# Ani Abgarian

> Product Design Lead | High-impact startups & Fortune 500 | Zero to One

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/aniabgarian

## Work Experience
### Product Design Lead @ Deep Origin
Jan 2025 – Present
Designing an AI-powered intelligent platform to accelerate drug discovery.

### Head of Design + Co-founder @ DESISLAB
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Lisbon
- Designed user-focused MVPs for AI and Web3 new ventures
- Developed 0-1 product design and branding
- Shaped creative leadership

### Product Designer @ Beautiful Projects Lab
Jan 2018 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California
Clients: 
Volta Charging (acq by Shell USA), Draper Associates, Near Space Labs

- Designed complex data-driven platforms and portals
- Built design processes on human-centric design principles
- Led Design-Thinking workshops and coached designers

### Design Lead + Product Design Program Manager @ BuildUp Bootcamp
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Global
- Oversaw the development of the Product Design Program 
- Designed the Product Design Bootcamp curriculum 
- Mentored students in their learning process

BuildUp Bootcamp is the first project-based educational program in Armenia. The approach is to teach students to develop a new product problem-solving in a team-based environment, simulating a startup environment.

### Design Thinking Workshop Lead @ Impact Hub Network
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Yerevan, Armenia
Led Design Thinking workshops for social entrepreneurs to practice problem-solving methods.

### Product Designer @ BitGuild
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California
- Led the design of the blockchain platform and the crypto wallet 
- Built the design system and contributed to the product strategy 
- Guided and supported other designers on the team

### Product Designer @ AUXLAB
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, CA
Clients: Google ATAP, Waypoint Building Group, Apex.AI

- Researched complex B2B use-cases, core value propositions 
- Designed and prototyped dashboards, web and mobile apps
- Collaborated with PMs on multiple projects simultaneously

### UX/UI Designer @ Forio
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, CA
Clients: Novartis, Management Sciences for Health, Center for Social Innovations, CBRE, USAID 
www.forio.com

- Researched various sectors from digital health to ed-tech
- Built prototypes, MVPs, new data products from the ground up
- Communicated with clients throughout the design process

### UX Design Intern @ Proteus Digital Health, Inc
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Redwood City, CA
- Conducted User Research with 65+ invited participants
- Designed the Starter Kit for the first-time (65+)-year-old users 
- Worked on the onboarding and instructional materials for the Kit

### Graduate UX Researcher @ Stanford University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Bay Area
Master's Thesis project / Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge Finalist

Created an educational experience that teaches elderly first-time users the core actions for using touch-screen interfaces. The concept is based on a gaming experience that leads the user through simple tasks, introducing the core actions for interacting with touchscreen devices.

### Jr. Architect + Construction Manager Assistant @ Tumo Center for Creative Technologies
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Yerevan, Armenia
Worked on design across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Assisted in the construction management of the $70 million Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.


## Education
### Master of Arts (M.A.) in Visual Communications
San Francisco State University

### Master of Business Administration - MBA in Business Administration and Management, General
Lincoln University (Oakland, CA)

### Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) in Architecture
Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy) (MARCHI )


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13