Nada Khalil
Nada Khalil
👋 Hey! I'm Nada, a UX designer working across AI-powered products, enterprise platforms, and complex workflows. I’m currently part of AI Studio at Guidehouse, working on client-facing initiatives across commercial and federal engagements in healthcare, defense and security, financial services, and corporate platforms. Previously, I worked on product initiatives at Tesla and consulting engagements at CBRE, supporting clients such as Microsoft and Kaiser Permanente. 🚀
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.
AI Studio Showcase
Building a unified internal platform to showcase and standardize AI-powered solutions within the Enterprise vertical, improving visibility and collaboration across teams.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Internal – Enterprise (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
Recipient Pre-Award Process
Redesigning My Applications List, Funding Opportunities, and Application Package for Recipients.
Role: UX Designer | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
AI Studio Showcase
Building a unified internal platform to showcase and standardize AI-powered solutions within the Enterprise vertical, improving visibility and collaboration across teams.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Internal – Enterprise (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: Pharma Forecasting Platform
Redesigning a legacy forecasting system for pharmaceutical and life sciences planning. The new platform introduces automation, auditability, and collaboration to replace manual data workflows and support AI-assisted forecasting.
Role: Lead UX Designer | Client: Enterprise — Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences (Guidehouse)
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
AI Studio: Pharma Forecasting Platform
Redesigning a legacy forecasting system for pharmaceutical and life sciences planning. The new platform introduces automation, auditability, and collaboration to replace manual data workflows and support AI-assisted forecasting.
Role: Lead UX Designer | Client: Enterprise — Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: AI Adjudication Prototype
Designing a secure, domain-specific AI adjudication platform that supports complex decision workflows under the AI Studio’s Defense & Security vertical. Focused on combining automation, explainability, and human oversight to streamline case analysis.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Client: Internal — AI Studio (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: Subcontractor Billing
Mapped and validated the end-to-end subcontractor billing workflow across regions and roles. Focused on documenting real-world processes, system gaps, and reconciliation behaviors in a highly manual, multi-system environment.
Role: UX Researcher | Client: Client: Internal — AI Studio (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: Subcontractor Billing
Mapped and validated the end-to-end subcontractor billing workflow across regions and roles. Focused on documenting real-world processes, system gaps, and reconciliation behaviors in a highly manual, multi-system environment.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Internal – AI Studio (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: Subcontractor Billing
Mapped and validated the end-to-end subcontractor billing workflow across regions and roles. Focused on documenting real-world processes, system gaps, and reconciliation behaviors in a highly manual, multi-system environment.
Role: UX Researcher | Client: Client: Internal — AI Studio (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: AI Adjudication Prototype
Designing a secure, domain-specific AI adjudication platform that supports complex decision workflows under the AI Studio’s Defense & Security vertical. Focused on combining automation, explainability, and human oversight to streamline case analysis.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Internal – AI Studio (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: TMT (Task Management Tool)
Building an AI-driven task management system within AI Studio’s Enterprise vertical. Designed to improve task visibility, workload balance, and automation across multidisciplinary teams.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Internal – AI Studio (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: TMT (Task Management Tool)
Building an AI-driven task management system within AI Studio’s Enterprise vertical. Designed to improve task visibility, workload balance, and automation across multidisciplinary teams.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Client: Internal — AI Studio (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: Mission-Ready Assistant Prototype
Designing a secure, domain-specific AI assistant that supports complex planning and decision workflows within the AI Studio portfolio. Focused on adapting generative AI to mission-critical contexts through trusted, human-in-the-loop design.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Client: Internal — Applied AI (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: Mission-Ready Assistant Prototype
Designing a secure, domain-specific AI assistant that supports complex planning and decision workflows within the AI Studio portfolio. Focused on adapting generative AI to mission-critical contexts through trusted, human-in-the-loop design.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Internal – Applied AI (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
AI Studio: Mission-Ready Assistant Prototype
Designing a secure, domain-specific AI assistant that supports complex planning and decision workflows within the AI Studio portfolio. Focused on adapting generative AI to mission-critical contexts through trusted, human-in-the-loop design.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Client: Internal — Applied AI (Guidehouse)
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
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
AI Studio: Pharma Forecasting Platform
Redesigning a legacy forecasting system for pharmaceutical and life sciences planning. The new platform introduces automation, auditability, and collaboration to replace manual data workflows and support AI-assisted forecasting.
Role: Lead UX Designer | Client: Enterprise — Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences (Guidehouse)
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.
Role: UX Lead | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
Modernizing Grants Closeout
Redesigning the Closeout Checklist to streamline compliance and boost accuracy.
Role: UX Lead | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
Recipient Pre-Award Process
Redesigning My Applications List, Funding Opportunities, and Application Package for Recipients.
Role: UX Designer | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
AI Studio Showcase
Building a unified internal platform to showcase and standardize AI-powered solutions within the Enterprise vertical, improving visibility and collaboration across teams.
Role: UX Designer | Client: Internal – Enterprise (Guidehouse)
Guidehouse
Recipient Pre-Award Process
Redesigning My Applications List, Funding Opportunities, and Application Package for Recipients.
Role: UX Designer | Client: GrantSolutions
Guidehouse
Unifying UI for internal Tools & Data Analytics
Standardizing UI for Consistency & Efficiency.
Tesla
Streamlining E-commerce Navigation
Standardizing UI for Consistency & Efficiency.
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
User Research
User Research
User Research
Qualitative & Quantitative Research
Qualitative & Quantitative Research
Qualitative & Quantitative Research
User Interviews
User Interviews
User Interviews
Surveys
Surveys
Surveys
UX Strategy
UX Strategy
UX Strategy
Product Strategy
Product Strategy
Product Strategy
Information Architecture
Information Architecture
Information Architecture
User Journeys
User Journeys
User Journeys
User Flows
User Flows
User Flows
Service Design
Service Design
Service Design
Enterprise UX
Enterprise UX
Enterprise UX
SaaS Design
SaaS Design
SaaS Design
AI-Driven UX Design
AI-Driven UX Design
AI-Driven UX Design
Explainable AI (XAI)
Human-in-the-Loop Systems
Human-in-the-Loop Systems
Human-in-the-Loop Systems
AI Workflow Design
AI Workflow Design
AI Workflow Design
Decision Support UX
Dashboard & Analytics Design
Dashboard & Analytics Design
Dashboard & Analytics Design
Data visulaization
Data visulaization
Data visulaization
KPI & Metrics Design
Operational Dashboards
Operational Dashboards
Operational Dashboards
Wireframing
Wireframing
Wireframing
Rapid Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping
Interaction Design
Visual Design
Visual Design
Visual Design
Design Systems
Design Systems
Design Systems
Usability Testing
Usability Testing
Usability Testing
Heuristic Evaluation
Heuristic Evaluation
Heuristic Evaluation
A/B Testing
A/B Testing
A/B Testing
Accessibility (WCAG / Section 508)
Accessibility (WCAG / Section 508)
Accessibility (WCAG / Section 508)
Product Operations
Product Operations
Product Operations
Roadmapping
Roadmapping
Roadmapping
Agile & Scrum
Agile & Scrum
Agile & Scrum
Sprint Planning
Sprint Planning
Sprint Planning
Cross Functional Collaboration
Cross Functional Collaboration
Cross Functional Collaboration
Healthcare UX
Healthcare UX
Healthcare UX
Finance & Risk UX
Finance & Risk UX
Finance & Risk UX
Defense & Security UX
Defense & Security UX
Defense & Security UX
Compliance-Drivrn Design
Compliance-Drivrn Design
Compliance-Drivrn Design
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management
Process Improvement
Process Improvement
Process Improvement
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