Hi, I'm Mahita ~ based in Los Angeles
I design warm, human products for healthcare and emerging tech — the kind people actually feel good using.
I’m a product designer and systems thinker with an M.S. in Integrated Design, Business & Technology from USC. I thrive at the intersection of user needs, emerging technology, and business strategy—turning complex challenges into products people trust, adopt, and love.
Selected Work · 2025–2026
A few things I've made
A growing little collection of work across healthcare, AI, and 0→1 product design.
Ripple
Turning small habits into awareness — a gentle habit-tracking system for brains that work differently.
Rare Genomics
Rebuilding a nonprofit's digital front door so rare disease patients can actually find help.
Career Companion
A mobile app that gives career-changers the community they wish they'd had — informed, diverse, and one tap away.
Next case study, in progress
Johnson & Johnson AI clinician assistant training interface: Currently under NDA, waiting for approval.
What I love doing
Three disciplines, one product practice.
Design
- —Product & interaction design
- —Design systems
- —Prototyping in Figma & Lovable
- —Brand & visual systems
Research & Strategy
- —Generative & evaluative research
- —Stakeholder interviews
- —Go-to-market strategy
- —Service & workflow mapping
Build & Tech
- —HTML / CSS / JS, Python, SQL
- —Vibe-coding with Lovable
- —AI prompt design
- —Data viz (Tableau, Power BI)
Approach
I design with a clinician's care and a builder's love of shipping.
My background in psychology and healthcare taught me to listen first — to the patient mid-diagnosis, the technician between scans, the PM defending a roadmap. My business and tech training at USC taught me what to do next with what I heard.
I look for the gap between what a product says it does and what it actually feels like to use, and I try to gently close it. Sometimes that means a research plan; sometimes it means opening Lovable and building until something feels right.