Nada Khalil
Nada Khalil
👋 Hey! I'm Nada, a UX Designer with expertise in design, research, product strategy, and project management. At Guidehouse, I lead teams and drive AI-powered product delivery in the commercial space, and previously supported federal initiatives. Earlier, I worked on product initiatives at Tesla and CBRE (supporting Microsoft and Kaiser Permanente). 🚀
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Companies I've worked for
Companies I've worked for
Process
A user-centered, iterative approach ensuring seamless workflows and intuitive design. Grounded in Lean UX, each phase identifies pain points, validates solutions, and enhances usability.
01
Discover
Conduct research through stakeholder discussions, helpdesk ticket analysis, and competitive reviews to identify usability gaps and workflow inefficiencies.
Define
Structure research insights using Lean UX methodologies, including affinity mapping and card sorting, to highlight key pain points like wayfinding issues, transparency gaps, and time-consuming workflows.
02
Develop
Design and refine user flows, focusing on improved navigation, advanced search and filtering, and real-time system alerts.
03
Deliver
Create wireframes and iterate based on stakeholder feedback, optimizing workflows, reducing navigation friction, and ensuring seamless integration with existing systems.
04
Process
A user-centered, iterative approach ensuring seamless workflows and intuitive design. Grounded in Lean UX, each phase identifies pain points, validates solutions, and enhances usability.
01
Discover
Brainstorming sessions in order to take their needs and company goals into account. Define the scope and objectives of the project and lays a fundamental foundation for everything that comes after.
Develop
Define the user experience, test and evaluate design concepts, and analyze how your designs will inform behavior and effect the experience of the user.
03
Define
Gather additional information about the ideal client, market opportunities and design sprint. Getting direct feedback from users themselves through user surveys and field activities.
02
Deliver
Determine design patterns, elements of template pages, different framework options, and work with developers to test design functionality.
04
Process
A user-centered, iterative approach ensuring seamless workflows and intuitive design. Grounded in Lean UX, each phase identifies pain points, validates solutions, and enhances usability.
01
Discover
Conduct research through stakeholder discussions, helpdesk ticket analysis, and competitive reviews to identify usability gaps and workflow inefficiencies.
Define
Structure research insights using Lean UX methodologies, including affinity mapping and card sorting, to highlight key pain points like wayfinding issues, transparency gaps, and time-consuming workflows.
02
Develop
Design and refine user flows, focusing on improved navigation, advanced search and filtering, and real-time system alerts.
03
Deliver
Create wireframes and iterate based on stakeholder feedback, optimizing workflows, reducing navigation friction, and ensuring seamless integration with existing systems.
04
Below is a sample of different projects I worked on. Due to NDA and privacy restrictions, only publicly shareable work is included here. I provide a holistic explanation of my learning process, and how I approach problem-solving within these projects.
Grant File Management
Designing a scalable, user-centered file system to streamline post-award grant management across federal agencies.
Role: UX Designer | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
Grant File Management
Designing a scalable, user-centered file system to streamline post-award grant management across federal agencies.
Role: UX Designer | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
Grant File Management
Designing a scalable, user-centered file system to streamline post-award grant management across federal agencies.
Role: UX Designer | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
Modernizing Grants Closeout
Redesigning the Closeout Checklist to streamline compliance and boost accuracy
Role: UX Lead | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
Modernizing Grants Closeout
Redesigning the Closeout Checklist to streamline compliance and boost accuracy
Guidehouse
Modernizing Grants Closeout
Redesigning the Closeout Checklist to streamline compliance and boost accuracy
Role: UX Lead | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
Transforming Executive Dashboards into AI-Powered SaaS
A healthcare advisory pilot evolved into a mobile-first, AI-enabled SaaS product built to give executives smarter, real-time insights and support faster decision-making.
Role: UX Lead | Client: Commercial Healthcare Partner
Guidehouse
Transforming Executive Dashboards into AI-Powered SaaS
A healthcare advisory pilot evolved into a mobile-first, AI-enabled SaaS product built to give executives smarter, real-time insights and support faster decision-making.
Role: UX Lead | Client: Commercial Healthcare Partner
Guidehouse
Transforming Executive Dashboards into AI-Powered SaaS
A healthcare advisory pilot evolved into a mobile-first, AI-enabled SaaS product built to give executives smarter, real-time insights and support faster decision-making.
Role: UX Lead | Client: Commercial Healthcare Partner
Guidehouse
Reimagining Surgical Forecasting with AI-Powered Insights
The Surgical Tool Analyzer is a mobile application designed to track the growth rate of surgical procedures across health systems. It tackles fragmented data, manual reporting, and limited visibility into procedure conversion with real-time, role-based intelligence.
Role: UX Lead | Client: Healthcare Hospital System
Guidehouse
Reimagining Surgical Forecasting with AI-Powered Insights
The Surgical Tool Analyzer is a mobile application designed to track the growth rate of surgical procedures across health systems. It tackles fragmented data, manual reporting, and limited visibility into procedure conversion with real-time, role-based intelligence.
Role: UX Lead | Client: Healthcare Hospital System
Guidehouse
Reimagining Surgical Forecasting with AI-Powered Insights
The Surgical Tool Analyzer is a mobile application designed to track the growth rate of surgical procedures across health systems. It tackles fragmented data, manual reporting, and limited visibility into procedure conversion with real-time, role-based intelligence.
Role: UX Lead | Client: Healthcare Hospital System
Guidehouse
Unifying UI for internal Tools & Data Analytics
Standardizing UI for Consistency & Efficiency
Tesla
Streamlining E-commerce Navigation
The client, a well-established e-commerce platform, sought to improve their website's navigation to enhance user experience and increase conversion rates.
Guidehouse
Unifying UI for internal Tools & Data Analytics
Standardizing UI for Consistency & Efficiency
Tesla
Food Delivery App
Simplifying Everyday Meals with a Seamless Experience
Designed a mobile-first food delivery app focused on intuitive navigation, smart search, and personalized meal suggestions—making ordering faster and more delightful for busy users.
Route Academy
Food Delivery App
Simplifying Everyday Meals with a Seamless Experience
Designed a mobile-first food delivery app focused on intuitive navigation, smart search, and personalized meal suggestions—making ordering faster and more delightful for busy users.
Route Academy
Food Delivery App
Simplifying Everyday Meals with a Seamless Experience
Designed a mobile-first food delivery app focused on intuitive navigation, smart search, and personalized meal suggestions—making ordering faster and more delightful for busy users.
Route Academy
WE-CARE (Women Engaged in Comprehensive Care for Substance Use)
An application that provides expecting mothers with e-screenings for alcohol, illicit drugs, depression, and anxiety.
Beneton Technologies
WE-CARE (Women Engaged in Comprehensive Care for Substance Use)
An application that provides expecting mothers with e-screenings for alcohol, illicit drugs, depression, and anxiety.
Beneton Technologies
WE-CARE (Women Engaged in Comprehensive Care for Substance Use)
An application that provides expecting mothers with e-screenings for alcohol, illicit drugs, depression, and anxiety.
Beneton Technologies
Skills
Skills
UX Design
UX Design
UX Design
UI Design
UI Design
UI Design
Product Design
Product Design
Product Design
Design Systems
Design Systems
Design Systems
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
User Research
User Research
User Research
Usability Testing
Usability Testing
Usability Testing
A/B Testing
A/B Testing
A/B Testing
UX Strategy
UX Strategy
UX Strategy
Product Strategy
Product Strategy
Product Strategy
User Journeys
User Journeys
User Journeys
Wireframing
Wireframing
Wireframing
Rapid Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping
Mockups
Mockups
Mockups
Iconography
Iconography
Iconography
Typography
Typography
Typography
Color Systems
Color Systems
Color Systems
Information Architecture
Information Architecture
Information Architecture
Site Maps
Site Maps
Site Maps
Heuristic Evaluation
Product Management
Product Management
Product Management
Project Management
Project Management
Project Management
Program Management
Program Management
Program Management
Agile & Scrum
Sprint Planning
Sprint Planning
Sprint Planning
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Initiatives
Strategic Initiatives
Strategic Initiatives
Process Improvement
Process Improvement
Process Improvement
Operational Efficiency
Operational Efficiency
Operational Efficiency
Roadmapping
Roadmapping
Roadmapping
Market Research
Market Research
Market Research
Qualitative Research
Qualitative Research
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Quantitative Research
Quantitative Research
User Interviews
User Interviews
User Interviews
Surveys
Surveys
Surveys
Persona Development
Persona Development
Persona Development
Product Requirements Gathering
Product Requirements Gathering
Product Requirements Gathering
Product Operations
Product Operations
Product Operations
Lean UX
Lean UX
Lean UX
Risk Management
Risk Management
Risk Management
Data Visualization
Data Visualization
Data Visualization
Storytelling
Storytelling
Storytelling
Management Consulting
Management Consulting
Management Consulting
Experience
Experience
Product Designer | Tech, AI & Data
Product Designer | Tech, AI & Data
Product Designer | Tech, AI & Data
Project Manager / Product Designer | Project Controls
Project Manager / Product Designer | Project Controls
Project Manager / Product Designer | Project Controls
Program Manager | Workstream Integration
Program Manager | Workstream Integration
Program Manager | Workstream Integration
Project Manager
Project Manager
Project Manager
Design Graduate Engineer Trainee
Design Graduate Engineer Trainee
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Graduate Procurement Trainee
Graduate Procurement Trainee
Endorsements
Consistent, Empathetic, Proactive
❝ Nada brought professionalism and dedication from day one. She consistently delivered high-quality, user-friendly designs whether wireframes, prototypes, or research and always on time and with attention to detail. She worked seamlessly with cross-functional teams and transformed complex needs into intuitive solutions. Any team would be lucky to have her. ❞
Sahar Zavaree — Product Design Lead
Guidehouse
Efficient, Detail-Oriented, Reliable
Brahm Persaud — Senior Product Designer
Guidehouse
❝ Nada’s ability to efficiently manage design requests and deliver polished, on-brand work under pressure is remarkable. Her attention to detail, integrity, and visual design strength make her an invaluable collaborator. ❞
Great Collaborator, Clear Thinker
❝ Nada is a talented designer who turns complex problems into simple, elegant solutions. She's a thoughtful collaborator and problem-solver who consistently brings fresh ideas to the table. Her ability to blend aesthetics with usability makes her an asset to any product team. ❞
Gaston Granger — Product Designer
Guidehouse
Empathetic, Always Learning
❝ Nada is an exceptional UX designer with a keen eye for detail and deep empathy for users and teammates. She thrives in fast-paced, agile environments and is always willing to share knowledge and uplift the team. Her passion for UX and dedication to continuous learning keep her at the forefront of design trends. ❞
Mina Ryu — Product Designer
Guidehouse
Endorsements
Efficient, Detail-Oriented, Reliable
Brahm Persaud — Senior Product Designer
Guidehouse
❝ Nada’s ability to efficiently manage design requests and deliver polished, on-brand work under pressure is remarkable. Her attention to detail, integrity, and visual design strength make her an invaluable collaborator.
Mina Ryu — Product Designer
Guidehouse
❝ Nada is an exceptional UX designer with a keen eye for detail and deep empathy for users and teammates. She thrives in fast-paced, agile environments and is always willing to share knowledge and uplift the team. Her passion for UX and dedication to continuous learning keep her at the forefront of design trends."
Empathetic, Always Learning
Great Collaborator, Clear Thinker
Gaston Granger — Product Designer
Guidehouse
❝ Nada is a talented designer who turns complex problems into simple, elegant solutions. She's a thoughtful collaborator and problem-solver who consistently brings fresh ideas to the table. Her ability to blend aesthetics with usability makes her an asset to any product team."
Endorsements
Consistent, Empathetic, Proactive
❝ Nada brought professionalism and dedication from day one. She consistently delivered high-quality, user-friendly designs whether wireframes, prototypes, or research and always on time and with attention to detail. She worked seamlessly with cross-functional teams and transformed complex needs into intuitive solutions. Any team would be lucky to have her. ❞
Sahar Zavaree — Product Design Lead
Guidehouse
Efficient, Detail-Oriented, Reliable
Brahm Persaud — Senior Product Designer
Guidehouse
❝ Nada’s ability to efficiently manage design requests and deliver polished, on-brand work under pressure is remarkable. Her attention to detail, integrity, and visual design strength make her an invaluable collaborator. ❞
Great Collaborator, Clear Thinker
❝ Nada is a talented designer who turns complex problems into simple, elegant solutions. She's a thoughtful collaborator and problem-solver who consistently brings fresh ideas to the table. Her ability to blend aesthetics with usability makes her an asset to any product team. ❞
Gaston Granger — Product Designer
Guidehouse
Empathetic, Always Learning
❝ Nada is an exceptional UX designer with a keen eye for detail and deep empathy for users and teammates. She thrives in fast-paced, agile environments and is always willing to share knowledge and uplift the team. Her passion for UX and dedication to continuous learning keep her at the forefront of design trends. ❞
Mina Ryu — Product Designer
Guidehouse