Jamal Berkeley, Designer in Oakland, CA, United States
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Jamal Berkeley

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Bio

With 15+ years of experience, Jamal is a seasoned full-stack product design professional. His portfolio includes human-machine interfaces for autonomous robotics, consumer mobile products, mobile games, and marketing for giants. Jamal's approach emphasizes evidence-based design for successful applications across various sectors.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Lead Product Designer

2022 - 2023
Gatik
  • Created a semantic projection of the AV perception stack by converting computer-readable sensor data into a human-readable 3D interactive environment as a UX foundation for remote operators to resolve road scenarios with waypoint circumvention tools.
  • Designed and validated waypoint-based circumvention tools with user testing to establish a functional baseline of UX design patterns as a proprietary interaction model for Gatik's remote AV operations.
  • Established a unique 3D object-based design system for remote operational software, providing a cohesive set of guidelines and leveraging components that ensure a consistent and highly intuitive experience.
  • Designed and conducted research experiments to validate the hardware configuration for the remote operator workstation.
Technologies: Figma, Cinema 4D, Zeplin, Product Design, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Design Systems, System Design, Human-machine Interface (HMI), Design Leadership, User Flows, User Personas, Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D Design, Cross-functional Design, Data Visualization, User Testing, Web Design, Human-centered Design (HCD), User Interviews, Personas, User-centered Design (UCD), UX Strategy, Usability Testing, User Journeys, UX Research, AI Design, Design Consultation, Use Cases, Use Case Analysis, User Workflows, Usability Analysis

Lead Product Designer

2021 - 2022
Motional
  • Led design and UX research activities across a multidisciplinary team, including operations, human factors research, technical program, product management, and engineering.
  • Provided strategic assessments and planning for an RVA roadmap and designed resources to meet company OKR goals.
  • Stewarded foundational research and HMI workstation platform assessments for an MVP.
  • Designed and implemented the MVP, including a 3D human-readable interface.
  • Built an RVA design system based on the human factor and UX research, leveraging past scientific research, data, and metrics from experimentation on the platform.
  • Benchmarked and iterated on design to improve the RVA operator's effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Delivered a beyond-the-screen product, designing a comprehensive RVA service and workspace, including defining HMI, input mechanisms, station set up, and operational flow.
Technologies: User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Product Design, Figma, User Research, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Cinema 4D, Zeplin, Human-machine Interface (HMI), Design Leadership, User Flows, User Personas, Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D Design, Agile, Component Libraries, Cross-functional Design, Data Visualization, Design Workshops, Discovery Workshops, Human-centered Design (HCD), User Testing, Web Design, User Interviews, User-centered Design (UCD), Personas, UX Strategy, Usability Testing, User Journeys, UX Research, AI Design, Design Consultation, Service Blueprints, Use Case Analysis, Use Cases, User Workflows, Usability Analysis

Lead Product Designer

2019 - 2021
Freelance
  • Implemented a real estate web page to evaluate homeownership vs. renting in the local bay area city for a Keller Williams client.
  • Led the data visualization for HotelTonight's Hotel Partner Exchange market manager dashboard to identify inventory anomalies, manage market areas' room availability potential, and increase the competitiveness of market rates.
  • Optimized the design of the video campaign dashboard for the Engajer platform, UX process-defined product features, and visualized engagement data on the upcoming platform feature.
Technologies: Service Design, System Design, Mobile Web, Design Systems, Zeplin, Figma, RStudio, Product Design, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Design Leadership, User Personas, Web App Design, Rapid Prototyping, User Stories, Agile, Component Libraries, Human-centered Design (HCD), User Testing, Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Personas, User-centered Design (UCD), Use Cases, User Workflows, Design Consultation, Use Case Analysis, Usability Analysis

Head of Design

2018 - 2018
Homebase
  • Leveraged user research and information architecture practices on desktop app scheduling, increasing subscription conversions by 4%.
  • Optimized employee onboarding funnels on mobile apps (iOS and Android) by 28%.
  • Deployed an agnostic design system across responsive UI, Android, and iOS apps for a user base that engages with SaaS products across desktop and mobile device platforms.
Technologies: Service Design, System Design, Mobile Web, Design Systems, Zeplin, Heap, Jira, Figma, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Design Leadership, User Flows, User Stories, Web App Design, Rapid Prototyping, Cross-functional Design, Component Libraries, Data Visualization, Design Workshops, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web Design, User Interviews, User-centered Design (UCD), UX Strategy, Usability Testing, User Journeys, UX Research, User Workflows, Use Cases, Use Case Analysis

Senior Product Designer

2017 - 2018
Snagajob
  • Implemented a mobile design system to standardize UX and UI patterns and a design scaffold for employee-based marketplace Snagajob products for the Snag company rebrand.
  • Led mobile design for annual vision-type product exercises and prototype explorations.
  • Launched a standalone messaging application to enhance communication between constituent users of a dual-sided hourly worker marketplace.
  • Led the design of an Android app that was awarded Google Play Store Editors' Choice in 2018.
Technologies: Service Design, System Design, Mobile Web, Design Systems, OmniGraffle, Jira, Zeplin, Sketch, Rapid Prototyping, User Stories, Usability Testing, User Journeys, UX Research, AI Design, Use Cases, Use Case Analysis, User Workflows

Director of Product Design

2016 - 2017
Saildrone Inc
  • Captured and documented various domain feature knowledge and organized it into a baseline task flow for drone operations and iterative feature enhancements (operational task flow management).
  • Utilized spatial data interfaces to leverage UI/UX interactions to consolidate scientific, navigational, and atmospheric data models into unified operational user interfaces for open ocean autonomous vehicle management.
  • Defined the UX for drone route management from mobile devices.
Technologies: Service Design, System Design, Mobile Web, Design Systems, Mapbox, InVision App, OmniGraffle, Trello, Zeplin, Sketch, Human-machine Interface (HMI), Design Leadership, User Flows, User Personas, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Web App Design, Rapid Prototyping, User Stories, Responsive Web Design (RWD), AI Design

Senior Product Designer

2015 - 2016
HotelTonight
  • Launched an MVP mobile web app product in a six-week timeline with internal development and product teams.
  • Led the UX design for a seven-day/five-night calendar widget for the mobile web app launch.
  • Headed HT.com's UI/UX design for HT.com with an optimized SEO funnel to mobile web booking UI.
  • Optimized hotel partners' exchange inventory loading dashboard to increase 12-day room inventory loading by 34%.
  • Led the design of the first responsive mobile UI of a hotel partner exchange app that increased same-day room inventory loading by 28%.
Technologies: Service Design, System Design, Mobile Web, Design Systems, Principle, OmniGraffle, Jira, Zeplin, Sketch, Web App Design, Rapid Prototyping, User Stories, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Data Visualization, Agile, Human-centered Design (HCD), User Testing, User Interviews

Co-founder | Creative Director

2013 - 2015
Tactile.io
  • Stewarded the design for a real-time Major League Baseball iOS app called MLB Victus. Served as the lead designer on pitch predictive gameplay feature development.
  • Led the design of the Major League Mechanics iOS app and subscription service for Scott Erickson, a former All-Star MLB pitcher and coach. Stewarded full user flow, interface, and brand and marketing design assets needed to build the brand and product.
  • Led the design of the Physenex Beta Auction web app design that provides physical oil traders with a web-based tool designed to give buyers and sellers opportunities to increase profitability and unlock previously unreachable deals. Launched in 2014.
Technologies: Service Design, System Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, OmniGraffle, Sketch, Mobile Game Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Design Leadership, Web App Design, Rapid Prototyping, User Stories, Responsive Web Design (RWD)

Product Designer and Manager

2010 - 2015
Freelance
  • Led the user experience and interface design for two emerging product derivatives of the Engajer Platform focused on video campaign tracking and analytics dashboard and optimized campaign setup for user task flows.
  • Headed the design and development of the initial website launch of Draper University, a startup incubator founded by venture capitalist Tim Draper.
  • Exclusively designed, developed, and marketed an iPad App called Functns. I saw an opportunity to improve antiquated methods and practices of multiplication tables thru technology. Functns had 104,000 downloads across 65 countries worldwide, c. 2013.
Technologies: System Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Information Architecture (IA), UI Design, UX Design, OmniGraffle, Objective-C

Interactive Director

2009 - 2010
Teak Digital
  • Directed the design and development of Google's first broadcast ad during the Super Bowl—Search Stories YouTube channel—for viewing UGC videos. Exceeded expectations by 423% in the first four days of the soft launch before the 6-week campaign.
  • Served as the lead designer of Google Nexus One YouTube Channel, Google's first mobile hardware device by HTC, for promoting the cutting-edge features of Android running on the Nexus One device. The project was launched in December 2009.
  • Led the team that designed, developed, and launched the Google Mobile YouTube Channel to promote the features of Google Apps on Android, iOS, and Windows devices.
  • Awarded the Webby Award in 2010 for Branded Content People's Voice, Google Search Stories.
Technologies: System Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, UX Design, Information Architecture (IA), Final Cut Pro, Responsive Web Design (RWD)

Interactive Technical Director

2005 - 2009
Mekanism
  • Directed the UX for an award-winning marketing campaign for Frito-Lay (Tostitos), Awards: D&AD Yellow Pencil: Best Web/Micro Sites; The One Show: Best Microsite Product: Silver; and Addy National: Best of Division and Interactive Media and Gold Websites.
  • Led the UX for an award-winning marketing campaign Dodge Ram Challenge for BBDO (Agency). Awards: OMMA Awards: Automotive Website Excellence, Addy National: Gold Websites, Consumer-Flash, FWA Site Of The Day.
  • Stewarded the UX for an award-winning marketing campaign Rockband.com for MTV/Harmonix Games. Awards: Webby Awards: Nominee Games-Related Category.
  • Directed the UX for an award-winning internal branding website, Mekanism.com. Awards: Addy National: Gold Advertising Industry Self-Promotion, Addy National: Silver Website, self-promotion.
  • Led the UX for an award-winning marketing campaign Letsgreenthiscity.com for PG&E. Awards: Addy National: Silver Public Service, Interactive, Webby Award: Nominee Activism Category.
  • Stewarded the UX for an award-winning marketing campaign, The Fixers for Axe (Unilever). Award: FWA Site Of The Day.
  • Directed the UX for an award-winning marketing campaign NeedforSpeed.com for EA Games. Award: Addy National: Gold Websites, Consumer Flash.
Technologies: System Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, UX Design, Information Architecture (IA), PHP, Responsive Web Design (RWD)

UI Designer | ActionScript Developer

2005 - 2006
Freelance
  • Launched Microsoft's award-winning Vista OS viral marketing campaign clarification for a boutique ad agency called Mekanism.
  • Spearheaded Microsoft's Windows Mobile interactive video web campaign for Mekanism.
  • Launched a video-centric website for broadcast health expert Dr. Nancy Snyderman called UnderstandingHealth.com in 2005.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, PHP

Education

1991 - 1996

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Industrial Design

Rochester Institute of Technology - Rochester, NY, USA

Certifications

DECEMBER 2020 - PRESENT

Spatial Data Science and Applications

Yonsei University

Skills

Tools

Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Zeplin, Adobe Photoshop, Trello, InVision App, Cinema 4D, Miro, Tableau, OmniGraffle, Jira, Principle, Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects

Platforms

Figma, Android, iOS, Mapbox, RStudio

Languages

PHP, Objective-C

Other

UX Design, UI Design, Service Design, System Design, Human Factors, Task Flows, Wireframing, UX Prototyping, Design Systems, Mobile Web, Information Architecture (IA), User Experience (UX), Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Responsive UI, Task Analysis, Product Design, User Research, User Flows, User Personas, User Interface (UI), Web App Design, Cross-functional Design, Data Visualization, User Testing, Web Design, Agile, Component Libraries, Human-centered Design (HCD), Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Interviews, Proof of Concept (POC), User-centered Design (UCD), UX Strategy, Usability Testing, UX Research, AI Design, Design Consultation, Use Cases, Use Case Analysis, User Workflows, Foreign Data Wrappers (FDW), Prototyping, Design Leadership, Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D CAD, 3D Design, Rapid Prototyping, User Stories, Design Workshops, Discovery Workshops, ChatGPT, Spatial Design, Personas, User Journeys, Service Blueprints, CARTO, Heap, Mobile Game Design, Augmented Reality (AR), Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Human-machine Interface (HMI), Spatial Analysis, QGIS, Big Data, Geographic Information Systems, Data Science, Virtual Reality (VR), DataViz, Maps, Web Dashboards, Usability Analysis

Experience

  • Product Design - 12 years
  • Task Analysis - 12 years
  • User Experience (UX) - 12 years
  • Prototyping - 12 years
  • Quantitative Research - 10 years
  • Qualitative Research - 8 years
  • Design Systems - 6 years
  • Human-machine Interface (HMI) - 3 years
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