# Annette Arabasz

> Lead Product Designer @ Arch | UX & AI Design Strategy

Location: Greater Boston, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/annettearabasz

Product Designer currently working at an AI software startup. I have 15+ years of experience in the digital space, with a focus on thoughtful visual design and UX. My earlier years as a front-end developer provided an invaluable foundation for my design thinking. I pride myself in bridging the gap between design and engineering - creating experiences that accessible, useable and technically feasible.

SPECIALTIES: Product design, design system creation, design system implementation, UX design, UI design, design experience, AI design strategy, no-code/low-code tools (e.g., Figma Make, Vercel v0, Claude), mobile responsive design, user research, ui engineer, CSS

## Work Experience
### Lead Product Designer @ Arch Systems
Jan 2025 – Present
Leading design strategy for Arch's AI-powered manufacturing platform.

### Senior Product Designer @ Arch Systems
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

### Product Owner / Product Designer @ Cake (joincake.com)
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Leading research and strategy for an end-of-life planning app serving 30 million people a year.

### Principal Front End Developer @ Cake (joincake.com)
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Greater Boston

### Managing Director of Creative Technology @ Mad*Pow
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Boston, MA
Managed an amazing team of Creative Technologists. Mad*Pow is a UX-focused design agency that specialized in healthcare, financial and government. Key experience:

• Collaborated with UX teams to analyze findings from user research and apply improvements (workshops, card sorting, affinity mapping)
• Pitched to new business to secure new contracts as the technical subject matter expertise
• Coded web experiences for healthcare, government, and fintech clients using HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Conducted WCAG/Section 508 accessibility audits for healthcare and federal government websites

### Senior Creative Technologist @ Mad*Pow
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Boston, MA
• Crafted responsive, user-centric web experiences for prominent financial, healthcare, and government institutions using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Evangelized for the adoption of mobile-first website design, guiding clients through the uncertainty of what was a cutting-edge concept at the time
• Interacted and collaborated directly with clients to align project outcomes with business objectives and ensure client satisfaction
• Scrum Product Owner, authored user stories and project requirement documents (PRD), prioritized features and refined backlogs

### Founder & Chapter Leader @ Girl Develop It
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Greater Boston Area
Founded a non-profit coding school offering low-cost and no-cost classes for women, serving over 2,000 students.
• Launched the Boston chapter from the ground up. Secured sponsorships with Boston tech companies to fund student scholarships
• Recruited and on-boarded coding teachers and classroom volunteers
• Organized social events and initiatives to drive community engagement, with presentations by prominent women in leadership including Mayor Michelle Wu and US Representative Ayanna Pressley.

### Frontend Developer @ Isobar
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Boston, MA
Start-to-finish role creating the UIs for several large consumer apps at a full-service, global digital marketing agency.

• Pixel-perfect execution of designs using HTML, CSS, Java Freemarker
• Contributing author to the then-famous Isobar Front-end Code Standards & Best Practices guide: https://isobar-us.github.io/code-standards
• Winning team member in the 2011 Nokia Create48 NFC Hackathon: http://www.nfcnews.com/2011/09/28/isobars-create-48-yields-new-nfc-apps

### Creative Technologist / UI Developer @ Connelly Partners
Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | Boston, MA
Start-to-finish role involving the design, development, integration and deployment of dozens of projects. Connelly Partners is independent global agency with employees across 25 countries. My role included:

• Coding in HTML, CSS, JS, using graceful degradation to assure compatibility as far back as IE 5.5 and IE 6. 
• Collaboration with back-end developers, requiring familiarity with PHP and database architecture.

### Web Designer/Developer @ Mindfire Interactive
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | Boston, MA
Mindfire Interactive was an award-winning agency specializing in internet marketing and SEO. 
• Start-to-finish involvement, from playing an active role in design to development, integration and deployment. 
• HTML, CSS, jQuery
• Debugging for browsers including IE 5.5 and up
• Worked closely with back-end development teams, requiring familiarity with PHP and basic database architecture.
• Worked with clients directly, training them in CMS management and website maintenance

*Mindfire Interactive was acquired by Connelly Partners in 2009


## Education
### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Graphic Design
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-31