Ayshwarya Saktheeswaran

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I'm a UX Researcher specializing in complex enterprise systems where user needs meet technical constraints and organizational realities. With 7+ years experience, I make sophisticated engineering tools accessible while respecting the business and technical factors that shape enterprise software.
My dual MS degrees in Human-Computer Interaction (Georgia Tech) and Computer Science (Virginia Tech) let me bridge user advocacy and engineering perspectives. This technical foundation enables me to design research that's user-centered, technically feasible, and organizationally actionable.
Complex enterprise systems energize me because they demand strategic thinking beyond traditional usability testing. I understand when perfect UX must yield to technical constraints, how to research multi-system workflows, and how to advocate for users in engineering-focused organizations. I build measurement systems that help teams balance user needs, technical complexity, and business constraints through sustainable research approaches.

Sr. UX Researcher - Microsoft

July 2021 - Present

UX Researcher - MathWorks

July 2018 - June 2021

MS-HCI - Georgia Tech

Aug 2016 - May 2018

MS-CS - Virginia Tech

Jan 2014 - Jun 2016

Outside of work, I enjoy boardgames with my family, baking, crocheting, spending time with my cats, playing table tennis.
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Below are projects I've worked on over recent years. Feel free to connect to discuss these further or just to chat!

Microsoft Case study - Driving Product Accountability

  • Establishing UX Measurements for Mature Microsoft Engineering Systems

Engineering Hub Search Research

  • Mixed Methods approach to diagnosing UX issues
  • Telemetry Analysis

Design of a MATLAB API for  image component

  • UX Research for APIs
  • Creative UX Testing for a "language" problem