I design for the quiet wins.

Hi there! 👋 I'm Dinesh, a senior UX designer crafting calm, operational software for the analysts, account managers, and ops teams who live inside mortgage and financial workflows.

My journey began in code, but I was drawn to design, where curiosity turns into structure and structure turns into something a team can actually use on a Tuesday.

I design for the quiet wins: the escalation email that never gets sent, the report found in one click, the status meeting that stops being necessary.

Now senior UX designer at Onity, open to senior IC roles in B2B and fintech.

My Journey

  • Computer Science Engineer → UX Designer
  • Won Dell's Bravo Innovation Award
  • Earned the Winning Together Award
  • Mentoring junior designers

Things I Love

  • Shooting hoops
  • Hiking
  • Gaming
Dinesh on a misty mountain summit above the cloud line
Above the cloud line · White Mountains
  • 5+ Years shaping
    digital experiences
  • 30+ B2B projects
    shipped end to end
  • 12+ Designers mentored
    to success
A few good days
How I Work

Four words, one operating manual.

01

Curious

I'd rather ask one more question than ship one extra screen. The problem usually hides behind the second "why."

02

Calm

Operational software should make a Tuesday quieter, not louder. Restraint is a design decision.

03

Specific

Generic insights belong in textbooks. I aim for the smallest true sentence the team needs to act on.

04

Useful

Beauty without use is decoration. The win is when an analyst tells me their Tuesday got quieter, not when a screenshot lands on Dribbble.

My Manifesto

Beliefs I keep coming back to.

Structure first, pretty second.
Years of graphic design taught me the visual is the easy part. The hard part is what has to be true before the visual is allowed to land. If the information architecture is wrong, no font choice fixes it. So I start with the spine, then dress it up.
I design for quieter workflows.
Enterprise UX rarely gives you a delightful moment. The win is a 4pm escalation email that never gets sent. Calm interactions, signal density, and small wins that compound over a quarter. That's the work.
Watch them work.
Most insight lives in the actual moment someone tries to do their job. I'd rather sit next to an analyst at 9am when she opens her spreadsheet than read about it in a research transcript at 4pm. The real interface is the workaround they already built.
Progress over pixels.
If a sketchy lo-fi gets the team unblocked, that beats a polished mockup that ships next quarter. Momentum is the most underrated design system. I optimize for the next decision, not the next reel.
I build with AI, and own the calls.
I prototype, draft, and recreate confidential screens with AI as a co-pilot. It moves fast; the judgment stays mine. Every decision, trade-off, and number in this portfolio is something I made and can defend in a room, and I am glad to screen-share and walk through how I direct the tools on a live screen.
My Experience

Roles, in rough order.

Onity Group

Now

Senior UX Designer

Building the Next-Gen Mortgage Experience. Leading UX for client-facing portals across inquiry tracking, loan deboarding, and post-release reconciliation.

2025 to Present Current

Dell

UX Designer

Designed IntelliAssist 2.0, Dell's AI sales workspace, as one of two designers: support tickets down 55%, self-serve adoption at 85%. Also rebuilt the enterprise data dashboards behind it. Won Dell's Bravo Innovation Award for the work.

2022 to 2025 3 yrs

Red Hat

UX Designer · UI Developer (Co-op)

Designed modular templates for 10+ open-source community sites during a UX and UI co-op, and ran usability testing with community members to make the internal tools more usable and accessible.

2021 to 2022 6 mo

Northeastern University

MS, Information Systems · UX Design

The pivot. Came for the systems, stayed for the people using them. The Red Hat co-op happened here, and so did the decision to design for a living.

2020 to 2022 Boston

Freelancer

UX Designer · UI Developer

Designed and built websites for small and mid-size businesses, often as the only designer and developer on the project.

2018 to 2019 1 yr
In Their Words

What collaborators say.

Dinesh has a knack for transforming product experiences. Users love the changes he's made. His can-do attitude, quick thinking, and ability to turn ideas into reality make him an invaluable team player.

Gayathri
Gayathri
Manager · Dell
"

Dinesh's UI prototypes are a developer's dream: visually stunning, functional, and a breeze to implement. His collaborative spirit, openness to feedback, and deep understanding of development needs make him a true asset to any team.

Baylock
Baylock
Developer
Read full recommendation
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Dinesh's organization and proactive approach keep projects running smoothly. His clear communication ensures everyone stays aligned, making collaboration seamless and stress-free.

Veronica
Veronica
Project Manager
Read full recommendation
My Stack

Tools I reach for.

Figma
Design & Prototyping
5
HTML5
Development
F
Framer
Design & Prototyping
3
CSS3
Development
M
Miro
Collaboration
JS
JavaScript
Development
H
Hotjar
Research & Testing
N
Notion
Collaboration
Recognition

A little hardware on the shelf, and a few good rooms.

Bravo Innovation Award

Dell. Improved user experience with innovative design across the AI sales platform.

Winning Together Award

Dell. Precision Meds Digital Twin demo, shipped on a tight cross-functional timeline.

Mentoring & community

12+ junior designers mentored through 1:1s and design workshops. Occasional speaker on enterprise UX.