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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