Jay
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Jay

UX Design Manager in Bay Area, California, He/Him

Amplifying design impact one heart at a time

2 years ago

About

I love making the complex clear, cultivating the thoughtful designer, and giving teams superpowers through delightful experiences

Projects

2022
Design Ops & Tooling at Google, Inc.

Managing multiple teams across design, research, internationalization, Speech, and NLP

2021
Prototype Hosting at Google, Inc.

Secure platform for hosting prototypes used in research studies that democratized product insights across Google

2019
Design System Manager at Google, Inc.

Internal platform that encourages thoughtful design evolution through tool integrations and a delightful and efficient content management system

2017
Communications Design at Google, Inc.

Established a new program at Google aimed to improve communication and storytelling, for product vision, alignment, and action

2011
Google+ at Google, Inc.

Established the first extension of the Kennedy design system internally and helped inspire the creation of Material through a more flexible visual language and common icon system

Side Projects

2014

Helped shape the UX program through brand building, product design, visual design, and the power of a action-driven story

Work Experience

2011 — Now
Mountain View, CA

Managed Visual Design teams and lead the design for Google+, Search, Ads, and now focusing on design operations that encourage thoughtful design evolution and world-class research tooling

2009 — 2011
San Diego, CA

User Experience design for Qualcomm, NFL, Comcast, and more

2007 — 2009
Minneapolis, MN

Marketing campaigns and products for the Minnesota Twins, Arctic Cat, Target, 3M, and more

2002 — 2008
Minnesota

Instructor for Final Cut Pro, Motion, and the full suite of Apple software as well as onboarding new team members

2005 — 2007
Art Director at Digitaria (JWT)
Minneapolis, MN

Website and marketing campaigns for the Marines, 3M, Target, and AARP

2003 — 2005
Minneapolis, MN

Cutting together instructional videos for Microsoft, the West Law Group, and more