AI Design Leader · Zero-UI · NLP · Accessibility · Human-Centered Intelligence

Aaron Usiskin

AI Design leader building intelligent, accessible, zero-friction experiences. From NLP-driven interfaces and agentic UX systems to ML-powered design at enterprise scale . Designing for both humans and the machines that serve them. $100M+ in revenue driven across healthcare, fintech, and real estate.

Last updated 04 · 23 · 2025
17°18'56.7"N
87°32'04.8"W
Published Works
01
Synthdesign
Designing the Future with AI,
Intuition, and Human Insight (2025)
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02
Mastering UX Design
The practitioner's guide to
human-centered design at scale (2024)
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The journey from
intelligence to impact.

01 / Brief & Strategy

Every project starts
with listening.

Deep stakeholder conversations, AI capability mapping, and KPI definition, aligning human goals with what intelligent systems can realistically deliver before a single model is trained or pixel moved.

Tools
Stakeholder workshops
AI/ML feasibility scoping
Model governance framing
KPI + ethics alignment
Goal
Understand what success looks like for humans and the AI serving them.
02 / Research

AI-augmented insight
over assumption.

NLP sentiment analysis, ML behavioral clustering, and predictive pattern recognition layered over traditional user research, finding signals human observation alone would miss.

Tools
NLP sentiment analysis
ML behavioral clustering
ContentSquare · Analytics
AI-assisted user interviews
Goal
Surface the real problem, the one buried in the data.
03 / Design a Solution

Anticipatory. Accessible.
Zero friction.

AI anticipatory design that predicts intent before users act. Zero-UI interaction models that remove chrome entirely. Accessibility-first from frame one, not a checklist at the end. Designing for the full spectrum of human ability and context.

Tools
Figma · Sketch · Adobe CC
Zero-UI / voice interaction
WCAG accessibility audit
Anticipatory design models
Goal
Interfaces that think ahead and work for everyone.
04 / Build

From intent to
intelligent product.

NLP voice interfaces, AI-powered components, and Zero-UI interaction layers built for stability at scale. The experience includes what users see and what the AI understands on their behalf.

Tools
NLP · Voice / conversational UI
Webflow · WordPress · APIs
AI component integration
Accessibility QA · ARIA
Goal
Ship something humans and AI agents both navigate fluently.
05 / Systems Thinking

AI-powered design
at scale.

ML algorithms that recognize and categorize design elements, automate consistency checks, and surface accessibility issues before they ship. Design systems that learn, not just libraries that sit. Built and evolved the Zelis DLS with AI-augmented validation at its core.

Tools
ML design element recognition
Automated accessibility audit
AI-driven style guide gen
Figma tokens · Component libs
Goal
A system that enforces quality intelligently, without manual policing.
06 / Launch

When the tests pass,
we ship.

A launch that holds. Support, promotion strategy, and stakeholder communication, ensuring the product reaches its users with confidence and clarity.

Tools
QA sign-off
Stakeholder briefing
Launch communication
Goal
A launch that holds.
07 / Measure & Adjust

ML tells you what
users won't.

ML behavioral clustering, NLP sentiment loops, and AI-driven A/B testing surface signals no survey catches. The product that launched is not the ceiling; it is the baseline for the model to improve.

Tools
ML behavioral clustering
NLP sentiment analysis
ContentSquare · Heatmaps
AI-driven A/B testing
Goal
Let the data, not instinct, to drive the next iteration.
08 / Impact

The result
speaks.

$100M+ in revenue driven by intelligent design. Author of Synthdesign and Mastering UX. Pioneering agentic UX, designing not just for people, but for the AI acting on their behalf. Healthcare humanized. Finance democratized. Interfaces that disappear.

Recognition
AWeb Award · Cre@te Online
Author · Podcaster · Speaker
Philosophy
The best interface is one that understands before you ask.
Selected Work
CI2 AdvisorsAI Brand · AI UX/UI · Strategy · Story Coaching
USGACase Study · Discovery · Strategy
Health CurrencyHealthcare · UX/AI · Strategy
TomorrowSleep / SertaBrand · UX/UI · Strategy
AsurionUX/UI · Strategy
Olive InvestFintech · AI · UX/UI
JPMC Predictive AnalyticsFintech · AI · UX
incorrect
WorldQuantQuantitative Asset · AI · UX Lo-Fi
Wyndham Vacation RentalsReal Estate · UX
Zelis DLSEnterprise Design System
BBC LearningCreative Concept & Approach
Cota HealthcareAI · Discovery · UX · Strategy
RegeneronUX/UI · Strategy
HealthCost / Personify HealthStrategy · UX/UI
American ExpressUX/UI · 2015
Cars & BidsRedesign Concept · 2021
Full PDF Portfolio ↗ Resume ↗
About

I design the space between human intuition and machine intelligence. For over a decade I've been building AI-driven, accessible, zero-friction experiences across healthcare, fintech, and real estate, long before "AI UX" became a job title.

My work sits at the intersection of NLP, machine learning, anticipatory design, and human insight, the exact territory explored in my books Synthdesign and Mastering UX Design. I've pioneered agentic UX frameworks, built ML-powered design systems, and designed voice and Zero-UI interfaces that remove the interface entirely.

Currently leading UX at Zelis, evolving their design system with AI-augmented validation and bridging the gap between machine output and human meaning.

I hold a BA with distinction in Business Graphics from Bethany College, and an MFA in Computer Art from SCAD. Author, podcaster, and speaker, always publishing, always pushing the edge of what design can do when AI is a collaborator, not a tool.

Clients
Infor · Yahoo / AOL
JPMC · Zelis Healthcare
Vanguard Parking Solutions
Serta / Tomorrow Sleep
Olive Invest · Flipped on Dogs
BBC · Asurion · Regeneron
Hard Skills
Figma · Sketch · Adobe CC
NLP · AI/ML integration
Zero-UI · Voice interfaces
Webflow · ContentSquare
WCAG Accessibility · ARIA
Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini
Google AI Studio · Stitch
Certifications
Anthropic / Claude Certified2025
Google Data Analytics Certificate2024
Mastering Frontend Languages2022
Webflow Developer2021
Visual Communications & Solutions2018
Frontend Dev, London App Brewery2017
Recognition & Presence
Synthdesign: Book
2025
Mastering UX Design: Book
2024
ADHD UX: Spotify Podcast
2025
The Human Reality of User Experience, ITX Podcast
2024
Aaron Usiskin on the #1 UX Skill, The Chris Miller Show
2024
AWeb Award, athenos
2010
Cre@te Online Award, Merrill Lynch
2001
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