# Suyash Ekre > Accessibility Designer @ Tinder | Accessible Design Systems Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/suyashekre I am a UX Designer with a Master of Science in Information Science with a concentration in Accessible and Inclusive design from The University of Texas at Austin. My most recent work experience was as a UX Designer II at Honeywell, where I spearheaded and implemented accessibility-focused design solutions for SaaS products. At Honeywell, I worked with the Design systems team to develop WCAG 2.2 compliant horizontal labels for dropdown and form components, enhancing accessibility and streamlining designs across the products. I also contributed to the design systems team by resolving responsive component issues, improving component usability for designers, and increasing design system adoption. I fostered an inclusive design culture by developing an Accessibility checklist, conducting workshops, and introducing an Annotated A11y Handoff kit. I am passionate about creating user-centric and accessible designs that empower people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. ## Work Experience ### Sr. Accessibility Product Designer @ Tinder Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Accessibility UX Designer @ Knowbility Jan 2024 – Present | Austin, Texas, United States Leading the design team in the redesign of Knowbility’s main website on the Kirby CMS platform. Collaborating closely with developers and content teams to implement accessible design patterns, while actively participating in key decision-making to ensure the site’s inclusivity and user experience meet WCAG standards. ### Accessibility UX Specialist II @ LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States ### UX Designer II (Design Systems & Accessibility) @ Honeywell Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States Spearheaded ideation sessions with 6 designers resulting in the development of WCAG 2.2 compliant horizontal labels for dropdown and form components. Enhancing accessibility and streamlining designs between 4 SaaS products, reducing design production time for product teams. As a member of the design systems team, implemented new WCAG 2.2 compliant focus states, worked on documentation, conducted audits, and resolved responsive component issues, improving component usability for designers and increasing DS adoption by design teams. Fostered inclusive design culture by developing an Accessibility checklist and conducting workshops to facilitate an accessible design handoff. Introduced an Annotated A11y Handoff kit, effectively reducing development errors and ensuring seamless collaboration between design and development teams. Organized studio-wide design reviews on the Data table component to identify usability issues. Generated a prioritized list of design enhancements, aligning designs across diverse product use cases and fostering a consistent user experience. ### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ The University of Texas at Austin Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Austin, Texas, United States Advanced Usability Human AI Interaction ### UX Advisor @ Microsoft-University of Texas at Austin Partnership Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Austin, Texas, United States The goal of this initiative was to improve access and inclusion for students with disabilities. The Microsoft-UT Austin collaborative effort is designed to increase accessibility at UT Austin through teams of students and faculty members from different backgrounds working together. ### UX Design Intern (Design Systems) @ Honeywell Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States Spearheaded the revamp of the data visualization library through agile audits and collaboration with key stakeholders. Developed a prioritization matrix informed by collaboration with 3 Product managers and 2 Software architects, aligning design efforts with business and technical objectives. Pioneered accessibility initiatives by creating a WCAG AA-compliant, color-blind friendly color palette and establishing a color tokens library to ensure a 3:1 contrast ratio and visual accessibility for the data visualization library contributing to Honeywell's goal of providing an accessible digital product experience Crafted accessible data viz. charts using participatory design, collaborating and iterating closely with a low-vision user. Validated designs through 10 unmoderated user testing, ensuring usability for individuals with varied visual abilities. Conducted comprehensive research on accessible data viz. Established an accessible framework of 12+ nested components and 6 chart components (bar patterns, plot types, element states, etc.), setting a strong foundation for the DS library. ### Graduate Research Assistant @ The University of Texas at Austin Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas, United States Conducted Focus Group Studies for understanding intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of people towards sustainability within the campus and towards sustainable clothing. ### UX Designer @ GODI Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Hyderabad, Telangana, India - Organized ideation sessions with 30+ Sustainable Battery Ph.D. Scientists to create Information Architecture and User flow for the Web-based Application of the company. - Established a new design system and branding guidelines which sped up design and development work by leading a team of 5 designers. ### UX Designer @ E3IQ Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Hyderabad, India - Conducted Contextual Interviews with Code Inspectors and created User Journey and User Flow to design VR-based Training for 140 employees of the Austin Code Department. - Performed multiple design iterations for the team of 8 XR Engineers to solve issues and roadblocks that occurred during the development of complex virtual interactions. - Implemented easy navigation and interactions by designing visual cues, guidance, and familiar 3D UI Design components which reduced the learning time span for the users. ## Education ### Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction - Specialized in Inclusive & Accessible Design The University of Texas at Austin ### Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology SRM IST Chennai ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/suyashekre - Portfolio: https://www.suyashekre.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/suyashekre JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/suyashekre/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13