Swetha Thanabalan — Product Designer

Product Designer designing digital products through user research, interaction design, and rapid prototyping. MS in HCI from Drexel University, with a background in photography, communication, and marketing. Building AI-assisted products.

Selected Work

Sahay: Confidence Before Contractors

AI-Assisted Home Maintenance Product. Designed an AI home maintenance companion. Research-driven pivot from marketplace to AI guidance product.

Product Design, User Research, AI UX, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Prototyping, Usability Testing.

Monster Walk Reengagement Strategy

Mobile Game Product Experience. Behavioral re-entry strategy for fitness gaming app. 4 recommendations shipped in live product.

Product Design, User Research, Concept Testing, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Mobile UX.

SEPTA Mobile App Revamp

Mobile Transit Experience Redesign. Redesigned transit app based on user interviews. SEPTA later shipped the same features identified.

UX Design, Information Architecture, Usability Testing, User Flows, Prototyping, Mobile UX.

Adult You: Gamified Life Skills Platform

Gamified Learning Product Design. Sole designer on 0-to-1 platform. Design system used in Unity alpha build.

End-to-End Product Design, Design Systems, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Cross-Functional Collaboration.

Capabilities

Research

User Interviews, Usability Testing, Competitive Analysis, Research Synthesis, Qualitative Research

Product Design

Product Strategy, User Flows, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Prototyping

Systems

Design Systems, Accessibility, Responsive Design, Design Handoff

AI and Prototyping

AI-Assisted Design, Rapid Prototyping, Vibe Coding, Multi-Agent Workflows