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Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
December 26, 2019
Warren is a product designer with a decade of design leadership and consulting experience. Warren has led design in-person and remote teams and projects at companies large and small, including LinkedIn, Sony, Blackberry, Jumpstart, and more. Warren also has experience co-founding companies and taking companies through funding and acquisitions. He communicates extremely well and can lead and execute with teams of all sizes.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Design, UX, and Product Strategy Consultant
2009 - PRESENT
Consulting
- Provided product, process, design strategy, and mentorship to a company working on connecting the dots in the healthtech industry.
- Designed and branded product for an app that provides customized algorithmically-generated exercise routines for advanced gym-goers.
- Handled product design, branding, and research for an app that allows users to buy and sell space in travelers' bags.
- Provided product design, branding, and research for a mobile and desktop experience empowering retailers and suppliers in the beverage industry to discover partnership opportunities.
- Handled product strategy, design, and research for a web app where doctors and lawyers can discuss medical malpractices.
- Provided product strategy, design, and research for a cross-platform product that cuts out the middle person when buying and selling property.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
Head of Design
2018 - 2019
Jumpstart
- Led and grew the design team.
- Introduced a marketplace with a consumer student experience and an enterprise recruiter experience across mobile and desktop.
- Established design systems and user research best practices.
- Set the design direction of all products across mobile, desktop, and more.
- Rebranded the company.
- Implemented processes for cross-discipline collaboration across design, engineering, product, sales, and marketing.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, Sketch, Principle, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
Design Lead
2015 - 2019
- Led design for the LinkedIn News Feed across all platforms, managing a small team.
- Introduced the LinkedIn News and Interests experience.
- Re-imagined the Follow and Connect ecosystem on LinkedIn.
- Brought hashtags to LinkedIn.
- Brought likes on comments and replies to comments to LinkedIn.
- Redesigned the LinkedIn mobile app.
- Revamped Who's Viewed My Profile.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite, Principle, InVision, Sketch
Head of Design
2014 - 2015
Refresh, Inc.
- Led the product and branding design of consumer and enterprise products, resulting in an acquisition by LinkedIn.
- Shipped 10+ products from ideation to implementation.
- Rebranded the company.
- Designed and built numerous marketing websites.
- Created product and marketing videos with After Effects.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, InVision, Marvel, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite
Co-founder and Head of Design
2012 - 2014
Fether, Inc.
- Created an application that displayed Android notifications on Windows.
- Led all design and user research.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, InVision, Marvel, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite
User Experience Designer
2012 - 2013
Sony
- Drove the design of the Sony Catalyst Production Suite from ideation to completion.
- Created visual design systems, style guides, and iconography that are still used to date.
- Collaborated closely with team members across Canada, USA, and Japan.
- Introduced "Dark Mode" to Sony Media Go.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, InVision, Marvel, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite
Education
2009 - 2014
Bachelor's Degree in Digital Communication and Economics
University of Waterloo - Ontario, Canada
Certifications
JUNE 2018 - PRESENT
Accessibility for Web Design
NOVEMBER 2017 - PRESENT
Design Management Fellowship
Designer Fund
JUNE 2013 - PRESENT
Human-computer Interaction
Stanford University