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About Me

Rasheed Mirza

Hybrid UX designer and technical thinker with 5+ years of experience building modern, scalable digital products. Based in Irvine, California, I specialize in product design, system-level UX, and AI-integrated interfaces. My background blends user research, responsive design systems, and ML-powered tools to create experiences that are not just usable, but intelligent.

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Bits & Pieces

Come play games with me: LoL, Valorant, OW, anything!


Big fan of basketball and soccer: mostly playing, sometimes watching. Let's do some pick up games.


Sometimes I organize my files. Sometimes I name them "final_final_v9."


My cat's name is Betelgeuse.


Always a work in progress. and so is this site.

Experience

April 2021 – Present

UI/UX Designer (Lead → Consultant)

Fluxergy • Irvine, CA

At Fluxergy, a biomedical diagnostics company, I spent four years designing internal software systems across QA, Regulatory, IT, R&D, and Manufacturing teams. I built over 10 custom enterprise tools, tailored to the workflows of technical teams in a regulated environment.

Key Achievements:

  • Led the design of internal dashboards for tracking device compliance, quality documentation, and experimental workflows
  • Created scalable design systems and role-based interfaces to support FDA and ISO compliance
  • FluxOps SaaS: End-to-end design of a multi-tenant procurement and inventory management platform adopted company-wide
  • Promoted to Product Design Consultant in 2024 to advise on high-impact initiatives requiring cross-functional coordination, system thinking, and product UX clarity

Skills & Technologies:

UX/UI Design • Design Systems • SaaS Design • Compliance UI • Enterprise Tools • Cross-functional Leadership • Product Strategy

2022 – Present

Product & UX Contractor

Freelance • Remote

I provide UX design, product strategy, and development services to a range of clients — from national power infrastructure firms to local restaurants.

Key Achievements:

  • Contracted by Data Center Solutions and Vertiphase to design power system tracking tools and preventive maintenance dashboards for enterprise clients including Delta and Vertiv
  • Built ecommerce, B2B, and peripheral software systems for ZenProGaming and other boutique hardware brands
  • Delivered complete brand-to-web transformations for small businesses, clinics, and local startups using user-centered design and scalable components

Skills & Technologies:

Product Strategy • UX Design • Enterprise Dashboards • Ecommerce • B2B Systems • Brand Development • Full-Stack Development

May 2024 – June 2025

Full-Stack ML Developer

Integrated Medical Sensors • Irvine, CA

Joined as a machine learning engineer working with glucose and CGM data — and quickly expanded my role into full-stack product design and development for a real-time diabetes management platform.

Key Achievements:

  • Built a cross-platform CGM application supporting patients, providers, and researchers with tailored interfaces
  • Trained an LSTM-based predictive model to forecast glucose levels with high accuracy
  • Designed and deployed Synca+, an end-to-end ML system with 85%+ predictive accuracy, used in pilot clinical studies
  • Delivered responsive UI using React and TailwindCSS, with FastAPI and PostgreSQL backend
  • Ensured HIPAA-compliant architecture and collaborated with endocrinologists, engineers, and test users

Skills & Technologies:

Machine Learning • LSTM • React • TailwindCSS • FastAPI • PostgreSQL • HIPAA Compliance • Healthcare UX • Clinical Studies

April 2024 – April 2025

Lead Product Designer

Telos House • UK (Remote)

Hired to lead the UX and platform buildout for Telos House, a research incubator uniting institutions like Stanford, Cambridge, Harvard, and UK Research & Innovation.

Key Achievements:

  • Designed the entire platform from ground-up — including IA, navigation systems, and institutional discovery tools
  • Led workshops and stakeholder interviews across 4+ time zones to align technical and academic priorities
  • Built a flexible, modular UX system that balanced academic credibility with modern UI standards
  • Successfully launched version 1.0 with full stakeholder buy-in and zero revision cycles after QA

Skills & Technologies:

Platform Design • Information Architecture • Stakeholder Management • Modular Design Systems • Academic UX • Global Collaboration

Education & Certificates

Graduated 2024

Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) • San Diego, CA

B.S. in Cognitive Science, Specialization in Machine Learning and Neural Computation. Focus on human-computer interaction (HCI), cognitive architecture, and statistical modeling.

Relevant Coursework:

Neural Networks • Reinforcement Learning • UX Psychology • AI & Ethics • Human-Computer Interaction • Cognitive Architecture • Statistical Modeling

Completed

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

Google • Online

Training in user-centered design, wireframing, research methods, prototyping, and accessibility.

Skills & Technologies:

User-Centered Design • UX Research • Prototyping • Accessibility • Design Thinking • User Testing

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Frontend

Prototyping

Design solutions

Wireframes

Brand strategy

Fullstack

Research

UI/UX Design

Design Audit

Testing

I approach every project by identifying real user needs and product opportunities. My process includes mapping journeys, validating assumptions, and aligning teams around user flows and clear decision points.

Includes:

  • User journey mapping
  • Usability audits & heuristic evaluations
  • Defining product & feature strategy

I design modular, scalable UI systems that are consistent, developer-friendly, and built to grow with the product. Whether it's a design system or reusable component library, I focus on clarity and cohesion.

Includes:

  • Design systems & documentation
  • Component-based UI in Figma
  • Responsive layout frameworks

From marketing sites to complex SaaS dashboards, I design full product experiences that balance clarity, performance, and brand. Every screen is designed with real usage and real users in mind.

Includes:

  • Web design & marketing flows
  • Mobile-first product UX
  • Internal tools & dashboards

With a background in ML, I design interfaces that make AI feel understandable and useful. I focus on user trust, feedback clarity, and shaping prompt-based interactions that guide human–machine collaboration.

Includes:

  • UX for LLMs and ML-integrated tools
  • Designing around prediction, uncertainty, and system feedback
  • Prototyping with real model outputs