Raza Khawaja
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Education

Purdue University

Master of Science - UX Design / 2021 - 2023

CGPA: 3.98/4.00

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science / 2016 - 2020

CGPA: 3.74 / 4.00

Experience

Smith & AssociatesHouston, TX, USA

Senior UX Designer / June 2023 - Present

• Designed a mobile app to replace warehouse barcode scanners with smartphone-based scanning. Integrated with internal systems, supported data/photo capture, and is now used in 3 global warehouses: USA, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, reducing receiving time and hardware costs. • Designed the UI for an AI-powered internal tool used by the counterfeit detection lab in the all global warehouses. The tool analyzes microchips using AI and provides automated assistance for faster, more accurate inspections. • Led the creation of a design system for eight internal applications, conducting UX audits, standardizing typography, and implementing Figma variables, increasing component adoption from ~30% to ~ 90%. • Designed and optimized Smith’s internal IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) tool in collaboration with Google, aligning workflows across global warehouses for verifying and wiping storage devices.

SGX3/Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN, USA

Lead UX Consultant / August 2022 - May 2023

Led UX research, planning, and design for five NSF-funded Science Gateway initiatives under the SGCI(SGX3), managing stakeholder relationships and user-centered design execution.

OneSignalSan Mateo, CA, USA

Design Engineer Intern / May 2022 - August 2022

• Designed and implemented responsive layouts for the OneSignal dashboard and website, enhancing UX for 27% of mobile and tablet users. • Built reusable, extendable Figma components for the Journeys product.

EducativeLahore, Pakistan

Full-Stack Software Engineer / June 2020 - July 2021

• Led SEO and UX initiatives, improving Google Lighthouse scores to 90%+ for public-facing pages by refactoring legacy CSS and optimizing code. • Developed a three-tier caching system using Cloudflare Workers, reducing page load times and serving 75% of requests from cache. • Spearheaded and mentored the implementation of site-wide dark mode, migrating the legacy design system to TailwindCSS.

Technical Skills

UI/UX

  • Figma
  • UX Research
  • Contextual Inquiry
  • Interviewing
  • Prototyping
  • Wireframing
  • Usability Testing
  • Qualitative Research

Languages

  • Typescript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • C/C++

Frameworks

  • React
  • React Native
  • Next JS
  • Angular

Miscellaneous

  • Git
  • Jira
  • Asana
  • Miro

© 2025 Raza Khawaja

Last Updated: March 2025