; conducted competitive analysis and contributed to an iOS mobile app that served 23,498 borrowers and disbursed 17,846 loans in India as of July 2021.
Product Design Apprenticeship (AI Tool for Fostering Cross Collaboration) at Microsoft
April 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Led a 0-1 AI-driven design for a new SaaS product to improve cross-functional UX and business goal alignment; conducted 18 semi-structured user interviews and translated research insights to AI-integrated design concepts; led a co-design workshop with 8 senior stakeholders at Microsoft HQ to finalize design direction; created high-fidelity prototypes and iterated through 7 usability tests.

Education

MS in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) at University of California, Santa Cruz
September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2025
Bachelor of Management Studies (Marketing) at Jai Hind College
July 1, 2017 - March 1, 2020
MS in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) at University of California, Santa Cruz
September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2025
Bachelor of Management Studies (Marketing) at Jai Hind College
July 1, 2017 - March 1, 2020

Qualifications

Python 3 Course
January 11, 2030 - February 16, 2026
UX/UI Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 16, 2026
UI/UX Certification (Design Boat UI/UX School)
January 11, 2030 - February 16, 2026
UI/UX Certification (Udemy)
January 11, 2030 - February 16, 2026
Python 3 Course
January 11, 2030 - February 16, 2026
UX/UI Certification from Design Boat UI/UX School (India) & Lindsay Marsh (Udemy)
January 11, 2030 - February 16, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Financial Services