Nada Khalil
Nada Khalil
👋 Hey! I'm Nada, a UX Designer with expertise in design, product, and project management. Currently at Guidehouse, supporting digital health solutions for commercial and federal clients. Previously, I led impactful initiatives at Tesla and CBRE. 🚀
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
• Align goals across teams and programs
• Audit legacy tools, helpdesk data, and workflows
• Run discovery sessions with stakeholders and experts
Define
• Conduct user interviews, surveys, and reviews
• Uncover key needs, barriers, and patterns
• Frame opportunities using Lean UX methods
02
Develop
• Prototype critical flows and validate concepts
• Test usability, accessibility, and feasibility
• Iterate designs with feedback from users and devs
03
Deliver
• Finalize UI specs and scalable design systems
• Partner with engineers to build and test
• Track adoption and refine based on real-world use
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
• Align goals across teams and programs
• Audit legacy tools, helpdesk data, and workflows
• Run discovery sessions with stakeholders and experts
Define
• Conduct user interviews, surveys, and reviews
• Uncover key needs, barriers, and patterns
• Frame opportunities using Lean UX methods
02
Develop
• Prototype critical flows and validate concepts
• Test usability, accessibility, and feasibility
• Iterate designs with feedback from users and devs
03
Deliver
• Finalize UI specs and scalable design systems
• Partner with engineers to build and test
• Track adoption and refine based on real-world use
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
E-commerce Website Redesign
Redesigned an existing e-commerce website to improve the user experience and increase sales, including a streamlined checkout process and improved navigation.
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
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
Enhancing Mobile Banking App Usability
A leading bank wanted to revamp their mobile app to provide a more user-friendly and secure experience
Guidehouse
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
Enhancing Mobile Banking App Usability
A leading bank wanted to revamp their mobile app to provide a more user-friendly and secure experience
Guidehouse
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
Product Designer
Product Designer
Project Manager / Product Designer
Project Manager / Product Designer
Project Manager / Product Designer
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