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I'm Neel Pendse, a Product Designer & Researcher specializing in UX, UI, interaction and industrial design. With 5+ years of experience, I turn complex problems into polished, accessible experiences through design thinking and WCAG-compliant solutions. I thrive at the intersection of research and hands-on prototyping, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate sensor data, behavioral insights, and user needs into tangible products that improve patient outcomes and user adoption.…I'm Neel Pendse, a Product Designer & Researcher specializing in UX, UI, interaction and industrial design. With 5+ years of experience, I turn complex problems into polished, accessible experiences through design thinking and WCAG-compliant solutions. I thrive at the intersection of research and hands-on prototyping, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate sensor data, behavioral insights, and user needs into tangible products that improve patient outcomes and user adoption.

Neel Pendse

Product Designer, UX Designer, UI Designer, +2

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I'm Neel Pendse, a Product Designer & Researcher specializing in UX, UI, interaction and industrial design. With 5+ years of experience, I turn complex problems into polished, accessible experiences through design thinking and WCAG-compliant solutions. I thrive at the intersection of research and hands-on prototyping, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate sensor data, behavioral insights, and user needs into tangible products that improve patient outcomes and user adoption.…I'm Neel Pendse, a Product Designer & Researcher specializing in UX, UI, interaction and industrial design. With 5+ years of experience, I turn complex problems into polished, accessible experiences through design thinking and WCAG-compliant solutions. I thrive at the intersection of research and hands-on prototyping, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate sensor data, behavioral insights, and user needs into tangible products that improve patient outcomes and user adoption.

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I’m Neel Pendse, a Product Designer & Researcher specializing in UX, UI, interaction and industrial design. With 5+ years of experience, I turn complex problems into polished, accessible experiences through design thinking and WCAG-compliant solutions.

I thrive at the intersection of research and hands-on prototyping, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate sensor data, behavioral insights, and user needs into tangible products that improve patient outcomes and user adoption.

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Work Experience

Product & UX Design Intern at Northwestern Medicine

July 1, 2025 - Present

Self-Sustaining Wearable UV Sensor: Designed ergonomic, all-day-wearable UV sensors and co-developed an AI-powered iOS app translating sensor data into actionable, patient-friendly feedback; co-authored 2 peer-reviewed IEEE BSN papers advancing behavioral insights for melanoma survivors.

Research Assistant at Northwestern Medicine

June 30, 2025 - October 10, 2025

AI-Driven Smoking Behavior Detection Wearable Devices: Led the design and development of two wearable devices monitoring smoking behavior among 125+ participants, enhancing usability studies and improving data collection for a research program.

Graduate Research Assistant at PUSH Studio

June 30, 2025 - October 10, 2025

Led the end-to-end design of an AR campus navigation app using Google’s Geospatial API; owning research, co-design workshops, and UI/UX to deliver intuitive wayfinding, safety resources, and student showcases. Built a VR training experience for campus officers with a robust design system and UI kit, improving onboarding flow and making training competitive and engaging through rigorous usability testing.

Design and R&D Intern at Rhaeos

April 1, 2025 - October 10, 2025

Revamped iOS & iPad apps for hydrocephalus monitoring devices, achieving 30% reduction in patient cognitive load and enabling 3-min nurse setup via accessibility compliance checks. Designed a doctor dashboard for real-time patient monitoring and built a cross-platform design system, ensuring 100% visual consistency, faster developer handoffs, and streamlined clinical workflows. Led post-trial interviews with 25 patients to evaluate system comprehension, uncover usability challenges, and identify accessibility gaps, directly informing iterative design improvements.

UX Designer at 47Billion IT

July 1, 2023 - October 10, 2025

Led design sprints and opportunity discovery for 3+ enterprise web/mobile apps, improving usability scores by 25%. Prototyped gesture-based AR/AI teaching tools, improving presentation experiences by 50%, and delivered branding & packaging design for consumer products.

Founding Product Designer at Studio Xyst

August 1, 2023 - October 10, 2025

Led end-to-end design of a compact spirometer for Indian users featuring a gamified UI, real-time lung-health feedback, and seamless ECG sharing; reducing production costs by 40%. Designed patient-specific composite back braces with a spine surgeon, prescribed to 120+ patients to avoid surgery. Developed cross-industry brand systems, logos, graphic assets, and custom ambulance liveries, boosting recognition across healthcare, sports, manufacturing, and early-stage startups.