PRODUCT DESIGNER · MS HCDE @ UW · SEATTLE
hi, i'm damini.
- engineer turned designer, so i speak fluent developer
- part designer, part strategist: i care about the metric as much as the user experience
- happiest mid-whiteboard, chai in hand, turning a mess into a plan
- serial experimenter: from sports ive never tried before to whatever ai shipped this week
- psychology nerd at heart: understanding why people behave the way they do is why i'm in ux
The route so far
non-stop service; no layovers wasted
1998
Mumbai
born in the suburbs
2008
Dubai
the schooling years
2016–24
Pune
2016 · b.tech, information technology
2020 · citibank · ui/ux developer
2021 · citibank · product owner
2024–now
Seattle
2024 · ms hcde @ uw
2025 · wyze · product design intern
next stop: your team, ideally
Built by the communities around me
communities · advocacy · pro-bono
Husky 100 Award
top 100 of 40,000+ uw students
Named one of 100 students across the University of Washington making the most of their Husky Experience, for connecting design, research, and advocacy work.
Accessible Tech - Wordplay
15+ languages · wcag 2.1
Contributing accessibility work to an open-source, education-first coding language led by Prof. Amy Ko, with heuristic evaluations, usability testing, and WCAG compliance.
HCDE DEI Committee & CIRCLE SAB
Committee member on HCDE's DEI committee and Student Advisory Board member at UW's center for international students, making the department more equitable.
Women in Product
Volunteering with The Product Folks' global community that spotlights and supports women building product careers. Hosted the biggest Product networking event in Mumbai in 2023.
#IamRemarkable - Google
12+ workshops · 150+ employees trained
Ran workshops empowering women and underrepresented groups to share their accomplishments out loud, and earned Gold Tier Facilitator status in the global #IAR community.
Citi Bridge
2 teams mentored · 1 placed top 5
Mentored 10 women engineers, bridging the gap between college & corporate. The program focused on technical, functional, and personal skill development.
building community is part of the work ✷