# Dan Vallentyne > Product Design Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/danvallentyne I specialize in simplifying complex, data-heavy workflows for regulated industries and expert users. ## Work Experience ### AI Engineer @ Ocean Agentics Jan 2026 – Present Developing AI-powered tools and agentic workflows for complex marine science applications. By combining large language models with rich geospatial datasets, my goal is to build intuitive interfaces that make massive oceanographic data actionable for scientists and conservationists. ### Sabbatical @ Blue Green World Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 I am taking two years off to travel, build big art, and develop new skills. Coral research in the Bonaire, CNC Sculpture in Oakland, Physical Product in Sao Paulo, and am now vibing product in New York. ### Senior Staff Designer @ Morgan Stanley Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 • Saved thousands of employee hours by reducing time to complete key tasks in MyBooking by sixty percent through redesign of critical workflows. • Reduced development time for iDiligence by months through standardizing complex workflows into unified platform patterns. • Led design and research for multiple SaaS applications across the firm, mentored junior designers and led product development workshops. ### Principle Product Designer @ Dive the Data Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 • Principal designer and cofounder of citizen science marine data product. • Designed dashboards driving adoption and data collection • Tripled enrollment in program and trained dive centers to properly collect and upload sightings data in 5 global regions ### Principle System Designer @ Enrollment Solutions Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 • Led design and development of B2C and B2B design systems improving development speed and scalable reuse. • Directed development of component library managing junior developers. ### Staff Product Designer @ Play Piper, LLC Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 • Designed operating system and educational experiences for Piper Computer. ### Staff Product Designer @ Capslock Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 • Design and research for web and mobile applications in hospitality, health, media, technology, retail, government, and NGO. ### Frontend Developer @ Groove Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 Theme development and site building for Drupal sites. Developed first responsive themes for the studio. Managed platform installation, upgrades, and module customization. Guided team to implement best development practices. ### Design Strategist @ CivicActions Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Berkeley, CA Lead the internal identity and strategy work for the CivicActions brand and designed new tools that improved proposal success. Produced personas, visual designs, infographics, reports, pitch templates, flow diagrams, trade show material, mobile application, and website designs. ### Product Designer @ Prophet Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco Bay Area Client strategy, pitch writing, mobile application design, website design. Pitched and produced studios first iOS application. Traveled for client meetings to pitch new projects and produced designs for existing clients. ### Design Researcher @ Shark Stewards Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco Bay Area Published research on human health and safety. ### Web Developer / Designer @ Compostmodern Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 Development and design of the conferences website. ### Web Developer @ Bleu Marketing Solutions Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Cow Hollow, San Francisco Developed themes, microsites, and banner advertisements and put into place best practice development techniques. Trained team members on CSS layout and cross browser compatibility. Managed multiple products concurrently with rapid production and quality control. ### Exhibit Designer @ Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Pacific Grove, California, United States Design and production of the entry way exhibit. ### Staff Designer @ Marine Megafauna Foundation Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | tofo, Mozambique I design and build communications materials, revenue applications, and data collection methods. I also outreach directly and through social media, educating communities about our conservation and research programs. ### Design Instructor @ BAYCAT Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 Created new classes in design and animation, expanding the school's educational program. Produced marketing and identity campaigns for social justice and nonprofit clients, which reached a larger audience than the studio had previously expanding future opportunities. ### Web Designer @ kidConcept Jan 2004 – Jan 2007 Contract and freelance work in application, web, and print design. Designed and built user interface for video games. Developed JavaScript applications. Front end development, CMS management, content development, client management, and design strategy. ## Education ### Bachelor's of Science in Design and Digital Application California State University, Monterey Bay ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/danvallentyne - Portfolio: http://kidconcept.com/ - Portfolio: http://capslock.io --- Source: https://flows.cv/danvallentyne JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/danvallentyne/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13