# Andrea Vinessa > Creative Project Manager & Product / UX Designer | End-to-End Delivery | Cross-Functional Collaboration Location: Concord, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/andreavinessa I’m a creative project manager and product/UX designer with 5+ years of experience working across digital, physical, and experiential projects. My work sits at the intersection of design, strategy, and execution — partnering with designers, engineers, marketers, and stakeholders to turn ideas into real, user-centered outcomes. I bring hands-on design experience alongside strong project leadership, including scope definition, timeline management, and cross-functional coordination. I’ve led projects from early concept through launch, conducted usability testing, and iterated designs based on qualitative feedback and performance insights. I’m most effective in environments where creative thinking and operational clarity go hand in hand. Academic Program Coordinator at Golden Gate University Industrial Designer, Product Designer, User Experience Design, Interface Design. Co-Founder of ROGUE I+D ## Work Experience ### Academic Program Coordinator @ Golden Gate University Jan 2023 – Present Led cross-functional creative and operational projects supporting academic programs, events, and student-facing initiatives from planning through execution. Partnered with Marketing and Creative teams to coordinate video production, website updates, and visual content, ensuring alignment with brand standards and timelines. Developed project workflows, timelines, and documentation to support creative delivery across multiple stakeholders and departments. Supported experience design initiatives by coordinating layouts, content organization, and visual asset tracking for campus and program initiatives. ### Co-founder, Partner, Product Design Consultant @ ROGUE Innovation + Design Jan 2020 – Jan 2025 | Remote Led creative projects end-to-end, balancing hands-on design work with project planning, stakeholder coordination, and delivery timelines. Problem-Solving and Consultation: Aids businesses and startups in inventing ideas and developing their products and brands, while providing design consultation services to clients for their business needs and goals. Administration: Coordinated proposals and written documents for project and company agreements to ensure efficient and clear communication with clients and designers, while answering any incoming questions from potential clients. Digital Visual Design: Created digital arts and animated avatars for content creators and streamers to create a fun and engaging chatting experience to elevate their brand. ### Product Designer and Concept Manager @ KID Group Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 Generated and developed more than 15 new toys and games ideas to present to toy firms in a month. Adapted rapid concept generation to product development workflow. Provided more than 25 Girls, Activities, and Collectibles toy ideas to the team and succeeded in bringing 10 of these concepts to the Options stage while gaining interest from clients and toy firms such as Hasbro, Mattel, Playmonster, Buffalo Games, Moose Toys, and Jakks Pacific. Generated ideas and features for new products, participated in user research for prototype testing, and developed 5 toys that are currently on the market and 4 toys that are coming up in late 2022 and early 2023. Assisted in mobile game development with graphic assets, UI Design and Prototyping, and A/B testings for onboarding and login process. ### Junior Toy Designer @ KID Group Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 ### Toy Design Intern @ KID Group Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Designer @ MyCodi LLC Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Design Development: Generated 5 ideas and proposed 3 product development design directions for manufacturing and production. User-Centered Design: Research human ergonomics and create prototypes for fitting tests of wearable accessories and device size and created designs for launch. ### Industrial Designer @ Hasbro Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Pawtucket, RI Prepared and compiled design specs for manufacturers. Successfully assisted the team to release Spring and Fall 2017 watch accessories and new action figure lines. Created 2 accessories graphic design for existing Watch toys and were sold in retailers. Worked with game company Level-5 to design characters and create merchandise along with the Hasbro Yokai Watch brand team. Design characters and design alternation with Level-5 company that made it into the US localized game version. Assisted and brainstorm with the Head of Brand to present future concepts and line extensions based on upcoming shows. ### Design Intern @ Hasbro Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Pawtucket, RI Prepared and compiled design specifications for manufacturers in South East Asia. Generated and presented ideas to the Head of Brand for brand expansion opportunities. Assisted design and development team to successfully release Wave 1 and Wave 2 of the Yokai Watch toys for Spring and Fall 2016. ## Education ### Master of Business Administration - MBA in Project Management Golden Gate University ### Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design Academy of Art University ### Bootcamp as a Certificate in UX/UI Design UC Berkeley Extension ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andrea-vinessa - Portfolio: https://andreavinessa.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/andreavinessa JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/andreavinessa/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13