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Farnoosh Dahesh
UX/UI Designer  ·  Sweden  ·  Open to relocation within EU  ·  Remote-friendly

UX designer specialising in health tech and B2B SaaS, with a track record across the full design process — from user research and IA restructuring to design systems and developer handoff. Background in architecture and graphic design means I think about structure before I think about screens. Currently finishing an internship at Volvo Group and available for full-time roles from July 2025.

Internships
UX Designer
Volvo Group  ·  Gothenburg, Sweden
Designed and ran the DXD Shared Tools and Templates survey across a UX chapter of 80+ designers, collected 38 responses, analysed findings, and facilitated a workshop to turn insights into actionable priorities.
Explored AI image generation to produce consistent illustrations and visuals organisation-wide, reducing time spent searching for or creating assets from scratch.
Redesigned internal presentation templates and defined a colour system adopted across the UX chapter's shared communications.
Product Designer
Puls Health Research  ·  Stockholm, Sweden
Ran user interviews and usability tests to diagnose dashboard IA issues, then restructured the layout into three clear zones. Version B was preferred in 4 of 5 sessions.
Built a reusable MUI-based design system covering spacing tokens, colour roles, and component states, reducing rework during handoff.
Managed a mid-project shift from MUI to Lovable by mapping design tokens across both systems, keeping visual language consistent through the transition.
Independent projects
UX/UI Designer
CohrEX (Candidate Assessment SaaS)  ·  Freelance
Sole designer end-to-end across a six-test assessment platform: IA audit, user flow mapping, Figma prototypes, and full handoff documentation.
Redesigned onboarding and pre-test screens to reduce anxiety in a high-pressure context, replacing a confusing flow with a predictable, linear structure. Adopted by the PM without revision rounds.
UX/UI Designer
Climbing Mountains (Mental Health Practice)  ·  Remote
Designed visual identity and website for a newly launching mental health practice. Built a calm, inclusive brand and Wix site to support patient trust from first contact.
Earlier experience
Graphic Designer
Tehran, Iran  ·  Pooya Jahansooy, Villa Magazine, freelance
Developed branding systems, visual guidelines, and editorial layouts across architectural and cultural projects, building the structural and visual thinking that underpins the UX work today.
Client projects via Hyper Island
Fredrika Bremer-Förbundet
UX research and prototyping for Sweden's oldest women's rights organisation. Redesigned membership journey to reduce friction and improve sign-up rate.
Nov – Dec 2023
HitMe — Travel Recommendation Platform
User interviews, usability tests, competitor analysis. Redesigned dashboard and core flows, validated through multiple rounds of user testing.
Oct – Nov 2024
Empowering DJ — Booking & Payments
Interviewed freelance DJs on booking pain points. Redesigned request flow and payout dashboard with focus on transparency, accessibility, and responsive design.
Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
Historical Parts — eCommerce
Benchmarking, eye-tracking, and A/B testing on an automotive parts platform. Supported migration to Shopify with research-informed theme selection.
Apr – Aug 2024
Education
Experience Design, MA
2025 – Present
Halmstad University, Sweden
UX Design Diploma
2023 – 2025
Hyper Island, Sweden
Interior Design, MA
2016 – 2018
University of Brighton, UK
Architecture, BA
2009 – 2014
PNU, Iran
Skills
Design
Figma Design systems MUI Interaction design Information architecture Responsive layouts Wireframing WCAG 2.1
Research
User interviews Usability testing Affinity mapping Heuristic evaluation Journey mapping Workshop facilitation
Tools & workflow
Developer handoff AI-assisted workflows Basic HTML/CSS Notion Otter.ai Agile collaboration
Languages
PersianNative
EnglishFluent
SwedishBasic reading and listening
Community
Let's Talk About UX Co-organiser, 2025 – present