# Aubree Ball > Product Design & Innovation Leader @ eBay Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/aubree Aubree's career is a synthesis of Design, Research, Computing (HCI), and teaching in higher education. Ever the seeker, she's practiced across Design disciplines, helping her lead diverse cross-functional teams. Her deep expertise is illuminating novel opportunities—where innovative product design strategies lead to elegant, simple, delightful experiences. ## Work Experience ### Product Design Manager @ eBay Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States At eBay—a global company with over 185 million active users—I've led teams from design research, to design strategy, innovation incubators, and new product visions. I've gotten to help invent ai-assisted selling experiences, live auctions, and other social commerce experiences. Now I lead the shopping design team redesigning Favorites, Lists, the customer Profile & Account, and 0-1 onboarding and personalization. While I'm passionate about creating new, delightful moments, and making everyday interactions easier for the people using eBay's products, the best part of my work is seeing my team's talent grow every day, and finding the best opportunities to keep sharpening our tools. ### Senior Product Designer @ eBay Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Design Researcher & Strategist @ eBay Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco ### Adjunct Professor of Interaction Design @ California College of the Arts Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco ### Professor of Design @ University of Washington Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Seattle, WA As a professor in Design at the University of Washington and California College of the Arts, I spent 5 years recruiting, leading, and professionally developing large, diverse design cohorts. This leadership included identifying and mentoring top design talent, building project teams, giving clear and actionable design guidance, leading workshops, teaching design strategy and values, hands-on design and research methods, as well as hiring and managing teaching assistants. I taught graduate and undergraduate courses across design disciplines—from students’ first interdisciplinary design studio, to the last studio of graduate school in HCI+D. Topics: Visual Communication Design, Interaction Design, Furniture Design, Design-thinking for non-design majors, UX Research Methods, Prototyping (physical and digital), and Design Storytelling. ### Master of Design @ University of Washington Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 ### Graduate Research Assistant @ University of Washington Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 ### Graduate Teaching Fellow @ University of Washington Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 ### Principal Designer @ Ball Studio Jan 2013 – Jan 2018 | Seattle, WA Freelance projects in Interaction Design, Service Design, and Architectural Design; notable clients including King County Metro and the University of Washington's College of Engineering. ### Interaction Designer @ FreemanXP Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Seattle, WA Designed environmental interactions with emerging technologies (AR/VR) for Microsoft, Amazon, and SAP. Designed CES 2018 Microsoft HoloLens interaction experience. ### Design Engineer @ Milgard Windows and Doors Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Tacoma, WA ### Industrial Designer @ Spiral Arts Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Seattle, WA Part of a small team of innovators designing and building custom glass-blowing studios and tools for a world-class community of artists, including Dale Chihuly's studio, Corning Museum of Glass, and Celebrity Cruises. Designed first-ever touchscreen interface and native app for a glassblowing studio—Corning Museum of Glass, NY. This innovation meant that for the first time, glassblowers could safely leave the studio unattended while their work annealed. ### Industrial Designer @ Tri-Way Industries Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Auburn, WA Designed US Naval ship furnishings. ### Industrial Designer @ Graysen Woods Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Kent, WA Designed custom home furnishings. ## Education ### Master of Design (MDes) University of Washington ### Certificate in Architecture University of California, Berkeley ### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Visual Arts, Architecture, Art History University of Washington ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aubree-ball --- Source: https://flows.cv/aubree JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/aubree/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13