KOUSHIK CHOWDAVARAPU

KOUSHIK

CHOWDAVARAPU

As a scientist turned product designer, I bring a unique blend of scientific rigor and creative problem-solving to the design table.

Experience

Experience

Product Design Lead

May 2021 - Jun 2024

I transformed the early user experience at Hinge Health – access, onboarding, through activation – resulting in a dramatic improvement in key user metrics, millions in additional revenue and more importantly, a meaningful improvement to users' chronic pain.

Product Design Lead

May 2021 - Jun 2024

I transformed the early user experience at Hinge Health – access, onboarding, through activation – resulting in a dramatic improvement in key user metrics, millions in additional revenue and more importantly, a meaningful improvement to users' chronic pain.

Product Design Lead

May 2021 - Jun 2024

I transformed the early user experience at Hinge Health – access, onboarding, through activation – resulting in a dramatic improvement in key user metrics, millions in additional revenue and more importantly, a meaningful improvement to users' chronic pain.

Senior Product Designer

Nov 2019 - Apr 2021

As the #2 product design hire, I designed an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) from the ground up, streamlining workflows for both patients and clinicians. This resulted in improved efficiency and productivity, making a tangible impact on the company's early success.

Senior Product Designer

Nov 2019 - Apr 2021

As the #2 product design hire, I designed an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) from the ground up, streamlining workflows for both patients and clinicians. This resulted in improved efficiency and productivity, making a tangible impact on the company's early success.

Senior Product Designer

Nov 2019 - Apr 2021

As the #2 product design hire, I designed an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) from the ground up, streamlining workflows for both patients and clinicians. This resulted in improved efficiency and productivity, making a tangible impact on the company's early success.

Product Designer

Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

As the lone product designer at Ethex, I designed both their mobile and web apps from scratch – diving headfirst into a complex, and highly technical domain of cryptocurrency. Talk about baptism by fire!

Product Designer

Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

As the lone product designer at Ethex, I designed both their mobile and web apps from scratch – diving headfirst into a complex, and highly technical domain of cryptocurrency. Talk about baptism by fire!

Product Designer

Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

As the lone product designer at Ethex, I designed both their mobile and web apps from scratch – diving headfirst into a complex, and highly technical domain of cryptocurrency. Talk about baptism by fire!

Co-founder, Design lead

2015 - 2019

At Sentiv, being both co-founder and design lead meant building it all – branding, marketing, and designing our mobile and web apps from the ground up. It was the ultimate design deep dive and what eventually pushed me towards a career in product design.

Co-founder, Design lead

2015 - 2019

At Sentiv, being both co-founder and design lead meant building it all – branding, marketing, and designing our mobile and web apps from the ground up. It was the ultimate design deep dive and what eventually pushed me towards a career in product design.

Co-founder, Design lead

2015 - 2019

At Sentiv, being both co-founder and design lead meant building it all – branding, marketing, and designing our mobile and web apps from the ground up. It was the ultimate design deep dive and what eventually pushed me towards a career in product design.

About me

About me

My professional life began as a biomedical scientist, where I spent years researching and developing diagnostics. However, design was always a passion of mine, one that I explored through various side projects and freelance work. This interest in design led me to co-found Sentiv, a wellness app that drove social impact through fitness. 

Although Sentiv eventually failed, the experience was invaluable. It taught me a lot about product development and business strategy and sharpened my design sense. That entrepreneurial journey also gave me the confidence to eventually pursue a career in product design.

Today, I'm able to bring the scientific, product, and design thinking together in crafting solutions that are practical and impactful. As a design generalist, I enjoy driving the entire product lifecycle - research, ideation, interaction design, visual design, prototyping, journey mapping, development, testing, measuring success post launch and more.

I've got experience in

I've got experience in

Things I've worked on

Mobile

Desktop/Web

Visual design

Prototyping

UX research

Product strategy

Design systems

Branding

Print

Growth

3D

Healthcare

Wellness

Music

E-commerce

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency

0->1 projects

B2B

Consumer

+ much more

Some kind words

Some kind words

Over the last half year Koushik has lead the design efforts for the new Onboarding & Activation (O&A) vision. He helped guide two additional designers and worked closely with PM and clinical partners. He delivered independently with limited guidance - shifting beyond developing feature strategy to larger product level strategy. This work is of strategic importance for Hinge Health, its customers, and members.

Ryan R.

SVP of Design, Hinge Health

Koushik delivered a key feature independently, not only as an independent design lead but also without consistent PM support as he weathered several changes in personnel from kick-off through launch. He stepped into a functional role of greater scope than is typical of our product designers, flagging and investigating issues with engineering, ticketing work that needed to be done, and fielding questions from leadership and cross-functional partners.

Catherine T.

Sr. Director of Product, Hinge Health

Despite being in the design domain, his insights into engineering aspects add a layer of depth to project feasibility discussions. It's like having a design wizard who speaks fluent engineering. The quality of his work is exceptional, making life easier for us engineers. His detailed documentation and thoughtful consideration of edge cases serve as a solid foundation for our projects.

Raghav M.

Staff Software Engineer

Photography

This section is still under construction but you can check out some of the photos I've taken at Unsplash.

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