Experience
Mayo Clinic | Senior Digital Product Designer
Seattle, WA · Oct. 2023 – Present
Lead UX designer for Mayo Clinic's patient portal, serving 1M+ monthly users across web and mobile
Deliver high-fidelity concepts and UX/UI specifications, partnering with product owners and engineering to take designs from direction through implementation
Drove early-stage design vision for an AI-powered patient experience, translating an ambiguous opportunity space into validated, testable concepts
Design for a wide range of patient needs and accessibility requirements, building toward a scalable foundation that supports roadmap milestones and business outcomes
Aunti | Founder & Product Designer
Seattle, WA · Feb. 2025 – May 2026
Founded a two-sided marketplace connecting families with doulas; owned research, product strategy, brand, and end-to-end design
Launched MVP directory with 30 doulas signed up in the first 24 hours
Ran generative and concept research with 12 doulas nationally, synthesizing 400+ findings into a product roadmap
Designed and concept-tested a care management platform spanning scheduling, client management, invoicing, and messaging; testing identified insurance credentialing as the category's real constraint and redirected company strategy
Worked with a contract engineering team to scope, sequence, and ship against technical feasibility
Veranex | UX Design Consultant
Seattle, WA · Oct. 2021 – Mar. 2023
Led four design programs for two Fortune 500 healthcare and pharmaceutical clients, guiding strategy and execution across complex product ecosystems
Ran mixed-method research and iterative design, delivering high-fidelity concepts, prototypes, and a cohesive visual design system
Built and facilitated inclusive design methods training adopted across client teams
Medtronic | UX Designer
Minneapolis, MN · May 2020 – Sep. 2021 (UX Design Intern, Aug. 2018 – Sep. 2019)
Contributed to five products in the Cardiac Rhythm Management business group, leading UX/UI design, prototyping, user research, and usability testing
Founded and facilitated a Designing for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion forum reaching 10+ cross-functional teams
Smart Design | Product Design Intern
New York, NY · May 2018 – Aug. 2018
Managed client relationships for two Fortune 500 consumer goods clients and led design research activities and deliverables
Education
University of Minnesota, College of Design
B.S., Product Design
Skills
Product — Product strategy, 0→1 product development, roadmapping, cross-functional collaboration
Research — User research, usability testing, research synthesis, journey mapping, personas, concept testing
Design — Interaction design, visual design, design systems, prototyping, information architecture
Tools — Figma, Miro, Adobe Illustrator
Contact
Find me on LinkedIn or email me at roohi.katarya@gmail.com