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Manal Danish (Product Designer/UX Researcher)
MacLean Engineering
Product Designer/ UX Researcher | 2022 - Present
Led end-to-end product design for real-time telemetry dashboards used globally, translating complex operational data into clear, usable interfaces for high-stakes environments.
Owned UX across discovery, research, wireframing, prototyping, and delivery of build-ready design specifications for responsive web applications.
Partnered with product, engineering, and operations to redesign 70% of a mission-critical platform, significantly improving usability and cross-device efficiency.
Defined, validated, and scaled design system components, enabling faster iteration and visual consistency across multiple internal tools.
Conducted mixed-method user research (interviews, surveys, field observation) to inform personas, journey maps, and product strategy decisions.
Professional EXPERIENCE
SAP
Digital Experience Designer | 2021 - 2022
Designed and delivered front-end solutions for internal SaaS tools, improving workflow efficiency by 60%.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define design processes, standards, and component libraries for internal enterprise products.
Created interactive prototypes and collaborated directly with developers to ensure smooth design-to-development handoff.
Presented design rationale and prototypes to stakeholders, aligning design decisions with business and technical goals.
IBM
UX Designer/Researcher | 2020 - 2020
Designed onboarding and analytics dashboards for enterprise software, improving new-user adoption and reducing drop-off rates.
Partnered with senior designers and developers to refine information architecture and streamline onboarding experiences.
Synthesized user research and usability testing data into actionable design improvements and product strategy recommendations.
University of Waterloo (2019-2020)
Masters of Digital Experience Innovation
COMSATS University Lahore (2011-2015)
Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Design
EDUCATION
End-to-end UX & product design
User research (interviews, surveys, usability testing)
Information architecture & user flows
Journey mapping & personas
Wireframing & interactive prototyping
Interaction design
Design systems & component libraries
Accessibility fundamentals (WCAG, AODA)
Stakeholder communication & collaboration
Agile/iterative design processes
SKILLS
Tools
Figma (primary)
FigJam
Miro
Mural
Jira
Confluence
Adobe Creative Suite (working knowledge)
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking
CERTIFICATION