Carolann Merchant
☕️

Carolann Merchant

Staff Product Designer in Oakland, CA, She/Her

Friday <3

A month ago

About

With 13 years in the design and tech industry, I've worked across many industries and a range of company sizes. Skilled in UI/UX, user research, product development, leadership, and strategic decision-making. I can think on my feet and can quickly turn open ended ideas into prototypes and high fidelity mockups.

I'm drawn to teams that foster collaboration, are data driven, build empathy for the people they serve, and where I can make a significant impact. I'm particularly interested in opportunities within early-stage startups or innovative companies where I can contribute to shaping the product vision from the ground up.

Work Experience

2024 — Now
Founding Designer at (stealth mode)
Palo Alto, CA
2022 — Now

Banking app for Native people. B2B payments product for tribal nations.

2021 — 2022
2019 — 2021
San Francisco, CA

Sports news, box scores, social media, and sports betting

2016 — 2019
Menlo Park, CA

Enterprise-grade advertising tech tools for small business owners

2015 — 2016
San Francisco, CA

API data tool to centralize customer data

2013 — 2015
San Francisco, CA

App design and development agency

Side Projects

2024

In development! 🛠️ We don't always get to live in the same city as our favorite sports team, but with Banter, you can connect with fellow fans right where you are! Score tickets, organize watch parties, and find your local fan community wherever you are.

2012
Machine Learning App

The very first mobile project I ever worked on was in 2012. A friend needed to design an app to support his research for his degree in Machine Learning.

I worked with him to design an app that would allow someone to read a document, highlight text, and apply labels to the highlighted text. This helped him build a machine learning model.

Writing

2019

Feedback on your work is important for every designer. I wrote about some of the ways our team makes our Design Critiques the most effective. Each part of this series offers guidance and best practices on the different aspects of a design critique meeting.

Contact

LinkedIn
Medium