# Hinal Chheda > Senior Product Designer @ Paycom Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/hinal Hey there! I'm Hinal, a Spatial Experience Designer turned UX Designer with a passion for crafting both tangible and intangible solutions to create intuitive and impactful digital experiences. As a skilled Spatial Designer with a strong background in creating impactful environments, I am now eager to apply my talents to the field of UX Design. My academic background in HCI & Business, combined with my design thinking and problem-solving skills, allows me to approach UX design from a unique perspective. I am always looking to push the boundaries of design and create meaningful experiences for users. I believe in creating designs that are not only visually appealing but also functional and user-friendly. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ Paycom Jan 2023 – Present | Dallas, Texas, United States ### Associate Product Strategist @ Tech Fleet Professional Association Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | United States Project: Taino Language Learning App (Tech Fleet sponsored) Client/Advisor: Priscilla Colon An open-source language learning application to help users learn a modern variant of the Taino language. Co-working with great sociolinguists from the Endangered Languages Project and a great advisor- Javier A. Hernandez (a distinguished Puerto Rican linguist and polyglot), this project is about preserving and revitalizing endangered/extinct languages. Collaborate with the lead product owner and UX team on daily tasks and objectives. Manage the project roadmap, backlog, and weekly sprints using a kanban board. Facilitate team meetings and be the voice of the customer for the client. Create user stories and acceptance criteria for project tasks. ### User Experience Designer @ Nonprofit Circle formerly Nonprofit Exchange Hub Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 A non-profit start-up that provides an exchange hub for nonprofits and individuals to share goods, information, and services. ### User Experience Designer @ Sellia Labs, Inc Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | United States Sellia is an online peer-to-peer marketplace for corporate employees to buy, sell and rent items/houses with each other. Think about Facebook Marketplace for corporate employees. Sign up at https://sellia.app/ ### UX Designer @ The Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Diego, California, United States • Create company responsive website (including wireframe & hi-fi prototype)maintaining design system and style consistency. • Conduct market analysis and research to optimize UX for fundraising. • Collaborate with PM, Engineers, Designers & Content Writers to iterate design solutions based on performance data & user insights. ### UX Designer @ Climate Central, Inc. Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Climate Central.org • Work on the navigation, site layout, visual design of the overall site and improvement of their recently launched CSI Scale map for US on the climate central organization website. ### Rapid Prototyping Studio Manager @ California College of the Arts Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area • Created digital conceptual designs and prototypes using tools like CNC laser cutting machines & 3D printers along with Photoshop Illustrator, Rhino ### Founder and Design Lead @ Narratives Design Co. Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Conducted ethnographic research and user interviews to redesign a retail store experience, increasing customer foot traffic by 30% • Developed wireframes, 2D and 3D visual representations, service designs, and iterated designs in response to user requirements to focus on the final user experience prototype for on-site implementation • Led project management by coordinating cross-functional teams (including service engineers and contractors) to strategize, ideate and plan the implementation of the design and the budget. • Designed & delivered projects in real-estate, retail and hospitality sector using the human-centered design process of user research, systems mapping, ideation, prototyping, service design, design systems and design execution ### Senior Spatial Experience Designer @ KNS Architects Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Developed design solutions for KNS architects, a multi-disciplinary, award-winning design firm to craft bespoke user experience for space and product design based on user interviews and market trend analysis • Assisted the lead designer in designing experiences and managing real-estate projects that cost about $500,000 or more, while working across a team of three designers to create design concepts, produce construction drawings, and handle project management • Understood client needs, developed preliminary & concept designs, iterated, prototyped, and produced all actionable deliverables for the project. • Worked with in collaboration with project managers, architects, product designers and cross-functional teams to create retail and luxury home experience that meet user needs ### Senior Spatial Experience Designer @ LOC Design House Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Identified design issues, solicited client feedback, and proposed appropriate design solutions to improve end-to-end execution while demonstrating outstanding project management and collaboration • Executed residential real estate spaces that adhered to design principles and reflected a consistent design system • Worked collaboratively with different service providers and acted as the single point of contact for teams and client interactions. • Mentored interns to understand the design system and bring them upto speed ### Interior Architect & Product Designer @ Studio Osmosis Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Re-designed and executed small scale real-estate and hospitality projects. • Created client presentations, 2D & 3D visual assets using AutoCAD and Google SketchUp, and managed the procurement of materials for design execution. ### Article Assistant @ R.G Mehta Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Audit Assignments (internal Audits),Tax Assignments, Attending Scrutiny Proceedings on Behalf of Clients,Making Projections. ## Education ### Master's in Interaction Design in Human Computer Interaction California College of the Arts Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 ### Rachna Sansad/ Maharshtra State Board of Technical Education Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 ### Bachelor of Commerce - BCom Mithibai College of Arts Chauhan Institute of Science and A.J. College of Commerce and Economics Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hinalchheda - Portfolio: https://www.hinalchheda.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/hinal JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/hinal/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25