Data Uploader

Proprio

2026

Internal Tool

Guided Workflow

Increased Users

Overview

Proprio is a surgical technology startup building Paradigm, an AI-powered platform, for spine surgery. Proprio provides case reports to surgeon users, which contains metrics and key information about the surgical team's performance during each case navigated with Paradigm. Before those case reports are created, a clinical specialist must export the case data from Paradigm, drive or ship the data to Proprio HQ, and then an engineer can upload the data to be processed by the pipeline.

An engineer created a proof of concept for a web app to upload the case data to AWS. I jumped in as the lead designer to identify areas for improvement, rethink the upload workflow, and defined upload success.

Duration

3 months

Collaboration

Design, Engineering, Commercial

Role

Design Lead, Cross-team Collaborator, Usability Researcher

Duration

3 months

Collaboration

Design, Engineering, Commercial

Role

Design Lead, Cross-team Collaborator, Usability Researcher

Challenge

Business Goals

Reduce time between case end and upload completion

By uploading case data sooner, case report turnaround time can be expedited.

Reduce costs

By enabling at-home data upload, shipping costs can be eliminated.

Business Goals

Reduce time between case end and upload completion

By uploading case data sooner, case report turnaround time can be expedited.

Reduce costs

By enabling at-home data upload, shipping costs can be eliminated.

Partner Goals

Step-by-step improvements

Establish specific elements that can be implemented to improve the experience over time.

Maintain proof of concept deployment

The tool can actively be used for uploading case data while simultaneously being improved.

Partner Goals

Step-by-step improvements

Establish specific elements that can be implemented to improve the experience over time.

Maintain proof of concept deployment

The tool can actively be used for uploading case data while simultaneously being improved.

User Goals

Clear and intuitive process

Ensure that the data upload process can be easily done by a user who is not tech-savvy.

Reduce tasks post-surgery

By advocating for an improved data export process, the users can get home sooner after a long surgery.

User Goals

Clear and intuitive process

Ensure that the data upload process can be easily done by a user who is not tech-savvy.

Reduce tasks post-surgery

By advocating for an improved data export process, the users can get home sooner after a long surgery.

Problem Statement

Data exported from the Paradigm system can take a week to be processed for the surgical case reports. The existing data export and upload process can only be completed by users with specific technical expertise.

Solution

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I collaborated with the lead cloud software developer, the web developer, and users to create the optimal workflow and establish opportunities for incremental changes to reach the ultimate solution.