# Daniel Padgett

> Designer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/danielpadgett

## Work Experience
### Designer @ Google DeepMind
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Sr Staff Designer, Google Research @ Google
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States
I led a forward-looking research and design team focused on leveraging generative technologies for multi-modal collaboration with AI-based systems.

### Sr Design Manager, CxD@Scale @ Google
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
I led a senior design team that partnered with computational linguists, research scientists, and infrastructure engineers to evolve our conversational AI platform.

### Head of Conversation Design @ Google
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
I founded, scaled, and led Google's world-class CxD team to support design for conversational experiences across the hardware ecosystem.

### Design Manager, Core Verticals for Google Assistant @ Google
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
I led a multi-disciplinary design team focused on creating core features for Assistant on smart speakers, mobile phones, and smart displays.

### Product Designer, Google Assistant @ Google
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Mountain View, California
I led conversation design efforts for major features for the initial launch of Google Assistant on smartspeakers and mobile phones.

### Director, Customer Service Experience @ Walgreens
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
I led a team that implemented a proactive multi-channel customer service experience that leveraged voice, chat, text, social, and CRM. Our efforts exceeded ROI targets, generating significant savings, and ultimately generating additional investment from stakeholders.

### Director, Voice User Experience @ Walgreens
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015
Proactive voice solutions across multiple lines of business - Retail Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy, Healthcare Clinic, and Balance Rewards.

### Senior User Experience Consultant @ Vox Generation
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012
Voice solutions for Nike, Cisco, GAME, LIME, Allstate, and more.

### Manager, Voice User Experience @ Versay Solutions
Jan 2005 – Jan 2007
Voice solutions for MGIC, Allstate, Target, Meijer, American Presidents Line, Armstrong, and more.

### Senior Designer, Voice User Experience @ Versay Solutions
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005
Voice solutions for MGIC, Allstate, Target, Meijer, American Presidents Line, Armstrong, and more.

### Voice User Interface Consultant @ Vail Systems
Jan 2002 – Jan 2002
Lead design for corporate dialer and conferencing solution.

### Voice User Interface Designer @ Webley Systems
Jan 2000 – Jan 2002
Lead design for unified communications assistant.

### Transcriber @ Sony
Jan 1998 – Jan 2000
Narrow transcriptions for use in language models used in products like voice-activated GPS and Aibo.


## Education
### Linguistics
San José State University

### BA in English Literature and Creative Writing
North Central College

### English
California State University, Long Beach


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13