UX Architecture for a Dense, Data-Driven Interface

Landing the Role with Domain-Specific UI Design

AccuPulse builds software that supports life-critical surgical procedures. I was brought on after presenting dense, medical-style UI layouts designed to demonstrate my ability to work in fast-paced, safety-critical environments. These examples mirrored the type of telemetry, alert handling, and data clarity needed for real-world use. The team selected me as Principal UX Architect to lead design from concept to completion.

📷 Image: Sample UI layout used to secure the project (e.g., high-density monitoring interface)
📷 Image: Alternative UI sample focused on alert hierarchy

Translating Complex Medical Workflows Into Clear Interfaces

The initial version of the AccuPulse software was functionally complete but lacked usability and design cohesion. Surgeons and electrophysiologists needed to interpret data and make real-time decisions during heart ablation procedures—often in stressful, high-stakes conditions. I leveraged my background in medical technology and user-centered design to untangle this complexity and create a system that enhanced speed, clarity, and precision.

Designing for Data Density Without Overwhelm

Flying in the face of most of what we learn in design school, this project required developing a high-density, real time display with dozens of tools and overlapping data on a single display. It was my job to tame these complicated and potentially overwhelming information sets to make them intuitive, legible, and scannable. Iconography had to be descriptive and language agnostic for simultaneous development in English and Mandarin. 

I built UI components for data tables, visual indicators, and touch interactions used in operating rooms. I also implemented progressive disclosure techniques to minimize cognitive overload and mapped UI flows that aligned tightly with procedural stages in the ablation process.

Guiding UX from Concept to Completion

As Principal UX Architect, I directed the UX strategy across the product lifecycle. This included:

• Creating and implementing a comprehensive style guide (color, icons, spacing, typography)

• Designing the information architecture for a modular interface, responsive to real-time telemetry

• Developing workflows and layouts that mirrored live surgical processes

• Participating in user research and clinical studies, including animal trials and remote fieldwork in China

• Analyzing competitor software to define strategic improvements

📷 Image placeholder: Diagram showing concept-to-completion UX flow (abstract or anonymized)

Interfacing with Global Teams and Cross-Functional Partners

I worked closely with developers, QA, and hardware manufacturers across North America and China. My role involved daily collaboration to ensure that software and custom hardware operated in tandem. This project became a personal favorite since the depth of understanding I required demanded that I rub elbows with surgeons, participate inside surgical theaters, and learn more about the heart (both human and porcine) than I ever thought I would. I got to also support clinical staff directly during in-vivo usability evaluations, field-testing prototypes in real-world scenarios.

What I’d Show If I Could

Due to NDA constraints, I cannot display final product visuals until the software is released publicly. However, the UI layouts I created for my hiring evaluation reflect the depth, structure, and visual clarity I brought to the final AccuPulse product. These included:

• High-density layout strategies for real-time surgical monitoring

• Medical-grade UI elements designed for both touchscreen and mouse/keyboard use

• Navigation and alert prioritization systems built for clarity under pressure

📷 Image: Redacted or sample UI showing general layout pattern (must be outside NDA)

What I Learned

This project sharpened my skills at the intersection of human factors, systems design, and clinical technology as I pushed the boundary of simple, intuitive design in an extremely high-density niche. It reinforced my ability to:

• Balance high cognitive load with interface clarity

• Perform the deepest research I have ever done

• Design for redundancy, edge cases, and system resilience

• Collaborate across cultures, disciplines, and physical hardware constraints