Dhrumil KherdePRODUCT DESIGNER

About

The engineering degree never quite left.

I came to design sideways, through mechanics and technical drawing. I still think about a product the way I was taught to think about a part: what it is for, and what breaks it.

Dhrumil Kherde
Drawn by
Dhrumil Kherde
Origin
Mechanical engineering, Gujarat
Revision
Product designer since 2021
Tolerance
Clinical. Being wrong has a cost.
Finish
Shipped, then revised after v1

Open to work

What I look for[focus and background]

I focus on products that are difficult to make clear.

Clinical tools, dense SaaS, and products with too many states or audiences pulling in different directions. That has been the centre of my work for five years.

  1. 2021

    Started in mechanical engineering, ended up running the web and graphics team for a national tech symposium.

    Never went back
  2. 2021

    Ranked in Upraised's Embark programme, which is where I learned to think about design as a discipline rather than as taste.

    Top 50 of 455,534
  3. 2022

    Healthplix. Built my first real design system and found out a system is a way of not having the same argument twice.

    Reported ~20% less handoff time
  4. 2022 – 23

    Consult Anubhav. Led design on Draftsy, a team-based fantasy sports product across mobile and web. Found Framer here.

    Reported 20% engagement increase
  5. 2023 – 25

    Duggup, as founding product designer. A web and mobile product launched to a new community in its first year.

    2,000+ users in week one
  6. 2025 – 26

    CodeBuddy. N1 Care, a clinician-focused platform built around reviewable records, insights, and reports. Sole designer across product, system, and documentation.

    26 docs · 2 chart releases
  7. Now

    Looking for the next one that is genuinely hard to make clear.

CLINICIANPATIENT

Fig. 01Two audiences, one screen[31 states]

The clinician reads one part of it and the patient reads another. The solid block is the state they both need, and they need opposite things from it.

What I do[05 disciplines]

What I do across a project.

  • 01ResearchFind the real friction
  • 02SystemsReusable patterns and documented states
  • 03InterfaceClinical tools, consumer apps
  • 04MotionBehaviour, not decoration
  • 05ShippingDesigned it, then built it
Elsewhere[06 links]
Before you ask[07 answers]

A few useful questions, answered early.

The practical details about availability, AI, collaboration, and rates.

Say hello

Fifteen minutes is usually enough.

Fifteen minutes is usually enough to see whether the work is a fit. If it is not, I will tell you directly.

See the work first
Status
Open to work
Based
India · works remote, worldwide
Best for
Health tech · SaaS · AI products
Reply
Within a day, usually the same one