# Andy Shimmin > Interaction & Product Design | Open to new opportunities Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/andyshimmin ## Work Experience ### Freelance Product Designer @ Self Employed Jan 2023 – Present Freelance Product, Interaction & Brand Designer for Early to Mid-Stage Startups I help startups bring their ideas to life through thoughtful design and storytelling that builds clarity, credibility, and momentum. Ways in which I can support your team: MVP interactive prototypes For when you need to get your ideas out into the world, low to hi-fi prototypes make things tangible and bring focus to the team. These are essential for validating ideas quickly, aligning teams, and gaining early traction. Pitch deck visual design & storytelling Clean messaging and a powerful framework help communicate your product's value and leave a lasting impression. Early-stage brand guidelines & component libraries Establishing a simple, thoughtful visual language helps your company show up with clarity and consistency to you audience. A lightweight brand system and component library creates just enough structure to keep things cohesive as you scale. Need another service? From service blueprints and websites to production design and one-off needs, I offer reliable design support to ensure your team can be set up to succeed. If you're interested in working together reach out at andersonrshimmin@gmail.com ### Product Designer @ Tonic.Video Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States - Led the interaction design for Sprout’s mobile app, Lentil - Developed new mobile UI components and patterns for Sprout's component library - Managed desirability research, including participant coordination, session moderation, and insight synthesis. 72% of participants said their favorite part of the experience was the interaction design - Published media with the filters showed a 10x increase in user engagement ### Product Designer @ BUCK Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States Generated concepts and UI flows for novel interaction patterns within AI applications. ### Interaction/Digital Product Designer @ Ford Motor Company Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 - Designed and delivered drivable prototypes for Ford’s BlueCruise and Active Park Assist autonomous features - Coached and mentored new designers in learning design tools and techniques - Moderated ride-along user interviews to validate design proposals - Facilitated ideation workshops to align with partner teams and stakeholders - Proposed designs shifted the company roadmap to include in the 2026 vehicle lineup ### Product Designer @ EmploClock Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States Designed high-fidelity mockups and workable prototypes for the MVP of EmploClock. Collaborated with developers to implement designs for the company’s upcoming seed round of funding. ### Visual Designer @ Cisco Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 - Translated wireframes into high-fidelity mockups for engineering handoff - Collaborated with engineering to ensure alignment of live products with designs - Created new components for Cisco’s Momentum Design System ### Product Designer @ Reduct.Video Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 - Redesigned core product features to address app usability issues. The new feature reduced average navigation time in the app by 60% - Created a north star mockup to align core product with future roadmap features ### Product Designer @ Blend Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area - Developed interactive presentation material to educate new-hires on mortgage and consumer lending concepts - Collaborated with leadership to redesign the company OKR dashboard, highlighting key metrics, visibility, and understandability for Blend employees — feedback showed 82% of Blend employees understood the OKR’s better than the previous version. ### Architecture Division Events & Project Assistant @ California College of the Arts Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Referenced the Architecture Division’s brand and design guidelines to craft posters for their ongoing Lecture Series. ### Robotics Lab Senior Tech @ California College of the Arts Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Assisted students in rapid ideation and building of physical prototypes. Operated and managed 3D printers, microprocessors, and wearable technology equipment. ### Events & Design Assistant @ California College of the Arts Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Facilitated corporate-based events around CCA through management of student interviews and labs. Developed and designed maps & layouts for CCA’s recruiting events. ### Interaction Designer @ IDEO CoLab Ventures Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Experience Design Intern @ fuseproject Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Designed early stage physical and digital interfaces for a fitness product, as well as a prototype for a VR gallery space. ## Education ### Interaction Design California College of the Arts Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andy-shimmin-849611109 --- Source: https://flows.cv/andyshimmin JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/andyshimmin/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25