Hi, I'm Rishi.Every product works when the plan holds. I design for when it doesn't.

A little about meI am a product and UX designer with four years of design work and two years on the web, based in the Toronto–Waterloo corridor. My work is about what things cost — the tradeoff, the option that had to go, the claim that died under evidence. I would rather walk you through one decision than hand you a gallery.

  • UX Research
  • Usability Testing
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • Accessibility Audits
  • Design Systems
  • Product Design

Selected Work (5)

One case study and four pieces of work. The covers are drawn from what each project actually contains, not from a screenshot of it.

TidyDay

Deciding what goes, when the day stops fitting.

Read the case study

Scout

Resumes built from verified claims, never generated ones.

TTC Website Audit

Ten heuristics against the tasks riders actually fail.

Centennial Safety Watch

Touch targets measured against the 24px floor.

Figma Tic-Tac-Toe

One component set, three marks, nine cells.

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Experience

Four roles across design and product, from a software consultancy to an AI health startup. One line each, taken from the record rather than written for the occasion.

  1. Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

    Design Intern

    Future FertilityToronto, ON

    Led design of the patient-facing report for an AI egg-quality assessment product, and contributed component layout to the clinician suite — both now live in production for clinics in 35+ countries.

  2. Apr 2022 – Aug 2023

    Product Analyst

    DeltaXBangalore, IN

    Owned product design of a creative builder tool from concept to beta across 8 two-week sprints — user flows, wireframes, and UI specifications in Figma for designers generating multi-platform ad creatives from one master template.

  3. Nov 2019 – Dec 2021

    Web Designer & Brand Strategist

    FreelancePune, IN

    Designed and built 15+ responsive WordPress sites for clients across e-commerce, marketing, nonprofit, and wellness.

  4. Jul 2017 – Aug 2019

    Jr. UI/UX Designer

    Sagacity SoftwaresPune, IN

    Designed the live voting interface for a reality singing competition on Zee5, an Indian streaming platform — shipped and used by viewers to vote during broadcast.

Education

The business education came after the craft, on purpose — the design work starts in 2017, the first degree in 2019.

  1. 2024 – 2025

    Postgraduate Diploma in Interactive Media Management

    Centennial CollegeToronto, ON

    Graduated with honours

  2. 2023 – 2024

    Postgraduate Diploma in Business Analytics

    Conestoga CollegeKitchener, ON

    Graduated with distinction

  3. 2019 – 2022

    Bachelor of Business Administration

    Pune University (BMCC)Pune, IN

    Graduated with distinction

Hiring for a UX generalist role in the corridor? I'd like to hear about it.

Status
Open to work
Based in
Toronto–Waterloo corridor
Experience
Four years design, two years web

Rishikesh Raut