# Dhawal Waykole

> UX & Product Designer | Experience in conducting UX Research for wearables, AR/VR products

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dhawalwaykole

I'm a UX/Product Design, and I’ve explored projects that push boundaries and expand my creative toolkit. I’ve designed for SaaS platforms, bringing clarity and usability to complex workflows. I’ve worked on a VR learning experience, creating immersive environments that merge interaction design with spatial storytelling. I’ve produced animated educational videos that simplify complex concepts through motion design and crafted cross-platform UI components that strengthen brand consistency.

These side projects sharpen my adaptability, letting me move fluidly between emerging tech, multimedia content, and human-centred design. I actively integrate AI tools for faster prototyping, user insight analysis, and market-aligned feature exploration skills that keep my work ahead of trends.

I’m a Cat-alyst 🐱⚡ — quick to adapt, curious to explore, and intentional in creating products that spark engagement and deliver measurable impact.

I’m actively exploring opportunities in Product design, UX design, research, and product strategy, particularly in mission-driven organisations that create meaningful impact. If you’re looking for someone who blends strategic design thinking with hands-on execution.

📩 Let’s connect: Feel free to reach out to dhawalwaykole8920@gmail.com

## Work Experience
### UX Researcher (AR/VR & Wearables) | Data Collection Associate @ Qualitest Group (Meta AR/VR Program)
Jan 2026 – Present
- Conduct UX research for AR/VR and wearable devices through structured user sessions, capturing motion, speech, and spatial interactions
- Set up controlled testing environments (lighting, sensors, staging) to ensure reliable behavioural and ergonomic data
- Analyse user movement and interaction patterns to identify usability issues and inform design decisions
- Translate observations into actionable insights for research and engineering teams
- Manage participant workflows (onboarding, consent, session guidance) to ensure consistent study execution
- Troubleshoot capture systems and support iterative testing across multiple device configurations

### User Experience Designer @ nooon
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
- Led end-to-end UX design for a SaaS platform, streamlining onboarding and campaign workflows to improve task completion time and user efficiency by 30%.
- Built a scalable Figma design system with tokens, components, and accessibility standards, streamlining developer handoff and ensuring UI consistency.
- Partnered cross-functionally with engineers and product leads to align UX strategy with business goals, improving overall platform usability.

### UX & Multimedia @ ASU Global Launch
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Tempe, AZ
- Improved usability & engagement. Redesigned key flows, boosting navigation success from 50% → 83% and increasing engagement by 17%.
- Enhanced accessibility & retention. Led usability testing, cut bounce rate by 12%, and launched a gamified badge feature that lifted participation and social media engagement by 20%.
- Streamlined design delivery. Built a scalable Figma design system and produced UI assets for 4+ campaigns, accelerating delivery by 30%.

### UI/UX designer @ Changing Sky
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Pune
- Led end-to-end product design from research to delivery, aligning user needs with business goals and increasing product success rate by 30%.
- Drove UX strategy through personas, journey maps, and user interviews, improving customer satisfaction (CSAT) by 42%.
- Designed mobile & desktop UIs (iOS/Android) for a healthcare platform, boosting average session duration by 18.2%.

### User Interface Designer Intern @ Multia
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | India, Pune, Maharashtra | Multia
- Improved product accessibility and usability by applying WCAG standards and Nielsen’s usability heuristics.
- Partnered with PMs and developers to refine workflows, resulting in higher user engagement.
- Achieved Top 3 ranking in a competitive branding project among 5 senior designers.

### Graphic Design Intern @ ixamBee.com
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Pune
- Created animated educational videos and visual content using After Effects and Premiere Pro, simplifying complex concepts through dynamic storytelling.
- Designed UI components for web and mobile platforms, enhancing brand consistency and boosting engagement across immersive and traditional interfaces.


## Education
### MS in User Experience (HCI)
Arizona State University

### B.des in Graphic Design
D. Y. Patil International University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dhawal-waykole-700b15212
- Portfolio: https://dhawalwaykole.framer.website/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13