Designing Human-Centered,
AI-Powered Products

Designing Human-Centered,
AI-Powered Products

I design purposeful digital products, from AI-powered apps to personalized wellness tools that solve real problems across tech, health, and education.

I design purposeful digital products, from AI-powered apps to personalized wellness tools that solve real problems across tech, health, and education.

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Smart YouTube Video Summarizer

Developed an internal tool using Python and LLM APIs to automate video tagging and summarization, streamlining metadata generation and video processing.

B2B | TECH COMMUNITY | TECHNOLOGY

87.5%
Agentic AI
Automation Rate
Automation

Happy Body Companion

Designed an end-to-end iOS app supporting college women in building body positivity through self-validation practices and AI-powered personalization.

B2C | Health & Wellness | Education

+80%
AI-Powered
User Satisfaction
Personalization

Kid Architect Web App

Redesigned engagement for a K–12 book series, by creating a mobile companion app that helps children explore architecture through customizable avatars, real-world discovery, and co-play with parents.

B2C | K-12 Learning | Edtech


+40%
Engagement Rate
Vision-Powered
Gamification

Memorial Maker

Designed and built a web-based AI-powered tool that helps grieving cat owners create personalized memorials with poems and stories based on their pet’s personality.

B2C | Generative AI | Grief Support

In progress 
Results are coming soon
AI-Powered
Personalization

Smart YouTube Video Summarizer

Developed an internal tool using Python and LLM APIs to automate video tagging and summarization, streamlining metadata generation and video processing.

B2B | TECH COMMUNITY | TECHNOLOGY

87.5%
Agentic AI
Automation Rate
Automation

Smart YouTube Video Summarizer

Developed an internal tool using Python and LLM APIs to automate video tagging and summarization, streamlining metadata generation and video processing.

B2B | TECH COMMUNITY | TECHNOLOGY

87.5%
Agentic AI
Automation Rate
Automation

Loba Mane Website

Redesigned the e-commerce experience for Loba Mane, a 100% organic hair care brand, to boost engagement and drive sales among female millennial consumers.

B2C | e-commerce | BEAUTY & WELLNESS

-20%
Bounce Rate
+12.8%
Conversion Rate

Loba Mane Website

Redesigned the e-commerce experience for Loba Mane, a 100% organic hair care brand, to boost engagement and drive sales among female millennial consumers.

B2C | e-commerce | BEAUTY & WELLNESS

-20%
Bounce Rate
+12.8%
Conversion Rate

Kid Architect Web App

Redesigned engagement for a K–12 book series, by creating a mobile companion app that helps children explore architecture through customizable avatars, real-world discovery, and co-play with parents.

B2C | K-12 Learning | Edtech


+40%
Engagement Rate
Vision-Powered
Gamification

Kid Architect Web App

Redesigned engagement for a K–12 book series, by creating a mobile companion app that helps children explore architecture through customizable avatars, real-world discovery, and co-play with parents.

B2C | K-12 Learning | Edtech


+40%
Engagement Rate
Vision-Powered
Gamification

Real words from real people


"Rain, shine, hail, or even meteor showers, she will step up to take responsibility for the success of a project or product. She approaches every challenge, setback, or ambiguity with determination, quickly learning what needs to be done and executing it flawlessly."

Joaquin Melara

Founder of SWARM Community

"Mahnaz is a highly-skilled designer who is excellent at taking abstract ideas and putting them into action. She is always positive when receiving feedback - even when it means starting over."

Craig Meinhart

Director of Marketing

"Mahnaz joined CashCool when we were in the ideation phase of adding a new feature to our online payment service during Covid-19. She designed and prototyped a landing page for the new feature that resulted in a %63 increase in our customers during the pandemic."

Mohammad Hasani

CEO CashCool

"Mahnaz is an energetic and dedicated user experience designer, focused on solving problems with human-centered design and answering the needs of her clients. Her personal dedication to her work is impressive."

Kevin Moloney

Professor of Media Design

Happy Body Companion

Designed an end-to-end iOS app supporting college women in building body positivity through self-validation practices and AI-powered personalization.

B2C | Health & Wellness | Education

+80%
AI-Powered
User Satisfaction
Personalization

Happy Body Companion

Designed an end-to-end iOS app supporting college women in building body positivity through self-validation practices and AI-powered personalization.

B2C | Health & Wellness | Education

+80%
AI-Powered
User Satisfaction
Personalization

Real words from real people

"Rain, shine, hail, or even meteor showers, she will step up to take responsibility for the success of a project or product. She approaches every challenge, setback, or ambiguity with determination, quickly learning what needs to be done and executing it flawlessly."

Joaquin Melara - Founder of SWARM Community

Joaquin Melara

Founder of SWARM Community

"Mahnaz is an outstanding AI professional with a rare blend of research depth and real-world design expertise. She brings brilliance, creativity, and responsibility to every project she touches. She has all the newest, most essential skills in AI/UX and knows how to apply them where it matters most. Mahnaz is thoughtful, strategic, and always delivers. Any team would be lucky to have her."

Anne Cantera

AI Experience Product Designer

"Mahnaz joined CashCool when we were in the ideation phase of adding a new feature to our online payment service during Covid-19. She designed and prototyped a landing page for the new feature that resulted in a %63 increase in our customers during the pandemic."

Mohammad Hasani - CEO CashCool

Mohammad Hasani

CEO CashCool

"Mahnaz is a highly-skilled designer who is excellent at taking abstract ideas and putting them into action. She is always positive when receiving feedback - even when it means starting over."

Craig Meinhart - Director of Marketing and Communication

Craig Meinhart

Director of Marketing and Communication

Let's create future experiences together :)

uxonward@gmail.com

Copyright © 2025 Mahnaz H.

Let's create future

experiences together :)

uxonward@gmail.com

Copyright © 2025 Mahnaz H.

Let's create future experiences together :)

uxonward@gmail.com

Copyright © 2025 Mahnaz H.

Memorial Maker

Designed and built a web-based AI-powered tool that helps grieving cat owners create personalized memorials with poems and stories based on their pet’s personality.

B2C | Generative AI | Grief Support

In progress 
Results are coming soon
AI-Powered
Personalization

Memorial Maker

Designed and built a web-based AI-powered tool that helps grieving cat owners create personalized memorials with poems and stories based on their pet’s personality.

B2C | Generative AI | Grief Support

In progress 
Results are coming soon
AI-Powered
Personalization