# Cecilia Sarate > Product Designer | End-to-End | Analytics | No-Code Tools Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ceciliasarate ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Faros Jan 2026 – Present ### Designer @ Wayfound Jan 2025 – Present ### Product Design & Strategy @ Cecilia Sarate Jan 2020 – Present | Remote Providing research, ux, ui and digital product design services to help early stage startups improve existing products as well as build products from the ground up to grow their audience. ### Senior Project Manager @ InForm Design Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ### Co-Chair | Neurodiversity Employee Resource Group @ Pendo.io Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States Stewarded affinity group to a full fledged ERG. In partnership with another co-chair, I develop and execute strategies to achieve ERG goals, collaborating with members and executive leadership. Experience includes planning and managing a variety of events, workshops, education, and initiatives that celebrate neurodiversity. ### Senior Product Designer @ Pendo.io Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States Pendo is an all-in-one platform designed to elevate the world’s experience with software. Trailblazing automation with research and design for Adopt at Pendo while simultaneously crafting an AI vision for guides, leading to a $1.1M ARR, $3.2M TCV deal with a large logo and a competitor take-out. ### Product Designer @ Pendo.io Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States Founding designer for Pendo Adopt to help take a new product from Beta to GA and beyond. Focused on collaborating with the VP of Product to research and craft a product vision for Adopt and create an intuitive guide building experience. Increased usability of guide building helped land 7 new enterprise customers at GA. Conducted interviews, usability testing, and crafted design vision for competitive groundbreaking cross-app guides feature while supporting 3 other scrum teams with various projects. Managed 2 designers to successfully deliver an accelerated roadmap while addressing usability and new features valued at $1M+. ### Architecture Lead @ WeWork Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, CA Wework is a global workplace provider committed to delivering flexible solutions, inspiring, safety-focused spaces, and unmatched community experiences. Their vision is to build global community. Acted as the sole Project Architect for Wework office spaces in the Mountain West region. In a start-up environment, led the design and cross-functional coordination process for 8 projects with valuations upwards of $80 million from site assessment, design, construction, and turnover to Operations for opening. ### We of Color Norcal Lead @ WeWork Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 ### Designer @ Kava Massih Architects Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Berkeley, CA Kava Massih Architects is full service architectural firm with a wide range of project types including market rate and affordable housing, public institutions, commercial buildings, restaurants, and highly specialized medical facilities. The firm believes in a holistic approach to design which allows a balance between the current needs of the clients and a respect for the future needs of the planet. Led independent site, code, and design research for 10 projects with Principal supervision; utilized research to assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders to ensure feasibility. Utilized innovative technologies, organized and implemented weekly office training to improve 3D modeling and drafting efficiency by 50%. ### Project Manager @ McCall Design Group Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, CA McCall Design Group was a full service architecture firm with a focus on retail design and development for clients including Forever 21, Gap Inc., Philz Coffee, Sephora, and more. Collaborated with Banana Republic Store Design in developing and managing the rolling out of new national store design and construction documentation standards. Delivered 4 projects from beginning to end consistently within deadlines, monitored project progress continuously and provided weekly updates on measurable items such as milestones and deliverables. ### Designer @ Tomaro Architecture Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Manhattan Beach, CA Tomaro Architecture is a full service architecture firm that is a part of the parent design-build company, Tomaro Design Group. The firm has a focus on single family residential design and development with some experience in commercial architecture as well. I worked on numerous single family house projects with the average valuation of $4M in the Los Angeles South Bay area with occasional hospitality and commercial projects. Worked directly with firm principal and a senior project manager on early design phases and CDs. 3D modeling and rendering via SketchUp and V-ray for 40+ projects. ## Education ### Bachelor of Architecture - BArch University of Southern California ### Training and Competitions by Correlation One ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ceciliasarate - Website: https://ceciliasarate.design - Website: https://sarate.org --- Source: https://flows.cv/ceciliasarate JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ceciliasarate/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05