RESHMA LOKANATHAN

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RESHMA LOKANATHAN

MS HCDE @ UW

Designing trust between peopleand intelligent systems.

DEI 2026 Award

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[ 03 ]FintechConfiguration

Redesigning APR Configuration Workflow for Financial Institutions That Reduced Ops Team Dependency

Enabling self-service interest rate configuration for financial institutions by redesigning an internal, ops-only workflow.

[ 03 ] ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Reshma.

Product designer. Systems thinker. Professional overthinker.

I design products that make complicated things feel a little less complicated.

Currently thinking about

AI agents, human control, trust, and what happens when software starts doing things for us.

Reshma at Oxford
Reshma presenting on accessible event planning
Reshma at a mountain overlook
Reshma in Edinburgh
Reshma at graduation with Mt Rainier at sunset
Reshma holding her diploma at graduation

[ 03.1 ] CURRENTLY OBSESSED WITH

Physical AI
Robotics
HMI
3D interfaces
AI agents
Building things in Cursor
Redesigning my portfolio for the millionth time.

[ 03.2 ] THE TIMELINE

2019 → 2021

RC Architecture

Architectural Designer

Architecture · Spatial design · 3D · Visualization

2021 → 2022

GreenPro

Product Designer

Digital products · Design systems · Enterprise UX

2022 → 2024

CX100

Product Designer

Amazon · HDFC Bank · Doha Bank

2024 → 2026

University of Washington

MS — Human Centered Design & Engineering

Research · HCI · Accessibility · Interaction design

2025

ZSuite Technologies

UX Design Intern

Fintech · Enterprise systems · Configuration

2025 → 2026

Office of Inclusive Design — UW

Assistant Director

2026

Super Labs

Product Designer

AI · Agentic workflows · Enterprise software

[ 03.3 ] A FEW VERY IMPORTANT FACTS

Favorite prototyping tool
Cursor
Current rabbit hole
Physical AI
Most used phrase
“Wait, but what happens if…”
Design superpower
Turning messy workflows into something people can actually understand
Weakness
I will absolutely notice a 2px alignment issue
Next thing I want to learn
HMI + robotics