Product design leader for enterprise, security & medtech teams.
I design regulatory-compliant platforms, secure workflows, & AI-integrated experiences that turn high-stakes complexity into products teams can ship – without compromise.
Enterprise, Security & MedTech
Building trust through design in regulated, high-stakes environments.
I’ve spent over a decade designing platforms where mistakes have consequences, including FDA-regulated diagnostics, enterprise security workflows, and clinical systems that impact millions of users.
When compliance meets velocity, most teams compromise on experience. I don’t.
What I bring:
Regulatory fluency: FDA Class II/III SaMD, HIPAA, SOC2, ISO standards. I design with compliance as a feature, not a constraint
Security-first workflows: Audit trails, role-based access, and incident response UX. From 6 months at McAfee to healthcare platforms managing sensitive data
Enterprise scale: Multi-portal architectures, design systems that unify fragmented products, workflows that orchestrate across systems
Strategic leadership: I’ve built and mentored design teams, led product strategy with C-suite stakeholders, and shipped platforms that define categories
“Rutu grew to be an admired, trusted and respected member of our team. Words and phrases to describe her? I think of leadership, personality, dependability, self motivation, adaptability and the ability to jump in and bring people together to resolve any problem at hand.”
Kal Patel
CEO & Co-Founder, BrightInsight
Class II/III SaMD
HIPAA Compliance
Enterprise Security
Platform Design
AI-Integrated Products & Explorations
Designing AI that augments human judgment, not replaces it.
AI is only as good as the trust it earns. I design AI-powered experiences where users understand what’s happening, stay in control, and make better decisions because of the technology, not despite it.
My approach:
Human-in-the-loop patterns: AI suggests, humans decide, especially in high-stakes contexts where explainability matters
Trust architecture: Confidence scoring, decision transparency, fallback mechanisms that maintain user agency
Agentic systems: From EdTech learning assistants to diagnostic support tools, I design AI that collaborates rather than automates
Speed when it counts: AI-assisted design processes that compress timelines without sacrificing quality
I ship AI features that work today while exploring what’s possible tomorrow.
“I’ve always found Rutu to be very easy to work with, very creative, and always does what’s best for the company and our customers. She built out and mentored the design team, and led the design of a number of our core products. Overall, she demonstrated a strong mix of leadership, design, and being customer-focused.”
Ferry Tamtoro
CEO & Co-Founder, Revisto
AI UX
Agentic Systems
Human-in-the-Loop
Decision Support
Rapid Prototyping & POCs
From idea to investor-ready screens in one week or less.
Sometimes the most valuable design work isn’t building the product. It’s proving the concept fast enough to move forward.
I help leadership teams validate ideas, align stakeholders, and sell vision through high-fidelity prototypes that look and feel real, created in days not months.
Perfect for:
Fundraising: Investor decks that show, not tell
Sales enablement: Demo-ready prototypes that close deals
Internal alignment: Executive buy-in through tangible vision
Customer validation: Test concepts before committing engineering resources
Strategic pivots: Explore new directions without derailing existing roadmaps
“Rutu leveraged frameworks and implements best practices in our designs. In doing so, she brought design awareness and consistency to our solutions (software as a medical device in a variety of use cases). She was effective in leading focus groups to reach actionable conclusions, to ensure we were user focused and solved for the most important unmet needs.”
Cliff Lee
VP Digital Health Strategy, Dawn Health
Rapid Prototyping
POC Development
Sales Enablement
Investor Demos
Let’s talk
Book A 30-Minute Discovery Call To Discuss Your Project.
If you’re building something complex, regulated, high-trust, or technically nuanced, let’s discuss your product challenges and see how I can support your team.
This is most useful for teams that are:
Navigating regulatory or compliance constraints (FDA, HIPAA, SOC2)
Scaling a product beyond early MVP decisions
Building AI-integrated or high-trust workflows
Needing a security-first design for sensitive data
Preparing for critical launches or stakeholder reviews
Needing credible prototypes to align executives, investors, or customers