photo of dhwani at venice beach

Contact

Check out my resume.
Connect with me on LinkedIn.
Let's chat — dhwanivekaria16@gmail.com

My Currents

Based in Seattle 📍

When I'm not designing, you can find me 👀
• calligraphing for leisure
• documenting memories on playground
• experimenting homemade recipes
• dancing away on bollywood music
• catching up on films

I'm also working on some side projects! 👩🏻‍💻

• freelance studio project

Oh, hey there! I'm Dhwani


A Product Designer who strives to create impactful experiences, and to design realistically by being comfortable with complex constraints. Previously, I worked with Cambia Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, UW Medicine & Microsoft.

I’m passionate about creating an emotional connection between products & people 💖

I found my passion for design while teaching women in rural areas, back when I was pursuing computer engineering. I fell in love with their reactions when interacting with technology, whether it was watching videos or learning how to use a phone. The way their eyes lit up and the infectious laughter they shared with their families is something I strive to recreate.

Now as a product designer, I want to make people feel the same delight those women felt when they discovered different learning mediums with every product I get the pleasure of working on.

Through my education and work experience, I love connecting the dots between business goals, technical constraints and user satisfaction. A background in UX design, Interactive Media and software development gives me experience at every stage of the product development cycle.

With that being said, I’m an extroverted introvert thriving in a world of boundless creative possibilities. I grew up in a family of 110 people in India (I know I know...that's a lot 🙈) and my ability to quickly adjust to new challenges in life comes from that. Owing to my diverse upbringing, I embrace all walks of life and try to bring it to the designs I create.

Experience

Slalom, LLC

UX Design Consultant
Present | Seattle, WA

Providence Health - Digital Innovation Group

UX Designer, Contract
Aug 2020 - March 2020 | Seattle, WA

Seattle Children's Hospital

UX Designer, Capstone
Jan 2020 -June 2020 | Seattle, WA

Cambia Health Solutions

Experience Design Intern
June 2019 -Sep 2019 | Portland, Or

UW Medicine

Design Researcher
Jan 2019 - June 2020 | Seattle, WA

Daipan Butoh

Designer
Nov 2017 - May 2018 | Seattle, WA

Education

University of Washington

Masters in Human Centered Design & Engineering
Sep 2018 - June 2020 | Seattle, WA

University of Washington

BA in Interactive Media Design & Information Tech
Jan 2014 -June 2017 | Bothell, WA

Nirma University

Diploma in Computer Engineering
Sep 2009 - June 2013 | Ahmedabad, IN

Awards

UW + Facebook Design Jam

Designing for Seniors transitioning to retirement
Apr 2019

T-Mobile Inclusion & Equity Grant

Project Xposé
June 2017

Women Leader of the Year

UW Bothell
June 2017

Student Leader of the Year

UW Bothell
June 2015

Toolbox


Sketch, Figma, Webflow, Zeplin, Adobe XD, Abstract, Usertesting.com, Adobe Creative Suite, user research + synthesis, visual systems, affinity diagramming, wireframing, storyboarding, think-alouds, interactive prototyping, card-sorting, co-designing, HTML/CSS/JS, Audrino, digital fabrication

Community

Graduate Senator - UW GPSS

Represented more than 200 HCDE Grads
May 2019 - June 2020

Universal Leadership Conference

Chair
Nov 2014 - June 2016

ASUW -Bothell

Student at large - representing UW Bothell
in Olympia, WA
Nov 2015 - June 2017

Resume