Fractional design
for platforms that can't afford confusion
Meganne Ohata
Get targeted design solutions for complex tools with high technical and usability demands—without the full-time hire.
Working 14+ years at growing tech agencies has made adapting second nature. I work strategically and autonomously in fast-paced environments with developers and PMs to untangle complexity and deliver value in high-trust domains like medtech, fintech, and cybersecurity.
Get a Usability Audit
for your dev-led platform
* Special offer for security
If you're working on a platform related to security, authentication, or risk management—let's talk!
What It Is
The audit identifies and evaluates platform usability, particularly issues that are critical to user buy-in such as:
Cognitive load and visual noise
Ease and transparency of navigation
Capacity to manipulate data
Human error prevention and recovery
Get context on severity, reasoning and potential solutions and options.
Benefits
Walk away with clarity
Get the high-level executive summary for digestion, as well as detailed breakdowns to nail down the nitty gritty
Use the recommendations as guiding compasses to mitigate identified weaknesses
The audit provides a design perspective when you don't have an internal designer
Enrich your development and product roadmap
Pricing & Availability
Get the benefit of design expertise in a consolidated report from a one-time investment of between $3000 to $8500 based on goals, timeline and complexity. Booking now for winter 2025. Curious about how this works? Let's talk!
Case Studies
Legacy Suite + Audit + UX System
A surprise twist on an audit and design system for a legacy HR Suite whose UX has blocked them from scaling.
The solutions created after difficult conversations let us pivot part-way through the contract, ultimately culminating in a powerful UX system that changed the organization’s entire design culture and production lifecycle.
⭐️ Expedited product lifecycle by 50% for 2 products
⭐️ Eliminated 6 months of production time
⭐️ 267% adoption across 3 portfolios and 9 teams
Architectural Audit + Implementation
Re-architecting an enrolment flow for 55k students amidst a chaotic environment with +14 stakeholders.
Comprehensive user research formed the backbone of this project, laying the foundation for data-backed design decisions that aligned stakeholders. Wireframes, prototyping, UI and workshops led to long-term impact.
⭐️ 30+ interviews and tests across 5 segments
⭐️ Led 10 design foundation workshops across 12 departments
⭐️ Consolidated multiple silos, lasting organizational impact
Fintech + Permissions
Designing sensitive permissions for a growing fintech platform with a priority on shipping complex features quickly.
This case study is a great example of how I work tightly with PM and devs, create comprehensive documentation to guide future growth, and how enterprise design builds on backend clarity to create seamless front-end experiences.
⭐️ Saved 5+ weeks of downstream dev efforts
⭐️ MVP shipped within 3 weeks
⭐️ Documentation guided growth +12 months after contract
Meganne excels in getting things done and being a powerhouse every day. Her enthusiasm is contagious and adds to any culture she is a part of. Her discipline and design standard are both very high. She can handle really tough problems and doesn't get scared.
—Ceara Crawshaw, CEO @ Pencil & Paper
Meganne is one of the most detail-oriented designers I have worked with. She uses her skills and experience to guide and improve the user experience and design. Always solution-oriented and ready with options. Every PM's dream.
—Hiba Ganta, PM @ Kyu
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