# Ajia Grant

> Product Designer | Cal MDes ’26

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ajia

I'm a product designer specializing in design systems, accessibility, and interaction based in the SF Bay Area. In the past, I've built expressive and scalable design systems for startups and created innovative features for large enterprise, e.g. Netflix and Logitech.

## Work Experience
### Design Systems Architect @ Apploi
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
Led design system construction and managed a cross-functional team to rebuild a healthcare HR management system. Increased company revenue and efficiency.
Designed employer experience to provide hiring guidance, expansive messaging capabilities, and comprehensive team management features.

### Product Designer, Design Systems @ Flat
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Remote
Solo designer Conducted end-to-end design process to build software development task flow platform and design system from scratch.
Utilized frontend development knowledge to communicate with developers and optimize product hand off.

### Product Design Lead @ Logitech G
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote
Joint project with Berkeley Innovation
Led and advised a team of product designers to create Neighborhood, a virtual platform for gaming communities to play and grow on any device. Included making a design system, prototypes, 3D models, and concept art.
Conducted research on virtual communities and the future of gaming.

### Design Project Lead @ Berkeley Innovation
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley, California, United States

### Product Design Consultant @ Berkeley Innovation
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley, California, United States
Resident consultant at UC Berkeley’s most established human-centered design consultancy. Designed and developed product changes for contracted clients, and ran product-design workshops.

### Product Design Consultant, UX Research Lead @ Netflix
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Remote
Joint project with Berkeley Innovation
Designed product enhancements to increase user retention by fostering member loyalty.
Led research and design of "Surprise Me" feature.
Redesigned presentation of personalized content recommendations and methods of soliciting and visualizing customer feedback on all devices, including smart TVs. 
Created a research brief that informed Netflix product strategy.

### Design and Frontend Instructor @ Web Design DeCal (CS 198)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Berkeley, California, United States
Lectured on visual design, design software (Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, & Figma), and human-centered design. 
Helped students learn about UIUX design and front-end software as an instructor for this student-led course at UC Berkeley.
Top rated design course 2020

### Product Design Consultant, Interaction and Visual Design Lead @ SoFi
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Joint Project with Berkeley Innovation
Designed SoFi Steps, a new feature of the SoFi mobile app that guides college undergraduates towards their financial goals through an interactive timeline with easy, intuitive steps.  
Led final development and iteration of SoFi Steps, including a detailed user flow, low to high fidelity prototyping using Figma and Adobe Illustrator, remote user testing, and content strategy. 
Applied financial planning experience to devise strategies for saving and investing across different customer life stages.

### UX Researcher and Illustrator, Storyboards @ SuccessHACKER
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Carlos, California
Illustrated storyboard comics and created journey maps to demonstrate how the customer success startup could help any company improve their products as part of their rebranding efforts

Tools: Adobe CC

### Robotics Design Research Assistant @ Poly-PEDAL Laboratory
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley, CA
Assisted in a bio-inspired design research project to create robots based on creatures
Designed a database that would provide the design foundations for legged robots based on what functionality is needed (e.g. digging, climbing, speed, etc.)
Carried out biological research of arthropods as part of the study required to create the database including creating and animating 3D scans of arthropods walking
Developed a Matlab simulation to study the influence different variables on arthropod movement. 

Tools: Blender, Matlab, Autodesk Inventor, SOLIDWORKS, ImageJ, Zephyr, Adobe CC

### Wealth Management Intern @ Morgan Stanley
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Shadowed a wealth manager, worked on solo-projects from every area of wealth management, including networking, client assessment, investment strategies, marketing, and portfolio management. 
Presented solo-projects and informed clients about investment and changes in their portfolios.

Tools: Microsoft Office

### Financial Planning Assistant @ Freeman Consulting Services
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
Rebalanced portfolios, generated financial progress reports, and met with clients. 
Studied financial planning, loans, college saving, and retirement plans for public service workers, teachers, and families.

Tools: Microsoft Office, Redtail CRM, SPSS.


## Education
### Masters of Design (MDes) in Artificial Intelligence and Interaction Design
University of California, Berkeley

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Cognitive Science
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ajiagrant

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Last updated: 2026-03-25