# Brandon Stephens

> Principal IC and Design Leader focused on UX, Strategy and IA

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

I frame and solve problems. I distill complex into simple. I seek out unfamiliar situations to grow. I bridge disparate experiences to create cohesion.

Put simply, I Design.

Specialties: Interaction design, design strategy, human-centered design, concept ideation, field research & user interviews, storyboarding, scenarios/personas, usability testing and prototyping

## Work Experience
### Design Advisor @ Aurora Foundry
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco, CA

### Principal Designer @ Rebecker Specialties Inc
Jan 2024 – Present | Remote

### Principal Designer & Design Advisor @ Freelance
Jan 2008 – Present

### Director of UX Strategy, Software & Authenticated Experiences @ Ford Pro
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States
Growing and leading a design team focused on the electrification of commercial fleets.

### Senior Design Manager and Design Architecture Lead @ PlayStation
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco

### Design Manager @ PlayStation
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Designer @ PlayStation
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco

### Lead Designer @ Big Tomorrow
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco

### Product Designer @ RelateIQ
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014

### Senior Interaction Designer / Contract @ Sequence
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco

### Interaction Designer / Contract @ Jobvite
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Burlingame, CA

### User Experience Design Associate @ Lextant
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011

### User Experience Lead @ Nationwide Insurance
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010

### Interaction Designer @ Medium Large
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010

### Interaction Designer @ Glerb, LLC.
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
Key member in designing authoring tools for a digital learning start-up, including: interaction design, writing design specifications and performing usability tests. Contributor for the overall design also.

### Mentor - Meaning and Form @ Indiana University School of Informatics
Jan 2009 – Jan 2009
Hand-selected as a volunteer mentor by Professor Eli Blevis. Conducted studio style critique for graduate students, along with advising and evaluating overall progress.

### Associate Instructor @ Indiana University School of Informatics
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009
Courses: Experience Design, Organizational Informatics, Legal and Social Informatics, and Introduction to CyberSecurity

### Mentor - Interaction Design Practice @ Indiana University School of Informatics
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008
Hand-selected as a volunteer mentor by Professor Marty Siegel. Duties included critiquing, advising and evaluating graduate and undergraduate students on project deliverables.

### Research Assistant @ Indiana University School of Informatics
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
Designed interface concepts for NetTrust, a value and social mediated browsing toolbar.

### Interaction Design Intern @ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008
Sole designer involved in a 10-week project to redesign the Goddard Library’s web presence. Designed information architecture and interface design based on usability testing and stakeholder constraints.


## Education
### Master in Human Computer Interaction Design (HCI/d)
Indiana University Bloomington

### Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Indiana University Bloomington


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13