Luke Clifton

Luke Clifton

Product Designer in San Francisco Bay Area

About

My name is Luke.  I am a product designer from Sammamish, WA and South Salem, OR.

My current likes include Jack Kerouac's Book of Haikus, Rem Koolhaas' design of the Seattle Public Library, and creating cohesion between things that don't initially make sense together.

My current dislikes include bureaucracy and e-clutter.

Side Projects

2022

ADHD Tech Prototype

Simplifies the process of responding to texts and emails by prompting basic reactions that neurodivergent brains do not typically have.

Directed a short movie showcasing the app with directional inspiration drawn from Gordon von Steiner.

2020

Drink Stellar, Taste Stoller.

Digital marketing campaign for Stoller Family Estate, a prominent pinot noir producer and winery.

2020

Brewing McMenamins Country

Repositioning Oregon's "wine country" tourism into "beer country" tourism. Engages customers by incentivizing a journey through McMenamins' portfolio of hotels, restaurants, breweries, and entertainment venues.

2019

The Green Chain

Cause marketing campaign that combats homelessness in Portland by increasing fanbase volunteerism while generating more ticket sales.

2019
State Farm

Choose to Drive

State Farm customer acquisition plan that curbs distracted driving claims in new drivers through education and monetary incentives.

Work Experience

2019 — Now
Polo Player at Stanford Club Polo
2023 — 2023
Haifa, Israel

Student Director

Hosted and organized events at Poetry Place, an arts center serving as a space for new moms to create, formerly Ultra-Orthodox Jews to bond over comedy, and for passers by to read literature.

2022 — 2022
New York, NY

Associate Consultant Intern

I generated informed datasets to predict ephemeral social media trends for Penta (formerly Decode_M) and clients.

2020 — 2022
ConnectOregonStudents 501(c)(3)
Oregon, SW Washington, Northern California

President, Co-Founder, and Volunteer

Conceived, launched, and iterated a nonprofit. Provided complimentary tutoring and mentoring to hundreds of families.

Personally advocated for eating disorders and mental health from 2020-2021 when virtually all public schools were shuttered, mental health was plummeting, and youth domestic abuse was soaring.

Volunteering

2023 — 2023
Haifa, Israel

Teaching Assistant

Worked with Hebrew- and Arabic-speaking adults who have cognitive disabilities.

2017 — 2021
Key Club
South Salem, OR

President, Treasurer, and Volunteer

Repositioned volunteering as fun instead of a chore. Connected students (and myself) to volunteer opportunities across Oregon.

2019 — 2021
Salem, OR

Superintendent's Advisory Board Member

Creating solutions for the needs of students in the Salem-Keizer School District, serving over 39K students.

Education

2021 — Now
Stanford, CA

Physical Design and Manufacturing Engineering

2019 — 2021
South Salem, OR

DP (Diploma Programme)

2017 — 2021
South Salem, OR

Valedictorian

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