Chikezie Ejiasi
Product Design Leader in Bay Area, CA, He/Him
About
People-focused Design Leader with experience building differentiating products and driving 0-1 initiatives using emerging tech. I design with an eye on ethics, a knack for inventing novel interactions, a polished hand in native patterns & code, and a nose for qualitative and quantitative metrics.
Speaking
Features
Creative director, Visual Design Lead, and Studio UX Manager behind the visual redesign and rebrand of the new Google Shopping experience
A heart-warming TV ad of my design team's incredible work to bring delight to stay-at-home families during the pandemic.
Work Experience
Cohesion and velocity is the name of the game. Leading the design system team to simplify the Consumer Shopping experiences within Search effort and bring fit & finish to the most widely used product in the world.
Led the creation of Google Search's first ever AR entry point and 3D/AR Viewer to bring immersive and interactive experiences to Search. Shoppers, students, and everyday curiosity seekers can now see the products theyre shopping for in their space, athletes at scale in their living room, periodic elements in context, and life-sized dinosaurs in their own backyards — to name a few.
Led the effort to bring AI generated content and capabilities to Google Shopping on Search.
Led the Product and UI Design for the Google Playground App, the Pixel-exclusive AR stickers experience that launched embedded in the core Camera experience.
Led the design for Google's AR Measure app, to revitalize the app rating from (2.9 to 4.1 in four months!) and rebuild trust between the Design and Engineering team.
Led the UI design for the Daydream Home Guide experience to create a welcoming experience for new players, a guide for regular Daydream users, and designed the experience for saving and sharing photos and videos in Daydream.
Led the App UI launch for the 2nd generation Nest Protect, revitalizing the trust in the smoke detector after the troubled first launch. Led multiple Nest efforts and launches to deliver on the connected Nest ecosystem
Design multiple Google+ initiatives including Sharing and Consumption
Designed and developed experiences for CC clients, primarily Google+
Designed and developed Oakley and Ray-Ban experience and campaigns
Founded a freelance design firm to design and build websites and apps for investors and startups
Volunteering
Created Champions Initiative in 2016 to bring awareness and education for design careers to HBCUs via design thinking & career planning workshops. Currently sponsoring, advising, and building new HBCU outreach programs